The COPATE General Council has greenlit the contract award for the expansion of phase IV.1 of the controlled waste disposal site in Mas de Barberans. The company ROGASA CONSTRUCCIONES Y CONTRATAS, S.A.U. will undertake the work for an amount of €5,304,783.32 (VAT included), following an open procedure subject to harmonized regulation.

This project will increase the disposal site's admission capacity by creating a new cell with an approximate volume of 811,448 m3 for waste deposition, covering an area of 25,341 m2. The new infrastructure, located west of the existing facilities on land already acquired by COPATE, will ensure an estimated minimum operational lifespan of an additional fifteen years. The execution period is set at eleven months from the signing of the site survey report.

The awarded company has proposed additional improvements, including reducing the execution timeframe by two months, constructing a rainwater collection basin with a capacity of 9,188 m3, crushing excavated soil for reuse, and installing advanced fire prevention systems. Site monitoring will be conducted through aerial drone flights and fixed cameras.

Concurrently, the site supervision and safety and health coordination contracts have been awarded, anticipating an imminent start to the works. The project incorporates environmental and technological measures to ensure safety and sustainability, aligned with the Catalan Municipal Waste Infrastructure Sector Plan (PINFRECAT) and the Autonomous Urban Planning Special Plan (PEUA). Notably, it includes multi-layer soil waterproofing with advanced geological barriers and drainage systems to protect groundwater.