BnamericasPublished: Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Production Productivity / Efficiency Engineering Contractor Company Economics Railway stations
The Integrated Public Transport and Train Agency (ATTRAPI) awarded a consortium led by Calzada Construcciones the contract to design and build six stations for the Saltillo–Nuevo Laredo passenger train, moving forward with the development of one of the main rail corridors promoted by the Mexican government in the north of the country.
The contract amounts to 3.688 billion (bn) pesos (US$214.2 million (mn)), VAT included, and covers the General Escobedo, Salinas Victoria, Villaldama, Lampazos de Naranjo, Anáhuac and Nuevo Laredo stations, according to the open international tender LO-09-D00-009D00999-I-39-2026.
The winning group is made up of Calzada Construcciones, Construcciones y Dragados del Sureste, ASCH Infraestructuras y Servicios, Rubau México, Construcciones Rubau, Proveedora de Materiales del Norte, ASCH and ASCH Infraestructuras y Servicios Agencia en Chile.
The proposal obtained the highest overall score in the process, with 91.57 points, resulting from 41.57 points in the technical evaluation and 50 points in the economic one.
Among the competitors that submitted valid bids were also consortia led by ICA Constructora, Comsa Infraestructuras, Constructora de Proyectos Viales de México and Impulsora de Desarrollo Integral.
In accordance with the ruling, the contract must be signed on June 19 and the work must begin on June 22, 2026.
The project will have an execution period of 934 calendar days and will be carried out under a lump-sum price scheme.
The project is part of the passenger train infrastructure for Saltillo–Nuevo Laredo and considers a multi-annual scheme covering three budgetary periods.
This train is one of the railway corridors promoted by the federal government in northern Mexico, with a total estimated investment of US$9.104bn, according to the Proyectos México platform.
(The original version of this content was written in Spanish)
