Bid Starts For The Construction of Costa Rica's New Legislative Headquarters

The search for a new home for Costa Rica's legislators is on and the bid for the first phase of the project is open to the public as of today.

The first phase of the project will cost US$5.5 million dollars, which will be part of the total project divided into four phases for a total of US$77 million dollars.

The participants must present models and drawings of the formal vision of the project, in addition the symbolic aspect that the building will take.

All entrants must meet all the requirements of the Colegio Federado de Ingenieros y de Arquitectos (CFIA) - ssociation of Engineers and Architects.

October 30 is the deadline for submissions and the start of the selection of the winning bidder that will start construction as soon as possible thereafter.

Since September last year, a trust fund for the construction plans was established with the Banco de Costa Rica (BCR).