Roads
Institutional Arrangement
Is a Federal Government entity and represents the sectorial authority, responsible for promoting adequate transport and communications networks to contribute to services accessibility, and cope with globalization trends.
Its principal objectives are to maintain the federal road network, and to foster the development of modern, secure and quality infrastructure to increase the country’s economic competitiveness.
In charge of planning, coordinating, and assessing Mexico’s road programs, This programs represent the guidelines for the construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of rural and feeder roads.
Responsible for developing the strategic plan of the federal road network, and organizing the bidding processes to award road infrastructure concessions.
Responsible for maintaining and improving the physical conditions of federal roads (toll-free), by means of public works in roads and bridges.
SCT has representative offices in every state, known as SCT Centers. Their mission is to contribute to the development of road networks in each state by executing and promoting institutional programs in coordination with the Undersecretary of Infrastructure.
Deconcentrated entity of the Federal Government that provides transport and logistics solutions to the public and private sectors, ensuring the quality and sustainability of the sector, and contributing to the country’s development. IMT offers applied research, technological, laboratory services, and technical assistance for the preparation of guidelines, manuals and methodologies.
FONADIN is a vehicle of the Mexican Government, used to develop infrastructure in the communications, transport, water, environment and tourism sectors. Additionally, FONADIN holds 50 road concessions, whose revenue is used to build new infrastructure.
Mexican development bank that provides long term financing to infrastructure projects with high social profitability to encourage the participation of the private sectors and commercial banks. BANOBRAS holds three road concessions.
Is a decentralized entity of the Federal Government whose objective is to administer and exploit, by itself or through concessions assigned to third parties, certain federal roads and bridges. CAPUFE is responsible for the maintenance, rehabilitation and improvement of these assets, and occasionally participates in investment projects.
Local authorities that hold the concession of 23 roads throughout the country
3 thousand km out of the 9 thousand km of toll roads in the National Road Network are concessioned to the private sector
Investment Cycle
Planning
SCT establishes medium and long term sectorial programs for road infrastructure development, based on the objectives and strategies defined by the National Development Plan and the National Infrastructure Program. The main objectives of the Communications and Transport Sectorial Program are to a) improve and upgrade rural and feeder roads, b) support a temporary job program, and c) modernize interstate roads.
Identification
SCT identifies road projects to be developed, in accordance with planning documents. Unsolicited proposals of PPP projects must be aligned to national and sectorial plans.
Structuring
The General Directors of Roads, Road Maintenance, and Road Development prepare those pre-investment studies and analysis necessary for the structuring and executions of the projects.
Registration
For those projects that require federal funds, SCT presents a registration application to the Investment Unit of the Ministry of Finance (whether funded with fiscal budget or by the National Infrastructure Fund or FONADIN).
Prioritization
The CIGFD will evaluate the projects that require the allocation of federal funds, and will decide its inclusion in the draft of the annual expenditure budget. Additionally, this commission will determine the prioritization of the projects based on a) socioeconomic profitability; b) its impact in extreme poverty reduction; c) regional development, and d) concurrence with other programs and investment projects.
Authorization
- Projects that require federal funds are authorized by the House of Representatives.
- Projects with funding from FONADIN are authorized by the Fund.
- The IU will issue an opinion of economic viability for those projects that do not require public resources.
Promotion
Different sources of funds are available for the projects, depending on their particular characteristics and their financial structure, including federal funds or PEF, and funds form FONADIN, BANOBRAS, commercial banks, institutional and private developers, and from institutional investors.
Bidding
SCT determines the tender guideless of each project, and registers them in CompraNet.
Financing
Different sources of funds are available for the projects, depending on their particular characteristics and their financial structure, including federal funds or PEF, and funds form FONADIN, BANOBRAS, commercial banks, institutional and private developers, and from institutional investors.
Execution and Operation
Carried out by SCT for federal roads, and by the awarded operators and developers for concessions, supervised by SCT according to contractual conditions.