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PPP Vial Circuito 6

Project number 12986-01

Country Uruguay

Sector Transport

Status Proposed

Basic information

Company name
Circuito Seis Cuchilla Grande SA

Investment type Loan

E&S category
B

Disclosed date
10/23/2020

Projected board date
01/26/2021

Sponsoring entity
Rover Infraestructuras SA y Construcciones Viales y Civiles (CVC) SA

Team Leader
Duhart, Martin Javier

Financial Summary

Financing Requested
Up to US$45 million

Financing Currency

USD

Client
information

For inquiries about the Project please contact.

Name: Horacio García Terra
Title: Director and technical representative of Construcciones Viales y Civiles S.A.
Phone number: +59826037513
Email: hgt@cvc.com.uy

ALCANCE Y OBJETIVO DEL PROYECTO

The “Circuito 6” project consists of upgrading 78 km of the existing Route 6 in the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, which connects Montevideo with the Brazilian border and crosses the departments of Montevideo, Canelones, Florida, Durazno, Cerro Largo, Tacuarembó, and Rivera (the "Project"). Pursuant to the Public-Private Participation Law and related regulations, and after an international public tender, the Ministry of Transportation and Public Works (MTOP) has awarded the construction, 20-year operation, and financing of the road infrastructure of Route 6 to the concessionaire Circuito Seis Cuchilla Grande SA, formed by the Spanish firm Rover Infraestructuras SA and the Uruguayan firm Construcciones Viales y Civiles SA (CVC). The maximum execution time for the initial works is 36 months.

The Project's works include: i) widening and restoring existing pavement structures; ii) widening and restoring the intersections with other routes, secondary roads, and accesses to the main route; iii) expanding the road between Belloni and Route 74 to a two-way street; iv) building bicycle lanes; v) refurbishing and/or building bridges and storm drains; vi) installing lighting and signage and metal guardrails; and vii) constructing a bypass to the city of San Ramon.

Classification
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Environmental
and
Social
Strategy

In accordance with the IDB Invest Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy, this has been preliminary classified as a Category B operation, given that the environmental and social impacts, as well the occupational risks foreseen for both the construction and operation stages are limited, reversible, and manageable through the implementation of plans and procedures well known in the sector.

Under the legislation in force, only the 8-kilometer San Ramón Bypass—which also includes the construction of three new bridges over the Pilatos Creek, the Santa Lucía River, and the old Santa Lucía river bed, and the construction of a bridge over the Tala Creek (located 1 km south of the start of the San Ramón Bypass)—require submitting an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to procure a Prior Environmental Authorization (PEA).

The Project's Environmental and Social Due Diligence (ESDD) will entail i) collecting and reviewing the available environmental and social documentation; ii) assessing the environmental and social management capacity of the construction consortium; iii) holding virtual meetings with representatives of the project developer, the construction consortium, government authorities (especially the MTOP's Topography Directorate, which is involved in involuntary resettlement management) and, eventually, third parties that may be affected by the Project; iv) identifying potential impacts and risks not properly identified or assessed in the corresponding environmental and social studies; and v) analyzing the Project's compliance with the IDB Invest Environmental and Social Sustainability Policy. Following the ESDD process, IDB Invest will produce an Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) and an Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP), which will be uploaded to this website.

Based on the information received and reviewed to date, the Performance Standards (PS) involved in this Project are as follows: PS1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts; PS2: Labor and Working Conditions; PS3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management; PS4: Community Health, Safety, and Security; and PS5: Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement. The final review of the PSs involved in the Project will take place following the completion of the ESDD process.

Additional Information

For questions and comments to IDB Invest please contact:

Name: IDB Invest Communication Group

Email: requestinformation@idbinvest.org

Additionally, affected communities can access the IIC´s Independent Consultation and Investigation Mechanism (ICIM) as follows:

Phone number: +1 (202) 623-3952

Fax number: +1 (202) 312-4057

Address: 1300 New York Ave. NW Washington, DC. USA. 20577

Email: mecanismo@iadb.org or MICI@iadb.org