en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Mexican Railway and Integrated Public Transport Authority (ATTRAPI) has received six bids for the design and construction contract of Section "A2" (Segment 15) in the Monterrey urban area, part of the Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo Passenger Railway Project. Among them, China Civil Engineering Corporation (CCECC) has once again partnered with the Spanish company Aldesa (a subsidiary of China Railway Construction Corporation) to participate in the bidding. The bidding result is expected to be announced on April 17.
This section has a total length of approximately 9.204 kilometers and is a key component of the project. The construction scope includes double-track railway construction, elevated station construction, and related engineering studies and design work required for project execution. Two new elevated stations, González Garza Station and Monterrey Central Station, will be built. More project details can be found in the Weilan Guiji Rail report dated March 4, 2026: Chinese Companies Interested! DB Tender Launched for Monterrey Urban Section of Mexico's Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo Passenger Railway.
In terms of bid prices, the consortium composed of the Mexican local companies Impulsora de Desarrollo Integral, Jaguar Ingenieros Constructores, Cargo Energía, Proacon México, along with CCECC and Aldesa, submitted the lowest bid, amounting to approximately 9.278 billion pesos (about 531 million USD). The consortium with the highest bid (composed of Mexican local companies Tordec, Proyectos y Desarrollos Salve, etc.) quoted around 11.089 billion pesos (about 635 million USD).
The bid prices submitted by the other bidding consortia are as follows: the consortium of Constructora de Proyectos Viales de México, Caabsa, and Spain's OHL: 11.014 billion pesos; the consortium led by Mexico's ICA Group: 10.700 billion pesos; the consortium of Rubau México and other companies: 9.918 billion pesos; the consortium of Spain's AZVI and other companies: 10.438 billion pesos.
ATTRAPI stated that the project is planned to commence construction on May 1, 2026, with a total construction period of 1,007 calendar days. A budget of approximately 1.701 billion pesos (about 97.44 million USD) has been allocated for this section's work in the 2026 fiscal year.
The Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo Railway is a crucial component of Mexico's strategy to revitalize its national passenger rail network. In the future, it will strengthen transportation links between the northern industrial corridor and US-Mexico border cities, and enhance the rail passenger capacity of the Monterrey metropolitan area.
CCECC Partners with Spain's Aldesa
Since the beginning of 2026, Spain's Aldesa, closely aligning with CCECC's overall strategic deployment, has actively seized market opportunities and continued to focus on the European and American markets, successfully winning bids for several key projects. In Spain, Aldesa, as the consortium leader, successfully won the bid for the construction project of the new technology station for the Madrid High-Speed Railway. In Mexico, the consortium of CCECC and Aldesa won the bid for the supporting plant project of the Querétaro to Irapuato railway.
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