Setúbal Municipality Awards €22.2 Million Contract for Bairro Afonso Costa Housing Rehabilitation
The Câmara Municipal de Setúbal has formally approved the adjudication of a major public works contract for the integral rehabilitation of the Bairro Afonso Costa, a municipal housing estate. The project represents a total investment exceeding €22.2 million, plus value-added tax, and is set to be executed by the construction company Wikibuild, S.A. This significant urban renewal project is financed by the national Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência (PRR) under the Programa de Apoio ao Acesso à Habitação, which is part of the broader Estratégia Local de Habitação.
The scope of the project is extensive, covering the renovation of 36 residential buildings which contain a total of 321 municipal fractions, with 308 designated as primary residences. The works will be divided into three separate lots, with each lot having a contractual execution period of 360 days. The primary objective of the intervention is to address long-standing structural and habitability issues within the housing estate. Key project specifications include the complete replacement of all building roofs and underlying support structures, a full rehabilitation of all exterior facades to improve thermal performance and aesthetics, and a comprehensive modernization of internal building infrastructures.
In a statement, the municipality confirmed that the project is a priority for the requalification of the city's public housing park. A city official noted, "This intervention is fundamental to improving the habitability conditions for hundreds of families and to significantly enhance the energy efficiency of these buildings, which is a key goal of the PRR funding." The project is expected to bring the properties up to modern standards of safety, comfort, and sustainability. The selection of Wikibuild, S.A. followed a public tender process aimed at securing a contractor with the capacity to handle a project of this scale and complexity.
The funding mechanism, through the PRR's 1.º Direito program, underscores a national strategy to leverage European recovery funds for critical housing and infrastructure upgrades across Portugal. The investment in Setúbal is one of several such projects being rolled out to tackle housing deficits and improve the quality of public housing assets. The local economic impact is expected to be substantial, involving the creation of construction jobs and stimulating related service sectors throughout the duration of the works. The project's timeline suggests a concerted effort to deliver the upgraded housing units to residents in a timely manner, with all three lots progressing concurrently. Monitor new development opportunities at realestate-lisbon.com.
