Balaguer approves the restoration of the envelope of Santa Maria for 292,298 euros

The Plenary of the Balaguer City Council initially approved on September 24, 2026, in an ordinary session, the restoration and consolidation project for the building envelope of the Church of Santa Maria de Balaguer, with a contract execution budget of 241,569.38 euros. The agreement was published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Lleida no. 206, dated October 28, 2026, under the reference CVE BOP-2026_0_206_8860, and subjects the proposal to a public information period of thirty business days.

The administrative act is an edict from the Balaguer City Council processed under file 1576/2026 and signed by the mayor, Lorena González Dios, with an electronic signature date of October 21, 2026. The objective is the technical document “Basic Project for the Restoration and Consolidation of the Envelope of the Church of Santa Maria de Balaguer and Execution Project for Phase 1,” dated July 2026, which already includes a defined executive phase.

Contract Figures

The budget is broken down into the amounts listed in the file:

• Contract execution: 241,569.38 euros.
• 21 percent VAT: 50,729.57 euros.
• Total contract budget including VAT: 292,298.85 euros.

The work affects the envelope of the church, that is, the entirety of the building’s exterior shell, and not its interior or liturgical furniture, according to the official designation of the project published in the gazette.

Technical Authorship and Ownership

The drafting of the project was carried out by Alarcon&Matosas, Arquitectura i Disseny SLP, who developed it together with the conservator-restorer Ramon Solé. The ownership of the property belongs to the Bishopric of Urgell, while the promotion of the action corresponds to the Paeria de Balaguer, according to the edict.

• Drafting: Alarcon&Matosas, Arquitectura i Disseny SLP with Ramon Solé.
• Date of the technical document: July 2026.
• Property owner: Bishopric of Urgell.
• Promoter: Balaguer City Council (Paeria).

Public Consultation and Allegations

During the period of thirty business days, the file remains available to any person at the Secretariat of the Balaguer City Council, at Plaça Mercadal, 1, 25600 Balaguer, from Monday to Friday (business days) and from 9:00 to 14:00 hours, for examination, obtaining copies, and submitting allegations.

• Publication of the edict: Official Gazette of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Official Gazette of the Province of Lleida and the electronic edicts board of the City Council.
• Calculation of the term: from the last mandatory publication; if there is individualized notification, from the notification, unless the last publication is subsequent.
• Complementary documentation: published on the municipal Transparency Portal, in application of article 69.2 of Law 19/2014, of December 29, on transparency, access to public information and good governance.
• Appeals: no appeal may be filed against the act because it is an unqualified procedural act.

The news is relevant because it establishes the economic and administrative framework for a heritage intervention on one of the landmark buildings of the city of Balaguer, and because it opens the way for entities and individuals to submit amendments before the project proceeds to tender and execution of the first phase.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Lleida, no. 206, October 28, 2026, Local Administration - City Councils, p. 1 (official reference: BOP-2026_0_206_8860).