Veolia wins €1bn, 25-year Barcelona drinking water contract
- Contract: €1 billion for 25 years to manage drinking water services.
- Scope: eight municipalities in the Barcelona metropolitan area serving more than 230,000 residents.
- Planned upgrades: leak-detection sensors, digitized operations centres, meter modernisation with remote reading, and vehicle-fleet electrification.
- Procurement: AMB published a proposed bid ranking on the Procurement Committee's recommendation; this precedes the final award.
Contract and scope
Veolia was selected by the Metropolitan Council of Barcelona as the winning bidder for a €1 billion, 25-year tender to manage essential drinking water services across eight municipalities in the Barcelona metropolitan area, serving more than 230,000 residents.
Planned improvements
The winning offer includes a new sensor system for detecting leaks, implementation of digitized operations centres, modernisation of the meter stock and installation of remote meter reading equipment, and electrification of the vehicle fleet, among other measures described in the tender specifications.
Context and timing
The measures are presented as essential to ensure water security for the municipalities, particularly after recent severe drought episodes, and the company states it intends to start work immediately. The AMB announced a proposed ranking of bids at the Procurement Committee's recommendation; this step precedes the final award of the contract.
Source: Veolia