Today, Monday 21 September, at 14:00, is the deadline for submitting tenders for the project ‘Construction and repair of the road network in the Artemida Municipal Unit’ of the Municipality of Spata – Artemida. The tender is being conducted electronically via the ESHIDIS system under system number 221427, and bids will be opened on Wednesday 23 September at 11.00.
The budget is 645,161.29 euros excluding VAT, i.e. 800,000 euros including 24 per cent VAT. The project is funded from the municipality’s own resources and is spread over two years: €100,000 will be allocated in 2026 and €700,000 in 2027. The award criterion is the lowest price; the tender guarantee has been set at €12,903.23 and tenders are valid for thirteen months. No advance payment or bonus is provided for the contractor, whilst the deadline for completion is six months from the signing of the contract.
There are six roads included, with a total length of 4,050 metres and a surface area of approximately 20,500 square metres.
Agia Irini Chrysovalantou, 700 metres, on the stretch from Demokratias to Krystalli.
Independence Street, 700 metres, also from Demokratias Street to Krystalli.
53 Street, 400 metres, from Kritis Street to an unnamed street.
Prasinou Lofou, 1,000 metres, from Erasinou to Agios Ioannis.
Andreas Papandreou, 1,000 metres, from Georgiou Papandreou to Krystalli.
Makrygianni Street, 250 metres, from Karamanli Street to Vravrona Avenue.
The scope of the project is not limited to asphalt laying. According to the tender notice, it includes the construction of a new road surface where none currently exists, the restoration and repair of the existing surface, earthworks and sub-base layers, the adjustment of manholes and utility networks to the new level, as well as site signage for the duration of the works.
What does today’s deadline mean in practical terms? The expiry of the deadline does not mean that machinery will be on the roads. Following Wednesday’s opening of tenders, the tender committee will evaluate the bids, the selection of a provisional contractor, the verification of the award documentation, the period for lodging objections and, finally, the signing of the contract. In similar local authority projects, this process takes months, not weeks. Given that the bulk of the funding – 700,000 euros – has been budgeted for 2027, the realistic scenario is that the works will be spread between the end of this year and next year.
One question that will be answered in practice is the coordination with EYDAP (the Athens water and sewerage company)’s sewerage works, which are proceeding in parallel in Spata and Artemida, with successive announcements regarding the external branch lines. A road being resurfaced only to be dug up again shortly afterwards for connections is a classic complaint in the area, and the municipality has not published a timeline showing how the two projects will be co-ordinated.
Any resident wishing to follow developments may search for the tender on ESIDIS using system number 221427, where the minutes and award decisions are published, as well as on the Spata–Artemida Municipality’s ‘Diafania’ transparency portal.
Source: Municipality of Spata – Artemida, notice of an open electronic tender for the project ‘Construction and repair of the road network in the Municipal Unit of Artemida’ (ESIDIS 221427), August 2026.
