The maintenance of artesian wells and boots in Sibiu will cost over 50,000 euros this year

Sibiu City Hall will organize, at the end of this week, a tender for contracting the maintenance and repair services of the artesian wells and street boots. The 12-month contract is to begin in June and cover all 19 artesian wells and 30 street wells located on public property in the city.

According to the documentation in the tender notice, the maintenance activities include the constant supervision of their operation, the cleaning of the basins, the pump room and the assemblies required for commissioning, as well as the reconditioning and painting of the exposed surfaces. In addition, the wells will benefit from periodic treatments for PH regulation and algae control, helping to maintain clean and healthy water for the urban environment.

A particularity of the contract is the mention of the flexible mode of operation of the fountains, with the possibility of electronic programming and adjustment of the schedule for night operation, depending on the requirements and financial resources of the local administration. The fountains will operate daily between 07:00 and 22:00 or 06:00 and 24:00 during the warm season, with the possibility of extending the program in favorable weather conditions.

The maintenance of artesian wells and wells is necessary “so that they serve the needs of the community and at the same time constitute an attraction for the citizens of the city and for tourists”, argues the municipality.

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Below I have selected the list of the 19 artesian fountains in the city, with the “mirror ring of water” in Belvedere Park mentioned next to them.

Piața Mare fountain

Area: 80 sqm
Water volume: 64 cubic meters

Parc Tineretului Fountain (intersection of C. Coposu Blvd and Constituetiei Street)

Area: 120 sqm
Water volume: 80 m3

Casa Armatei Fountain (Victoriei Boulevard in front of the Military Circle)

Area: 80 sqm
Water volume: 12 cubic meters

M. Viteazu Fountain (Piața Aurel Vlaicu roundabout)

Area: 86 sqm
Water volume: 56 cubic meters
Modernized in 2023, with a 60-month warranty period (27.10.2023 – 27.10.2028)

Subarini Park fountain (dome)

Area: 80 sqm
Water volume: 10 m3

Subarini Park Fountain (M. Eminescu)

Area: 70 sqm
Water volume: 15 m3

Astra Park Fountain – Boulevard (Continental Forum Hotel)

Area: 100 sqm
Water volume: 40 m3

Fountain Bd. Coposu (Francis I monument)

Area: 25 sqm
Water volume: 4 mc

Mother and child fountain (Dealului str.)

Area: 70 sqm
Water volume: 18 cubic meters

Terezian park fountain

Area: 225 sq m
Water volume: approximately 2 mc

Fântâna Bd. Nicolae Bălcescu

Area: 18 sqm
Water volume: 5 mc

Fountain Schiller Square

Area: 8 sqm
Volume of water: 3 mc

Park Astra fountain

Area: 120 sqm
Water volume: 60 m3

Turnului str. fountain

Area: 20 sqm
Water volume: 5 mc

Cluj Square Fountain

Area: 225 sq m
Water volume: approximately 2 mc

Fântâna Strand – Maramureșului str

Area: 2 sqm
Volume of water: 1 mc

Hippodrome III fountain – the above-ground parking lot

Area: 1551 sq m
Water volume: 2 mc

Belvedere Park fountain

Area: 90 sqm
Water volume: 45 m3
Commissioned in August 2023, 60-month warranty period

Terezian Park waterfall fountain

Area: 36 sqm
Water volume: approximately 5 mc

Park Belvedere water mirror ring

Area: 14 sqm
Water volume: 7 mc

The town hall requires that their maintenance be done weekly (checking the mode of operation, electrical and water installations); biweekly (cleaning the water gloss and inside the fountain, checking and cleaning the nozzles, filling the water level); monthly (checking the electrical installation in the control panel, cleaning and adjusting the pumps, checking the projectors and decorative lighting, checking the water circuit, changing the water), as well as bimonthly (application of treatments with anti-algae solutions, disinfectant and PH adjustment) .

The estimated value of the services is stated to be 260,000 lei (approximately 52,000 euros), including VAT. The auction will take place on May 10. The award criterion is “lowest price”.

Last year’s contract was signed with Total C&V Solutions SRL, founded in 2003 in Sibiu, and was worth 147,000 lei without VAT. In June 2023, there were 17 artesian wells and 23 street wells in the municipality.

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