Contract Awarded for ‘Aula del Mar’ in Garrucha

THE ayuntamiento of Garrucha, during a meeting laced with controversy, has awarded the contract for the works which are to be carried out in the castle in Garrucha, castillo de Jesus Nazareno, in the creation of an 'Aula del Mar'. The contract, worth 324 thousand Euros, was awarded to a company named Sprint and the works are to be completed within a time span of three months. The Aula del Mar will consist of exhibition halls, educational areas, areas dedicated to the fishing industry and entertainment and audiovisual areas.

The opposition Socialist party abstained during the vote, arguing that the awarding of the contract was irregular due to the lack of a technical report, the lack of technical criteria and irregularities in the adjudication of offers tendered for the works.

The governing party, the PP, explained the steps taken in publicising the offer for quotes to be tendered for the works, and the formation of the board, consisting of the mayor, the town planning officer and a technical expert from the University of Almeria, which adjudicated between the two companies which submitted projects.