The Federal Electricity Commission launches four international public bids for the construction of combined cycle power plants in Mexico

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These Bids have been promoted by the Federal Public Administration to continue fostering the CFE presence in the power generation market.

In general terms, the Bids contemplate the following aspects:

1.- The Bids aim to award engineering, procurement, and construction contracts (“EPC Agreements”) for the following projects:

Bid Number	Project Characteristics	Location
CFE-0001-CASAA-0002-2021	Power plant with a net annual capacity of 681,315 MW.	Mexicali, Baja California.
CFE-0001-CASAA-0003-2021	Two power plants with a net annual capacity of 1,037.218 and 520.842 MW, respectively.	Valladolid y Mérida, Yucatán.
CFE-0001-CASAA-0004-2021	Power plant with a net annual capacity of 1 086.398 MW.	Tuxpan, Veracruz.
CFE-0001-CASAA-0005-2021	Power plant with a net annual capacity of 680.598 MW.	San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora

2.- International and domestic companies are entitled to participate in the Bids provided they demonstrate their experience, and technical and financial capacity. Participation can be undertaken individually or through a consortium.

3.- Participants shall meet, inter alia, the following requirements: (i) their corporate purpose includes construction, operation, and maintenance of energy infrastructure projects; (ii) during the last five years, they have executed and completed a contract related to the construction of power plants with at least a 250 MW capacity; and (iii) their proposal must include a 25-year performance guarantee on the power plant´s gas turbines.

4.- Participants must post a bid bond in the form of a standby letter of credit in the amount of USD$10,000,000.00 (ten million dollars.)

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