Project

EXECUTION OF 6 WORKS IN ELECTRICAL SUBSTATIONS, IN THE STATE OF CHIHUAHUA.

Sector: Electricity


Last Revision

December 09, 2025
Short Name of the Project:
1042 CFE: Substations Paso del Norte
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 2026: $ 19.3
Contract Scope:
  Design,  Construction,  Equipment,  Installation

DESCRIPTION

Turnkey contract at a fixed price to carry out the project "361 SE Paso del Norte" consisting mainly of the construction and installation of 5 substations with voltage levels of 115 kV and 230 kV, with a total transformation capacity of 300 MVA and 105 MVAr, as follows:
- Subestación Paso del Norte Bank 2: busbar recalibration.
- Subestación Paso del Norte MVAr: one 30 MVAr capacitor bank connected to the main 115 kV busbar.
- Subestación Reforma MVAr: one 30 MVAr capacitor bank connected to 115 kV busbars 1 and 2.
- Subestación Cuatro Siglos MVAr: one 15 MVAr capacitor bank connected to the main 115 kV busbar.
- Subestación Médanos MVAr: one 15 MVAr capacitor bank connected to the main 115 kV busbar.
- Subestación Libertad MVAr: one 15 MVAr capacitor bank connected to the main 115 kV busbar.

The project scope includes: supply of equipment and permanent installation materials, 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, topographic surveys, underground facility census, and apparent soil electrical resistivity), and the delivery of training and instruction programs.

National content of the project:
At least 90% of the labor force,
At least 40% of the total project value.

CFE will not grant any advance payment nor make any payment 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

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

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Responsive image
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.
ID
CFE-0004-CACOT-0004-2025
Tender procurement

REMARKS

ID: 2253TVV0002.

Follow the Project

Leave your e-mail to receive updates on this Project.

 I have read and I accept the Privacy Notice