Tender open for key Florida highway

Competition is strong in the tender process for a highway project in Florida. The contract is to design, construct, finance, operate and maintain the interstate I-4 highway and the investment required for the project is expected to exceed US$1.95 billion. The tender is being held by the Florida Department of Transport through a public-private partnership. The project includes the reconstruction of 35km of the I-4 and the revamped route will feature four tolled lanes. Spanish firms 980 OHL and 4914 FCC are partnering with Australian company 2378 Macquarie to form a consortium tendering for the project. Spanish companies 4761 Dragados (OHL) and 976 Acciona Infraestructuras are also partnering in a consortium for the project. Another Spanish company, 2717 Ferrovial, is also involved in a consortium interested in the project. The highway extends for a total of 73km in central Florida, with a capacity for an average of 1.5 million journeys/day.