en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Tradetek consortium won the auction for the public lighting PPP project in the city of Nova Friburgo (Rio de Janeiro state) this Thursday (28th) with a discount rate of 45.21%, against a maximum monthly compensation from the city government of R$1.05 million. The project attracted a total of six bids.

Other bidders included the Luz da Serra consortium (30.25% discount rate), FM Rodrigues & Cia (30.25% discount rate), the Concip Nova Friburgo consortium (29.30% discount rate), as well as the Nova Luz Friburgo consortium (25.70% discount rate) and the Luzes de Nova Friburgo consortium (21.08% discount rate).

The project, structured by Caixa Econômica Federal, aims to expand and improve the public lighting system, with an estimated capital expenditure (Capex) of R$147.3 million, benefiting 203,000 residents. The 13-year contract includes the deployment of a remote monitoring system on main road lighting systems and the adoption of LED technology.

This is the tenth public lighting auction won by the Tradetek consortium, which is composed of the companies Tradetek Soluções em Iluminação Pública e Infraestrutura Ltda. and Tradetek Participações Ltda., with eight concessions already in operation.

Following the auction, Carlos Tomé, National Secretary for Urban Development at Brazil's Ministry of Cities, spoke. He emphasized Caixa Econômica Federal's role in structuring concession projects, particularly PPPs, arguing that public managers must understand and seek tools to bring benefits to the population, whether in social housing or public lighting.

Beyond public lighting services, the sector is advancing new concession projects by integrating technological activities. Tomé revealed that the PPI (Investment Partnerships Program) of the Civil House of the Presidency is drafting a decree to structure "smart city" PPP projects with ten municipalities yet to be announced. He noted that public lighting can no longer be discussed in isolation and must be integrated with urban mobility, housing, and sanitation, services that should be considered jointly by the public sector through managers and the private sector.

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