Link deals awarded in Mexico

In Mexico the contractor Ideal has been awarded a package of highway and road works worth a total of US$667 million in all.
February 24, 2012 Read time: 1 min
In Mexico the contractor 3136 Ideal has been awarded a package of highway and road works worth a total of US$667 million in all. The concession package is for a highway measuring 169km and road sections that are 111km and 30km long. The highway connects Guadalajara and Tepic while the 111km road is in Guadalajara and the 30km road is in Tepic. The agreement is for a 48 month construction period with work commencing in January 2012. Ideal is part of the 3135 Carso group and the company will pay $342 million to the authorities now that it has the package of works, with the rest of the payment to come later. Seven firms tendered for the works in all, including ideal.

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