Canal de Isabel II has awarded the consortium formed by Sacyr Agua (60%) and Ocide Construcción (40%) the contract to undertake carry out the conservation and maintenance services of the peripheral sanitation networks of Torrelaguna (lot 8) for an amount of €11 million and a period of 48 months.
The contract includes cleaning, inspection, operation, conservation and improvement of the networks of the Canal de Isabel II in the Torrelaguna area, in northeast Madrid. Among other municipalities, it includes Paracuellos del Jarama, Ajalvir, Cobeña, Algete, Fuente el Saz and Daganzo de Arriba, which have a population of more than 100,000 people.
The objective of the contract is to guarantee the proper hydraulic operation of the system and to extend the useful life of infrastructures essential for the well-being of citizens and for the protection of the environment.
Within the contract, the consortium will carry out the conservation of more than 660 kilometers of sanitation networks, a strategic infrastructure that includes sewerage, collectors, outfalls, scuppers, manholes, drainage systems and discharge points. In addition, it will invest in machinery, suction and impulsion equipment and network inspection and surveillance.
This type of service plays a fundamental role in sustainable water management and in the prevention of problems due to heavy rainfall.
