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The City Council of Jaen and FCC Environment present the new machinery for refuse collection and street cleansing service

11/10/2018

The City Council of Jaen and FCC Environment present the new machinery for refuse collection and street cleansing service

The City Council of Jaen and FCC Environment present the new machinery for refuse collection and street cleansing service

The City Council of Jaen and FCC Medio Ambiente ( the Spanish brand for FCC Environment) presented the new fleet of vehicles and machinery attached to the contratct of the indirect management of the public urban cleansing and municipal solid waste collection and transport services, as well as for the garden and green space maintenance services.

This city renewed on last December its trust in FCC, which has been providing services in the city since 1985, with the signing of a contract that supposes a municipal budget of almost 12 million euros per year (WITHOUT VAT). The award period is for 12 years, plus 8 years of possible extensions, which means a portfolio of around 144 million euros.

The presentation took place  in the facilities that FCC maintains in the city of Jaén and was chaired by Javier Márquez Sánchez, Mayor of Jaen, accompanied by Juan José Jodar Valderrama, City Councillor for the Environment and Urban Maintenance; Manuel Santiago Bonilla Hidalgo, City Councillor for the Tax Office and Contracts, and other members of the municipal corporation.

During the presentation, the mayor stated that "it is a challenge and a commitment of the City Council and of citizens to keep the city clean".

Different company managers and executives attended the event on behalf of FCC Medio Ambiente, including Manuel Ramírez Ledesma, Director of Zone II and Javier Irigoyen Arcelus, Director of the Andalusia I Region.

Over 200 of FCC Medio Ambiente's operators will work in these new services that will be submitted to specific training and equality plans.

This new contract shows a true commitment to introducing electric mobility technology, so the city's services are more sustainable and with the purpose of reducing the environmental impact. Thus, 34 electric vehicles will be used, including vans and inspection cars (one of them a municipal supervision vehicle) and auxiliary sweeping vehicles, in addition to a large amount of electric tools.

In addition, the new waste collection service with a side-loading system shall replace most rear-loading systems; this is a very relevant change, translating into a considerable improvement of the efficacy and efficiency of the service. As a result, seven new side-loading waste collection units and an interior and exterior container washing unit will be added to the service, as well as high-pressure hydrocleaning equipment to clean and disinfect the container islands and stains and remove graffiti.

With regards to the garden maintenance service, the company will provide a tree-pruning chipper, reusing the remains in green areas of the municipality with mulching techniques, which are very practical to retain humidity and create humus.

The street cleansing service is strengthened with the new water tankers with an 8 to 16 m3 capacity, as well as two pavement-washing machines and two electrical support trikes for places that are hard to reach. In addition, high-performance mechanical sweepers will be used on pavements and roadways.

"This new service for the city of Jaen is much more efficient and sustainable, thanks to the number of machines used during the service and the fact that this is zero-emission machinery", stated Javier Irigoyen Arcelus, Director of the Andalusia I Region.