Chile schedules nearly US$1bn in public works tenders for Nov-Dec

Chile has scheduled 459 public works contracts involving 929bn pesos (US$975mn) to be tendered in November-December, with a variety of physical works, studies and consultancies on offer. 

Over half of the total investments, or nearly 520bn pesos, are allocated to the roadworks division of the public works ministry (MOP), followed by the sanitary services subdivision with 128bn pesos, according to MOP’s planning office Dirplan.

The most important contracts up for grabs in the next two months are:

Comprehensive studies, Santiago-Valparaíso train concession (15.3bn pesos): 

This contract is scheduled to be tendered in December and it entails conducting the studies required to draft the bidding rules for the future concession of a 172km rail link between capital Santiago and the port city of Valparaíso. 

A previous tender was declared void in early August because two bids exceeded the reference budget and a third was disqualified due to administrative issues.

North coastal road improvement, Boyeruca-route J-60 intersection Section 3 (45.4bn pesos): 

The tender for this project is scheduled for November. It involves upgrading a 13.4km section of roadway in Maule region. This is part of a broader effort to build a 49.7km road linking the town of Boyeruca in Vichuquén municipality (Maule region) with the Mataquito bridge in Licantén. 

Improvement to Osorno north access-route 5 corridor (44bn pesos): 

Prequalification was launched in June, while the full tender is scheduled to be issued in December. Works entail widening a 3.6km section of route U‐150 between its intersection with route 5 and the Bulnes bridge on the northern access to the city of Osorno in Los Lagos region.

Improvement of route 27 CH, San Pedro de Atacama-Jama border pass section, Section I (39bn pesos): 

Prequalification was also started in June, with the full tender expected to be offered in November. The contract entails upgrading a 39.4km section of route 27 CH in Antofagasta region, which runs between the tourist hotspot of San Pedro de Atacama and the Jama border pass. 

Improvement of route 1, Caleta Urco-El Loa custom borders office, Sections I and II (33bn pesos): 

The tender was pushed back to December from September. The contract covers improvements to two road sections comprising 34km of the 51km link between the fishing town of Caleta Urco and the El Loa customs office in Antofagasta region.

Route N-59-Q rehabilitation, Chillán-Yungay sector. Section 2 (32bn pesos): 

This tender is planned for November. The project involves upgrading a 12km section of road near Chillán. This is part of a larger initiative to repave a 59.9km section linking the municipalities of Chillán Viejo and Yungay in Ñuble region, as well as replacing 17 bridges

Ñuble interior inter-municipal route improvements (28.6bn pesos): 

Scheduled to be auctioned in November, this project involves improving 35.5km of a road linking several municipalities in the Itata valley in Ñuble region. The works will begin at the intersection of routes N-50 and N-480 and end at the Ñipe bridge.

Route 11 CH improvement, route 5 intersection-Rosario section (25bn pesos):

This tender was pushed back to November from September. It entails upgrading an 18.4km section of route CH 11 in Arica y Parinacota region between the intersection with the route 5 highway and the Rosario train station.

Reconstruction of Quilo bridge and access roads. DM 14.620,00 - DM 15.961,71 section (15.9bn pesos): 

This tender is scheduled to be launched in December. It is part of a wider effort to rebuild an 180m bridge and 1.5km of access roads near the municipality of Ancud (Los Lagos region) according to documents from the social ministry’s project database BIP. This contract covers 1.34km.