Barcelona City Council will invest €36.6 million to expand the city’s emergency coordination centre, known as CECOR, and move it from Carrer de Lleida to the Tres Xemeneies site on Paral·lel in Poble-sec. According to the Ajuntament, the full refurbishment of the building is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2027 and finish by the end of 2028.

For Poble-sec residents and businesses around the Tres Xemeneies complex, that means a major public works project is now tied to a fixed timetable and budget. The council says local updates on municipal works can be checked through its official Barcelona public works portal, while citywide works data is also published through Open Data BCN.

The move shifts emergency coordination from Montjuïc to Poble-sec

CECOR is Barcelona’s emergency operational coordination centre. The city says the new facility will be created in the Llac building in the Tres Xemeneies area, in the Sants-Montjuïc district, replacing the current base on Carrer de Lleida.

The project appears in the Ajuntament’s 2023–2027 government action plan, which lists the new Centre de Coordinació Operativa d'Emergències de Barcelona as a municipal priority. The council’s project page states that the aim is to provide a larger and upgraded base for emergency coordination services.

Contract notice sets out design and works supervision

The contract process for drafting the project and directing the building works has been published through the Ajuntament’s electronic procurement system and through the Diputació de Barcelona’s CIDO public contracting bulletin. The official contract listing is available on the Portal de Contractació Electrònica.

The procurement notice describes the commission as services for preparing the project and supervising building works for the new CECOR in the Llac building, in the area of the Tres Xemeneies of Poble-sec, in Sants-Montjuïc. Only the verified CIDO notice at the diba.cat address has been used here.

  • Budget announced by the council: €36.6 million
  • Start date for works: first quarter of 2027
  • Planned completion: end of 2028
  • New location: Llac building, Tres Xemeneies, Poble-sec
  • Current location: Carrer de Lleida

Tres Xemeneies transformation was already approved in principle

The CECOR move forms part of the wider transformation of the Tres Xemeneies site in Poble-sec. In an earlier announcement, the Ajuntament said it had given initial approval to the redevelopment of the area, including new public facilities and urban changes around the old power station complex.

The initial approval covers the transformation of the Tres Xemeneies site in Poble-sec, according to the Ajuntament de Barcelona.

That broader planning context matters for residents near Avinguda del Paral·lel and the surrounding streets because the emergency centre is not a standalone project. It is being developed as part of a larger reshaping of one of the district’s most recognisable industrial sites.

People who want to follow street-level disruption, phases of work or changes in the area can check the Ajuntament’s works portal for official notices as the 2027 start date approaches.

Primary sources: Ajuntament de Barcelona, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Ajuntament de Barcelona (CIDO), Ajuntament de Barcelona, Ajuntament de Barcelona (Open Data BCN), Ajuntament de Barcelona (CIDO). Reported by Source Text Link, Ajuntament de Barcelona (Portal de Contractació Electrònica), Betevé.