The consortium formed by Locar Saneamento Ambiental e Empesa and Empresa Pernambucana de Engenharia e Construções Ltda. has been selected as the winner for a waste public private partnership contract in Paulista municipality, Pernambuco.

The private partner will be responsible for provision of collection and disposal of solid waste, remediation and closure of municipal landfill, implementation and operation of transfer station, operation of construction waste processing unit, operation of solid waste composting unit, as well as deployment and operation of  a wastewater treatment plant.

The term of the contract will be 25 years and the total value fo the contract will be R$602 million  (US$312 million). EPPO Saneamento Ambiental e Obras Ltda. submitted the second best proposal  for the project.

The tender process had been relaunched in December 2012 after a first launch in August 2012.

Source: PPP Brasil