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The Regional Government of Madrid has given the green light to a new contract aimed at certain lines of the Madrid underground. Security staff at these sites will be subrogated to the successful bidder. A 2.5-million euro investment was also agreed for the construction of a warehouse for bogie partsThe Regional Government of Madrid has today given the green light to the award of a new Metro security contract to provide surveillance services in offices specific buildings museums exhibition sites and local security posts on certain lines of the underground network. Metro de Madrid has awarded this service for a sum of 15.4 million euros.The successful bidder - Sercon H24 Seguridad y Vigilancia thus replaces the outgoing company Ombuds responsible to date for the service and currently in insolvency proceedings. Accordingly the regional government guarantees the jobs of those employees of Ombuds that are currently working at these sites since their positions are subrogated to the new company. The contract has a term of four years which may be extended for a further year.The new contract with a 37 higher investment than the previous one means an increase in surveillance services since new sites are included such as for the construction and use of the Comprehensive Transport Centre in Plaza de Castilla which will host Metros central offices and other strategic points of the underground. This new space will have greater security services than at the present offices.In addition on the occasion of Metros centenary the timetable of opening hours to the public will be extended with the corresponding security surveillance required at exhibition sites Engine Shed Caos del Peral Pacfico and Chamber stations. In addition security services have been added under this contract for the display of historic trains in Chamartn station which showcases some true historical jewels of great value that have been restored and are now in a permanent display.In addition a security post has been added at the Command Post in Alto del Arenal station and also the number of vehicle patrols with which to provide better coverage at certain sites with the contractual requirement for the incorporation of electric vehicles for internal transport at the sites in Cuatro Vientos Canillejas and in the new complex at Plaza de Castilla in line with the environmental policy pursued by the Madrid underground.This new security company will be tasked with managing one of the most important and essential services for Metro de Madrid which is to guarantee security in strategic spaces for the smooth functioning of the underground service used by more than 2.3 million people each day.The contract awarded today by the Regional Government of Madrid is in addition to another contract recently approved for the surveillance and security services at sites and in facilities for a sum of 31374402.80 euros to the company Segurisa which also replaces the company Ombuds and whose workers will also be subrogated.NEW WAREHOUSE FOR BOGIESIn addition the Regional Government of Madrid also gave the green light today to the award of the contract for construction works on a new shed located next to the central workshops in Canillejas allocated to the storage of bogies - a rotating piece with two or more axles each with two wheels which bear the train carriages.This project which will take some eight months to build has a budget of 3.5 million euros and seeks to create an exclusive space for the storage of bogies with a total surface area of 3759.12 square metres with a width of 41.4 metres and a length of 90.8 metres. Accordingly the central workshops will have more space to be allocated to other maintenance tasks.In order to allow the storage of bogies 10 stretches of track will be laid in a north-south direction. As part of this project the installation of two bridge cranes is also planned with a maximum load of 10 tonnes which will be able to move up and down the length of the shed.