Palacio de Congresos y Ayuntamiento de Elche

The jury of the competition will be chaired by the President of the Provincial Council or delegated deputy and composed of an architect designated by the contracting body of the Provincial Council; an architect proposed by the City Council of Elche; an architect of recognized international prestige; an architect proposed by the Superior Council of Architects of Spain; and two other architects proposed by the Official College of Architects of the Valencian Community: one from the regional scope and another from the national scope. In addition to the figure of the secretary.

In this sense, Navarro has indicated that by the end of the year, the evaluation of the jury will be known, to then initiate the award of the drafting service of the execution project and the professional direction of the works to the winner of the first prize. The estimated deadline for drafting the basic and execution project and the Health and Safety Study will be six months, while the works will last around 30 months.

The future Congress Palace of Elche will have a capacity for more than 3,300 people and will combine the celebration of congresses with musical uses. As Navarro has pointed out, the building will occupy a built area of 13,000 square meters and will have a main hall of 2,000 square meters and 1,200 seats, in addition to five auxiliary rooms that will accommodate from 150 to 450 seats, offices, cafeteria, offices, warehouses, and a large exhibition area of 2,000 square meters.

The budget allocated to the building will be 23.4 million euros and also a three-story parking lot will be built and 14,000 square meters for 420 spaces, which will represent an investment of 10.5 million euros. The project will also include the urbanization of the surrounding area and adjacent streets with a budget of 820,000 euros.