Colombia's National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) has received proposals from three consortia to develop the Bucaramanga- Barrancabermeja- Yondó road PPP project.The three teams are the following:

• Infraestructura Vial Para Colombia: CSS Constructores S.A. (40%); Controladora de Operaciones de Infraestructura (35%); Estyma (10%); Latinco (10%) and Alca Ingeniería SAS (5%).

• Estructura plural SAC 4G: Sacyr Concesiones Colombia SAS (60%) and Herdoiza Crespo Construcciones Colombia SAS (40%).

• Estructura Plural  Cintra- Concesia: por Cintra Infraestructuras Colombia SAS (40%); RM Holdings SAS (30%) and MC Victorias Tempranas (30%)

The preferred bidder is scheduled to be selected on 9 July.

The project involves the development of a 151 km highway that will run through Bucaramanga, Lebrija, Girón, San Vicente de Chucurí, Sabana de Torres, Betulia and Barrancabermeja in Santander, and Yondó in Antioquia. It includes the construction of 2 tunnels and 22 bridges among others.

The total project investment is estimated at P1.68 billion (US$652.6 million).

The project is part of the second wave of 4G highway projects, which includes a total of 9 concessions, of which two have already been awarded. This second wave includes a total investment of about P11,800 billion (US$4.64 billion). 4G involves the construction of about 8,000 km of roads, including 1,200km of four-lane highways, with the majority of projects to be carried out as PPPs.