Three bids for Chilean Rutas del Loa road PPP

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Three bids for Chilean Rutas del Loa road PPP

Chile's Ministry of Public works (MOP) has receives a total of three bids for the concession contract of the "Concesión Vial Rutas del Loa" on PPP scheme.

Sacyr Concesiones Chile SpA; Intervial Chile  and the Besalco-Icafal-Belfi consortium were the teams who submitted their proposals for the project.

As we reported in May, Chile's Ministry of Public works (MOP) has re-launched the tender process for the concession contract of the "Concesión Vial Rutas del Loa" on PPP scheme. The total cost of the project is US$310 million.

In April 2013 the MOP awarded the Grupo San Jose and Alto Andino consortium with the construction, repair, conservation and operation of the project, which holds a total investment cost of US$292 million.

Later on, as we reported in July 2015, the MOP determined to terminate the concession contract, due to serious breaches of the contractual terms by the concessionaire, most related to delays.

With a total length of 136.5 km, the concession consists of Route 25 and the new ring road of Calama, allowing traffic connection from the mining area of the country to Route 5, which crosses the Andean country from the north to the south. Route 25 will be a double-lane road and will be continued on the new Eastern link of the important mining city, which involves a 25.5 km long additional single carriageway road.

The project also includes service roads, a link road to Sierra Gorda, several intersections, flyovers, a toll station, an emergency service area, pedestrian ways, as well as drainage, signalling and road safety works. The project is planned to be completed by 2012.

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