# ETAPA EP awards $65.7 million wastewater plant contract to Hidalgo e Hidalgo

ETAPA EP awarded the construction and commissioning of the new Guangarcucho wastewater treatment plant in Cuenca, Ecuador, to Hidalgo e Hidalgo S.A. for USD 65.7 million. Construction is expected to start in the last quarter of 2025 and last two years.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-07-28
- Where: Cuenca, Ecuador
- Value: $65.7M
- Status: announced
- Products: wastewater treatment plant
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [ETAPA EP](https://endata.com/companies/86263.md)
- [Hidalgo e Hidalgo](https://endata.com/companies/20163.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [cuenca.gob.ec](https://www.cuenca.gob.ec/index.php/content/etapa-ep-adjudica-la-construccion-y-puesta-en-marcha-de-la-nueva-planta-de-tratamiento), 2025-07-28: "La adjudicación de la obra es a la empresa Hidalgo e Hidalgo S.A., por un monto de USD 65.700.691,92 sin incluir impuestos."

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