Overview

• The Arequipa regional government ended its deal with Consorcio La Joya II after accepting the contractor’s request to resolve the contract.
• Governor Rohel Sánchez says a balance-of-work dossier will be ready in about a week and a new contractor will be selected within 10 days.
• Officials cite nonpayment of a 3 million-sol arbitral award as the catalyst and dispute a tribunal’s 10‑month extension for a project launched in 2017 that has accumulated nine addenda and cost increases.
• The government reports 95% completion with remaining tasks limited to slab pouring, railings and signage, while local reporting notes the compressed timetable may be difficult under administrative procedures.
• Separately, the governor says the Transport Ministry plans to call a company by month’s end to build the route’s third component under the obra por impuesto mechanism.