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RECOPE ANNUAL REPORT 2015
THE PATH TO DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
ASPHALT AND ASPHALT EMULSION DONATIONS
RECOPE-2015
Source: Final reports prepared by the Department of Billing and the Department of
Accounting
*2 separate donations were authorized for the municipalities of Orotina and La Cruz
**The municipalities of Santa Cruz and Tilaran failed to appear for pick-up due to delays
in the bidding process
***The municipalities of Puntarenas and Abangares failed to retrieve the entirety of the
authorized amount, on account of storage space limitations
Authorized
amount in
Liters
Delivered
amount in
Liters
Undelivered
(Liters)
Cost/liter
Delivered
amount/
colones
Authorized
municipalities
Municipalities
that failed to
appear for
pick-up in
2015
2 404 956 1 720 910
684 046 278 905 548
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2
Under the same program, and with the proper
legal authorization, the company donated obsolete
equipment and other scrap to the municipalities
in the amount of ¢40 million colones: ¢21 million
colones worth of scrap was donated to the Orphan’s
Hospice of San Jose, and ¢4 million colones worth
of computer equipment and other materials were
donated to the Ministry of Public Education’s Board
of Education.
The total cost of donations amounted to
¢278,905,548 colones. 684,046.00 liters of
approved donations remain undelivered as multiple
municipalities have yet to appear for pick-up.
Construction of a subfluvial tunnel in Rio Lajas
began immediately after, with the objective of re-
enabling supply routes 1 and 2 by laying down new
pipes.
In addition, several tests were conducted, including
topographical, geological and geophysical tests. A
trench – approximately 250 meters long, 15 meters
wide, and 8 meters deep – was excavated and
600 meters-worth of 6-inch pipes were installed.
In complement of these efforts, construction of a
frame and cement foundation to protect supply
routes 1 and 2 was being planned; all these projects
remained incomplete by the end of the year.
The cost of these projects, including land surveying,
formwork and ditch excavation, for future control,
amounted to approximately US$500,000.00.
Furthermore, approval was given to the project
proposal of constructing a bridge in Rio Torito. The
plan is to build a bridge with a suitable height and
avoid future natural hazards, such as landslides, that
could compromise supply lines 1 and 2.
THE PATH TO DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Donations of asphalt and asphalt
emulsions; others
In 2015, through the Path to Development Program,
the company donated asphalt and asphalt
emulsions to 13 different municipalities across
the country, on the legal basis of Act No. 7794
(Municipal Code), article 67, and RECOPE’s Asphalt
and Asphalt Emulsion Donation Procedure.
Asphalt and asphalt emulsion donations in January
to November 2015 rose to 2,404,956 liters. With
these donations, more than 58,537 meters of road
were paved with asphalt, according to technical
reports prepared by the Department of Engineering
on previous visits.
Source: municipal files
*2 separate donations authorized
DONATIONS UNDER THE PATH TO DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
AUTHORIZED MUNICIPALITIES: ASPHALT AND
ASPHALT EMULSIONS
RECOPE-2015
Province
Municipality (cantons)
Alajuela
Poas and Orotina (*)
Cartago
Alvarado
Puntarenas
Central
Guanacaste
La Cruz (*), Abangares, distrito Colorado, Bagaces, Santa
Cruz, Cañas and Tilaran
San José
Perez Zeledon and Acosta
Total
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