Construction work on Nerja’s long delayed new water treatment plant could start before the end of this year, according to the town’s mayor. José Alberto Armijo attended a meeting on Thursday at the Environment Ministry in Madrid where it was confirmed that the project will get its final approval no later than the start of October after which construction work can start. “I hope and wish that they can meet these objectives and that the start of the works will be a reality before the end of the year.” stated Armijo.

The contract for the work was awarded almost exactly one year ago, when the consortium Isolux-Corsan-Corviam tendered the lowest bid for the project at just over €19 million. This bid was €3M less than the next cheapest rival.

At the time, the consortium had three months to provide the final draft of the project for approval by the Environment Ministry, a deadline that was subsequently extended until May of this year. The plans were then due to be approved by the Ministry within two months.
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