Overview

• Eleven bids from 45 national and international firms aim to build the 30.3-kilometer corridor between Querétaro and Apaseo el Grande, including required viaducts.
• Financial proposals span MXN 1.08 billion to MXN 16.92 billion, excluding VAT, with the lowest bid from Arturo Hernández González and the highest from Recal Estructuras–Nexumrail–Recal Leasing.
• The winning consortium is set to receive a 20% advance payment from the ARTF’s annual budget.
• The ARTF will award the contract by August 18, finalize signing on August 22 and kick off construction on August 28.
• This tender forms part of a wider federal effort led by the Secretaría de Infraestructura, Comunicaciones y Transportes and Sedena to reactivate intercity passenger rail in central Mexico.