Bolivia tenders works to complete paving of Acheral-Choere road

Statement from the Ministry of Public Works, Services and Housing of Bolivia

This is an automated translation of the press release issued in Spanish

With an international tender, our Government guarantees the construction of the Acheral – Choere road section of route F0029. This is the last section to finish linking the long-awaited highway to Chaco with pavement, which connects with Argentina.

This consultancy will be financed in its entirety by the national government, Bs 91,149,203, through a loan from FONPLATA.

“We tell our transport brothers that we were able to quickly resolve this tender. It is already in SICOES so that all construction companies can send their offers,” said the Minister of Public Works, Services and Housing, Edgar Montaño, at a press conference.

In this sense, the State authority invited international specialized companies with experience in the area to present their proposals for this consultancy until December 5, 2023.

The works to be carried out consist of: the completion of the asphalt pavement of approximately 12.6 km, of the sub-base layer, base and primer, slope stabilization works in three critical sectors of the project, the conclusion of seven viaducts in progress , a bridge in progress, as well as complementary and drainage works, among others.

Antecedent

On March 21, the contract was resolved with the company in charge of the works, CONVISA , which due to economic problems could not meet the deadlines established in the contract. However, the company achieved 52.92% physical progress of the section. Despite this, our Government put out the tender again to consolidate the work.

Note: The documents can be viewed in the national contracting system SICOES using the CUCE code 23-0291-00-1373451-1-1.