Buenos Aires – While trying to close the financial engineering to award the “bullet train” to Rosario and Córdoba before the provincial elections of September 2, the government opened two new fronts involving passenger rail services within. The Department of Transport launched a tender to build a “train high performance” between Buenos Aires and Mendoza. which will require an excess of $ 150 million investment. The process involves the design and turnkey construction of a fast train between Retiro and Mendoza. As much as the government will not admit it publicly, comes this tender him as “glove” to campaign Julio Cobos, governor of Mendoza accompanying Cristina Kirchner in the formula. Applicants must submit their bids to the economic and technical background, engineering project work and financial offer. Proposals should include the provision of new diesel that can run at a maximum speed of 160 km / h trains. The minimum local participation required for consortia will be 50% for infrastructure and 40% for manufacturing and assembly of railway formations. Source: Weekly Newsletter Chamber of Tourism of Mendoza
