On 1 April, Sorigué began operating maintenance services for pavements and public spaces in four districts in Barcelona: l’Eixample, Sants-Montjuïc, Sarrià-Sant Gervasi and Nou Barris.  

These maintenance services come under the group’s Urban areas business line in its City division for a total amount of €3.6 million per year.  
The contract, which runs for a period of 2+2 years, includes corrective maintenance of construction and other components of public roads coupled with cleaning and clearing plots of land, upkeep of squares inside blocks and logistics support for activities held in each district.  

The actions are carried out without disrupting the city’s operations or local residents’ activities. The service is tailored to the timetable requirements of the public spaces to ensure they are available 24/7. It also includes logistics support for events and festivals in Barcelona.  
 
Service digitalisation  

Sorigué provides municipal technical services with an app developed jointly by its production units and information system department to deliver end-to-end management of the service.  

This software, which the group uses in its urban services, enables incidents to be detected in advance and analysed to enhance the service by factoring in parameters and indicators drawn up for this purpose in partnership with the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC).  

Assuring the accessibility of spaces and the safety of the public is one of the key aspects of the service. Accordingly, Sorigué’s teams undertake tasks to protect and repair public roads to prevent accidents and ease pedestrian traffic.  

Leaders in urban area maintenance  

Sorigué is a specialist in maintaining urban infrastructures, buildings, facilities and public roads. It provides upkeep of streets, roads, squares and playgrounds including scheduled and preventive repairs, emergency response and regular inspections.​

In Barcelona, it has been awarded major contracts such as maintenance of the ornamental fountains on Montjuïc mountain, upkeep of the Olympic Ring’s facilities and buildings, maintenance of the Zoo and conservation services on Line 9 of the metro.  

It has also undertaken maintenance of significant urban areas in other cities around the country including remodelling Alhacaba Hill and La Merced Square in the Albaicín district of Granada, renovating pavements in the Puente de Vallecas, Moratalaz, Villa de Vallecas and Vicálvaro districts in Madrid, and comprehensive redevelopment of Carretería Street in Malaga’s historic centre.