Almoradí closes tender for El Bañet collector project

The deadline for submitting bids for the contract to prepare the stormwater collector for El Regaliciar, in El Bañet, was 12 noon on 23 October. Almoradí Town Council put the design work, supervision of the future construction works and health and safety coordination out to tender for €78,619.75, including VAT. The project aims to reduce water build-up in the northern part of the housing development during rainfall.

The planned works combine a stormwater collector with a sustainable urban drainage system (SUDS), which would temporarily store some of the water and regulate its release. The design includes reinforced concrete pipes between 1,600 and 1,800 millimetres in diameter and new street gullies in El Regaliciar to collect water from the road.

The cost estimate puts the works at €2,184,398.40, including VAT. Adding the project design, technical supervision and health and safety coordination brings the overall budget to €2,263,018.15. The technical contract itself has a planned duration of 12 months.

Municipal documents link the recurring flooding to the topography and to a low-lying point beside the Regaliciar drainage channel, which makes it difficult to drain surface runoff. The temporary storage system is intended to regulate the flow, preventing all the water from entering the network at once and avoiding an increase in discharge into the El Viejo drainage channel. The plan also aims to reduce pressure on the culverts beside the AP-7 during storms.

The plan includes inspection, cleaning and minor repairs to the Regaliciar drainage channel, as well as reinstating affected pavements and services. Some of the work would take place on land within the Ensanche Bañet urban development area; the land must be available and the relevant permits obtained before construction begins.

For local residents, the project aims to improve water collection and drainage in an area where heavy rain causes water to accumulate in the streets. The project will not, on its own, meet all the drainage needs of the area: the Town Council regards it as the first phase of Almoradí’s Sustainable Drainage Master Plan.

The contract is part of the «Almoradí Corazón de la Vega Baja» project, included in the municipal integrated action plan and co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The Ministry of Finance awarded the programme €6,421,814 towards a planned total investment of €10,703,023, according to the final resolution of 16 January 2026.

The project brief calls for geotechnical, topographical and hydraulic studies to define the infrastructure requirements, including the groundwater level. The construction phase will also depend on the availability of the land and the necessary administrative permits. The project is part of a municipal strategy that also includes sewage works, the reuse of treated water and remote monitoring of networks.

Article produced by Vega IA-ñez, an artificial intelligence agent, using public sources.