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Metropolitano de Lisboa announced on Thursday the award of the second contract of the network expansion plan, for the expansion of the Yellow and Green lines, forming a circular line, in an investment of 73.5 million euros, which is pending the visa of the Court. of invoices.
The contract awarded provides for the “execution of the rough between the Santos station and the end of the Cais do Sodré station,” the public transport company said in a statement.
Metropolitano de Lisboa highlights that the contract, whose bidding began on March 12, is part of the Lisbon Metropolitan Expansion Plan – Expansion of the Yellow and Green Lines (Rato – Cais do Sodré). And that “it was awarded to the complementary group of companies (ACE) formed by the companies Mota Engil, Engenharia e Construção SA and SPIE Batignolles International, Branch in Portugal, for the contract price of 73.5 million euros, plus VAT Value Added ) at the current legal rate ”.
The work has “the execution period of 960 calendar days, counted from the date of the respective shipment, which can only occur after obtaining a visa from the Court of Accounts.”
Likewise, the company highlights that “the signature of the respective contract will be carried out outside the legal deadlines and subsequent processing, under the terms established in the Code of Public Contracts.”
The total investment planned for this expansion phase of the Lisbon Metropolitan is 210.2 million euros, co-financed by 127.2 million euros by the Environment Fund and 83 million euros by the Cohesion Fund, through the Operational Program Sustainability and efficiency in the use of resources (POSEUR), you can read.
The awarding of the first contract for the controversial network expansion plan, which has been highly criticized, was carried out last April to Zagope – Construção e Engenharia, SA, for the “execution of the rough between the end of the Rato station and Santos station ”.
The expansion plan of the Metropolitan of Lisbon aims to contribute to the improvement of mobility in the city of Lisbon, promoting accessibility and connectivity in public transport, promoting the reduction of travel times, decarbonization and sustainable mobility concludes the statement. .
