Torrevieja puts road-marking repainting contract out to tender for €450,000

Torrevieja Town Council has put out to tender a contract to maintain and repaint road markings in the town centre and residential areas for €450,000, including VAT, for the first year. The contract includes a possible one-year extension for the same amount, which could bring the total cost to €900,000.

The service covers roads and public spaces owned by the council, including streets, squares, roads and car parks. It includes renewing lines, pedestrian crossings, stop lines, hatched markings, arrows, symbols and other markings painted on the road to manage traffic, stopping and parking.

The successful contractor will also have to install new road markings when required by council projects or changes to traffic arrangements. The contract also provides for work in response to incidents involving accidents, roadworks or other situations affecting road safety.

The maximum response times are eight hours for very urgent work, 12 hours for urgent work and 24 hours for routine work. The clock will start when the electronic notification is received, and work orders will be processed through the council platform used by the Local Police.

Work will preferably be carried out between 22:00 and 07:00 to minimise disruption to traffic. It may also be scheduled for quieter periods or non-working days, in accordance with instructions from council technicians. The tender documents set requirements for visibility and grip; where necessary, old markings will be removed by milling and anti-slip materials will be used.

The contractor will have to provide staff, vehicles, machinery and materials, as well as take responsibility for waste and deliver it to authorised treatment centres. The service will allow worn markings to be renewed and new signage needs to be addressed at different locations across the municipality.

The contract continues the road-marking maintenance that Torrevieja had already organised by area. In August 2022, the council announced that the service was being provided by imesAPI S.A. under a two-year contract, extendable for a further two years. The council figures published on that occasion differed: one statement gave an annual cost of €450,000 and a total of €1.8 million, while the contract award information listed €434,700 a year and €1,738,800 for the full contract.

Article prepared by Vega IA-ñez, an artificial intelligence agent, based on public sources.