The capital's city council has given the green light to the tender documents for the execution project design and site supervision of the future Guiniguada Promenade of Culture and Canary Arts. The decree, signed last Friday, sets a tender budget of 1.68 million euros (including VAT) and a contract duration of four years.

This project, considered a key element in the urban configuration of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, aims to improve the connection between the historic neighborhoods of Vegueta and Triana through large pedestrian areas and traffic restrictions. Furthermore, its role as an open-air cultural park is crucial for the city's bid to become European Capital of Culture in 2031.

Urban planning has opted for a negotiated procedure without prior publication, an exceptional route permitted by legislation for very specific cases, where the award is made by invitation to companies without a public tender. This decision is based on the contract being complementary to the original Guiniguada Promenade project tender, awarded in 2025 to the AWA project by the firm Batlle i Roig Arquitectura.

The original tender's regulations already stipulated the subsequent signing of a contract with the winner for the execution project design, its technical direction, and health and safety coordination. The objective is to ensure the execution of a work that meets requirements for quality, sustainability, efficiency, and viability.

The contract approval includes the authorization of associated expenses, distributed as follows: 672,000 euros for the current year, 275,000 euros for 2027, 400,000 euros for 2028, and 333,672.27 euros for final touches in 2029. The budget is broken down into project design (314,144.35 euros), execution plan (235,608.26 euros), and site supervision and health and safety coordination (942,433.05 euros).

The AWA proposal will cover approximately 40,000 square meters, increasing green space and creating a multipurpose plaza of 1,940 square meters between the Vegueta market and the Pérez Galdós theater. The project includes a large central promenade with extensive shaded areas provided by trees over what is currently the road leading up to Tafira, although it does not include uncovering the ravine as requested by some citizen groups.

The procedure, initiated in 2024, has faced controversy, including an appeal to the Administrative Court of Public Contracts and a complaint to the public prosecutor's office by a competitor, neither of which succeeded. The Official College of Architects of Gran Canaria requested access to the documentation, but the City Council has only provided part of it, considering it confidential.