The National Administration of Public Education (ANEP) and the Institute for Children and Adolescents of Uruguay (INAU) signed the third public-private partnership contract with the Educational Infrastructure Consortium. The investment represents an estimated value of 42 million dollars to build and maintain 15 primary education centers and 27 child and family care centers (CAIF) throughout the territory.
The signing took place this Thursday, September 1, in the Executive Tower, with the presence of the Secretary of the Presidency, Álvaro Delgado; the deputy director of the Planning and Budget Office (OPP), Benjamín Irazabal; the Minister of Social Development, Martín Lema, and the Minister of Education and Culture, Pablo da Silveira. The Director of Education, Gonzalo Baroni; the president of ANEP, Robert Silva; the head of INAU, Pablo Abdala, and, as representative of the Educational Infrastructure Consortium, José Sánchez-Cano.
The project is promoted jointly by the ANEP and the INAU, and the successful bidder is made up of the companies BTD Capital 12, Tecnove, Conami and Basirey. The contracts, under the DBFO (design, construction, financing and maintenance) modality, will be valid for a period of 22 years, with a maximum of 3 for construction. During this period, payments will be made, subject to compliance with the service and quality indicators defined in the tender.
The commitment with ANEP provides for the construction and maintenance of 15 primary schools for 2,850 students in the departments of Canelones, Cerro Largo, Montevideo, Paysandú, Tacuarembó and Soriano. The agreement with INAU will allow the construction and maintenance of 27 CAIFs for 2,916 children in Canelones, Colonia, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandú, Río Negro, Salto, San José and Tacuarembo.
