Macrobús PPS tender to be launched in January - Mexico
Macrobús PPS tender to be launched in January - Mexico
Saturday, November 21, 2009
(BNamericas.com) - The tender for a public service provision (PPS) project to build the second phase of the Macrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Mexico's Jalisco state capital Guadalajara will be launched in January 2010, state government spokesperson Odin Padilla told BNamericas.
The total cost of the second phase will be some 2.8bn pesos (US$214mn), which will be financed through a public-private partnership (PPP) framework, whereby a company hired to carry out a project is then paid by the government to operate facilities upon their completion, Padilla said.
"In Jalisco, this will be the first project financed using this model of investment from the federal and state governments, as well as private participation," said the official.
The federal government will provide 50% of the project's funding through national infrastructure fund Fonadin, with 45% of funding coming from private investment and the remaining 5% from Jalisco state government, Padilla said.
The selected company will be responsible for the construction of the 32km BRT line, as well as its maintenance and operation over a 17-year period, Padilla said.
The state government has already begun preparatory work on the new line, and is waiting for Fonadin to approve the project's budget before calling for bids, Padilla said.
The project's second phase will consist of a 32km BRT line that will run over state highway 126 in Zapopan municipality.
The first phase of the Macrobús began operations in March this year, and now serves 125,000 users each day.
Built at a cost of 1bn pesos, the system currently runs over a 16km stretch of Guadalajara's main Calzada Independencia avenue.
The system is estimated to reduce CO2 emissions in the city by 10t/d, and has received international recognition as a successful model of a low-impact mass transport system....
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