MEXICO CITY, Oct. 6, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Empresas ICA, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:ICA.MX) (NYSE:ICA), the largest infrastructure and construction company in Mexico, announces that a consortium led by its subsidiary Controladora de Operaciones de Infraestructura, S.A. de C.V. (CONOISA) signed one of the first contracts under the new Public Private Partnership law in Mexico with Servicios de Agua y Drenaje de Monterrey, the water and sanitation services company of the State of Nuevo León. CONOISA has a 37.75% interest in the consortium.
The bulk water delivery contract includes the construction, equipment, operation, and maintenance of the Monterrey VI Aqueduct. The 372 km pipeline will have a capacity of 6 m3/s and will increase by more than 40% the supply of potable water for the Monterrey metropolitan region – Mexico's third largest metropolis and industrial capital – ensuring adequate supplies for the next 30 years. Total investment in the project is expected to be approximately Ps. 17,684 million.
The Monterrey VI Aqueduct will bring water from intake works on the Rio Panuco to the existing Cerro Prieto reservoir in Linares, Nuevo León and pass through the states of San Luis Potosi, Veracruz, and Tamaulipas. The 84-inch diameter pipeline will have a maximum capacity of 6,000 liters/second. The project also includes six pumping stations, seven regime change tanks, a regulation tank, a pre-treatment system, and telemetry.
Alonso Quintana, ICA's CEO, said, "We are proud to be part of the solution for Monterrey's need for additional water resources. As a result of the region through which it passes, the Monterrey VI aqueduct will be a great engineering challenge in which we are pleased to participate. This project is an important addition to our portfolio of concessions, and keeps us in the vanguard of public private partnerships in Mexico."
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Empresas ICA, S.A.B. de C.V. is Mexico's largest infrastructure company. ICA carries out large-scale civil and industrial construction projects and operates a portfolio of long-term assets, including airports, toll roads, water systems, and real estate. Founded in 1947, ICA is listed on the Mexican and New York Stock exchanges. For more information, visit ir.ica.com.mx