Cagliari’s municipal waste management contract is set to be awarded, provisionally, to De Vizia, in partnership with Econord, for a period of seven years with a potential extension of two years and seven months. The deal, valued at over 500 million euros, will continue the city’s existing door-to-door collection system.
The provisional awarding of the contract follows a lengthy procurement process, initially launched with the publication of a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, according to reporting from Cagliaritoday.it. The latest contract is expected to be fully operational by April 2026, though city officials have expressed hope for an earlier implementation, potentially in the autumn or winter of 2025.
A key component of the new agreement will be an increased focus on street cleaning, with plans to sweep 438 kilometers of roads and 138 kilometers of squares each month. The contract too includes a modification to the color of bins used for paper and plastic recycling.
The current waste management arrangement, involving De Vizia, Lat, and Econord, was extended in September 2024 for a period of 18 months while the new tender process was completed. This extension added an additional 44.5 million euros to the city’s expenditure on waste management, mirroring the annual cost of the existing service, as reported by Cagliaritoday.it.
The awarding of the contract to De Vizia follows a legal challenge from the company itself, which was initially excluded from the bidding process. A ruling by the Fifth Section of the Council of State overturned a previous decision by the Regional Administrative Court (TAR), reinstating De Vizia’s eligibility. The initial exclusion of Econord was also addressed in the Council of State’s decision.
During the 18-month extension period, some immediate changes were implemented, including allowing condominium complexes with more than two units to request larger communal bins, and increasing the frequency of street and sidewalk cleaning, as well as efforts to address illegal dumping.
