The Community of Madrid awards two consortia the contracts for the new Justice City in Valdebebas
The Community of Madrid will award the construction of the new City of Justice to two consortia. One group includes OHLA, Azvi, and Rover Infraestructuras, and the other comprises Dragados and Acciona. These consortia beat out other temporary unions of companies that had entered the bidding process, including Ferrovial, Sacyr, and FCC; San José and Avintia; and Ortiz, Lantania, and Vías y Construcciones, which is also a subsidiary of ACS. The awards mark the start of a major urban and judicial complex to be built in the Valdebebas neighborhood, in Madrid’s northwest.
The OHLA/Azvi/Rover team won the first lot by scoring 87.25 out of 100. San José and Avintia trailed with 83.61, followed by Dragados and Acciona with 73.98, Ortiz/Lantania/Vías y Construcciones with 72.64, and Ferrovial/Sacyr/FCC with 59.94. In parallel, Dragados and Acciona took the second lot, achieving 84.87 points, just ahead of the first-lot winner with 84.08 points. San José and Avintia ranked third with 79.92, and Ferrovial/Sacyr/FCC placed fourth with 76.67. The final award is expected to be formalized in the coming July, according to the contracting authority.
The first lot encompasses the construction and commissioning of the Madrid Superior Court of Justice, civil and criminal sections of the Provincial Court, administrative offices and meeting rooms, a parking facility with 2,900 spaces, plus a restricted parking zone and the surrounding urbanization. The tender for this stage carried a budget of 202 million euros. The second lot, the higher-valued portion with a budget of 476 million euros, covers the development of the courts for all jurisdictional orders, including the prosecution service, common services, evidence deposition, file storage, and the underground parking and restricted parking that serve the site. The project also includes the linked facilities required to support judicial operations.
The planning documents outline a phased approach to the project. The first phase aims to have the new City of Justice fully built and operational by 2028. In September 2026, it is planned that the Madrid High Court, civil and criminal sections of the Provincial Court, the General Trial Courts, their restricted parking areas, a public and a restricted car park, and the administrative services will become operational.
The second phase is slated to run from October 2026 to September 2027. It includes the construction of the Prosecutor’s Office building, the Juvenile Courts, the Family Courts, the Courts of Instigation, the Insolvency Courts, the Commercial, Social, and Administrative Litigation Courts, along with all associated underground parking and auxiliary services. The third and final phase will house the Investigation, Criminal, and Violence Against Women courts, the Penitentiary Guard, the evidence depot, the archives, and the remaining buildings. These elements are scheduled to complete between October 2027 and December 2028.
The project’s history stretches back more than two decades. The initial concept was launched in 2003, presented in 2004, and approved in 2005. The financial crisis derailed the plan between 2007 and 2008, leading to the dissolution of the public promoter company in 2014. Under the administration of Ignacio González, the project was revived but later shelved again in 2017. In 2022, Isabel Díaz Ayuso’s government brought the idea back to life. Early plans favored a concession model, but market volatility and the European Central Bank’s interest-rate policy reduced attractiveness, causing the bid to remain unawarded. The Presidency and Justice Ministry then revised the specifications to a conventional works contract, which re-attracted interest from major national construction and infrastructure firms.