After several complaints filed in the bidding process for the design and construction of Metro Line 3, the authorities decided to dismiss the allegations made by the ACPC Consortium and the company China Railway Group Limited.
In December 2019, it was announced that the report of the evaluation board had been partially annulled and the committee was instructed to conduct a new analysis of the proposals of HPH Joint Venture and China Railway Group.
The complaint alleged that the Korean HPH Joint Venture consortium, which submitted a $2.507 million bid and obtained the highest rating, did not meet the requirements of the tender documents.
The official document published on January 30th, states that it is resolved “… Not to admit the Action of Claim presented by the forensic firm Alfaro, Ferrer & Ramirez, acting as Legal Agents of the company China Railway Group Limited (Panama), against the Public Act … convened by the Panama Metro…“.
As a result of this resolution, the Panama Metro could leave the award of the millionaire contract firm.
The tendered project will be developed under the turnkey scheme, will have a 26.7 km route with 14 stations and will use the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal to cross to Panama West.