São Paulo state transport department STM has re-launched its US$2.13 billion tender to build, operate, and maintain a monorail for the state capital's metro line 18, also known as the bronze line.
The concession involves building and operating the line for 25 years. The line will be a monorail stretching nearly 15 kilometres between São Paulo city and the neighbouring ABC region of Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo and São Caetano do Sul, with 13 stations. The new line will connect the southern neighbourhood of Tamanduateí in the state capital to Djalma Dutra in São Bernardo do Campo.
Bidding for the public-private partnership was suspended by state audit court TCE in April following legal action filed local consulting firm PL Consultoria Financeira e RH, which claimed the bidding documents prevented fair competition. Among the claims is that the documents required that financing be obtained from Brazil's development bank BNDES.
Conditional changes to BNDES's progressive plan have been applied to the new tender documents, according to STM, and interested parties now have until 3 July to submit proposals.
The concession involves building and operating the line for 25 years. The line will be a monorail stretching nearly 15 kilometres between São Paulo city and the neighbouring ABC region of Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo and São Caetano do Sul, with 13 stations. The new line will connect the southern neighbourhood of Tamanduateí in the state capital to Djalma Dutra in São Bernardo do Campo.
Bidding for the public-private partnership was suspended by state audit court TCE in April following legal action filed local consulting firm PL Consultoria Financeira e RH, which claimed the bidding documents prevented fair competition. Among the claims is that the documents required that financing be obtained from Brazil's development bank BNDES.
Conditional changes to BNDES's progressive plan have been applied to the new tender documents, according to STM, and interested parties now have until 3 July to submit proposals.
