July 3 (Reuters) - Queensland Treasury:
* Says a consortium formed by Spanish infrastructure firms Ferrovial FER.MC and Acciona ANA.MC has been chosen as preferred bidder for an Australian highway contract worth at least A$1.6 billion ($1.21 billion)
* Says contract is a 25-year public-private partnership
Source text for Eikon: [http://bit.ly/1dBohHb] Further company coverage: FER.MC
($1 = 1.3270 Australian dollars)