The international tender for integrated recycling and waste recovery facilities on Kos and Kalymnos is advancing to the next stage. The South Aegean Regional Committee has approved the invitation to participate in competitive dialogue and appointed the tender committee.
The decision is an important step towards new waste-management infrastructure for both islands, addressing a longstanding environmental problem.
The total budget is €130 million. The project is described as the first public-private partnership in Greece to receive 80% public funding.
The first tender phase has been completed, with five economic operators shortlisted. They are now invited to Phase B, specifically Stage B.I, the dialogue stage.
This stage will examine technical, financial and contractual parameters to determine the best solutions and finalise the terms for binding bids. Once dialogue is completed, the final Stage B.II documents will be prepared and candidates invited to submit their binding offers.
The project owner is the South Aegean Regional Solid Waste Management Authority, FODSA. Under a programme agreement between the two bodies, the South Aegean Region acts as contracting authority for procurement and delivery of the partnership until the services become available.
The integrated public-private partnership is intended to increase recycling and recovery and substantially reduce the residual waste sent to landfill.
It covers design, financing, construction, maintenance and operation of the infrastructure for up to 27 years.
The plans include a waste recovery and recycling facility on Kos, a pre-treatment, recovery and recycling facility on Kalymnos, and a new residual-waste landfill on Kos.
The two facilities will have a combined capacity of approximately 46,200 tonnes of waste a year.
Through this major environmental project, the region and FODSA are advancing the infrastructure needed to move Kos and Kalymnos towards a modern waste-management system, protecting the environment and meeting both islands' long-term needs.
