Chile’s Chacao bridge project generates just one consortium technical bid

Only one consortium has submitted a technical bid in the tender for a project to build the Chacao bridge in Chile. The bridge will link Chiloe island with Chile’s mainland Los Lagos region. The Chilean government has earmarked a maximum project budget of US$740 million. The consortium that has submitted the technical bid, which would see the construction of a four-lane bridge, is made up of Hyundai of South Korea, Systra of France, Brazilian company OAS and Aas-Jakobsen of Norway. The consortium has
November 8, 2013 Read time: 1 min
Only one consortium has submitted a technical bid in the tender for a project to build the Chacao bridge in Chile.

The bridge will link Chiloe island with Chile’s mainland Los Lagos region. The 968 Chilean Government has earmarked a maximum project budget of US$740 million.

The consortium that has submitted the technical bid, which would see the construction of a four-lane bridge, is made up of 236 Hyundai of South Korea, 5549 Systra of France, Brazilian company OAS and Aas-Jakobsen of Norway. The consortium has also submitted ITS economic offer, which will be announced during the first week of December 2013. A final decision will be announced in the first quarter of 2014, with construction works due to begin in 2015 and reach completion in 2019.
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