Overview
- Officials confirmed seven offers were opened on October 8 for 741 kilometers covering National Routes 12, 14, 135, A‑015, 117 and the 174 Rosario–Victoria bridge across Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos, Santa Fe and Corrientes.
- State lender BICE introduced financing of up to ARS 56,000 million or 70% of the investment at UVA +2%, with a one‑year grace period and up to six years to repay, after private credit proved unavailable.
- Bidders include Autovía Construcciones y Servicios, Benito Roggio e Hijos, Panedile Argentina, Rovella Carranza, Obring and Coyserv, according to official disclosures.
- The financing offer was announced roughly 48 hours before bids opened, a shift from prior assurances of no public funding that could trigger objections or legal challenges over altered tender conditions.
- This tender is the first step in a broader Red Federal de Concesiones plan to transfer 9,154 km to private operators, with adjudication targeted in two to three months and a 12‑month timetable to phase out Corredores Viales S.A.