The Joint Venture (UTE) Romero Polo-Valoriza, which currently holds the concession through Ilnet, has been selected as the most likely winner of the major municipal service contract. Their proposal outperformed those submitted by Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC) and Arnó-Grupo GBI in both the technical and economic assessments.
In the technical section, where 40 points were the maximum, Romero Polo-Valoriza scored 30.125. They excelled in all four areas: street cleaning, waste collection, recycling centers ('deixalleries'), and contract management. Notably, they proposed expanding the door-to-door collection service to parts of Camp d'Esports and achieved the highest score in waste collection categories.
The winning bid, valued at €238 million, secures the service for a decade, concluding a previous concession that had been extended to double its original term.
The winning economic offer stands at €238,066,284.30, narrowly beating the competition. This award solidifies Romero Polo's role as a primary service provider for Lleida City Council, having also secured the 12-year public lighting maintenance contract in May, valued at €31.2 million, in partnership with Edison Next Spain.
The previous concession, initially granted in 2006 for 10 years, was subject to multiple extensions, ultimately lasting 20 years until March 16 of the following year. This prolonged duration is cited as a key reason for the current obsolescence of the service machinery.
