This morning the rehabilitation works of the El Alpicoz Social Center have been presented, a building whose premises are given by the City Council of Jumilla to different associations that will be able to use it again.
The remodeling has meant the recovery of the roofs, the replacement of plumbing and sanitation facilities, as well as the painting of the facade, interiors and replacement of carpentry.
Likewise, the cartelería has been installed, with which the location of the groups has been clearly marked.
The renovation works have been carried out for three months in a first phase by the winning company, Valemur SL, with a cost of 77,441.50 euros charged to the remaining Treasury.
Then a second phase was executed with a cost of 20,000 euros, directly with municipal staff.
In a third phase the electrical system will be renewed, which is also deteriorated.
The mayor of Jumilla, Juana Guardiola, expressed her satisfaction at the reopening of these facilities, "which will allow the different associations and groups to have dependencies worthy and according to their needs. We find it in a lamentable state, without maintenance , So we set ourselves the goal to rehabilitate it.
The councilman of Works and Urbanism, Francisco González, has detailed the works done and has recalled that it is the fourth building reformed in this legislature after the Ermita Social Center of the Third District, Pósito and House of Culture.
For his part, the mayor of Hacienda and Patrimonio, Alfonso Pulido, stressed the importance for the collectives to have this building rehabilitated and "with the necessary security measures, which to date did not exist."
Previous state
The works carried out at the El Alpicoz Social Center were of urgent need in the face of the poor condition of various parts of the building.
The roof presented numerous leaks due to lack of tiles, breakage or movements of the same.
The electrical installation was old, in poor condition and lacking power.
Most of the drainage network was originally from the time the building was used as a Relief House.
The doors were in very bad condition, cracked and maintenance-free, as were some windows, which had no glass.
In addition, there was a lack of tiled pieces in the toilets, loose stair railings, some crank or broken lock and luminaires cast in areas of general use.
The humidity predominated in some spaces, since there were leaks and breaks of nets with water, so that the repainting was more than necessary.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla