{
  "id": 8238785,
  "title": "Las constructoras pujan por los primeros grandes contratos de Aena en Barajas, pero 'pasan' de los 500 millones de Tenerife",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/las-constructoras-pujan-por-los-primeros-grandes-contratos-de-aena-en",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T11:46:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/empresas/transporte/2026/09/18/6aad1c1d468aebfe708b458a.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Several Spanish construction firms have been bidding for the largest contracts of Aena at Madrid-Barajas airport, but have failed to secure the 496.6 million euro remodeling contract of the Tenerife Sur terminal. The construction manager will have to re-lot the Tenerife Sur contract. Among the seven to eight groups that submitted bids for the Madrid airport expansion are Acciona, Ferrovial, OHL, Sacyr, Abaldo, BIC Construcción, Conelsan and Llorente Electricidad; MatÃas Arrom, Sampol and Coexa, and VÃas y Construcciones. The biggest contract that has been awarded so far is the extension of T4 north platform, with a 108.9 million euro budget, which will see new remote parking spots for aircraft and expanded service roads. The construction period for this project is set at 35 months. The expansion of the satellite runway (T4S) for three additional contact positions and roadwork on the service roads have also been proposed by Abaldo and Gestión y Ejecución de Obra Civil; Acciona; Eiffage; Elecnor; OHL; Sacyr; MatÃas Arrom, Sampol and Avintia, and VÃas y Construcciones, with a budget of 68.4 million euros and a 24-month construction period. However, Aena's most significant construction contract in recent years, the remodeling of Tenerife Sur terminal, which is expected to take eight years, has gone unbid. The reasons for this, according to industry sources, include price updates not being made until the third year of the contract, inflation in labor and material costs, the complexity of the work due to the concurrent remodeling of the terminal and commercial operation, and the need to recalculate the building's structural parameters. Industry experts agree that a preliminary contact should have been made, similar to the last contract for free tax shops, which initially left Madrid and Barcelona empty but later went to Dufry. There is also the issue of competitive bidding, with Aena set to request economic improvements to its bid through an electronic auction. In July, Aena also had to abandon a 1 billion euro advertising contract, which promised annual royalties exceeding 500 million euros for the next decade and was expected to be awarded to a group led by Maurici Lucena.",
  "summary": "El gestor aeroportuario recibe entre siete y ocho ofertas para dos licitaciones relativas a la ampliación del aeropuerto de Madrid después del fiasco de que nadie haya pujado por la remodelación de las instalaciones canarias. Se trata del contrato de obra en España de mayor importe por el que nadie ha pujado, según el sector. Leer",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Expansion ES",
        "title": "Aena clears up uncertainty over rates, but analysts warn of risks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/aena-despeja-la-incertidumbre-sobre-las-tasas-pero-los-analistas",
        "published": "2026-09-16T12:26:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}