Peru’s Proinversion has announced that three bidders have pre-qualified for the final stage of the international tender for the construction, operation and maintenance of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios.
The pre-qualified bidders are Tecnología Intercontinental, S.A.P.I. de C.V.; as well as the consortia Saneamiento Puerto Maldonado (BTD Capital 12, S.L. and Calare Investments, S.L.) and Copasa-Almar (Sociedad Anónima de Obras y Servicios, COPASA, Sucursal del Perú and Almar Water Servicios España, S.L.).
The project is expected to be awarded in the second quarter of 2024 and includes the construction, rehabilitation, expansion, operation and maintenance of the collection, treatment and final disposal of municipal wastewater in Puerto Maldonado.
The estimated investment amounts to about US$ 97.7 million and the concession period will be 23 years through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) co-financed by the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation (MVCS), as grantor.
The project will contribute to closing gaps in drinking water and sewerage, provide an efficient and sustainable wastewater treatment and disposal service, promote the decontamination of the Tambopata and Madre de Dios rivers, benefitting 120,000 inhabitants.
The MVCS also plans to carry out complementary works such as the expansion of drinking water and sewerage coverage and the execution of storm drainage works.