CCCC-Backed Mota-Engil Signs Mexico Rail Contract

Mexico’s Integrated Public Train and Transport Agency (ATTRAPI) awarded the design-and-build (DB) contract for the 68-km Querétaro–San Miguel de Allende passenger railway to a consortium led by Mota-Engil México. According to the evaluation ruling published by ATTRAPI on the ComprasMX government procurement platform on October 2, 2026, the contract is worth 22.4077 billion Mexican pesos (about US$1.23 billion, VAT included).

The ATTRAPI ruling states that the contract was signed on October 16, 2026, with work to begin the following day and an execution period of 973 calendar days. The consortium comprises Mota-Engil México, Mota-Engil Engenharia e Construção and Mota-Engil Engenharia e Construção África. The scope covers viaducts, stations, tunnels, railway overpasses and underpasses, and pedestrian bridges between kilometers 0+000 and 68+000. The line is designed for a top speed of 177 km/h.

Mota-Engil is an engineering group headquartered in Portugal. According to a March 31, 2021 announcement by China Communications Construction Company Limited (601800.SH), its board approved a proposal to take a stake in Mota-Engil on October 29, 2020, and a share purchase agreement was signed on November 27, 2020. CCCC holds approximately 31% of Mota-Engil through its wholly owned subsidiary Epoch Capital Investments B.V.

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