Gran Canaria comarca · No. 1 · Thursday 1 October 2026 · 6-minute read

The Port of Las Palmas tenders a 45.3 million quay, two in every three euros of the island's works on offer

The Las Palmas Port Authority accepts offers until 28 October for the Reina Sofía Sur quay, tendered at 45.3 million before VAT, a 67.7 per cent slice of the 22 tenders open across the Gran Canaria comarca. COMSA will upgrade Adolfo Cañas and Piedra Santa on the GC-1, Gáldar and Santa Brígida close their tenders today, and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria city still has two court sales under way.

COMSA and NORTUNEL take on the safety of two tunnels on the GC-1

• A builder is chosen for Adolfo Cañas and Piedra Santa. The Canary Islands Government's Department of Public Works awarded the joint venture of COMSA and NORTUNEL the upgrade of the Adolfo Cañas and Piedra Santa tunnels on the GC-1 to the European directive on tunnel safety, a project tendered at 8,638,471 euros before VAT.
• The Cabildo resolves two road works with no contractor published yet. Listed as resolved are the resurfacing of the GC-211, tendered at 3,358,906 euros before VAT, and the strengthening of the wall on the road to the Bandama golf course, tendered at 488,947 euros before VAT. The Platform does not yet give the name of the builder.
• Four town councils find firms for their buildings. SICE will handle the low-voltage wiring and fire protection at Firgas Town Hall, VELPLUS CONSTRUCCIONES the roof of the Casas Consistoriales in Gáldar, IDOBRA 18 the Justice office in Arguineguín, in Mogán, and ARCO Y SENDA CONSTRUCCIONES the changing rooms at the Santa Brígida sports complex.
• Valsequillo will have sunshine in its car park. A joint venture of SOLAR360 and EAVE will install the 60 kW photovoltaic plant at the Miguelito Calderín park, tendered at 260,761 euros before VAT.
• Aena and the Materno Infantil wrap up smaller jobs. In Telde, COBRA will carry out the upgrade of the electrical systems and BECSA the access to the roof of the fire service building. In the capital, SHUTTLE TRUCK will replace the roof of the machine room at the Hospital Materno Infantil.

The Port of Las Palmas seeks bids for a 45.3 million quay, almost 68 of every 100 euros on offer

• The Reina Sofía Sur quay leads the comarca's open tenders. The Las Palmas Port Authority accepts bids until 28 October for the Reina Sofía Sur berthing quay, tendered at 45,323,902 euros before VAT. It is 67.7 per cent of the combined value of the 22 open tenders in the comarca, 67.0 million.
• The Cabildo and the Canary Islands Health Service keep two multi-million tenders open. The Cabildo is tendering the plenary chamber and exhibition hall in the building next to the Casa Palacio for 7,972,503 euros before VAT, until 20 October, and the Hospital Doctor Negrín accepts bids until the 21st for the refurbishment of its heating and cooling plant, tendered at 5,489,387 euros before VAT.
• The Cabildo's roads and the Gando military site ask for asphalt and safety. Still open are the junction and bend on the GC-21 (667,409 euros before VAT, until 20 October), the embankment on the GC-200 (476,182, until the 21st), the parapets and barriers on the GC-60 (235,150, until the 7th) and the asphalting of the road between F5 and Lazareto de Gando (247,636, until the 20th). In Agüimes, the Port Authority is tendering the Arinaga lighthouse (47,304, until the 15th).
• The capital tenders the last stage of a sports pavilion plus the 2027 Carnival. The Municipal Sports Institute seeks bids until 13 October for the completion of the Pabellón Polideportivo, tendered at 3,795,116 euros before VAT, and Promoción de la Ciudad for the hire of marquees for Carnival 2027 (198,000). The Canary Islands tax department, Hacienda, is refurbishing two floors of its headquarters (492,955, until the 8th) and GEURSA is commissioning the geotechnical study for 240 homes in Las Torres (44,229, until the 5th).
• Gáldar and Santa Brígida close today and Artenara hands out three works. Today, Thursday 1 October, is the deadline for the improvement of Calle Domingo Pérez Mateos in Gáldar (582,243 euros before VAT) and for the two Santa Brígida tenders, the resurfacing of Los Lentiscos and Tomás Quevedo Ramírez and a four-lot contract for works and site supervision, 298,388 between the two. Artenara adds up to 826,452 for Calle Párroco Domingo Báez, the Las Arbejas picnic area and the Plaza de Candelaria, until the 7th and the 8th. Mogán is repairing the Agua La Perra walkways in Puerto Rico (117,186, until the 7th).

Bidding on a 483-metre office unit and an 86-metre flat in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria city runs until 13 October

• A court sale offers 483 metres of offices. It is in the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, an office unit of 483 registered square metres, open for bids from 23 September until 13 October.
• An 86-metre home awaits a bidder until the same date. The home of 86 registered square metres, in the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is in a building from 2005 with a median CasasValue of 230,025 euros per home. Bidding opened on 23 September.
• Three auctions have already closed. Those for two homes in the capital, of 55 metres and 42 usable metres, in buildings with a median CasasValue of 94,469 and 117,572 euros, ended on the 28th, and the one for a building of two semi-detached duplex homes in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, with a CasasValue of 1,185,201 euros, on the 30th.

A civil engineering firm is born in the capital with 72,000 euros, and 18 new companies back the island

• ARCAN PROYECTOS Y OBRAS arrives with muscle for public works. The new company, based in the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is set up with 72,000 euros for all kinds of civil engineering works, earthmoving, bridges and structures, according to the BORME of 30 September.
• Four companies are born to develop, let or build. LONGENIA INMOBILIARIA will act as a broker in property sales from the capital (BORME of the 25th) and LUXHOLIDAYS CANARIAS will let and develop in San Bartolomé de Tirajana (BORME of the 30th).
• The other thirteen are split between dining, hotels, logistics and technology. Mogán gains GALAXY MAR Y MONTE and MAR Y MONTE 2026, in restaurants (BORME of the 23rd), the capital welcomes LA CHARCA RESORTS and RED CANARIA LOGISTICS (BORME of the 23rd), and ANSITEL TECH takes telecommunications to Agüimes.

Four regional investment schemes open to Gran Canaria's cooperatives and worker-owned firms

• Social economy firms in the Canaries get four investment calls. On 24 September the Canary Islands Employment Service published four calls for investment by social economy companies: 931597, 931598, 931599 and 931600.
• Sports clubs and cultural contests take up the rest. The town councils of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Mogán account for the bulk of the municipal calls, nearly all for clubs and athletes, and Gáldar is calling for entries to the awards of its film festival.

See on the map the CasasValue of any building in the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, from Tamaraceite to Las Torres

As of 30 September, the Gran Canaria comarca has 22 tenders open for bids, worth 67.0 million before VAT, led by the Port of Las Palmas's Reina Sofía Sur quay. Within Las Palmas de Gran Canaria city, the Cabildo's Casa Palacio, the Negrín and the Pabellón Polideportivo remain up for tender, and two auctions are open. Telde, Firgas, Gáldar, Mogán, Santa Brígida and Valsequillo de Gran Canaria already have works contracts awarded to a firm or resolved, Artenara takes bids until 8 October and Agüimes adds the Arinaga lighthouse. Newly formed companies choose Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Mogán, San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Telde, Agüimes and Vega de San Mateo. Agaete, Arucas, Ingenio, Moya, Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria, Tejeda, Teror, Valleseco and La Aldea de San Nicolás have no dedicated story this edition, but their cooperatives and worker-owned companies may turn to the four regional investment schemes.

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