Chinese and Panamanian companies make up the consortiums that submitted offers ranging between $76.7 million and $77.4 million to build a new prison complex in Colón, Panama.
The government ministry received the three proposals on September 18 in the best value tender for the project “Study, Design, Construction and Equipment of a New Penitentiary Complex in Colón”, which will be located in the Rio Piña sector, in the town of Cristobal.
The project has a reference price of B /. 70, 405,353.20.
The proposals received were from Consorcio Sistema Penitenciario Colón (Construcción S.A. and Zhejiang Southeast Space Co, S.A.) which offered B / .76,737,784.04; while the company China State Construction Engineering Corporation, presented its proposal of B / .77,445,887.23; and the Consorcio Penitenciario Colón (IBT Group and Constructora Rodsa S.A.) offered B / .77,445,887.00.
See details of the tender.
Based upon my experiences of ex-pat friends who have been robbed, beaten, tied-up and almost killed… Panama needs MORE than new jails. They may be empty.
Even with video proof of criminal activities… the Police in Panama do almost nothing. Young offenders get away with unbelievable crimes… and the police do nothing… even with video evidence.
Maybe it’s time to change the rules! Crimes are Crimes! No matter what the age of the offenders.
Until the rules are changed… Panama will never become a 1st world country… and remain as a developing country… where the rules almost don’t exist.