Hospital project guide for Bogotá and Medellín: standards and tender documents
Bogotá hosts the country's largest network of health facilities and Medellín/Antioquia is a recognised medical cluster. In both cities the contractor's question is the same: what does the pliego demand, what does the site supervisor check, and how do you deliver on time? This guide answers with the standard in hand.
Two markets, one licensing framework
In Bogotá operate the District Health Secretariat and the country's largest concentration of high-complexity facilities; in Medellín and the Aburrá Valley, Antioquia's hospital network works as a recognised medical cluster with constant new build and refurbishment. Both cities follow the same rule: health services are licensed under the Resolution 3100 of 2019 Manual, and its infrastructure standard governs floor finishes — washable, resistant, continuous surfaces in good condition.
- New build (greenfield IPS) — the pliego starts from Resolution 3100 and the supervisor audits every finishes item.
- Phased refurbishment — the area under work must remain licensable without closing the whole service: installation cuts are planned by zone.
- Major maintenance — floor replacement in occupied areas; the supplier must coordinate schedules and stage material deliveries.
What the site supervisor checks on vinyl flooring
- That the installed product matches the offer's datasheet: thickness, type and usage classification.
- Complete heat-welded seams: every joint trimmed and sealed, no porosity — the floor must be leak-tight.
- Curved skirting (coving) in clinical areas: continuous floor-to-wall radius with no open joints.
- Subfloor: self-leveller applied per the MAPEI system datasheet, with the corresponding primer.
- Delivered documentation: datasheet in Spanish, current certificates and a signed maintenance sheet.
From pliego to work item: what to specify by area
| Area | Typical pliego requirement | Compliant solution |
|---|---|---|
| Operating rooms & procedure rooms | 2.0–2.5 mm homogeneous, welded + coving | Polyflor homogeneous with welding and coving |
| Inpatient wards & consulting rooms | Washable homogeneous, institutional class | 2.0 mm homogeneous with welded seams |
| High-traffic corridors & reception | Heavy institutional usage classification | Heavy-commercial homogeneous + skirting |
| Subfloor & preparation | Self-leveller + system primer | MAPEI self-leveller with equivalent primer |
Logistics: delivery to site in Bogotá, Medellín and Cali
Material ships by container from our hub in Loja (Ecuador), timed to the construction calendar: first the rolls and self-leveller for zone one, then the rest as work progresses. Delivery includes export documentation and batch certificates, so the site dossier is complete without extra legwork for the contractor.
- Quoting per m² and per project, with a system breakdown (floor + welding + coving + self-leveller + primer).
- Physical samples from the run before purchase for the entity's approval.
- Installation advisory: the system datasheet defines consumption, curing and sequence — following it is part of the warranty.
Three mistakes that delay (or derail) handover
First, buying on price without checking the usage classification: a floor that fails the required class gets reopened at the verification visit. Second, leaving coving for 'a second stage': if the clinical area is handed over without curved skirting, it does not license. Third, buying material without batch certificates: without current tests the dossier stays incomplete and the supervisor holds the item. All three are solved the same way — requesting the full document package before signing the order.
Frequently asked questions
Does NETTO deliver to job sites in Bogotá, Medellín and Cali?
Yes. We coordinate logistics and export documentation from Loja to job sites in Colombia, scheduling deliveries by zone according to the construction calendar.
What flooring does the standard require in clinical areas?
Washable, resistant, continuous finishes (Resolution 3100 of 2019): homogeneous vinyl with heat-welded seams and curved skirting (coving) is the solution that satisfies the wording.
Do you provide certificates and samples before purchase?
Yes: physical samples from the run for the entity's approval and current certificates with the quotation, included in the project dossier.
Can you quote the complete system (floor + installation)?
Yes. We quote per m² with a breakdown: homogeneous flooring, welding, coving, self-leveller and MAPEI primer, aligned with the system datasheet.
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