📋 Tender Overview
The plenary session of the Congress of the Republic approved the Sustainable Urban Development Bill which will promote the generation of affordable housing for the low-income population the development of orderly cities and the proper management of urban land.The legislative proposal presented by the Executive Power prepared by the Ministry of Housing Construction and Sanitation MVCS and enriched by the parliamentarians had 92 votes in favor and was exonerated from a second ballot with the support of 90 congressmen.This law fills an important historical gap in Peruvian regulations which lacked an instrument of legal rank that integrates and orders the provisions on urban development and social housing. This lack made it difficult for the national government and local governments to act in the promotion of affordable housing provision of infrastructure and services and urban planning and management.It should be noted that the Sustainable Urban Development Law incorporated important contributions from the Legislature that seek to improve low-income housing and the organization of cities.Priority social interest housingTo reduce the housing deficit which affects about 500 thousand homeless families and about 1 million families in homes that do not meet the appropriate conditions the law creates the category of priority social housing aimed at the population. in a situation of poverty and social vulnerability and establishes its priority for the generation of housing programs and projects by the State. In addition this regulation establishes urban incentives for the generation of low-income housing and priority low-income housing.Another important aspect is that the figure of Public Land Operator is created to address the main difficulty in the construction of low-income housing the generation of urban land through the authorization and management of publicly owned land.Urban planificationThe law also establishes mechanisms to increase the effectiveness of urban and territorial planning improving the articulation between the different levels of government and establishing new tools for urban management.It also provides for the articulation of urban development plans with the public investment system through multi-year investment programming. In addition it includes new financing instruments for local governments in order to promote the execution of urban infrastructure projects.Sustainable citiesThe approved initiative will allow modifying the growth dynamics of Peruvian cities by reducing informal occupations. This will reduce the exposure to danger and precariousness to which lower-income families who currently have access to housing through this type of occupation or through land traffic end up exposed.Wide socializationThe Sustainable Urban Development Law project was prepared by the MVCS after an extensive process of socialization and receiving contributions from professional associations local governments academic centers business associations social organizations and citizen groups. After being approved by the Council of Ministers it was sent to the Congress of the Republic.This law also includes the contributions of the offices of the parliamentarians that make up the Housing and Construction Commission of Congress chaired by Juan Carlos Oyola of the College of Architects and private associations. Likewise contributions have been received from universities and civil society organizations.
