Setback for the new Minister of Transport and Mobility Oscar Puente. general Directorate of HighwaysThe body, which falls under the former MITMA (Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda), is experiencing serious difficulties in implementing one of the last investments announced by the Council of Ministers before the end of the previous legislative session: the allocation of 414 million euros for the improvement of 1,515 kilometers of traditional roads.
Specifically, this investment was planned to be structured as follows: three different service contracts, depending on geographical area: first for Andalusia, Castilla-La Mancha and Extremadura; the second for Aragon, Catalonia, Murcia, La Rioja and the Valencian Community; and the third for Asturias, Cantabria, Castilla y León, Galicia and Madrid. Each suffered different fates, at least for now.
The tender covering the communities in the Mediterranean broadcast was the only tender among the three tenders that remained unchanged. Andalusia, Castilla-La Mancha and Extremadura applied price reviewAsturias, Cantabria, Castilla y León, Galicia and Madrid suspendedexpects to prepare a new document, predictably increasing the financial amount offered. In total, the estimated value of the contracts under control is approximately €290 million.
According to the documents published on the State Tender Portal, in one of the tenders, the General Directorate of Highways, “in the current economic context”, ” best option for general interest and to facilitate the proper execution of the contract.” apply the price revision mentioned above. When contacted, the Communications Department of the Ministry of Transportation had not received a response as of the close of this issue.
Renewal of 1,515 km of conventional roads
The 1,515-kilometer investment, announced on July 11, includes milling and replacement works, micro-agglomerates, reinforcements, repair of bumps and potholes, recycling and sealing, as well as repainting road signs and, if necessary, waterproofing structures on the road surface. roads traditional through and through entire national region. Because this is new Instead of doing a traditional work, we prefer a service that will increase durability Road infrastructure and user comfort.
Three contracts were divided into two 25 lotsTogether three-year initial perioddespite can be extended for two more people. Ministry of Transport, this investment of 414.7 million euros (excluding VAT), will increase the level of road maintenanceIt guarantees “safe and sustainable driving” as well as being a model already implemented in other administrations.
Maintenance in principle to be applied to the surface of conventional roads. But “as long as it is adequately justified” performances may also be included highways anyone highways. Successful bidders will submit the actions of each lot to be developed to the contract administrator for approval on an annual basis. Although everything must be within budget, “it may be changed due to circumstances determining the need to include actions for pavements whose condition may pose a danger to road safety or require urgent action due to greater than expected deterioration of the pavement,” they explained from the Ministry.
Government prepares 130 million to speak more
Yesterday, the Council of Ministers announced the new investment. 131 million euros to improve road maintenance in the provinces of A Coruña, Ciudad Real, Teruel, Huesca and Palencia. As with the previous contract, the duration of the contract is three years, extendable up to five, and covers 1,127 kilometers of roads. On this occasion, the specifications pay more attention to promoting energy efficiency and reducing emissions.