Extending the concession of Sofia Water for eight years is to be considered tomorrow by the Metropolitan Municipal Council (SOC) at a meeting that starts at 10:00.

The SOS will consider the report on the signing of the fourth additional agreement to the "Sofia Voda" concession contract concluded on 23.12.1999.

Now the authors of the report propose an extension of the period for the provision of water and sanitation services by the concessionaire with the maximum period permissible according to the provisions of the Law on Concessions, namely - 8 years and 4 months until 06.02.2034. Thus, the total term of the Concession Agreement will be 33 years and 4 months.

Thus, the concessionaire will keep the commitment for investments in the amount of BGN 218 million during the period 2022 - 2026 in exchange for a gradual increase in the price of the offered services of 11% for the same period or an average of 2.3% per year, which is several times lower compared to the expected increase in the prices of plumbing services by other large and medium-sized operators operating in Bulgaria.

A metropolitan district remains without water

Councilors will also discuss a report updating the rules on providing GPS devices to people suffering from dementia or an illness that results in problems with orientation and a risk of getting lost.

The program will also cover children and young people with time and space orientation problems caused by mental retardation or mental disorders.

The petitioners are representatives of various political groups in SOS - Georgi Georgiev, Malina Edreva, Dr. Veselin Milev, Dr. Anton Koichev, MD, Diyan Stamatov, Greti Stefanova, Carlos Contrera, Albena Krasteva, Milka Hristova.

Initially, such devices were provided free of charge, following the decision of the SOS, to people with dementia, but after the case of the disappearance of the boy from Pernik, the SOS decided to expand the scope of the program.

The SOS is expected to make a decision on financing in the amount of BGN 190,000 from the budget of the Metropolitan Municipality for the repair of churches and monasteries.

According to the program of the mayor of Sofia, Yordanka Fandakova, for the repair and construction of churches and the restoration of frescoes, the buildings of 5 churches and monasteries are planned to be restored.

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