Conceived in joint effort with the General Services Administration Natalie Jaresko, the executive director of the FOMB. The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico (FOMB) announced that it approved a set of rules that should substantially improve the Government of Puerto Rico’s practices in purchasing goods and services, and should prevent the irregularities and inefficiencies that have plagued ...

Afaaf issues RFP The executive director of the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority (Afaaf) Omar J. Marrero Díaz announced the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for broadband infrastructure grants administrator services. In order to accelerate growth in broadband access throughout Puerto Rico, particularly in unserved, underserved areas or areas outside the metropolitan area, the selected ...

Aafaf: $400 million to be set aside to close digital divide in remote areas  SAN JUAN — The government of Puerto Rico announced Wednesday that it was issuing a request for proposals (RFP) to hire a grant administrator to manage a broadband infrastructure fund that aims to close the digital divide on the island, particularly outside the San Juan metropolitan ...

PROTech’s master plan follows a similar project existing in Hawaii. The Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC, in Spanish) announced the completion of the Request for Qualifications application process to develop the proposed $300 million Puerto Rico Ocean Technology Complex (PROTech) in Yabucoa. As a result, three companies — WSP USA Building, Inc./Marvel Marchand, Agru America, and Energy Center ...

Puerto Rico’s utility system was virtually wiped out after Hurricane Maria devastated the island three years ago. Some utility customers were without electricity for almost a year. The reasons for the disaster that befell Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, the island’s utility company, were themselves a perfect storm of greed, corruption, and ignorance. Mismanagement by the US government and Congress ...

Puerto Rico Port Authority has initiated a Request for Proposal (RFP) process for the operation, maintenance, and repair of the drydock located at Pier 15 in Isla Grande, San Juan. The drydock was initially built in the early 1940s and operated by the United States Navy. It was acquired by Puerto Rico Port Authority (PRPA) in the late 1990s at ...

Investment of up to $20 million, should create around 400 jobs The Ports Authority will receive the proposals until October 17.  Puerto Rico Ports Authority Executive Director Joel A. Pizá Batiz has announced that the entity initiated a Request for Proposal (RFP) process for the operation, maintenance, and repair of the dry dock located at Pier 15 in Isla Grande, ...