Mexico Narrows Water System Bidding

After opening financial bids for the El Zapotillo-Leon water system contract, Mexican water authority has narrowed the bidding to 2 finalists. The first consortium is made up of Abengoa Mexico, Befesa Agua and Abeinsa, and the second includes Korea Water Resources, and units of Samsung and Techint. The contract to build and operate the water transfer system serving Guadalajara, Jalisco and Leon, Guanajuato requires an estimated investment of MXP5.36bn ($460m). A third consortium led by Acciona was disqualified on technical requirements.