The municipality of Arona is taking a significant step in improving its public spaces with the launch of a new contract for the management and maintenance of its gardens and green areas. This service, which had not been updated for over nine years, will now adapt to the current reality of the municipality, marked by growth in both population and the extent of its green spaces.
The previous contract had become outdated due to the municipality's expansion, presenting limitations in resources that hindered an adequate response to current needs. The new model, with a five-year duration, will overcome these shortcomings, offering a more efficient, planned service tailored to each neighborhood.
With a tender budget exceeding 26.7 million euros (excluding IGIC), this contract represents a comprehensive renewal of an essential service for the care of parks, gardens, trees, palm trees, planters, medians, roundabouts, boulevards, and other municipal green spaces.
A significant expansion of material resources is planned, requiring the contractor to incorporate new vehicles and specific machinery for various service tasks. This includes transport and support vehicles, equipment for pruning and tree maintenance, small-sized machinery for streets and parks, and systems to improve irrigation networks and the removal of plant waste.
The objective is to have work teams capable of operating simultaneously in different parts of the municipality, speeding up the response to residents' needs and Arona's growth. The aim is to improve the frequency of maintenance tasks and respond more agilely to incidents.
The service modernization also includes the implementation of digital tools for planning, monitoring, and control. An updated inventory of green areas, trees, palm trees, and irrigation systems will allow for incident registration, action programming, and verification of planned tasks, giving the Town Hall greater oversight of the green infrastructure.
The renewal also includes a reinforcement of personnel and an improvement in the working conditions of the staff responsible for maintaining the green areas.
The management of green infrastructure will be more technical and planned, with the development of a Tree and Palm Risk Management Plan and a Green Infrastructure Master Plan. These instruments will help identify specimens and elements requiring priority attention, schedule pruning and reviews, prevent risks, and plan the evolution of green spaces in the medium and long term.
Furthermore, more efficient water management, detection of irrigation system faults, and measures to reduce consumption and improve service sustainability will be facilitated.
