Skip to main content

Two consortia bid for US$924.84mn Colombia highway concession

Two consortia have bid for Colombia's US$924.84 million (COP 1.79 trillion) Conexión Pacífico 1 highway concession, the first project under the Autopistas para la Prosperidad program and part of the country's fourth generation (4G) of concessions. There were 10 prequalified consortia and the two to submit bids were Autopista Conexión Pacífico I, comprised of local firm Estudios y Proyectos del Sol (Episol) and Spain's Iridium, and Infraestructura Vial de Colombia, comprised of Colombian firms Carlos Albe
April 17, 2014 Read time: 2 mins
Two consortia have bid for Colombia's US$924.84 million (COP 1.79 trillion) Conexión Pacífico 1 highway concession, the first project under the Autopistas para la Prosperidad program and part of the country's fourth generation (4G) of concessions.

There were 10 prequalified consortia and the two to submit bids were Autopista Conexión Pacífico I, comprised of local firm Estudios y Proyectos del Sol (Episol) and Spain's Iridium, and Infraestructura Vial de Colombia, comprised of Colombian firms Carlos Alberto Solarte, Cass Constructores, Alca Ingeniería and Latinoamericana de Construcciones and Mexican company Controladora de Operaciones de Infraestructura.

The Pacífico 1 four-lane stretch will run 49km from Ancón Sur to Bolombolo, and includes the construction of two tunnels and 42 bridges.

Autopistas para la Prosperidad, or the ’Highways for Prosperity program’, involves building some 900km of four-lane highways, 63km of bridges and 90km of tunnels.

Currently, national infrastructure agency ANI has nine highways in the tendering process under its 4G program, and Pacífico 1 is the second of these to receive bids.

The first to receive bids, the $486.39 million (COP 1.3 trillion) Girardot-Puerto Salgar highway, also saw offers from two consortia out of 10 prequalified firms.

Related Content

  • New highway for Colombia with financing secured
    July 22, 2019
    A finance package has been secured for Colombia’s Pasto-Rumichaca fourth generation (4G) road project. A loan package worth US$$593.6 million from a series of backers will underscore the project. These are; the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), Spain's credit institute Instituto de Credito Oficial (ICO), JP Morgan, MetLife, Banco Santander, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Credit Agricole, and Bank of China. The project is for work to an 83km section of the route, incl
  • Colombia investing in new highways
    February 10, 2014
    Colombia's national infrastructure agency (ANI) has prequalified 10 companies for its US$770 million highway project Autopista al Mar 2. This new route will improve connections in western Antioquia department between Medellín and the Pacific coast, according to Business News Americas. The project is for the operation and maintenance of 176km of highways, as well as the construction of 41 bridges and 19 tunnels. Among the companies prequalified are Spain's Sacyr, Cintra, Acciona and OHL, France's Vinci, and
  • Shortlist of three to build UK's Mersey toll bridge
    May 18, 2012
    The shortlist of three bidders for the €707 million (£600 million) plus Mersey Gateway Project in North West England as been revealed. The first bidder is the Balfour Beatty, Bouygues Travaux Publics, Egis Projects consortium. The second bidder is Merseylink consortium, comprising equity members Macquarie Capital Group, Bilfinger Berger Project Investments, Vialia Sociedad Gestora de Concesiones de Infraestructuras and FCC Construcción. Completing the bidding trio is MGL consortium, comprising equity membe
  • Colombia picks Conconcreto companies for Bogotá-Girardot P3 deal
    August 16, 2016
    Colombia has awarded the tender for the Bogotá-Girardot public-private partnership highway expansion, involving 145km of third lanes. The national infrastructure agency (ANI) announced the winner as a consortium of units of Colombia's Conconcreto group for US$545 million. The consortia consists of Estructura Plural Vías a Girardot, made up of Industrial Conconcreto (30%) and Constructora Conconcreto (70%). The winning group beat out four other consortia, according to ANI, to building the first six-lan