Overview
- Envelopes open on February 27 to identify contenders to dredge, signal and operate the Vía Navegable Troncal linking the Greater Rosario ports to the Atlantic under a long-term concession.
- The technical plan phases a deepening to 40 feet over about five years and adds technology and security requirements, with the Paraná Bravo and Paraná Guazú branches in Entre Ríos incorporated at 34 feet.
- The economic framework sets tariff bands starting at US$3.80 per TRN and reaching up to US$6.18 later in the term, requires US$425 million in the first six years, ties new charges to delivered works and targets total investment near US$10 billion.
- Transparency measures include external auditing by the United Nations, user and provincial participation that shaped the pliegos, and a planned Council of Control, with exporter and port chambers publicly backing the process.
- Post-opening, offers face legal and financial screening, then technical review and finally price comparison over several weeks; the 2025 tender was annulled after a single bid, and reports cite Jan De Nul, DEME and Van Oord as potential entrants under rules that exclude state-backed firms.