Vialidad tenders study on recycled aggregates in public works

The Road Directorate, under the Undersecretariat of Public Works of the Ministry of Public Works, has published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Chile the call for public tender for the Basic Diagnostic Study on the Use of Recycled and Artificial Aggregates in Public Works, Circular Economy. The notice appears in Section IV (Tenders, Contests, Summons, and Loss of Documents) of No. 44,551, dated Tuesday, September 15, 2026, with the code CVE 2869093.

The object of the contract is to study the use of recycled and artificial aggregates in public works, considering the technical requirements and national and international regulations for their application. This is an initiative aimed at promoting the circular economy in the road construction sector, relevant both for MOP suppliers and for the industry as a whole.

Contract Data

The tender is processed entirely through the www.mercadopublico.cl platform, where interested parties must download the background documents following this publication. The key data of the process are:

• ID portal www.mercadopublico.cl: 5048-53-O126
• Contract Code (SAFI): 434,544; BIP: 40075270-0
• Financing: sectoral
• Official Budget: to be announced at the opening of the economic bids
• Type of Contracting: unit prices and lump sum, with adjustment according to CPI variation
• Term: 300 days

Participation Requirements

To participate, bidders must comply with the tender background and have a current registration in the MOP Registries, in the following specialties:

• Area: Planning and Feasibility
• Specialty: 1.1 General (Multidisciplinary Development) or 1.3 Transport Systems
• Category: Second or Higher

Process Calendar

The schedule set by the Road Directorate is as follows:

• Inquiries: 09-29-2026, 18:00 hrs
• Responses: 10-13-2026, 20:00 hrs
• Clarifications: 10-20-2026, 20:00 hrs
• Closing of technical and economic bid reception: 10-21-2026, 09:30 hrs
• Opening of technical bid: 10-21-2026, 10:00 hrs
• Opening of economic bid: 11-04-2026, 10:00 hrs

The notice appears signed by the Director of Roads, Giovanni Calderón Bassi.

The call opens a concrete opportunity for consulting firms and engineering companies with current registration in the MOP, in a strategic field such as the reuse of materials in public infrastructure. The result of the study could lay the technical and regulatory foundations for incorporating recycled and artificial aggregates in future public works projects, in line with the country’s sustainability and circular economy objectives.

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