Besalco will expand its alliance with Spanish Dragados

At the moment, they are work partners for the Metro. Besalco, controlled by the Bezanilla family, after the new contract that signed in alliance with the Spanish Dragados for Transportes de Pasajeros Metro, affirmed to ESTRATEGIA that "it is studying and negotiating different contract possibilities in this new alliance".

The contract with Metro includes the construction of civil works in Manquehue Station and interstation tunnels in Escuela Militar; in addition the construction of civil works Tramo 3 in stations Plaza Maipu and Santiago Bueras, and interstations extension 5 Line Maipu. This contract, for being one of construction, does not imply investment on the part of the company, whereas by works will collect US$100 million approximately. It is possible to indicate that Dragados in Chile from 1998, and it has participated in urban concessions like SCL Airport, Central Freeway and Vespucio Norte Express. On the other hand Besalco, created in 1944, has concessions such as Variante Melipilla, Route Interportuaria Talcahuano-Penco, Penitentiary Infrastructure Group 1 and 2, and the Convento Viejo dam second stage, among others.

Publication: Estrategia
Provider: Estrategia
Date: March 7, 2008