Canal de Isabel II, the public company that manages the water supplies for Madrid, Spain, has resolved the tender for the works to improve the sewerage networks that it manages in various municipalities in the Community of Madrid, reports iAgua.
The four lots of the tender, distributed according to geographical delimitation criteria, have been awarded the following result, published in the Public Procurement Portal of the Community of Madrid:
- Lot number 1, for an amount of €70,384,479.51 including taxes, has been awarded to the joint venture formed by Aqualia and FCC Construcción.
- Lot 2 was awarded to PACSA Servicios Urbanos y del Medio Natural, S.L., for €66,032,708.81 including taxes.
- Lot 3 was awarded to the joint venture formed by RUBAU, Aquaterra and Mariano López, for €65,775,053.78 including taxes.
- Lot number 4, for €61,403,200.18 with taxes, was awarded to OBRASCON HUARTE LAIN, S.A (OHLA).
The purpose of the lots corresponds to the actions included in the sewerage infrastructure execution agreements Plan SANEA, in which Canal de Isabel II manages the sewerage maintenance service.
The Sanea Plan is one of the backbone projects of Canal de Isabel II for the years 2018-2030, designed with the aim of working with the municipalities to improve the sewerage networks of the Community of Madrid. The plan is Canal's main instrument for drafting detailed studies on these networks and proposing actions aimed at solving the issues detected and anticipating other future problems.
Among the actions contemplated in the contracts, apart from those of the SANEA Plan, are those belonging to other sewerage management agreements signed with Canal. The type of works will consist of the installation, renovation, or improvement of collectors of between 300 mm and up to 3000 mm; the construction of wastewater pumping stations; the construction of pre-existing spillways, storm tanks and lamination tanks, and the installation of scuppers.
Each contract will have a total duration of five years, and the awarding of contracts to different contractors will ensure greater capacity for simultaneous implementation and, at the same time, minimise risks in the event of non-performance.
