The Port Authority of the Balearic Islands and the Association of Civil Engineers renew their agreement to review and approve projects in the public port sector
The agreement sets out technical quality control measures for the work and professional competence, reduces approval costs and increases insurance coverage for technical professionals
Palma
24/03/2025
The Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) and the Association of Civil Engineers (CICCP) have signed a new approval agreement today that will contribute to increasing the competitiveness, efficiency and safety of public works projects and professional work in the ports of general interest in the Autonomous Community.
The document was signed this morning at the administrative headquarters of the port of Palma by the president of the APB, Javier Sanz, and the dean of the Balearic Islands branch of the CICCP, Sara Lobato.
Present at the signing were Álvaro Rodríguez Dapena, President of Puertos del Estado; Miguel Ángel Carrillo Suárez, President of the CICCP at national level; Toni Ginard, Director of the APB; and Jorge Nasarre, Head of Planning and Strategy at the APB and member of the CICCP's governing board in the Balearic Islands.
The approval and review of professional work by professional associations is regulated as a public function that can only be carried out by professional associations. In this case, the CICCP is the only competent body in the field of civil engineering, and membership of this association is mandatory in Spain in order to practise the profession.
The agreement signed by the APB specifically includes construction projects, technical specifications and construction management and technical assistance.
Newly included in this four-year agreement, which may be extended for another four years, is the approval of specifications for maintenance and operating supplies and services. It also includes the terms and conditions and reports for the granting of concessions, as well as health and safety coordination plans and tasks. When the approval includes a verification report, in the case of projects, these may be for execution by the APB (public investment) or by concessionaires (private investment).
Greater coverage
In addition, by signing off on the work covered, the agreement ensures that all APB technicians participating in the project are covered by professional liability insurance, thus offering greater technical and legal security to the institution's employees.
Both the president of the APB and the dean of the CICCP have welcomed the renewal of this agreement, which will contribute to greater technical and legal rigour in the projects planned by the Port Authority.
This agreement is part of the signing in 2021 of the General Performance Protocol for collaboration between Puertos del Estado and the CICCP. Through this protocol, agreements have been established with various Spanish ports. The purpose of this agreement will be to check that the work carried out or in which civil engineers participate complies with the documentary, technical and regulatory requirements applicable in each case and will include the coverage of the Professional Civil Liability policies that the Association has taken out depending on the activity endorsed.
