Roads Directorate tenders study on recycled aggregates in public works

The Roads Directorate, under the Undersecretariat of Public Works of the Ministry of Public Works, has called for a public tender to contract the “Basic Diagnostic Study on the Use of Recycled and Artificial Aggregates in Public Works, Circular Economy.” The notice is published in Section IV of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Chile, number 44,551, dated Tuesday, September 15, 2026, with code CVE 2869093.

The contract seeks to analyze the use of recycled and artificial aggregates in public works, considering the technical requirements and national and international regulations for their application. The tender is processed through the platform www.mercadopublico.cl, under identifier 5048-53-O126, with contract code 434,544 and BIP code 40075270-0.

Contract Conditions

The financing is sectoral in nature, and the official budget will be announced during the opening of the economic bids. The contracting will be carried out via Unit Prices and Lump Sum, with adjustments based on CPI variation, and contemplates an execution period of 300 days.

To participate, interested parties must meet the tender requirements and have a current registration in the MOP Registries, in the following specialties:

• Planning and Feasibility area, specialty 1.1 General (Multidisciplinary Development) or 1.3 Transport Systems.
• Second Category or Higher.

Process Calendar

The process includes a closed calendar of stages, all of which are conducted through the public procurement platform:

• Inquiries: September 29, 2026, at 6:00 PM.
• Responses: October 13, 2026, at 8:00 PM.
• Clarifications: October 20, 2026, at 8:00 PM.
• Closing of technical and economic bid reception: October 21, 2026, at 9:30 AM.
• Opening of technical bid: October 21, 2026, at 10:00 AM.
• Opening of economic bid: November 4, 2026, at 10:00 AM.

Tender documents can be downloaded from www.mercadopublico.cl starting from the date of this publication.

Relevance for the Sector

The call opens a concrete opportunity for engineering consultancies in the construction sector, which must prove experience in the planning and feasibility of transport systems. The study is part of the State’s circular economy strategy, aimed at incorporating recycled materials into public infrastructure, a field with growing technical and regulatory demand in Chile.

Source: Official Gazette of the Republic of Chile, No. 44,551, September 15, 2026, Section IV (Tenders, Contests, Summons, and Loss of Documents), p. 1 (official reference: CVE 2869093).