São Paulo State, Brazil, has authorized a total of eight consultants to participate in the advisory tender process for the Fazenda Albor social PPP project.

Among the authorized groups are: MRV Engenharia e Participações S.A., Andrade Gutierrez, and the Instituto de Urbanismo e Estudos para a Metrópole (URBEM).

The authorized firms have to submit feasibility studies for the project on or before the deadline, established for February 2016.

The social PPP porject will be developed on an area of 124 hectares, which is located 30 Km away from Guarulhos' city center.

Guarulhos is the second most populous city in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, the 13th most populous city in Brazil, and the 53rd most populous on the continent, with 1.32 million inhabitants. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo.