The Port of Almería tenders its waterfront for 20 million, the largest tender across the day's 21 comarcas

The Autoridad Portuaria, the port authority, accepts bids until 1 October for the Puerto-Ciudad waterfront, 20 million, the biggest tender among the 21 comarcas analysed today, while the Almería comarca has eight auctions, with 12,496 square metres of development land in Viator, eleven contracts under review led by the Parque de Bomberos, the fire station of Huércal de Almería, seven awarded and five new companies.

Court auctions offer 12,496 square metres of development land in Viator and five properties spread through the city of Almería

First bidding closes Wednesday, the last on 14 October

Two city of Almería lots, a home and a commercial unit, come with their building CasasValue. A court is taking bids on a flat of 71 built square metres in a 1965 building whose median home has a CasasValue of 104,580 euros, just over half the 198,393 of the median home in the city of Almería. A commercial unit of 74 usable square metres is in a 2007 building with a median CasasValue of 128,423 euros.
Three more homes round out the residential offer in the city. Up for bidding are a home of 77 built square metres, another of 85 and a third whose notice gives no floor area in figures.
Viator holds the week's large plots. In the lower Andarax town, court auctions cover 12,496 square metres of development land, with bidding open until 14 October, a rural estate of 13,422 square metres, the largest area at auction in the comarca, and an industrial warehouse of 200 built square metres.

The Port of Almería tenders 20 million of waterfront works, a record for any of today's 21 comarcas

Waterfront outweighs the other four tenders 31 times

The Autoridad Portuaria tenders the Puerto-Ciudad waterfront. The works on the waterfront in the Puerto-Ciudad spaces go out at 20,042,739 euros before VAT, 97 per cent of what the Almería comarca has open for bids, and bids are accepted until Thursday 1 October. No other comarca among the day's 21 has a works contract of that size open. Tender documents on the Procurement Platform.
The same port is looking for an electrical contractor until 7 October. The Autoridad Portuaria is contracting, for 297,958 euros before VAT, the maintenance of the high and low voltage network, the transformer stations, telecommunications and lighting of the ports of Almería and Carboneras, with bids until Wednesday 7 October (tender).
Viator upgrades its Ciudad Deportiva. The Junta de Gobierno Local, the executive board of Viator Town Council, is contracting for 227,421 euros before VAT the upgrade of the recreational facilities at its Ciudad Deportiva, the sports complex, with bids until 8 October. Tender.
Las Negras is retendered while the Diputación repairs a bridge in Rioja. Níjar Town Council reopens the tender for pedestrian accessibility in Las Negras, with a deadline of 7 October (tender). The Diputación de Almería, the provincial council, repairs the damage to the bridge over the river Andarax in Rioja and closes bids on Wednesday 30 (tender).

Huércal, Níjar, Rioja, Gádor and the University decide eleven works and planning contracts in the coming weeks

Seven of the nine municipalities await an award

Huércal de Almería awaits its fire station. The Junta de Gobierno Local of Huércal de Almería closed bids on 23 September to build the Parque de Bomberos, the fire station, 2,067,777 euros before VAT, the largest contract under review in the comarca (file).
Campohermoso awaits its EU funded sports facilities. Níjar Town Council is reviewing the bids to upgrade the sports facilities of Campohermoso with FEDER money, the European Regional Development Fund, 2,067,029 euros (file). The Diputación is also deciding the road surface from the A-7 to Campohermoso via San Isidro, 148,760 euros (file).
The University extends the Paseo de la Universidad building. The Rectorate has the refurbishment and extension of the building under review for 1,649,940 euros (file). In the city of Almería, also pending are the BMX track at the Recinto Ferial, the fairground, 654,043 euros, hot water for the Los Pinos sports complexes in El Alquián and Rafael Andújar, 77,411, and health and safety coordination for the regeneration of the Los Pintores neighbourhood, 2,572.
Gádor prepares its new general plan. The Pleno, the full council of Gádor, is reviewing for 289,256 euros the technical assistance to draft its Plan General de Ordenación Municipal, the municipal zoning plan, and its urban planning scheme (file). Rioja improves water supply and sewerage for 408,926 euros (file), Benahadux its municipal roads for 66,116 (file) and Pechina turns a plot in the Jarica area into a public car park for 47,507 (file).

Huércal, Níjar, the University and the airport share out seven contracts for works and services

Two contracts updated since 21 September

A local builder extends the Huércal sports hall. Instalaciones y Construcciones Almería wins the extension of the municipal sports hall of Huércal de Almería (decision). The same town council gave Fircosa Desarrollos the renewal of its water supply networks (decision) and El Morador del Paisaje the design and site management of the Plaza Villa Inés (decision).
Níjar changes the lighting of Campohermoso, San Isidro and the town centre. Instalaciones Eléctricas Segura will renew the outdoor lighting of the three villages with money from the IDAE Fondo Nacional de Eficiencia Energética, the national energy efficiency fund (decision).
The University and the airport close out their works. Jarquil Construcción adapts the classrooms of the University of Almería for advanced teaching (decision). At the airport, Aena gave Moelmo Instalaciones the switch to LED of its road lighting (decision) and BTG Obras y Servicios the false ceiling of a food outlet (decision).

The city of Almería and Níjar gain five companies, two of them for building and refurbishment

Behind Murcia, Elche and Antequera in new firms

A Níjar company combines greenhouses, development and building. KDJ Innovación SL starts in Níjar with 3,000 euros to grow vegetables, develop housing and build residential and non residential buildings (BORME). In the city of Almería, Reparaciones Francaluz SL starts with 50 euros for installations and refurbishment on site (BORME).
Holiday lets gain a company in the city. Alinsur-25 SL registers with 3,000 euros to buy, manage and let property, especially for tourist use (BORME). The other two, an engineering and technical testing firm (BORME) and a quick service garage (BORME), bring the capital of the five to 12,050 euros.
The Junta opens three energy saving lines to all of Andalusia from 22 October. The Agencia Andaluza de la Energía, the regional energy agency, announced on 21 September three lines open for applications from 9:00 on 22 October until 30 September 2027. The largest, 14,902,130 euros, is for individuals and organisations without economic activity that install renewables or improve efficiency (BDNS). Companies and the self employed have 3,850,877 euros for efficiency in homes and buildings (BDNS) and 2,019,500 for renewables in private homes and residential buildings (BDNS). Almería City Council also shares out 40,000 euros in grants for entrepreneurial talent and youth entrepreneurship, with applications until 16 October (BDNS).

See on the map the CasasValue of any building in the city of Almería

The Almería comarca reaches 29 September with two Port of Almería tenders under way, the Puerto-Ciudad waterfront, taking proposals until the 1st, and the electrical maintenance, until the 7th. The city of Almería has five properties up for bidding, University and City Council works under review and the airport LED lighting already awarded. In Viator a court auctions development land, an estate and a warehouse, and the Town Council tenders its Ciudad Deportiva. Huércal de Almería has been studying the fire station proposals since 23 September and in September awarded its pavilion and the Plaza Villa Inés. Níjar awarded the lighting of Campohermoso and San Isidro, is retendering the pavements of Las Negras and gained a new company. In Rioja the Diputación tenders repairs to the Andarax bridge and the municipality awaits its water works, Gádor its general plan, Benahadux its roads and Pechina a public car park. Santa Fe de Mondújar had no contracts or auctions, although its households and businesses, like those across Andalusia, will have regional renewables and efficiency aid open from 22 October.

Every figure links to its official document. If something does not add up, reply and we will correct it within 24 hours. Almería Análisis y Negocios Semanal is published by CASAS.ES.