Colombia road project tender process

The tender process for Colombia’s Buga-Buenaventura fourth generation (4G) toll road project is being planned. The tender for the 114.1km dual carriageway is being handled in two separate stretches however. One of the road stretches will be for a 55.4km section from Buga to Loboguerrero, which is expected to cost US$359.45 million. The 58.7km stretch from Loboguerrero to Buenaventura meanwhile is expected to cost $362.75 million. The Loboguerrero to Buenaventura section of the route includes building a 19km stretch of dual carriageway, as well as a tunnel measuring 1.4km. The tender process is expected to commence in either the second or third quarter of 2020 and the project will be handled under the PPP model. The project was previously to be constructed the Via Pacifica concession firm but delays resulted in this deal having to be cancelled.