Excavaciones Simón SL is set to carry out regeneration work on the hillside surrounding Guardamar Castle after becoming the only company to bid for the municipal contract.
Guardamar City Council’s Contracting Committee unanimously agreed to recommend the company for the project, which forms part of the regional Vega Renhace Plan.
Excavaciones Simón submitted an offer of €239,023.40, including VAT, against a maximum tender budget of €241,348.86. The bid was therefore €2,325.46 below the original budget—a reduction of approximately 1%.
The committee examined the company’s documentation and formally admitted it to the procurement procedure. Officials subsequently confirmed that the financial offer was not considered abnormally low under the conditions established in the tender specifications.
Alongside its price, Excavaciones Simón agreed to deliver all three additional improvements included in the contract’s evaluation criteria. However, the company did not offer to extend the warranty period or complete the work ahead of schedule.
Its proposal received a total score of 70 points, comprising 50 points for the financial offer and 20 for the three improvements.
As the only bid submitted and accepted, the company was unanimously recommended to the contracting authority as the preferred contractor. The committee’s decision represents a preliminary step and must still be followed by the formal award of the contract.
Once approved, the work is expected to take four months to complete.
The project will regenerate one of the gullies running through the hillside near Guardamar Castle. Earthworks will be undertaken to create a series of terraces, supported by five gabion retaining walls.
The scheme is intended to reduce erosion and prevent sediment carried by rainwater from entering and obstructing the municipal stormwater drainage network. It will also help restore and improve the landscape surrounding the historic site.
An irrigation system will be installed to serve the newly created terraces, while carob trees will be planted on one of the levels.
The work will take place on the slopes of Guardamar Castle, which is officially protected as a Building of Cultural Interest.
