Adanero auctions 55 hectares of stone pine for 2,250 euros

The Adanero City Council has called for a public auction for the alienation of pine nut harvesting rights from the Public Utility Forests corresponding to lot AV-FRU-0563-2026, with an area of 55 hectares and a minimum total alienation price of 2,250 euros. The call was approved by Mayoral Decree of November 9, 2026, has been declared urgent, and is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Ávila no. 220, of November 13, 2026, under announcement number 2307/26.

Open procedure and a single criterion

The tender is processed via an open procedure with a single award criterion: the most economically advantageous offer. The auction will be held fifteen business days following the publication of the announcement in the provincial gazette, at the Town Hall, and proposals must be submitted in two sealed envelopes:

Envelope “A”: administrative documentation, including a sworn statement of not incurring causes of incapacity or incompatibility under the Public Sector Contracts Law, power of attorney, a copy of the CIF or NIF, and proof of being up to date with Social Security and Treasury contributions and the Economic Activities Tax.
Envelope “B”: economic offer, in accordance with the proposal model included in the announcement.
Submission deadline: fifteen calendar days from publication, until 2:00 PM, at the General Registry of the City Council from Monday to Friday between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM, or electronically.
Opening of proposals: third business day following the end of the deadline, at 1:00 PM, with the drafting of minutes and the rejection of offers that do not meet the appraised price or lack the required documentation.

Lot figures and distribution of yields

The harvesting rights refer to the entire forest area populated by stone pine or albar pine, with forest C.U.P. number 24 and municipal ownership. The base appraisal is set at 0.25 euros per kilogram and the estimated quantity at 9,000 kilos of pine nuts, under the “risk and venture” (fixed price) modality. The distribution of the alienation price is as follows:

15% to the improvement fund: 337.5 euros.
85% to the forest owner, the Adanero City Council: 1,912.5 euros.
Final guarantee: 5 per 100 of the award price.
Contract duration: from November 11, 2026, to April 10, 2027.

The economic-administrative and technical-faculty specifications, as well as the complementary technical specifications for pine nut harvesting with mechanized shaking, are available to interested parties at the City Council, and full compliance is mandatory.

A pine nut campaign already underway

The Adanero auction joins the pine cone disposal activity recorded this autumn in the province of Ávila, where several town halls have announced similar harvests with the same execution schedule, between November 2026 and April 2027. The pattern is repeated: valuation per kilogram, minimum disposal price, a 5 percent bond, and a 15 percent allocation to the forest improvement fund. The announcement was signed in Adanero, on November 9, 2026, by the mayor, Natalia Torrecilla Perrino.

The call for bids is of interest both to forestry companies specializing in pine cone harvesting and to the residents of Adanero, who see the forest yield as income for the municipal coffers: of the 2,250 euro starting price, 1,912.5 euros go directly to the forest owner and 337.5 euros are allocated to improvements. The declaration of urgency and the tight submission deadline—fifteen calendar days—reduce the margin for preparing bids, meaning that interested companies must already have the administrative documentation required in envelope “A”.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Ávila, no. 220, November 13, 2026, Local Administration (official reference: number 2307/26).