Concessions awards road advisory contract for Américo Vespucio Sur for $2.664 billion

The Ministry of Public Works, through the Undersecretariat of Public Works and the General Directorate of Public Works Concessions, has called for a digital public tender to contract advisory services for the fiscal inspection of the operation of the conceded road project Sistema Américo Vespucio Sur. Ruta 78 - Av. Grecia. The notice was published in Section IV of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Chile No. 44,572, on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, page 1, under the official reference CVE 2883582. The call for bids is channeled entirely through the platform www.mercadopublico.cl.

Object, code, and participation requirements

The consultancy is identified by Code SAFI 431429 and Mercado Público ID 2216-31-O126, and its official name is “Advisory to the fiscal inspection for the operation of the conceded road project: Sistema Américo Vespucio Sur. Ruta 78 - Av. Grecia”.

Only bidders registered in the MOP Registry of Consultants who meet the following requirements may participate:

• Area 7, Inspections.
• Specialty 7.1, Road Works and Airports.
• First Superior Category.

The participation of consortia will be accepted, provided that each member is registered in the Registry of Consultants and that, together, the consortium meets the required areas, specialties, and categories.

Financing, budget, and contract type

Financing comes from Sectoral Funds and the official budget amounts to $2,664,000,000 (two billion six hundred sixty-four million pesos), VAT included.

The economic and execution conditions are as follows:

• Execution period: 36 months (thirty-six months).
• Contract type: Unit Prices, in Chilean pesos and with readjustment.
• Acquisition of bidding documents: download of the background information at www.mercadopublico.cl starting from the date of publication of the notice.

Bidding process calendar

The notice establishes a staggered schedule, the milestones of which are detailed below:

• Deadline for inquiries: three (3) business days from the date of publication in the Official Gazette (Diario Oficial).
• Deadline for responses: as stated in “Stages and deadlines” of the Mercado Público Portal for this contract.
• Closing for receipt of technical and economic bids: on the sixteenth business day, counted from the full processing of the Resolution approving the Circular of responses and once notified via publication on the Mercado Público portal, at 10:00 hours.
• Opening of technical bids: one (1) hour after the closing of bids, on the Mercado Público Portal, at 11:00 hours.
• Opening of economic bids: if no observations or claims are filed regarding the Technical Evaluation Minutes, it will take place on the next business day following the expiration of the deadline to file them; if there are any, on the next business day following the notification of the act resolving them, at 11:00 hours.

Scope and relevance for the consulting market

The notice is signed by the General Directorate of Public Works Concessions and states that the document was electronically signed in accordance with Law No. 19,799, with a time stamp and advanced electronic signature, verifiable at www.diarioficial.cl.

The call for bids is of direct interest to consulting firms registered in the MOP Consultants Registry that certify the First Superior category in road works, a limited segment of the national engineering market. The contract, with a duration of three years and a budget exceeding $2.664 billion, involves supporting the fiscal inspection of one of the most relevant urban concessions in Santiago, on the Américo Vespucio Sur axis between Route 78 and Avenida Grecia. The inquiry period, of only three business days from publication, forces interested parties to review the bidding terms urgently to define potential consortia and technical clarifications.

Source: Official Gazette of the Republic of Chile, No. 44,572, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, Section IV (Tenders, Competitions, Summons, and Loss of Documents), page 1 (official reference: CVE 2883582).