Benidorm launches tender for the new sewer collector for Palau d'Esports, which will replace the current pumping station

Benidorm City Council, through the Local Government Board, has approved the tender for a new wastewater collector at the L'Illa de Benidorm Sports Palace to remove and replace the facility's existing wastewater pumping station. The project for this collector was carried out by Hidraqua, the concessionaire of the Municipal Drinking Water and Sanitation Service, on behalf of the Department of Water Cycle.

The processing of the application will be carried out as standard, and the procedure to be used will be open. According to the proposal, the budget is €475,989.13, and the construction period is set at three months. The investment will be financed from the concessionaire's infrastructure renovation funds. The project has already been reviewed by technicians, "and meets the technical and regulatory criteria required by municipal planning and sector regulations," according to José Ramón González de Zárate, Councillor for Water Cycle.

Palau d'Esports is located in an area where municipal sewage systems are still under development. Therefore, since the construction of the sports infrastructure, wastewater has been evacuated from the facility using a pumping station installed on the premises.

González de Zárate noted that due to persistent operational problems at the aforementioned pumping station "with periodic incidents in operation and maintenance," it was deemed appropriate to commission the drafting of a technical solution "to ensure the efficient disposal of wastewater most sustainably and reliably." Thus, after the project was approved, the award process was given the green light to begin.

The approved project proposes "a new gravity collector that will eliminate the existing pumping station, reducing energy consumption, maintenance costs, and the risk of spills due to pump failure," explained the councillor. González de Zárate added that with the implementation of this project, "we are solving some wastewater disposal problems that occurred frequently at the Palau and are moving forward with the renovation of all hydraulic infrastructure to further advance efficient water management."

Regarding the award criteria for identifying the most advantageous bid, the mathematical criterion will be weighted with a maximum of 75 points, with the bid price receiving a maximum of 60 points and the proposed improvements a maximum of 15 points. Technical criteria will be assessed with a maximum of 25 points. The technical report on the project will have a maximum score of 12 points, the justification of the deadline and the work program a maximum of six points, and risk management, quality control, environmental improvement, and the health and safety plan will be assessed with up to seven points.