CORMAGDALENA has officially announced the list of three consortia shortlisted for the Magdalena River Project.

In April, nine consortia had submitted qualification documents:

1. Power Construction Corporation of China;
2. China Harbour;
3. Acciona, Jan de Nul, Consultores del Desarrollo and Castro Tcherassi.
4. SF Río Grande: Conconcreto, SNC Lavalin and Dredging Internacional
5. Navegabilidad RM SAS: Ortiz Construcciones y Proyectos S.A., CYES, Rohde Nielsen and Infracon.
6. Coderma: Iridium Colombia Desarrollo de Infraestructura SAS (ACS), Van Oord Colombia SAS, RM Holding SAS and Juneau Business Inc
7. PSF Navelena: Odebrecht, y Valores y Contratos Valorcon
8. PSF Aguas Navegables del Magdalena: Hidalgo e Hidalgo, Asesores Financieros Andalucía, Mercovial and Supercemento.
9. Consorcio Fluvial del Magdalena: FCC Construcciones and Estudios and Proyectos del Sol Episol

Now, in May, CORMAGDALENA has announced that the three consortia shorlisted are:

1. Navega Magdalena: Acciona, Jan de Nul, Consultores del Desarrollo and Castro Tcherass.
2. Coderma: Iridium Colombia Desarrollo de Infraestructura SAS (ACS), Van Oord Colombia SAS, RM Holding SAS and Juneau Business Inc.
3. PSF Navelena: Odebrecht, y Valores y Contratos Valorcon.

The three bidders will prepare their offers commencing in August and they will have until October. The winner will be announced in mid October.

The project:

The Magdalena River PPP consists of redirecting water flow, dredging and other works in the stretch between Puerto Salgar/La Dorada and the mouth of the river in Bocas de Ceniza, Barranquilla (256 Km), for up to ten years. The model of the contract would be a public-private partnership for the design, construction, operation, maintenance and finance of the project, according to documents published.