Concession plans and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in infrastructure area provided by the state governments of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais total investments of nearly $35.73 billion in the coming years. A survey of Valor in the three states indicates that most of the projects focus on urban mobility, especially for metro works. And in the states, unlike what happens in the federal government, PPPs are the preferred model – they represent about 90% of the projects.
While São Paulo and Minas Gerais have an extensive list of projects that also includes transfer the administration of airports to the private sector and make concessions of state highways, Rio de Janeiro has only one Metrô project and another for highway concession, as well it have no plans at the moment – according to the press service of the Civil House – to count on the contribution of companies in other infrastructure projects.
São Paulo has the largest number of projects. The State Management Council of PPPs provides two Metrô works, one monorail work and one train network between cities, which together amount to $18.88 billion in investment. Other areas with PPPs designed are housing (20,000 houses in downtown São Paulo at a value of $2.34 billion), health (four hospitals and a medicine factory) and sanitation ($1.27 billion), among others with smaller amounts involved. The Secretary of Planning and Regional Development of the State of São Paulo, Julio Semeghini, expects that $12.25 billion are signed in PPPs between 2013 and 2014.
Out of the total of $25.01 billion in PPPs designed by the State of São Paulo, two notices to bid ($4.90 billion) were published, three finished the phase of public consultations ($714.7 million) and two are with their modeling approved by the Council of PPPs ($3.87 billion), while the others are being structured.
Semeghini, also vice-chairman of the Management Council of PPPs in São Paulo, said that there is a environment more favorable to increase the partnerships between state and the private sector, which is present not only in São Paulo. The increase in debt limit of the states, the provision of new lines of financing – in addition to the traditional ones such as BNDES, World Bank (IBRD) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) – and the public and private improvement in the design of good projects are combined to form this environment. We felt an increased interest both from private banks and foreign investors, he said.
In the road sector, the state government expects to grant the 60-km stretch of the Tamoios being expanded on the north coast of the state of São Paulo. As for the northern stretch of the Beltway – which has works scheduled to begin this month and end in February 2015 –, it should also be granted to the private sector, as occurred with the other stretches. The eastern part of the road contour, which is 44 kilometers long such as the northern stretch, is operated by SPMar, which must invest $2.75 billion in 35 years and have seven tolls.
In the state of Minas Gerais, the PPP Central Unit estimated $6.12 billion in investments over the next two years. The construction and operation of the Belo Horizonte metro are among them. The current track will be extended and two new ones will be built, causing the network to be expanded from 22 km to 38 km. The number of transported passengers should go from 200 thousand to 1 million per day. The total planned investment is $1.63 billion, of which $714.7 million will be disbursed by the private sector. The notice should be published still in the first half of 2013.
Another mobility project provides three branches of regional passenger trains in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, connecting 23 cities. The planned investment is $1.27 billion, and the number of people who should be transported can reach 120 thousand passengers per day. The metropolitan north arc of Belo Horizonte provides investment of $2.04 billion over 30 years. Only the construction of 62 kilometers of highway will require $1.27 billion. Other projects under consideration are the concession of 15 regional airports to the private sector.
In the road sector, Minas Gerais is one of the states with the largest network of state roads. A study showed that out of 7,000 km, 5,500 km could be granted or administered through PPPs. In all, 63 companies participated in the studies. Despite the big network, traffic on the highways is small. The challenge now is to develop a model that is attractive for companies, said the undersecretary of transport regulation of the State Department of Transport and Public Works of Minas Gerais, Diogo Prosdocimi.
In Rio de Janeiro, the Management Council of PPPs has only one infrastructure project in the portfolio. The agency expects the construction of Rio’s Metro Line 3, which will integrate the cities of Niterói and São Gonçalo, with 22 kilometers long. The planned investments (construction and operation) totaling about $1.53 billion. The demand is estimated at 600 thousand passengers per day.
The Department of Roads and Highways (Departamento de Estrada e Rodagem – DER) expects that the private sector do interventions and operate portions of the highways RJ-104 and RJ-106 and the contour Nova Friburgo/Bom Jardim. The planned investments in the initial study reach $867.9 million. The notice to bid should be launched this year. Unlike São Paulo and Minas Gerais, the metropolitan arc being built in Rio to relieve the city avenues still has not been planned to be granted to the private sector, according to the State Department of Works of Rio de Janeiro.
In the road sector, the state government expects to grant the 60-km stretch of the Tamoios being expanded on the north coast of the state of São Paulo. As for the northern stretch of the Beltway – which has works scheduled to begin this month and end in February 2015 –, it should also be granted to the private sector, as occurred with the other stretches. The eastern part of the road contour, which is 44 kilometers long such as the northern stretch, is operated by SPMar, which must invest $2.75 billion in 35 years and have seven tolls.
In the state of Minas Gerais, the PPP Central Unit estimated $6.12 billion in investments over the next two years. The construction and operation of the Belo Horizonte Metrô are among them. The current track will be extended and two new ones will be built, causing the network to be expanded from 22 km to 38 km. The number of transported passengers should go from 200 thousand to 1 million per day. The total planned investment is $1.63 billion, of which $714.7 million will be disbursed by the private sector. The notice should be published still in the first half of 2013.
Another mobility project provides three branches of regional passenger trains in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, connecting 23 cities. The planned investment is $1.27 billion, and the number of people who should be transported can reach 120 thousand passengers per day. The metropolitan north arc of Belo Horizonte provides investment of $2.04 billion over 30 years. Only the construction of 62 kilometers of highway will require $1.27 billion. Other projects under consideration are the concession of 15 regional airports to the private sector.
In the road sector, Minas Gerais is one of the states with the largest network of state roads. A study showed that out of 7,000 km, 5,500 km could be granted or administered through PPPs. All In all, 63 companies participated in the studies. Despite the big network, traffic on the highways is small. The challenge now is to develop a model that is attractive for companies, said the undersecretary of transport regulation of the State Department of Transport and Public Works of Minas Gerais, Diogo Prosdocimi.
In Rio de Janeiro, the Management Council of PPPs has only
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