Two companies get approval to structure road concessions in Brazil
Date
August 16, 2013
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Estruturadora Brasileira de Projetos S/A (EBP) and QG Engenharia e Planejamento Ltda. were authorized by the Brazilian Transport Ministry to update the feasibility studies for the BR-040 (stretch Brasília / DF - Juiz de Fora / MG) and BR-116 (stretch Além Paraíba, Minas Gerais - Currency Alegre / MG) highway concessions.
The Request for Expressions of Interest (PMI) was launched by the Ministry in July.
Companies will execute the following works:
- Modeling traffic Studies of BR-040 to assess the change of location of the Nova Lima toll plaza;
- Including recent unitary costs (SICRO II);
- Comparing investment and operation costs to those of similar concessions;
- Adding or changing improvements requested by the Ministry, and
- Carrying out an economic and financial evaluation.
The deadline for submission of the requested studies is 23 September 2013.
Source: PPP Brasil
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