en.Wedoany.com Reported - Mexico's Railway and Comprehensive Public Transport Authority ATTRAPI has announced the results of the tender for the design and construction contract of Section 15, "A2" of the Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo railway project. Three out of the six bidding consortia were eliminated due to insufficient technical scores, including the consortium led by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation and Spain's Aldesa (controlled by China Railway Construction Corporation). After evaluation, the consortium led by Mexico's Recal Estructuras won the bid with an offer of approximately USD 600 million, with the contract signing expected to be completed on April 29.
During the qualification review stage, three consortia were deemed disqualified for failing to meet the minimum technical score requirement of 37.5 points. Among them, the consortium led by Mexico's Grupo IDINSA (which includes China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation and Spain's Aldesa) had the lowest bid price, but its main deficiencies were in bidder capability, experience, and professional qualifications, while its economic resources and equipment capabilities were rated as unqualified; the consortium led by Mexico's Materiales del Norte showed weakness in experience, professional qualifications, and contract performance records; the consortium led by Mexico's Tordec scored the lowest, failing to score in both experience/professional qualifications and performance records.
Against the backdrop of accelerating new passenger railway construction in Mexico, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, in partnership with Aldesa, continues to participate in multiple project bids. In March 2026, the joint venture won the design and construction contract for auxiliary facilities of the Querétaro-Irapuato passenger railway line, valued at approximately 3.28 billion Mexican pesos. Additionally, the consortium has participated in bids for several sections of the Saltillo-Nuevo Laredo line and station projects along the route.
Among the three qualified consortia that advanced to the economic evaluation stage:
The consortium led by Mexico's Recal Estructuras scored 45.58 points on the technical bid and a full 50.00 points on the economic bid, achieving a combined score of 95.58 points, ranking first, with its offer totaling approximately 10.438 billion pesos;
The consortium led by Mexico's ICA Constructora scored 44.63 points on the technical bid and 48.78 points on the economic bid, achieving a combined score of 93.41 points, ranking second, with its offer at 10.7 billion pesos;
The consortium led by Mexico's CPVM scored 41.56 points on the technical bid and 47.39 points on the economic bid, achieving a combined score of 88.95 points, ranking third, with the highest offer of 11 billion pesos.
This section involves the construction of approximately 9.204 kilometers of double-track railway within the Monterrey metropolitan area, a crucial part of the 18.06-kilometer Monterrey urban section. The project scope also includes the construction of two elevated stations (González Garza Station and Monterrey Central Station). The evaluation employed a "points and percentage" mechanism, assessing technical bids comprehensively across four dimensions: engineering quality, bidder capability, experience and professional qualifications, and contract performance records. The minimum passing threshold for technical bids was set at 37.50 points.
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