The Railway Transport Regulatory Agency (ARTF) reported that Alstom , CAF Mexico and CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive submitted bids for the sale of 47 passenger trains for the Mexico-Queretaro, Queretaro-Irapuato and Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo sections.
According to the tender documents, Alstom Ferroviaria México submitted a proposal of 20 billion 171 million 045 thousand 505.47 pesos, while CAF México offered 24 billion 366 million 068 thousand 149.81 pesos.
For its part, CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive, in a joint venture with Mexico Railway Transportation Equipment, registered a bid for 23 billion 911 million 769 thousand 552.72 pesos.
The amount of each proposal includes various actions, such as the supply, testing and commissioning of 14 trains equipped with ERTMS 2 (European Rail Traffic Management System), which will be used on short routes, as well as for the 33 long-distance trains.
It also includes the executive project, model, shipments, freight , implementation of 4% of the fleet’s value for repairs and everything necessary for its proper functioning.
In addition to equipment for inspection areas, maintenance workshops, comprehensive fleet maintenance for five years, among others.
ARTF specified that after the evaluation of the proposals, the winner of this competition will be announced on December 11 .
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