The Valencia City Council has awarded a new conservation contract for its public housing, which will increase from 596 to 841 properties to accommodate the growth of affordable rental housing.
The Valencia City Council has awarded the new maintenance contract for its municipal housing and buildings at the latest Local Government Board meeting, a service that will expand its coverage to 841 properties, more than triple the 255 that were included in June 2023.
The city's public housing stock currently consists of 596 properties, more than double the 255 that existed at the start of the term. With the developments under construction or in the bidding phase, the number will rise to around 841 homes, and the new contract has been sized precisely to provide coverage for that growth during its term.
The contract, awarded for €2.25 million, aims to provide preventive and corrective maintenance, repairs, adaptations to improve accessibility and energy efficiency, as well as partial renovations and necessary adjustments to ensure the habitability of the properties.
The contract is structured into two lots: lot 1 groups the buildings, homes, garages, and annexes managed by the Housing Delegation, while lot 2 covers the properties dependent on the Social Services Delegation. The pricing framework has been updated to include the maintenance of new generation facilities, such as aerothermal systems, centralized hot water, thermal and photovoltaic solar energy, elevators, fire protection systems, or smoke extraction in garages and basements.
The awarded company also incorporates improvements such as the digitalization of service management in the Housing lot and additional interior painting work in 85 homes from the Social Services lot.
The Councillor for Urbanism and Housing, Juan Giner, has emphasized that the goal is not only to preserve buildings but to care for a municipal asset that provides an essential service. “This contract allows us to support the strong growth of the public rental stock and respond swiftly to any incidents to ensure the best living conditions,” he assured.
With this award, the City Council strengthens its response capacity to incidents and consolidates a tool to preserve public residential heritage during the three years of service.
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