This payment is the first in a process that will continue in upcoming assemblies, where new files will be presented for approval and subsequent payment. The proposal responds to the exceptional circumstances that accompanied the reversion of the Canal Gestión service to the Consortium, effective since last June 2.
The need to keep facilities operational and guarantee supply forced the immediate continuation of maintenance work, auxiliary services, and essential supplies that were previously provided to the former concessionaire. Various companies maintained their services despite the uncertainty of the change and because corresponding administrative contracts had not yet been formalized with the Consortium.
The president of the Cabildo and the Water Consortium, Oswaldo Betancort, highlights that “the trust of the companies was fundamental to maintaining the service in a moment of enormous difficulty. They continued working and supplying materials when it was most needed, and we want to publicly thank their commitment to Lanzarote and La Graciosa.” He adds that “this first file will allow us to address part of these economic obligations. In the upcoming assemblies, new batches of invoices will be brought forward to respond to the companies that contributed to sustaining an essential service for the population.”
The Minister of Water of the Cabildo, Domingo Cejas, explains that “the desalination plants, the networks, and the sanitation and purification facilities needed to keep functioning every day. This required maintaining supplies, repairs, and indispensable work while direct management was organized and the necessary contracting was processed.” He emphasizes that “behind these invoices are services and supplies effectively rendered. The companies responded in an exceptional situation, and our responsibility is to process their payment with the required administrative and budgetary guarantees.”
Extrajudicial credit recognition allows for the submission of economic obligations corresponding to these services for approval. The file includes the supporting documentation, procedures for the omission of the intervention function, and the corresponding legal and economic reports. The Consortium will continue processing subsequent files to advance the payment of outstanding invoices and the administrative normalization of the service.
