Roads department tenders the rehabilitation of the A-66 pavement in Cáceres

The General Directorate of Roads, under the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, has put out to tender the structural rehabilitation of the pavement of the A-66 Highway, Ruta de la Plata, in the section between Cáceres Norte and Valdesalor. The announcement is published in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado) number 237, dated September 25, 2026, section V-A on public sector procurement, with the official reference BOE-B-2026-30917. The estimated value of the contract amounts to 9,337,629.51 euros and the deadline for receiving bids ends at 7:00 PM on November 16, 2026.

The file, identified as C54261026001, corresponds to project OC-CC-26001; 54.899/26 and affects the province of Cáceres, with NUTS code ES432. The action is framed within Law 9/2017, of November 8, on Public Sector Contracts, which governs both the procedure and subsequent appeals. The announcement was sent to the Official Journal of the European Union on September 22, 2026, with the prior identifier 2026-000559336, and bears the signature of the Director General of Roads, Juan Pedro Fernández Palomino.

An 18-kilometer section on the Ruta de la Plata

The work covers kilometer point 545 to 563 of the highway, that is, 18 kilometers between Cáceres Norte and Valdesalor, on the main connection route of the western peninsula. The objective is the structural rehabilitation of the pavement, including construction, foundation, and paving work for motorways and roads (CPV code 45233000).

• Section: Cáceres Norte (k.p. 545) – Valdesalor (k.p. 563).
• Province: Cáceres.
• Contract duration: 25 months.
• Variants: will not be accepted.
• Language of bids: Spanish.

Open procedure and award criteria

The tender is processed through an open procedure and will be resolved based on three weighted criteria. Price accounts for 54% of the valuation, the technical offer 40%, and the increase in testing expenses the remaining 6%. Bidders must prove their capacity to act and hold the G4-5 classification for bituminous mixture pavements, for contracts exceeding 2,400,000 euros and less than or equal to five million euros.

• Submission of bids: until 7:00 PM on November 16, 2026, electronically.
• Opening of the administrative envelope: November 18, 2026, at 10:00 AM.
• Opening of the technical offer envelope: November 24, 2026, at 10:00 AM.
• Opening of the economic offer envelope: December 16, 2026, at 10:00 AM.
• Bid validity: four months.

All openings will be held electronically at the headquarters of the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, located at Paseo de la Castellana number 67 in Madrid, and will be private. The procedure allows for the electronic submission of bids, electronic orders and invoicing, and electronic payment.

Specifications, appeals, and contracting authority data

The specifications are freely, directly, completely, and gratuitamente accessible through the Public Sector Procurement Platform. The contracting authority is of a state type, with its main activity being general public services, and its buyer profile is published on the same portal. The Central Administrative Tribunal for Contractual Appeals, located at Avenida General Perón number 38 in Madrid, is the competent body to resolve appeals, in accordance with Article 50 of Law 9/2017.

• Body: Directorate General of Roads.
• NIF: S2817015G.
• Address: Paseo de la Castellana 67, office B750, 28071 Madrid.
• Contact: dgc.licitaciones@transportes.gob.es; telephone 915978341.

The tender comes at a time of surface renewal on the Silver Route (Ruta de la Plata), an axis that channels a large part of the freight and passenger traffic between the southwest and the center of the peninsula. For construction companies, the contract opens a tender of nearly 9.34 million euros with a 25-month execution period; for users of the A-66, the action aims to improve the safety and comfort of an 18-kilometer stretch in the province of Cáceres.

Source: Official State Gazette, no. 237, of September 25, 2026, section V-A (Public Sector Procurement), page 50276 (official reference: BOE-B-2026-30917).