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Columbia’s Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura nears PPP deal

Columbia’s Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura (ANI) will announce the winning consortium for the country’s first public-private partnership (PPP) road project in November. The 235km project will be the second road linking Ibague and Cajamarca. A consortium made up of Colpatria, Latinco, Mincivil, HB Estructuras Metalicas and Termotecnica Coindustrial is bidding for the contract that is expected to need nearly US$21millon in funding. Construction will be done in five different sections and conducted
October 21, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Columbia’s Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura (ANI) will announce the winning consortium for the country’s first public-private partnership (PPP) road project in November.

The 235km project will be the second road linking Ibague and Cajamarca.

 A consortium made up of Colpatria, Latinco, Mincivil, HB Estructuras Metalicas and Termotecnica Coindustrial is bidding for the contract that is expected to need nearly US$21millon in funding. Construction will be done in five different sections and conducted in two phases.

Also, Autopistas del Nordeste, a consortium of KMA Construcciones, Equipo Universal, Valores y Contratos and Ortiz Construcciones – each with a 25% share -- has been awarded the contract for Conexion Norte 4G motorway in Colombia. This 145km project, including 490m tunnel and 96 bridges, will require $475 million.

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