The Board of Directors of Mexican Petroleum (PEMEX) approved the Guidelines for Mixed Development Schemes of the State-Owned Enterprise, Mexican Petroleum, and instructed their publication and registration.

“Artículo 11.- Petróleos Mexicanos y sus empresas filiales pueden celebrar contratos con particulares o esquemas para desarrollo mixto, incluyendo modalidades que les permitan asociarse o compartir costos, gastos, inversiones, riesgos y demás aspectos de las actividades de las que sean titulares, conforme a lo dispuesto en la Ley del Sector Hidrocarburos y en las disposiciones que al efecto emita su Consejo de Administración.”

Source: PEMEX

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• The freight infrastructure will be built in two stages over a period of two years and six months, generating 26,200 direct jobs.
• It will have intermodal terminals in Poxilá and Progreso, Yucatán; Cancún and Chetumal, Quintana Roo; and Palenque, Chiapas, which will serve as a connection point with the Interoceanic Train.

The Felipe Ángeles Corps of Engineers of the Ministry of National Defense will be responsible for constructing the Maya Train’s freight infrastructure, a project that will be linked to the development of the Port of Progreso, whose expansion is under the supervision of the Ministry of the Navy. Additionally, a station will be established in Palenque to connect with the Interoceanic Train.

Source: Presidency of the Republic

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The Head of the Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency, José Antonio Peña Merino, presented the first delivery of the Digital Investment Window, within the framework of the National Law to Eliminate Bureaucratic Procedures and Corruption, submitted to Congress. This initiative is based on the principle of having the same procedures, requirements, and timelines across all three levels of government and throughout the three stages of investment: incorporation, construction, and operation. It is designed to be 100 percent digital and aligned with the Mexico Plan and the Well-being Poles.

With the Digital Window:

• A maximum timeframe of one year to start operations, even in the most complex investment cases involving numerous procedures.
• A streamlined process involving just 32 procedures: 5 for incorporation, 19 for construction, and 8 for operation.
• A 75% reduction in requirements.

Source: Presidency of the Republic

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CompraNet has been transformed into ComprasMX, renewing its image and integrating an intuitive interface with relevant information, while maintaining transparency, efficiency, and equitable access for citizens, suppliers, contractors, and government entities.

ComprasMX is the Federal Public Administration’s Digital Public Procurement Platform, where anyone can access information about the purchases made by the Government of Mexico for its operations, for the benefit of all. Everything is available in a clear, timely, and transparent manner, so you can see how and where public resources are used.

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• The Public Procurement Law now includes mechanisms for better pricing, strengthens consolidated purchases and strategic dialogues; 65 percent of purchases must be of national content; support will be provided to MSMEs, and CompraNet will be modernized.
• Under the Public Works Law, the Government of Mexico and the private sector will engage in dialogue to develop more accurate proposals; market research will be incorporated; contracting times will be reduced, and preference will be given to local companies.

Source: Presidency of the Republic 

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