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The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructures, Francisco Barnabas, and Secretary of State for Environment, Pablo Saavedra, today paid a visit to Portman Bay in La Union, whose works of regeneration and environmental soundness, said, "will be awarded to end of this year 2015, after which work will begin immediately. "
During the tour, Secretary of State informed the Minister of Development of ministerial provisions of the execution of the works, after which Francisco Bernabe said that "the whole process of contracting and execution of the works Portman advances to full satisfaction".
He also explained that, "at this time, experts from the Ministry are evaluating the technical bids submitted by 13 companies in the procurement procedure of public competition of the proposed regeneration of the bay and next November's economic proposals will be opened" .
Thus, he stressed that the award shall be made "imminently" and will be granted to the proposal that has achieved highest overall score, taking into account compliance with the technical requirements of the tender and be economically advantageous.
After that, they will begin the work of regeneration and adaptation of the bay, which has an investment by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment of 59.5 million euros.
The Minister stressed that the Government and the region "are united in a common and permanent commitment to the recovery of Portman Bay, which today is closer after decades of discharges and waiting, and that will materialize with a thorough job that will involve a lead time of 46 months. "
Bernabe said that "the regeneration of Portman Bay is getting closer, thanks to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment continues with administrative processes, which will solve the region's oldest strategic project, which will bring wealth, prosperity and creating many jobs. "
The visit was also the general director of Sustainability of the Coast and Sea Ministry, Raquel Orts, the government delegate in the Region of Murcia, Antonio Sanchez-Solis, the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Environment, Adela Martinez Cache, the director general of Transport and Ports Costas, Salvador Garcia-Ayllón, and the mayor of La Union, Pedro Lopez, accompanied by representatives of the municipal corporation.
Regeneration project
The work of regeneration project contemplated the recovery of about 250 meters seaward from the coastline, which was impaired as a result of the dumping activity for decades and, at present, is located 550 meters from the original, It has a depth of about four meters.
He shall withdraw about two million cubic meters of overburden, which will move to the San José mining cuts;
the regeneration of the new beach reusing materials present and the contribution of crushing limestone sand to improve its grain.
Among the proposals, the possibility of improving the utilization of the mined ore, which would result in the decrease in the price of the works will be valued.
Source: CARM
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