Maintenance of forest-edge fire protection strips in Palafolls urbanisations 2026 Tender

Original: El manteniment de les franges de protecció contra incendis de la part que toca a terrenys forestals del nucli urbà, del nucli de Sant Genís, de les urbanitzacions Mas Carbó, Mas Reixach i Ciutat Jardí, així com la obertura de vàries parcel·les interiors d’aquesta última, segons els respectius Plans de Prevenció d’Incendis forestal PPU, on s’estableixen els treballs necessaris en cada tram, amb tales, podes i desbrossaments o altres tractaments forestals.

Ajuntament de Palafolls

About this tender

Contracte d'obres per a l'execució dels treballs forestals d'obertura i manteniment de les franges de protecció contra incendis de les urbanitzacions Mas Carbó, Mas Reixach i Ciutat Jardí, la part forestal de la franja del nucli de Palafolls i el nucli de Sant Genís, així com les parcel·les interiors de titularitat municipal de Ciutat Jardí al municipi de Palafolls. The works consist of maintenance of the fire-protection strips on the forest-land portion of the urban nuclei, including clearing, pruning, brush removal and other forest treatments, as set out in the respective Forest Fire Prevention Plans (PPU) for each section, plus the opening of several interior plots of Ciutat Jardí. The contract is a single-phase works contract with no lots. The execution period covers four annual campaigns (2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030), each lasting 3 months, with works carried out between March and May of each year, starting from the date set in the replanteo record. The total contract duration is 4 years. The contract allows modifications up to 10% of the contract value, motivated by a change in the working method or the inclusion/exclusion of zones or plots. Price revision is not foreseen, and no extensions are planned. Variants are not admitted. Social and environmental technical prescriptions apply, including working conditions and other execution conditions set out in clause 21 of the PCAP.

Bidder eligibility

Economic and financial solvency: average annual business volume in the best of the last three closed financial years must be at least 1.5 times the total contract value (annual accounts as evidence). Technical solvency: a list of similar services performed in the last five years, with a minimum of 3 executions of works of the same or similar nature (certificates of good quality production as evidence). Bidders must also comply with the environmental execution conditions in clause 21 of the PCAP.

How bids are scored

Award is based on multiple criteria. Price (automatic evaluation) carries 70 points. Other automatic evaluation criteria carry 30 points: Improvement 1, collection and management of collected waste, up to 10 points; Improvement 2, soil conservation and bioengineering, up to 20 points. No value-judgment criteria are used.

Key requirements

• ✓Clearing, pruning and brushing of vegetation in designated fire-prevention strips
• ✓Work executed per municipal Plans de Prevenció d'Incendis Forestal (PPU) for each section
• ✓Contract value approximately EUR 209,054 with closing date 17 November 2026

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Forestry funding supports afforestation, reforestation, sustainable forest management and avoided deforestation. Money flows from climate finance, nature programmes, results-based payments and corporate buyers of forest carbon. Calls typically require land tenure clarity, community engagement and a credible plan to monitor tree survival over time.