The two companies have thus prevailed over two bids from Chinese consortiums, as well as offers submitted by other Spanish companies such as Acciona, Azvi and OHLA.
ACS and Sacyr have been awarded new contracts in Chile for the construction of two sections of railway lines between Santiago and Melipilla, a municipality some 61 kilometres from the capital, for a combined amount of US$813 million (746 million euros).
Florentino Pérez's firm will carry out the works between Malloco and Lo Errázuriz through its construction company Dragados and in a 50% consortium with the Chilean company Besalco, for US$ 468 million (429 million euros).
For its part, the Spanish company Sacyr has won the section between Melipilla and Malloco for US$ 345 million (317 million euros), according to the results of the tender published by the State Railways Company (EFE Trenes de Chile), an entity that highlights this tender as the largest in its history.
The two companies have thus prevailed over two bids from Chinese consortiums, as well as offers submitted by other Spanish companies such as Acciona, Azvi and OHLA.
Following notification of the outcome of the process, EFE will begin drafting the contracts that will allow the works to begin during the first four months of 2025, with the expectation that the first section will begin operations from Lo Errázuriz to Talagante by the end of 2027, in combination with the future station on metro line 6, which is already under construction.
This is a highly anticipated project in Chile that will benefit more than 57 million people a year when it comes into operation, improving the quality of life of users in the eight communes through which the route will run.
The line will have 11 stations along a 61-kilometre stretch, with three tracks to Malloco (two for passengers and one for freight) and two to Melipilla (one for passengers and one for freight), along with connections to metro lines 1 and 6.
The project includes the construction of 15 grade-separated vehicular crossings, 49 grade-separated pedestrian connections, 12 automated crossings; workshops and garages, total confinement of the road and the installation of signalling, communications and electrical power systems.
