CHINCHA WWTP: INVESTORS HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 30 TO SUBMIT EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Lima, October 22, 2024.- In an event aimed at investors, the Private Investment Promotion Agency - PROINVERSIÓN announced that until December 30 expressions of interest will be received for the Chincha Wastewater Treatment (WWTP) Project that will benefit more than 345,000 inhabitants in seven districts.
In fact, the agency organized the “Event for the Promotion of the Chincha WWTP and Puerto Maldonado WWTP Projects”, where the technical, financial and legal components were presented to attract investors from the sanitation sector, project operators, builders, banks, consulting firms, law firms, among others.
The project to be awarded through a co-financed unsolicited proposal requires US$ 96.5 million of investment (excluding VAT) was declared of interest earlier this month, which opened a window of 90 calendar days for any third party (investor) to submit their expression of interest in the execution of the project.
If within this term one or more stakeholders (in addition to the proponent) participate, PROINVERSIÓN will carry out a selection process or, otherwise (if no stakeholders present themselves) the project will be awarded directly to the proponent (FCC Aqualia, S.A.).
The objective of the Chincha WWTP is to expand and improve the wastewater treatment and disposal service for the benefit of the inhabitants of seven districts: Chincha Alta, Chincha Baja, Grocio Prado, Pueblo Nuevo, Alto Larán, Sunampe and Tambo de Mora, which will benefit from the reduction of diseases related to inadequately treated wastewater, as well as water decontamination, contributing to a better quality of life.
The future concessionaire will be responsible for the design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of approximately 21 km of main collection networks and drive lines, a pumping station, two new 600-liter-per-second wastewater treatment plants, and 7.7 km of lines for the final disposal of treated wastewater.
The concession term is 24 years (four years: design, financing and construction and 20 years: operation and maintenance) and bidders must demonstrate experience in the construction, start-up and operation of two or more wastewater treatment plants.
CONTRACT IMPROVEMENTS
The event also served as a platform to promote the concession of the Puerto Maldonado Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) project in order to attract bidders.
In this case, the proposed improvement is aimed at reducing the risks assumed by investors, without losing the advantages of developing the project under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) modality.
The project will help close gaps, provide an efficient and sustainable wastewater treatment and disposal service, promote the decontamination of the Tambopata and Madre de Dios rivers, and contribute to improving the health and quality of life of families.
It is estimated that it will benefit 120,000 inhabitants in Madre de Dios and the investment is close to US$ 100 million for the installation and rehabilitation of 192 kilometers of primary and secondary sewerage networks, expansion of 13,800 household connections to the sewage network, as well as the construction, operation and implementation of the WWTP(s).
The concession term is 23 years through a PPP co-financed by the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation as grantor. It also includes the design, financing, construction, rehabilitation, expansion, operation and maintenance of wastewater collection, treatment and final disposal systems.
Source: Press Release – PROINVERSIÓN