The Torrevieja City Council awards the contract for the connection of bike lanes in the sports city and its surroundings for 272,688.62 euros.

The Local Governing Board of the Torrevieja City Council awarded the contract for the bicycle lane connection works on Delfina Viudes, Monge y Bielsa, and La Mancha Avenues, and on Gabriela Mistral Street, to API MOVILIDAD, SA this Friday, November 13. The contract was awarded for €272,688.62, including VAT, 34.08% below the initial tender budget of €413,665.99, including VAT.

The implementation period will be three months from the signing of the site survey verification report. The European Union is co-financing 60% of the eligible expenditure through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the Valencian Community 2021-2027, within the framework of the call for proposals for sustainable mobility from the Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness (IVACE).

A CYCLING ROUTE OF 3,675 METERS

The route starts from the Ricardo Lafuente Aguado ring road, continues along Delfina Viudes Avenue until it meets Monge y Bielsa Avenue, in the area of the Sports City, and continues along La Mancha Avenue and Gabriela Mistral Street to the vicinity of the CEIP Ciudad del Mar school.

The project will extend the cycling network between Delfina Viudes and Paris avenues. A two-way bike lane is planned for Delfina Viudes avenue, running along the existing sidewalk with ramps and curb cuts at intersections and access points. The route will then continue along a section of the roadway, separated from traffic by barriers.

made of recycled rubber. The project plans to mark the bicycle crossing on Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas.

A bike lane will be created on Avenida de La Mancha in each direction, one on each side of the road. The final section will run along Calle Gabriela Mistral and will facilitate bicycle access to the CEIP Ciudad del Mar school.

IMPROVEMENTS TO ACCESS TO IES MARE NOSTRUM

API Movilidad's proposal includes three improvements at no additional cost to the City Council. The first two are repainting and installing vertical signage on the existing bike lane along Delfina Viudes Avenue, between the IES Mare Nostrum school and the roundabout at the intersection of Monge and Bielsa Avenues. This section is 340 meters long and 2.5 meters wide. The third improvement consists of installing bicycle racks at the entrance to the school.

EVALUATION OF THE NINE COMPANIES PRESENTED

The Procurement Board accepted all nine bids submitted in the simplified open procedure. The evaluation was based on a 100-point scale, with a maximum of 55 points for price, 20 for improvements, and 25 for the technical proposal. The technical proposal assessed the execution of the works (15 points) and its planning (10 points).

API Movilidad obtained the highest score in the automatic criteria, with 55 points for price and 20 for improvements. It also received 16.25 points in the technical evaluation. Municipal technicians issued a favorable report on the viability of its bid after examining the economic justification presented by the company.