The eleven participants to the prequalification to build the third stage of Camino La Pí³lvora between Quebrada Las Animas and the harbour are Ferrovial-Agromí¡n; Mendes Junior & Asociados; Tricam / Ingenierí­­a Civil Vicente / Puga Mujica y Asociados; Consortium Icafal / Vial y Vives / Echeverrí­­a Izquierdo Ingenierí­­a y Construccií³n / Echeverrí­­­a Izquierdo Montajes Industriales; Brotec; Consortium Constructora Internacional / Constructora Raíºl Gardilcic / Claro, Vicuí±a, Valenzuela; Consortium Tecsa / Fe Grande / Con-Pax / Valko; Belfi; Sacyr; Besalco; and OHL / Abengoa. The third stage includes tunnel T1 (2.2 km). Visit www.moptt.cl 06/03. Nine groups have submitted offers for a Ps44 billion (around US$60.4 million) contract to build the third and last stretch of the Camino La Polvora highway, an alternative south access route to port city Valparaiso. A total of 11 groups prequalified for the tender, which is split into three contractual options: A) Quebrada las Tortugas T3 tunnel (435 m); B) T1 tunnel (2.2 km), connections and coastal route; and C) the project's entire works. The nine companies and their respective bids (in A, B and C option order and in pesos) are Brotec (Ps13.8 billion, Ps31.1 billion and Ps43.3 billion pesos); Ferrovial-Agromí¡n (Ps11.4 billion, Ps25.7 billion and Ps35.7 billion); Mendes Junior y Asociados (Ps16 billion, Ps38.4 billion and Ps52.8 billion); Icafal / Vial y Vives / Echeverrí­­­­a Izquierdo (Ps17.8 billion, Ps38.6 billion and Ps49.4 billion); Tecsa / Fe Grande / Con Pax / Valko y Cí­­a (Ps12.7 billion, Ps31.5 billion and Ps41.9 billion); Sacyr (Ps12.4 billion, Ps28.6 billion and Ps40.1 billion); Besalco (Ps13.2 billion, Ps32.5 billion and Ps44.4 billion); OHL / Abengoa (Ps14.3 billion, Ps29.6 billion and Ps40.8 billion); and Constructora Internacional / Raíºl Gardilcic Internacional / Claro, Vicuí±a, Valenzuela (Ps17.2 billion, Ps37.4 billion and Ps50 billion). Works could possibly beginning end-May. Visit www.moptt.cl 18/03.Ferrovial has been awarded the construction contract for stage III, section Quebrada Las Animas-Valparaí­­­so harbour, the last section of La Pí³lvora highway. The contract is worth Ps35.6 billion (US$50.9 million) and is for a fast roadway link between Santiago and Valparaí­­so, 120 km from the capital. The project is fundamental to provide a direct heavy traffic connection to the harbour bypassing the city centre. The new roadway is scheduled to open in 2007. Visit www.ferrovial.es 21/03.