The Brazilian National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) published the public notice for the concession of the Belo Horizonte Metro, which operates in the capital of Minas Gerais. The project includes the management, operation and maintenance of the network, including Line 1 (Novo Eldorado–Vilarinho) and Line 2 (Nova Suiça-Barreiro), which will be built. The auction is scheduled for December 22, at B3, in São Paulo.
“This is a project that the current government has been working on for a long time and now it is materialized with the public notice. ANPTrilhos looks forward to holding the auction at the end of the year and hopes that, regardless of the result, Line 2 and the modernization of the Belo Horizonte metro-rail system will become a reality for the improvement of the transport service”, explains Roberta Marchesi, Executive Director of the National Association of Passenger Rail Operators (ANPTrilhos).
According to BNDES, the project’s total estimated investment is R$ 3.5 billion, over the 30 years of the concession contract. The bidder who offers the highest value for the acquisition of shares will be the winner of the auction. The minimum amount is R$ 19.3 million.
The planned investment includes the upgrading and expansion of the existing line at one more station (Novo Eldorado, in the city of Contagem), as well as the construction of Line 2, which will have seven new stations and will be 10.5 km long. The studies indicate that after the investments, the system should benefit about 270 thousand passengers daily, of which 50 thousand should use the new Line 2. The forecast is that the new stations will begin to be inaugurated from the 4th year of the concession and that all will be operational in the 6th year.
Today, the system has Line 1 serving municipalities of Belo Horizonte and Contagem, with 19 stations and a length of 28.1 km. Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos (CBTU) is responsible for operating the system. It is a public company and the Government owns 100% of its shares.
The public notice, attachments and information about the bidding are available on the website and on the BNDES’ Project Hub.
BNDES website: https://bit.ly/3LCwn4a
Project Hub: https://bit.ly/3SjmBpU
