Q COSTA RICA BUSINESS – Office buildings, works on the network of aqueducts, an apartment tower and development works are some of the projects for which environmental impact 
studies were submitted in September 2016.
The report “Construction projects in Costa Rica – September 2016” prepared by the Business Intelligence unit at CentralAmericaData.com, provides an updated list of major construction projects for which environmental impact studies (EIS) were presented to the National Environmental Technical Secretariat (SETENA).
The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers submitted an EIA to improve and expand the distribution pipes and expand storage capacity of tanks and make improvements to them, in addition to the construction of two tanks in the flowline going into the existing aqueduct in the districts of Puerto Viejo and La Virgen in the province Heredia. According to the document the investment will be US$10,552,724 for the project “Improvement and Expansion of ASADA coverage integrated into Sarapiqui”.
Core Desarrolladora SRL submitted an EIA to build in the district of Pavas, San José province, an apartment building with 24 levels and 5 basement levels. According to the study for the project “Torre Cosmopolitan” the amount to be invested is $10,134,000.
Portafolio Inmobiliario S.A. presented an EIA to develop in the district of Ulloa, Heredia province, road infrastructure, sidewalks, rights of way with 4, 3 and 2 lanes and hard shoulders for parking in some sections. The project is called “Construcción de obras de infraestructura en proyecto Montealegre” and according to the document the investment amount is US$8,651,572.
