Project

construction of the Tunal II dam in the state of Durango.

Sector: Water and Environment


Last Revision

September 15, 2025
Short Name of the Project:
0907 Tunal II Dam in Durango, Dgo.
Type of Investment:
Greenfield
Subsector:
Water Supply
Asset (s):
 Dam 126,000,000 m3 
Contract Currency:
Mexican Pesos MXN
Estimated Investment MXN:

4,560,040,000

Estimated Investment USD:

246,488,648

Exchange rate (USD/MXN) used by the Ministry of Finance for the economic plan 2025: $ 18.5
Contract Scope:
  Construction

DESCRIPTION

The project involves the construction of a surface water collection system to replace the current underground sources. To this end, the Tunal II dam will be built on the El Tunal River. This dam will have multiple uses, and 50 million cubic meters per year will be used for the urban public sector.

Components:
1. Dam
2. Durango water treatment plant, phase 2
3. Pumping station
4. Pressure aqueduct
5. Gravity aqueduct
6. Complementary works

It will operate as a storage and flood control dam. The volume of water required by the urban public sector of the city of Durango will be conveyed to the Guadalupe Victoria dam via the Tunal River.

Benefits:
- Benefit from reduced public health risk.
- Benefit from improved living conditions for the population.
- Benefits from freeing up resources by no longer extracting groundwater.
- Environmental benefit from reversing the overexploitation of the aquifer.
- Benefit from preventing flooding in agricultural areas (damage to infrastructure and production).
- Benefit from preventing flooding in urban areas.

LEGAL AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURE

Type of Project
  Public
Type of Contract
  Public Works
Selection Process
Open Domestic Bidding
Payment Source
Budgetary

STATUS

Stage
  Execution
RELEVANT DATES
Request for proposals/Announcement August 14, 2025
Proposals Reception September 02, 2025
Ruling September 12, 2025
Execution/Construction Starting Date September 12, 2025
Term of the Contract December 07, 2027
Contractor
ICA Constructora S.A de C.V.  

GEOLOCATION

State(s)
Durango   

SPONSOR

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Entity
Comisión Nacional del Agua
Department
Subdirección General de Agua Potable, Drenaje y Saneamiento

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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Source
Compras MX
Description
Compras MX is the Digital Public Procurement Platform of the Federal Public Administration, where anyone can access information about the purchases made by the Government of Mexico to support its operations for the benefit of all.
ID
LO-16-B00-016B00985-N-168-2025
Tendering process
ID
AO-16-B00-016B00985-N-188-2025
Award of supervision
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Source
Transparencia Presupuestaria
Description
Digital platform used to monitor public expenditure, as well as the execution of public works throughout the country.
ID
2516B000018
Website
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Source
BANOBRAS
Description
Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos (BANOBRAS) is a development bank that makes the development of infrastructure projects with high social profitability possible, by providing long term funding to private developers, and state and municipal governments, and by promoting the participation of the private sector and commercial banks.

REMARKS

ID: 2516B000018

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