U.S. Government to Construct a New Consulate Compound

Monterrey, N.L. MEXICO October 1, 2009 --- The U.S. Consulate General in Monterrey announces the award of a US$101.9 million contract to build a new Consulate Compound that, as of 2012, will host the U.S. Government's consular operations in the Monterrey region. 

The project consists of a consulate building, three compound access control facilities, parking garage, recreation facility, vehicle maintenance facility, and a mail screening facility.  The new Compound will provide a safe, secure, and functional facility for the Consulate's 232 staff members.

The 10.2 acre site, located in the municipality of Santa Catarina was acquired from a corporate owner, Inversiones DD, SA de CV, in 2008.

The new Consulate Compound will replace the currently leased facility located at 411 Avenida Constitucion in Monterrey, which has been occupied by the United States Government since 1969. 

The new Monterrey Consulate Compound will be the third major project undertaken by U.S. Department of State in Mexico in the last 10 years. The Department of State completed construction of the Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez in November 2008, and will complete construction of the Consulate General in Tijuana in May 2010.

The proposed completion date for the Monterrey compound is December 2012.

 

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