Almería puts nine fixed light points for events out to tender for 161,760 euros

Street events held in Almería will no longer depend on temporary generators. The City Council has opened the tender period to contract the installation of nine fixed electricity supply points in five public spaces in the capital, with a tender budget of 161,760.48 euros, VAT included, as reported by the Council. Interested companies may submit their offers until November 16. The execution period for the works is a month and a half from the award. The nine points are distributed as follows:

The works include the civil engineering, the electrical equipment, the connections and protections, and the legalization and inspection procedures to put them into operation. The aim is for these sites, which usually host cultural, festive and leisure activities, to have permanent connections. This avoids setting up a temporary installation and processing its legalization every time an event requiring electricity is organized. The City Council maintains that the costs of contracting temporary equipment and the visual and environmental impact of the generators will also be reduced. The councillor for Urbanism, Housing and Major Festivals, Eloísa Cabrera, states that the measure will make it possible to «improve the technical conditions of the public spaces that usually host activities and events, providing them with fixed, safe electrical installations adapted to the needs of each site». The contract is processed by simplified open procedure, with price as the sole award criterion. The budget breaks down into 133,686.35 euros plus 28,074.13 euros of VAT. The file was approved by the Executive Committee of the Gerencia Municipal de Urbanismo. To bid for the works, the offer must be submitted before November 16. The subsequent execution period is a month and a half.