Support services for dam safety classification, reviews and modelling tasks 2026 Tender

Original: L’objecte del contracte consisteix en prestar serveis de suport per a un conjunt de tasques i procediments desenvolupats per a la Unitat d’Embassaments (UEMB) del Departament d’Infraestructures de Control i Regulació (DICR): • Revisió de Propostes de Classificació (en endavant PC) • Revisió de Normes d’Explotació (en endavant NEX) • Revisió de Plans d’Autoprotecció (en endavant PAU o PAUs) • Informació de projectes, obres i canvis d’etapa. • Avaluació dels informes de comportament periòdic (en endavant IC). • Avaluació de les Revisions Generals de Seguretat (en endavant RS) • Avaluació de la justificació tècnica pel Manteniment de la Classificació C (en endavant MC). • Visites d’avaluació de seguretat. • Visites de verificació de la geometria • Suport al seguiment d’expedients • Redacció de Propostes de Classificacions per a preses, basses i embassaments. • Modelitzacions hidràuliques relacionades amb seguretat de preses, basses i embassaments.

Agència Catalana de l'Aigua (ACA)

About this tender

The contract covers technical support services for the Unitat d'Embassaments (UEMB) of the Departament d'Infraestructures de Control i Regulació (DICR) of the Agència Catalana de l'Aigua, for dam, reservoir and basin safety control in Catalonia (PRESEG). The scope includes reviewing classification proposals (PC), operating rules (NEX) and self-protection plans (PAU); reporting on projects, works and stage changes; evaluating periodic behaviour reports (IC), general safety reviews (RS) and technical justifications for maintaining Class C classification (MC); carrying out safety assessment visits and geometry verification visits; supporting file tracking; drafting classification proposals for dams, basins and reservoirs; and producing hydraulic modelling related to dam and basin safety. The tender is a services contract (CPV 71311100-2, civil engineering support services) with unit pricing, executed in Catalonia (ES51). It is not divided into lots, with the buyer citing Art. 99.3.b) LCSP on the need to coordinate the services. Estimated contract value is EUR 859,769.66 and the base tender budget is EUR 429,884.83 excluding VAT (EUR 520,160.64 including 21% VAT). No price revision is foreseen and the contract is not EU-funded. The initial duration is stated as 1 year and 6 months, with the buyer also noting a 30-month period from contract signing. Extensions of up to 24 months are provided for. Modifications of up to 20% of the tender budget are foreseen for public-interest reasons under Articles 203-205 LCSP, mainly linked to growth in the number of dams and basins to be controlled or in the volume of documents and modelling required. A time extension is also possible if justified, provided it does not increase the contract price. Social technical specifications (gender equality, working conditions) and environmental technical specifications apply, along with other conditions of execution described in section M of the PCAP. The offer validity period is 2 months.

Bidder eligibility

Bidders must be registered in the Registre electrònic d'empreses licitadores (RELI) or the official register of tenderers and classified companies of the public sector on the final offer submission date. Proof of an application filed before that date, with the acknowledgement of receipt and a responsible declaration, is also accepted. Economic and financial solvency and technical and professional solvency criteria are set out in section G of the PCAP, which is not reproduced on the page. Restricted participation for special employment centres and insertion companies does not apply.

How bids are scored

Awards are based on multiple criteria totalling 100 points: price (38 points, automatic evaluation), other automatically evaluated criteria (48 points), and criteria subject to value judgement (14 points). The buyer treats the 48-point and 14-point groups as other qualitative criteria. Automatic criteria are opened in a public virtual act on 10/12/2026.

Key requirements

• ✓Review and evaluation of dam classification proposals and operating procedures
• ✓Assessment of safety reports, general security reviews, and self-protection plans
• ✓Hydraulic modelling and geometric verification for dams and reservoirs
• ✓On-site safety evaluation visits and expedient tracking support

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