Colombia's National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) has received five proposals during the public hearing held for the development of the Bogotá-Girardot PPP-PI project, which is a public-private partnership initiated under a private initiative scheme. 

The PPP-PI project bids were submitted by: 

• Estructura Plural Tercer Carril (the private initiative originator), composed of:
  • Infraestructura Concesionada SAS
  • INFRACON SAS (25%)
  • ICEIN Ingenieros Constructores SAS, (25%)
  • CONALVÍAS Construcciones SAS (25%)
  • Herdoiza Crespo Construcciones Colombia SAS (25%)
• Concesionario Vías del Desarrollo, formed by:
  • Bentos SAS (75 %) 
  • China Gezhouba Group Company Limited  (25%)
• OHL Concesiones SAS (100%)
• Estructura Plural TC Girardot - Bogotá, formed by:
  • Cass Constructores & Cia S.C.A. (50%) 
  • Carlos Alberto Solarte Solarte (50%)
• Estructura Plural Vías a Girardot, formed by:
  • Industrial Conconcreto (25%) 
  • Constructora Conconcreto (75%)

The Bogotá-Girardot PPP-PI project consists of the addition of a new lane in both directions to the current Bogotá-Girardot highway becoming a six lane highway. The new lane will be implemented from the Sumapaz tunnel to the municipality of Granada, along 67 kilometers. The project also provides for the maintenance and rehabilitation of 154.81 kilometers of existing track. The estimated construction investment is about COP1.71 trillion (US$572 million).

As we reported in April, the project is scheduled to be awarded in on August 12.

The Bogotá-Girardot PPP-PI project is part of the Private Public Private Partnerships Initiative launched by the Colombia Government to complement the modernization of the country roads.