The Colombian National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) has received three bids for the Mulaló - Loboguerrero corridor PPP project located in the department of Cauca Valley.

Only three of the ten shortlisted groups have submitted bid for the project. The three shortlisted groups are the following:

• Strabag-Concay - [Strabag AG (70 %) and Concay S.A. (30 %)];

• VINCC del Pacífico - [Vinci Concessions S.A.S.(33.34 %), Constructora Conconcreto S.A. (33.33 %), CASS Constructores y Compañía S.C.A. (13.33%), and Carlos Alberto Solarte Solarte (20%)]; and

• Concesionaria Vial del Pacífico - [Estudios y Proyectos del Sol EPISOL S.A.S. (60 %) and Iridium Colombia Concesiones Varias S.A.S. (40 %)].

The other seven shortlisted teams that have not bid for the project are the following:

• Tradeco Infraestructura Sucursal Colombia and Cedicor S.A.
• Infracon S.A.S., Acciona Concesiones Chile Ltda and Nexus Infraestructura S.A.S
• Constructora Andrade Gutiérrez, Pavimentos Colombia S.A.S. and SAINC Ingenieros Constructores
• OHL Concesiones
• Impregilo SPA-Salini SPA
• Odebrecht
• Concesia S.A.S., MC Victorias Tempranas S.A.S and Sacyr Concesiones Colombia S.A.S.

The 32 km road PPP project involves the financing, construction, rehabilitation, improvement, operation and maintenance of the Loboguerrero - Mulaló and Cali - Dagua - Loboguerrero corridor. The project includes the development of 9 tunnels with a total extension of 12.2 km, and 31 bridges with a total extension of 2.5 km.

The total project investment is estimated at P1,190 billion (US$577 million). The project aims to improve the commercial transport from the south to the port of Buenaventura.

There are other nine road PPP project in cColombia in tender stage. They mentioned projects are the following:

• Sea highway 1 ('Autopistas de la Prosperidad' package),
• Magdalena River highway 1 ('Autopistas de la Prosperidad' package),
• Bogotá - Villavicencio sector 1 PPP road,
• Santander de Quilichao - Popayán highway concession,
• Villavicencio - Yopal road concession,
• Rumichaca - Pasto road concession
• Puerta de Hierro - Palmar de Varela y Carreto - Cruz del Viso road concession,
• Sea highway 2 ('Autopistas de la Prosperidad' package), and
• Neiva - Girardot road concession.