The union of Astún and Candanchú stations already has a construction company. Italian company Leitner won the award process with an offer that reduced the starting price by 4.3 million euros.. The work was thus awarded for a price of 24.6 million (plus VAT), or nearly 15% of the 28.9 million launched during the call for tenders at the beginning of October.
Leitner thus exceeds the offer from the joint venture formed by the Austrian Doppelmayr and the Zaragoza studio Cara Norte, which had submitted an offer of 25.4 million, a drop of 12.5%. The Italian company achieves a “double”, after Last week, the contract for the construction of the cable car between Benasque and Cerler was also awarded for 12.8 million euros.plus VAT.
As has already happened with the cable car, It is the economic offer which tipped the scales between the two major manufacturers in the sector. The two companies obtained practically the same score in the technical analysis of the proposals, so it was a difference of 800,000 euros in the price which decided the award.
In this way, the reports will be presented to the plenary session of the Commonwealth of the Upper Valley of Aragon, which intends to meet as soon as possible, in principle next week, to approve the attribution to Leitner and respect the deadlines set by the regulation. .European funds. If the tender process was not completed by December 31, the 10 million euros would have to be returned to Brussels Next Generation funds allocated to it.
However, this call for tenders only included the so-called phase 0, although PIGA envisages that two further phases would bring the price to 44 million (VAT included), mainly due to the acquisition of more cabins to achieve maximum operation.
SO, When it enters service in the fall of 2026, it would have a capacity of 600 people/hour/management thanks to 24 cabins of 10 passengers.. However, it is planned that within five years the capacity will be increased to 1,200 people with 48 cabins and the construction of a garage for the cabins (Phase 1). After another five years, it will be expanded again to reach 2,400 people with 96 cabins and the expansion of the garage (phase 2).
