Quintana Roo Builders Pin 2026 Hopes on Public Works

CHETUMAL — Although Quintana Roo’s construction sector has increased its participation in public tenders and secured contracts for small projects, machinery rental, and material supply, industry representatives hope to close 2026 with more work assignments.

Manuel Moguel Manzur, president of the Mexican Chamber of the Construction Industry (CMIC) in Quintana Roo, said this would allow companies, especially those in the southern region, to fully reactivate, improve their finances, and meet year-end commitments without complications after months of facing the risk of closure because they could not remain operational.

“We have truly been moving toward a momentum of greater participation in state, regional, and municipal public tenders, seeking this alternative so that we are not active only in the public works sector but also in the private sector, where we have been working the most, and so that we have an alternative independent of public works,” he said. “We are trying to get ahead despite this recession being experienced at the national level, but it is an alternative that could allow us to solve these types of problems and close the year without so many difficulties, especially in the southern zone.”

He emphasized that the intention behind taking advantage of opportunities that arise in the coming months is to ensure that, before the electoral process when bidding processes are suspended, businesses in the sector have options to sustain themselves until the change of state and municipal administrations. This would allow them to continue the work they have secured and restart negotiations with the new authorities so as not to fall behind.

“There is still a year until the election, so it should not really affect the project, but that is why we are looking for these opportunities, so that when the time comes we will have a way to continue generating income and then, when the government changes, we can make the appropriate approach to ensure they take us into account, keep that channel of communication open, and that local builders continue to be considered,” he said.

Moguel Manzur reiterated that the most important result of Quintana Roo construction companies winning bids is that the economic benefits remain in the state through tax payments and purchases of supplies. Winning bids also creates jobs and generates direct and indirect benefits by strengthening value chains such as transportation, material supply, professional services, and local consumption.