The Railway Transport Regulatory Agency (ARTF) awarded the consortium headed by Mota-Engil México the construction and design of 70.70 kilometers (km) of section II of the Querétaro-Irapuato passenger train. , section Apaseo El Grande industrial zone to Irapuato, sub-section from km 36+300 to 107+000, which includes the construction of viaducts.

According to the bidding documents, the consortium submitted a bid of 20 billion 203 million 927 thousand 447 pesos. .

Although this proposal was not the highest, since the one presented by Gami Engineering and Installations proposed the highest with 21 billion 392 million 607 thousand 593.19 pesos, while the lowest was that of Sinohydro Mexico for 18 billion 395 million 047 thousand 476.90 pesos.

The ARTF specified that the contract signing will take place on October 10, while construction work will begin on the 16th of the same month, with a completion period of 866 calendar days. .

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Eight consortiums submitted proposals for the construction and design of 70.70 kilometers (km) of the Querétaro-Irapuato passenger train , the Apaseo El Grande industrial zone to Irapuato section, sub-section from km 36+300 to 107+000, which includes the construction of viaducts.

According to the tender presentation and proposal opening document, the projects range in value from 10 billion 804 million 930 thousand 446.23 pesos to 32 billion 333 million 112 thousand 999.17 pesos.

The tender decision will be made on October 6 , the Railway Transport Regulatory Agency (ARTF) reported .

The project involves the construction of a 108.2 km railway line, with stations and stops in Querétaro, Apaseo El Grande, Celaya, Villagrán/Cortázar, Salamanca, and Irapuato.

The consortium Mota-Engil Mexico , Mota-Engil Aeropuertos del Norte, Mota-Engil Engenharia e Construcao Africa and Mota-Engil Engenharia e Construcao, won the tender for the construction and design of 30.70 km of section I of Apaseo El Grande industrial zone–Querétaro industrial zone, sub-section from km 5+600 to km 36+300, which includes the construction of viaducts.

It is worth remembering that Operadora Cicsa and FCC Construcción have just been awarded the construction and design of 111 km of the Saltillo–Nuevo Laredo train, segments 13 and 14, Saltillo–Santa Catarina, with a contract for 31 billion 843 million 777 thousand 595.82 pesos .

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El cargo Eight consortia show interest in the second section of the Querétaro-Irapuato train. apareció primero en T21.

The federal government awarded the consortium headed by Mota-Engil México the construction and design of 30.70 kilometers (km) of section I of the Querétaro-Irapuato train, the Apaseo El Grande industrial zone–Querétaro industrial zone section, the sub-section from km 5+600 to km 36+300, and the construction of viaducts.

According to the minutes of the ruling by the Railway Transport Regulatory Agency (ARTF) , the proposal they submitted was for six billion 579 million 444 thousand 251.17 pesos, without Value Added Tax (VAT) .

The second successful bid was from Gami Engineering and Installations in partnership with Construcciones Urales , with nine billion 184 million 328 thousand 226.47 pesos; however, it did not reach the required number of points over the lowest bid.

The contract signing will take place on August 22, and the construction period will begin on the 28th of the same month and end on June 29, 2027 .

For this competition, the ARTF registered 11 bidders, of which only the aforementioned met the requested requirements.

It’s worth remembering that the Querétaro-Irapuato train is expected to have four stations and two terminals: Querétaro, Apaseo el Grande, Celaya, Villagrán/Cortázar, Salamanca, and Irapuato. The 107.8 km stretch has been divided into four construction phases.

This passenger train will cost 98 billion 749 million 837 thousand 130 pesos , and like the AIFA-Pachuca and Mexico-Querétaro trains, the annexes to its technical, legal, economic studies and cost-benefit analysis calculation reports were reserved by the Mexican government for five years.

Mota-Engil was also awarded the construction of sections 1 and 5 of the Maya Train, the rehabilitation of the Coatzacoalcos-Palenque railway section, as well as the expansion of the Port of Callao, due to the new contract by DP World , a global logistics company that operates in Peru, among others.

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El cargo Mota-Engil México will build section I of the Querétaro-Irapuato train. apareció primero en T21.

Betase Logistics secured its participation in the movement of vehicles at the Puerto del Norte in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, an infrastructure project that aims to become a logistics hub for Monterrey, Nuevo León; Saltillo, Coahuila; and San Luis Potosí.

Cristian Betancourt, the company’s Director of Operations, told T21 that during the start of operations they carried out a cabotage movement with vehicles of different brands .

“There were 20 vehicles from Monterrey to Matamoros. We hope more units arrive and we can activate customs,” he said.

He mentioned that this new route will improve costs and transportation times for vehicles between the aforementioned destinations, and will also provide an option for managing these types of vehicles.

This new service is part of the company’s expansion to the port of Altamira, where they are seeking  to establish a vehicle storage yard . Although this project is still under negotiation, they hope to finalize it this year.

It is worth remembering that Javier García Bejos, director of Special Projects for Latin America at Mota-Engil , a company that, together with the Tamaulipas Comprehensive Port Authority (API Tamaulipas), is carrying out the modernization of the infrastructure of the port of Matamoros, announced that they will invest more than four billion pesos to consolidate the T-MEC maritime terminal as a driver of trade, energy and industrial development.

“The design of the entire port area and its customs office guarantees that the port will consolidate its position as an agile, efficient, safe, and competitive alternative. Furthermore, we will implement an energy sustainability program that will allow us to minimize our carbon footprint by using solar energy and alternative solutions,” he explained.

The northern port  is located 80 kilometers from the U.S. border and has a 3,800-meter navigation channel and a 138-meter pier, in addition to 324.94 hectares for port development and more than 100,000 hectares for industrial development.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that this new infrastructure “is a very important port. The highway to access the port of Matamoros needs to be expanded, but it has enormous potential.”

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