b'C O N T I N U E DConnectivity, perseverance and integrated cor-porate strength helped us work toward a winning bid, Benavides said. This involved a great deal of work, months before the tenders release. We created a special team for the Tren Maya bid, led by me, with assignments divided with the goal to be more efficient. We reinforced the working teams mission and made sure everyone had a clear idea that we would win through not just hard work, but positive and constructive thinking.Mike Nakawatase, Deputy General Manager and Vice President of SCOA Steel & Non-Ferrous Metals Group, agreed that connecting the three countrys business strengths was a recipe for success.Sharing SCOA and SCLs knowledge and decadesChiapas, Campeche, and Quintana Roo have unem-of experience in the rail industry, plus SCMXsployment rates near the national average, while that of persistent and diligent efforts lead to a project thatYucatn is lower; Tabasco stands out with an unem-will enhance the lifestyle of thousands and contrib- ployment rate of 6.2%, the highest in the country. Lo-ute to Mexicos rising economic prominence in thecal communities will benefit from the improvement Americas, he commented.of urban infrastructure and public services associated SCOA Senior Corporate Counsel Diana Rosales,with the project. For members of SCMX to be a a member of the bid proposals legal team, said that part of a project that brings transportation and jobs contract bids for projects of this magnitude requireto much of the underserved Mexican populace is an untangling a tremendous amount of complexities,added bonus for his team, Benavides said. creating questions from all sides, and she is proud ofThis is an honor for us, because this is the main proj-the teams accomplishment. ect for the current Mexican governments plan, he Understanding that this was our first bid withsaid. We are shining a light on Mexicos infrastructure the Mexican government, I believe the team didproblems and solutions inside of our organization, as incredibly well based on the information we werewell as giving us exposure in Mexican media as one of supplied for this project, Rosales stated. We wonthe project suppliers.the contracts. When it comes to transportation projects, it looks as though the final destination of Tren Maya will be suc-cess, progress and a better-interconnected Mexico.SCMX has alreadyscheduled product deliveryfor each section, with 2,626 tonsof rail having arrived inPuerto Progreso on September 25.In October, the rails for Tren MayasSection 5 were transferredby land to Tulum usingtransportation coordinatedby SCMX.6 visions Fall 2021'