Public-private partnership tender for $14And ferries in Sao Paulo state It attracted four bids, according to the São Paulo government. The auction will be held this Thursday (13).
Acqua Vias SP – Internacional Marítima, Comporte, Consórcio Travessias SP and CS Infra, from the Simpar group. The 20-year contract provides for investments worth R$2.53 billion.
In the competition, the group that offers the greatest discount on considerations, i.e. payments from the public body to the operator, wins. The maximum value specified in the notification is R$ 2,183.21 per match.
If the proposal exceeds a 10% discount, the company will also need to pay a contribution of resources, which will be linked to the project. In addition, the state must pay a public contribution of R$1.2 billion.
The project expects to purchase 45 new vessels to operate on the roads, some of which are electric. On the ground, there will also be a need to establish and upgrade stations, as well as operating, control and billing systems.
In total, the roads included in the PPP are: São Sebastiao/Ilhabela; Santos/Vicente de Carvalho; Santos/Guaruja; Bertioga/Guaruja; Canania/Ilha Comprida; Canaaniya/Qara; Kenan/Arere; Iguapi/Guria; three roads in Paraibona (Puerto Paraitenga, Paraibona/Natividad, and Natividad/Centro); and three other routes in the São Paulo metropolitan area (Poruri-Garajão, Taquisitoba-Poruri, and João Basso-Riacho Grande).
The initiative received the seal Blue dot networkfrom Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)given to institutions with sustainability standards.
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