PRASA opens bid for 11 infrastructure projects worth $176M
November 8, 2021
The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) will open bids for 11 infrastructure projects in December, whose total investment approaches $176 million, government officials said. The list of projects includes improvements to the raw water intake located in the Río Grande de Añasco, the completion of the rehabilitation of the Cidra dam, the design […]
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Op-Ed: Why President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill falls short
August 5, 2021
After months of trying and deep negotiations, the US Senate negotiating committee unveiled the long-awaited $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill Sunday night. The expectation is for the Senate to pass the bill by the end of this week. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) introduced the package for consideration, and in all likelihood, lawmakers will […]
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Roosevelt Roads to undergo $50M infrastructure upgrades before seeking master developer
May 13, 2021
The former Roosevelt Roads Naval Base, which has been in the hands of the Puerto Rico government for about eight years, will undergo a $50 million infrastructure upgrade in preparation for the selection of a master developer for the property, News is my Business confirmed. Nilda Marchán, executive director of the Local Redevelopment Authority for […]
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico needs to stop spinning infrastructure wheel and aim for implementation
February 10, 2021
When Ricardo Rosselló assumed the governorship on Jan. 2, 2017, he immediately signed an “Infrastructure Reform,” declaring a state of emergency regarding the island’s infrastructure and activated an expedited protocol for the development of projects. He also created an interagency group to coordinate said projects. At that time there was talk of the creation of […]
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Op-Ed: Now is Puerto Rico’s chance to rebuild resilient infrastructure
September 24, 2020
Infrastructure is at the top of our minds year-round in Puerto Rico. We’ve witnessed how failures in our infrastructure impacted our public health and safety after Hurricanes María and Irma tore through our hometowns in 2017. In this decade alone, we’ve experienced multiple infrastructure-related crises produced by extreme drought, poor drinking water/reservoir management, solid waste/landfill […]
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Op-Ed: U.S Census, a vital tool for infrastructure and environmental planning
September 22, 2020
In less than two weeks the period to fill out the decennial census will end and still a number of Puerto Ricans have not completed this process — through the provided form — via the internet, mail or telephone. The number of auto-responses is 34.1%, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Unlike the […]
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico’s urgent need for resilient infrastructure
August 26, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic, the January 2020 earthquakes and Hurricane María in 2017 have shown us the urgent need for resilient infrastructure in Puerto Rico. Using the United Natons’ “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” (SDG) as a framework and the most recent American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) “Puerto Rico Infrastructure Report Card,” Puerto Rico is […]
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P.R. gets failing grades for key infrastructure conditions
November 13, 2019
The 2019 Report Card for Puerto Rico’s Infrastructure released for the first time by the Puerto Rico Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, giving eight categories of infrastructure an overall grade of a D-. Energy received the lowest grade of “F,” meaning the system’s infrastructure is in unacceptable condition and has widespread advanced […]
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Stantec gets $3M contract for infrastructure damage assessment in P.R.
July 11, 2019
Global design and engineering firm Stantec has been awarded a $3 million assignment to lead engineering services for infrastructure damage assessments in Puerto Rico, it announced. The project was awarded under Stantec’s indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with the Eastern Federal Lands (EFL) Division of the Federal Highway Administration involving highway and/or bridge design and engineering services in […]
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P3 Summit to focus on P.R.’s ‘recovery, reconstruction and resiliency’
April 27, 2018
The Puerto Rico Public Private Partnership Authority will host the second annual P3 Summit on June 18-19 under the theme of “P3: Cornerstone of Puerto Rico’s Recovery."
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Hurricane Maria’s blow on P.R’s. infrastructure ‘example’ of need to invest
April 6, 2018
The catastrophic damages Hurricane María dealt to Puerto Rico’s infrastructure — and its state of disrepair six months later — is “an example of what is happening throughout the country due to a lack of pro-active investment in the infrastructure to create more resistant energy systems, bridges, roads and aqueducts.”
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Economic firm: Hurricanes revealed PR’s ‘broken’ infrastructure
November 24, 2017
Hurricanes Irma and María — which clobbered Puerto Rico back-to-back in September — revealed the island’s broken infrastructure, but created a second chance to rebuild, an analysis by economic research firm H. Calero Consulting concluded.
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Moody’s: Hurricane Irma further cripples PREPA
September 13, 2017
Hurricane Irma will have negative implications for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s liquidity and cause further delays to its debt restructuring plans, Moody’s Investors Services predicted in a report released Tuesday.
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OBoard opens call for critical infrastructure projects
August 24, 2017
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico announced Wednesday it will begin accepting proposals for projects that address critical infrastructure needs under Title V of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act.
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PREPA head airs laundry list of operational problems
August 15, 2017
The Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Ricardo Ramos-Rodríguez, aired a laundry list of structural and operational problems plaguing the island’s main energy provider, while outlining plans to face the peak of this year’s hurricane season.
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