He Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) Announcement of an international open tender for the award of a railway project for a train connecting cities Huancayo and Huancavelicain the central highlands of the country, a project worth over $250 million.
The call, promoted by the Private Investment Promotion Agency (Proinversion), was published on Monday in the official newspaper El Peruano, the ministry said in a statement.
He noted that “this long-awaited work” will benefit 75,000 direct residents living in the departments of Junin and Huancavelicaand that the infrastructure upgrade project is at a “reasonably mature stage”.
Director Pro-investment projectGian Carlos Silva, explained that in it “all aspects of the structuring are clearly defined, and work is underway on two key points or critical factors identified in the market research conducted by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): budget update and review of the distribution of geological hazards.”
In this sense, the statement explains that the work consists of three important stages, the first is the call that has already been published, and this opens the pre-qualification.
The second is to receive comments from stakeholders regarding the published version of the contract, the period will last until about the end of April, and then the second version of the contract will be published with recommendations from investors and with an updated budget for the project.
Finally, the project will be awarded and the ministry estimates that the goal is for the project to be nominated by December of this year.
“Male Train”
The historic railway, known as the “man’s train”, links Huancayo And Huancavelicahas been operating since 1926 and is one of the highest in the world, as its highest point reaches 3680 meters above sea level, has a length of 128.7 kilometers and has seven stations.
The work is aimed at renovating the railway superstructure, installing new rolling stock and signaling and control systems, upgrading stations, bus stops, bridges and tunnels, as well as providing seven daily runs in each direction.
A new maintenance shop will also be built, the drainage system and the slopes will be protected and strengthened.
The statement states that the project will be awarded through the modality of a public-private association, financed for 30 years, to provide transport services to the population in accordance with international quality standards.
And that, in order to guarantee the preservation of existing social rates, their establishment will be taken over by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
“Railway Huancayo Huancavelica It will become an engine for the socio-economic development of the regions of Junin and Huancavelica, as it will increase the tourism and agricultural potential of the area and facilitate the access of the population to centers of health, education, labor and trade,” the minister said in a statement.
Source: RPP
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