Carlos Slim Lands Lucrative Mayan Train & Tulum Airport Insurance Deal

The Olmeca-Maya-Mexica Airport, Railway, Auxiliary Services and Allied Group (GAFSACOMM), a division of the Ministry of National Defense (Sedena), has awarded a non-competitive tendering contract to businessman Carlos Slim. The contract, worth 279 million 400 thousand pesos, is for providing insurance services for the Maya Train and the Tulum Airport. The contract was awarded to Seguros Inbursa, S.A., a part of the Inbursa Financial Group, which is owned by Carlos Slim Helú.

The electronic national public tender, identified by the number "LA-07-HOC-007H0C999-N-2-2025", was announced on December 30, 2024. The tender for the contract, titled "Insurance service for assets of GAFSACOMM (airports and hydrocarbons)", was overseen by Carlos Alberto Calderón Reséndiz, Head of Material Resources and General Services Management Representative. Other key participants included David González Díaz, Manager of Acquisitions, Leandro Solís Martinez, from the acquisitions management area, and representatives from GAFSACOMM's Finance Department.

The tender document revealed that Seguros Inbursa was the sole applicant for the contract. The company was selected as it met all legal, administrative, technical, and economic requirements. Seguros Inbursa also demonstrated the necessary capacity and infrastructure to provide the service. The company met the required timelines, its corporate purpose aligned with the service required, and it is authorized to operate as an insurance institution.

CONTRACT DURATION

The contract stipulates that Seguros Inbursa must provide the insurance service from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. The insurance policy will take effect from the start of the contract period.