📋 Tender Overview
Representatives of the Federal Government, the Government of Pernambuco and the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) participated this Thursday (5), in Recife (PE), in a public hearing to discuss the project for the transfer of assets and concession of the metro rail system in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, currently operated by Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos (CBTU), a company linked to the Ministry of Cities.
The hearing marks another stage in the system concession structuring process, which foresees the transfer of subway management to the state government, followed by the concession of the operation to the private sector. The objective is to modernize the infrastructure, expand integration with the metropolitan transport system and raise the quality standard of service provided to the population. Furthermore, stateization seeks to align the management of the metro-rail system with the competencies provided for in Brazilian legislation.
During the public hearing, representatives from the federal government, the state and partner institutions presented the main aspects of the projects modeling and heard contributions from society and experts to improve the proposal.
The director of Sustainability and Special Projects at the Ministry of Cities, Alice Carvalho, participated in the debate representing the department. The concession should help reduce travel times, improve passenger comfort and safety and guarantee universal accessibility at stations, in addition to stimulating job creation and modernization of the system, he highlighted.
The process foresees decisive investments by the Ministry of Cities for the recovery and modernization of infrastructure, with an investment of R4 billion in the first five years of the concession, in addition to complementary initiatives such as the requalification of stations on the Center and South lines, with approximately R58 million in investments, the emergency acquisition of trains to immediately reinforce the fleet, and the purchase of 100 electric buses to strengthen the integration of metropolitan transport in the region.
Investments carried out by the National Secretariat of Urban Mobility have also been underway since 2024 to recover the railway infrastructure, including the replacement of tracks and sleepers in the Recife subway system, with resources of R136 million.
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