Acceleration of works in Acheloos river basin

With the fast track negotiation process, and without prior publication, the project concerning the constructions for the security of the existing unfinished infrastructure to the diversion projects of Acheloos as well as the implementation of a monitoring plan for the safety of the unfinished projects of the Sykia Dam was contracted out. The specific contract, with a budget of 1.8 million euros, is included in the five million euro project for maintenance and restoration, for reasons of protection of the area of ​​the Acheloos still unfinished projects .

In order to speed up the procedures, the Ministry of Infrastructure invoked two decisions of 2020 for the declaration of a state of emergency of the municipalities of Argithea and Mouzaki Karditsa by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection and the Region of Thessaly respectively, due to heavy rains and floods in 6 and 7 July 2020. As typically stated in a decision of the Ministry of Infrastructure, "due to an urgent need due to events unforeseen for the contracting authority, it is not possible to meet the deadlines provided for open, closed or competitive negotiated procedures".

Thus, seven contractors were invited, who meet the necessary technical and financial criteria, of which five finally submitted bids (with discount rates from 2% to 3%). "Tyrnavos Quarries SA" emerged as the preferred bidder, who by decision of the Minister Mr. Costas Karamanlis undertook the execution of the works. The contractor is estimated to be installed in the area (Drakotripa, Agorasia and Sykia) in April, in order to start the implementation of the projects.

Apart from the dam in Sykia, the procedures for the Mesochora Hydroelectric Project of PPC in Acheloos are also progressing. The issue was "stuck" after...