Spain – Advisory and consultative engineering services – Servicio de actualización y ampliación de la cartografía de zonas inundables e hidrología de la cuenca del Duero

The works envisaged in the tender are necessary as a consequence of the approval of the Flood Risk Management Plans (FRMP) of the second cycle (2022-2027) within the scope of the Organismo by means of Royal Decree 26/2023, of 17 January, in application of the mandate to review and update these plans every six years, as set out in both Directive 2007/60/EC and Royal Decree 903/2010, of 9 July, on the assessment and management of flood risks, which transposes the former. The service subject to the contract is aimed at fulfilling the aforementioned plans through: the review and preparation of technical studies of a hydrological and hydraulic nature that allow for the improvement of the estimation of frequencies and magnitudes of floods and the definition of floodable areas; the generation of new cartography of floodable areas; the updating of the existing hydrology in the Duero basin and the design and preparation of a new hydrological viewer, and the coordination between the maps and the drainage information of dams located upstream of areas with a significant potential risk of flooding that are prioritised.