Prosecutor’s Office deems San Juan emergency garbage collection contract ‘legitimate’ and denies wrongdoing

In an archival decree sealed on October 31 by Seville’s Chief Prosecutor Luis Fernández Arévalo, the Public Ministry explains that the socialist group stated in its complaint that it mentioned emergency contracts in addition to municipal resources in the matter. probably wasn’t compliant public contract law “It also did not comply with the standards of the Contract Advisory Committee in its June 20, 2003 report.” Furthermore, according to the PSOE, “it also violated the advertising regime established for this type of contract” and “failed to include a list of personnel subject to subrogation by the new contractor.”

Local government for socialists “It is alleged that he may have arbitrarily entered into a contract with Prezero, circumventing legal mechanisms and requirements, claiming an emergency that did not exist.”Because the status of street cleaning services is one of the key issues of local debate in San Juan.

However, after requesting various documents from the city council, including the contract in question and technical reports related to the issue.The Public Prosecutor’s Office stated, “The above-mentioned emergency contract was officially announced and justified at the time. Various bidders were evaluated for the award of the aforementioned contract, which was also subject to intervention. ”

That’s the reason, The Ministry of Public Security does not recognize any “indications of a crime that may constitute a crime.” Breach of pre-contract or other criminal violation in an emergency contract for the cleaning of public streets carried out by the San Juan City Council Environmental Delegation.

The mayor emphasized the prosecutor’s office’s decision, pointing out in a statement: “The PSOE tried to sow doubts about the honor and seriousness of this city council’s work, but the judiciary has made it clear that we are acting in accordance with the law.”. We are different from them. We work for San Juan with transparency, rigor, and caring for our neighbors.

therefore, The mayor defended local government efforts in the face of “the need for a rapid and effective response.” On the other hand, the PSOE remembers the file of a judicial investigation a few months ago into the complaints of Vox and PP against the management of the social currency “Ocetana” during the socialist phase of the Consistory.

Already in December 2024, more than a year after the emergency contract, the plenary session of the San Juan City Council, which was later extended, approved it with the support of government partners PP and Cambia San Juan, as well as Vox. PSOE abstained and Podemos-IU councilors voted against, but lStreet cleaning and garbage collection operations, which had been directly managed and which had been the subject of intense debate, will now be outsourced under a 10-year contract. Considering the street conditions.

As a result, a tender contract was signed in early 2025 for a company responsible for street cleaning, collection and transportation of municipal solid waste, management of clean points, conservation and maintenance of parks and green areas. The proposed maximum budget for 10 years is approximately 40 million euros.

Among the measures included in the new contract: All 64 underground containers in the town will be removed and the entire space will be renovated, including installing steel and installing new containers.;A comprehensive renewal of the cleaning fleet will also take place and it will become the property of the City Council at the end of the contract. According to the Consistory, there is also subrogation of human resources.

To this San Juan City Council Contract Bidding Valoriza’s proposal was competitively bid. Urbaser, Prezero, Althenia-FCC