adifThe manager of Spanish rail infrastructure is accepting bids for its biggest tender for ongoing works. In total, it took three bids to win Construction of Puerta de Atocha via stationThis will mean: Investment of 514.3 million eurosIt was approved by the Council of Ministers last June. The transit station will be underground and will form the basic infrastructure that will enable Madrid to have a large station spread over two terminals. Atocha And chamartinas well as serving as a connection to the entire Spanish high-speed network.
Three proposals submitted through temporary collaborations (UTE), adif They are managed by the country’s main construction and infrastructure companies, including all those listed. The first UTE consists of: ferrovial, FCC And COMSA; for the second Combedsubsidiary ACS, Tecsa, San Jose Group And Bridges Group; and for the third Action, Sacyr And OHLAAs confirmed in the documents published by EL PERIÓDICO DE ESPAÑA and ACTIVOS on the Government Contracting Portal.
For now, while we are waiting for the economic offer of each candidate to be learned, the evaluation report of the criteria that cannot be evaluated with formulas, which is one of the envelopes that make up each UTE’s offer, Dragados, Tecsa, Grupo San José and Grupo Puentes are the best located To win this mega contract. This temporary conglomerate achieved 48.83 points compared to 44.43 and 44.14 achieved by UTE respectively. On the one hand, Sacyr, Acciona and OHLA, Ferrovial, FCC and COMSA for another.
Even though there was a fair participation, this time It wasn’t too high with only three bids. However, since it is a contract with such a high estimated value, this situation is normal and has caused even the country’s largest construction companies to come together and confront each other. Other smaller tenders often offer more than a dozen bids, or even more, even though they number over 100 million. On this occasion, interested parties will be able to send their proposals and documents until September 28, and will also have the opportunity to visit the activities organized by Adif on the 6th of the same month. The railway administration reserves the right to comment once the tender is finalized.
Puerta de Atocha station project
The new Atocha transit station is one of the most important railway infrastructures under construction in Spain. It has its beginning great technical complexityAlthough the aim is to improve it maintaining circulation. If the plan comes true, Adif will finance the work at least in part through the European Union’s “Connecting Europe” Mechanism (CEF).
The project will be carried out underground four new tracks and two platforms, located under the existing high-speed station and Méndez Álvaro street. This new infrastructure will connect the high-speed tunnel between Puerta de Atocha and Chamartín to a soon-to-be redeveloped station, with the new high-speed southern access to the capital, which, as Adif explained, has been in service since July last year. Note: Tender for works. With the new facilities coming into service High-speed trains will be able to stop at both stations. This is vital because it represents the total connection of the northern half of the Peninsula with the southern half of the Spanish high-speed network.
According to the railway manager, the transit station will be built by taking advantage of the existing irregularity and will connect the new entrance gate at Méndez Álvaro at the southern end with Puerta de Atocha in the north. New infrastructure is planned to be established integrated into the rest of existing high-speed installationsUsing the same entrance halls or control filters to ensure maximum utilization and avoid duplication of areas and equipment. Among the technical features of the new building, it stands out as having a large central opening that will allow light to enter through the skylight and a large curtain wall on the facade. Mendez Alvaro.
The railway manager, led by María Luisa Domínguez and affiliated with the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, awarded public works tenders worth 3 billion 565 million euros between January and September, an increase of 25% compared to the same period of the previous year. According to statistics published by the Association of Construction Companies and Infrastructure Concessionaires (SEOPAN) up to the third quarter, the contracts put on the market by Adif alone represent 16.6 percent of the total amount tendered in this regard in Spain so far this year. .