📋 Tender Overview
A few days before the end of 2023, the mayor of Piura, Gabriel Madrid Orue, visited the blind basins Tres Culturas, Asilo de Mayores, La Rinconada, Los Rosales, El Golf, 4 de Octubre and 31 de Enero, to inspect the mitigation works. The work has a physical progress of 62.2% and before February 15, 2024 it will be at the service of the population.
Accompanied by the Head of Infrastructure, Eng. Gerardo Alvarado Machado; the head of the Works Division, Eng. Yefraín Sánchez Nizama; and the head of Studies and Projects, Arq. Pedro Ruiz; The municipal authority toured until late at night the blind basins executed by the Provincial Municipality of Piura (MPP). The investment of these activities is 67 million soles.
After the inspection, Mayor Gabriel Madrid reported that the actions are being carried out within the established deadlines. In addition, he assured that the equipment and materials used in the seven blind basins are of the latest technology and high power, since many of them are brought from abroad.
The authority indicated that the resources invested in these critical points of the city will mitigate the effects of the rains of a possible global El Niño phenomenon and thus protect many families.
The first tour that the burgomaster made was in the Tres Culturas basin. Here, flood barriers will be installed in the adjacent streets of the city, which will be evacuated with 5 special motor pumps, each of 160 liters per second, to the Piura River. The execution progress is 57.31%.
The Nursing Home blind basin has an overall progress of 50% (physical and logistical). Work is progressing considerably on the storm box, which has been excavated in a dimension of 4 meters wide, 40 meters long and 4.4 meters deep.
A 500 cubic meter storage tank will be installed here.
Then a hydraulic shaft will be placed with a pumping system of 5 pumps, which will transport approximately 160 liters per second of water. Through a supply line, the water will be evacuated to the Sullana drain to avoid flooding.
In the first week of January, the electric pumps and the rest of the components arrive. The investment in this place exceeds seven million soles.
In the La Rinconada urbanization, the company in charge of the actions has already completed the excavation process, where an Alternative Rainwater Collection and Evacuation System (SARE) of 2,250 cubic meters will be installed. The overall progress is 70% (physical and logistical).
Faced with the increase in the water table in the area, the consortium's workers withdraw 100 cubic meters of water daily. The PVC-O 500 pipes and drainage cells are already in place with the aim of being placed and on February 14, 2024 the activity will be in operation.
While in the Los Rosales blind basin, the excavation work of the land has been completed and next month the electric pumps and pipes will arrive. The storage capacity of SARE is 1 800 cubic metres. Currently, there is an advance of 51.15%.
In the El Golf blind basin, one of the most vulnerable points of theand flooding of the city, the drilling for the storm pool is executed, which will store 445 cubic meters of water. Currently, there is 50% physical progress and equipment.
The representatives of the consortium called on the residents of this urbanization to respect the works being carried out in the area.
On the other hand, the excavation work in the 4 de Octubre blind basin has been completed and the progress of the work is 69.5%. A 1,350 cubic metre cistern will be installed in this place and 5 motor pumps will be incorporated.
This equipment will make it possible to transfer 800 litres per second of rainwater to the Cinco Esquinas sector, with the help of a 1,200 linear metre supply line.
In the 31 de Enero settlement, located in Veintiseis de Octubre, the work is being carried out by the construction and services company Rodema and has a physical progress of 54.61%. The investment amount is more than 8 million soles.
