Project

EXECUTION OF 5 WORKS IN ELECTRICAL SUBSTATIONS, IN THE STATE OF CHIHUAHUA.

Sector: Electricity


Last Revision

December 09, 2025
 
Short Name of the Project:
1042 CFE: 361 Paso del Norte Substations bank 2
Type of Investment:
Brownfield
Subsector:
Transmission / Distribution
Asset (s):
 Power Station /Electrical Substation 300 MVA 
Contract Currency:
US Dollars
Estimated Investment MXN:

N.A.

Estimated Investment USD:

N.A.

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

DESCRIPTION

Turnkey construction contract at a fixed price for the project consisting primarily of the construction and installation of five substations with voltages of 115 kV and 230 kV, with a total transformation capacity of 300 MVA and 105 MVAr:
- Paso del Norte Substation, Busbar 2: busbar recalibration.
- Paso del Norte Substation: a 30 MVAr capacitor bank connected to the main 115 kV busbar.
- Reforma Substation: a 30 MVAr capacitor bank connected to buses 1 and 2 of the 115 kV line.
- Cuatro Siglos Substation: a 15 MVAr capacitor bank connected to the main 115 kV busbar.
- Médanos Substation: a 15 MVAr capacitor bank connected to the main 115 kV busbar.
- Libertad Substation MVAr: a 15 MVAr capacitor bank connected to the 115 kV main busbar.

The scope of the project includes: supply of equipment and materials for permanent installation, development of the engineering associated with the electromechanical and civil design concepts, execution of the electromechanical and civil works, performance of pre-operational tests, as well as the preparation, analysis, and evaluation of the required studies (geotechnical studies, topographic surveys, inventory of underground installations, and apparent electrical resistivity of the ground) and the delivery of training programs.

National content of the project:
- At least 90% of the workforce.
- At least 40% of the total project value must be of national origin.

CFE will not grant any advance payments or make any payments during the project execution period.

LEGAL AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURE

Type of Project
  Public
Type of Contract
  Public Works
Selection Process
International Tender Under Treaty
Payment Source
Budgetary

STATUS

Stage
  Bidding
Substage
  Proposal Development
RELEVANT DATES
Request for proposals/Announcement December 04, 2025
Proposals Reception February 05, 2026
Ruling February 25, 2026
Contract Signing March 25, 2026
Execution/Construction Starting Date March 26, 2026
Term of the Contract May 20, 2027

GEOLOCATION

State(s)
Chihuahua   

SPONSOR

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Entity
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
Department
Gerencia de Contrataciones de Obra
Contact
Héctor Omar Leal Nava
E-mail
omarl.leal@cfe.mx

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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Source
Comisión Federal de Electricidad
Description
The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) is a public company of a social nature that provides electricity, a fundamental service for the development of a nation. It is a productive state enterprise, exclusively owned by the federal government, with legal personality and its own assets. It enjoys technical, operational, and managerial autonomy in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Electricity Commission Law.
ID
CFE-0004-CACOT-0004-2025
Tender procurement

REMARKS

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