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Mexico to relaunch bidding process for $3.75 billion high-speed train contract | Mexico to relaunch bidding process for $3.75 billion high-speed train contract |
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MEXICO CITY — Mexico will publish preliminary terms on Jan. 14 for a $3.75 billion high-speed train contract that was abruptly canceled in November, Mexico’s Transportation Ministry said Sunday. | |
The government revoked the single-bid deal shortly before disclosures that the Mexican president’s wife was acquiring a luxury home from a Mexican company that was part of the winning consortium led by China Railway Construction Corp. | The government revoked the single-bid deal shortly before disclosures that the Mexican president’s wife was acquiring a luxury home from a Mexican company that was part of the winning consortium led by China Railway Construction Corp. |
The terms of the tender, which will be open for 180 days, will be similar to the original one, the government said. | The terms of the tender, which will be open for 180 days, will be similar to the original one, the government said. |
A supervisor will oversee the process, the statement added, to ensure “the full transparency and legality of the process from the start of the bidding process.” | A supervisor will oversee the process, the statement added, to ensure “the full transparency and legality of the process from the start of the bidding process.” |
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto is under growing pressure to end corruption since a group of trainee teachers was apparently killed after being abducted by police and handed over to a local drug gang on Sept. 26, prompting nationwide protests. | |
Revelations that his wife was acquiring a home worth nearly $4 million from Grupo Higa, whose subsidiary was part of the consortium that initially won the train contract, have added fuel to the fire. | |
The first lady said she would sell the house, but Mexican Finance Minister Luis Videgaray’s admission last month that he also had bought a house from the company has kept the conflict-of-interest scandal alive. | The first lady said she would sell the house, but Mexican Finance Minister Luis Videgaray’s admission last month that he also had bought a house from the company has kept the conflict-of-interest scandal alive. |
The Mexican government has said that CRCC can take part in the new bidding process and that the state-owned company will bid again, after expressing shock about Mexico’s reversal. | The Mexican government has said that CRCC can take part in the new bidding process and that the state-owned company will bid again, after expressing shock about Mexico’s reversal. |
The government has said it does not expect Grupo Higa to participate in the second tender. | The government has said it does not expect Grupo Higa to participate in the second tender. |
French engineering group Alstom SA and Canada’s Bombardier Inc. have said they would consider taking part in the new tender. | French engineering group Alstom SA and Canada’s Bombardier Inc. have said they would consider taking part in the new tender. |
The 130-mile line to connect Mexico City and the central city of Queretaro is expected to move 27,000 passengers daily at speeds of up to 186 mph. |
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