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The tender for ideas of Cala Figuera at the Port of Mahon gets the green light
28/02/2018The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) has approved the specifications of the ideas tender for preliminary projects regarding development and urban planning activities at Cala Figuera, Port of Mahon. The aim of this tender is to select preliminary project proposals for the development, urban planning and definition of infrastructures and superstructures of the port area of Cala Figuera, which, according to the Delimitation of Port Spaces and Uses (DEUP), is intended for nautical, sporting and additional facilities for the port and city. This preliminary project will be used for a future tender process for the use and execution concession of the winning proposal. This ideas tender meets the requirements of the Port of Mahon to have a creation nerve point of economic activity relating to recreational boating. As such, the construction of small and large size moorings at Cala Figuera is envisaged. This project, along with the future boat repair yard at Cós Nou, will serve as a trigger for recreational boating at the port. This initiative is in line with the Port of Mahon Action Plan that the APB launched with the administrations and other local entities at the beginning of this parliamentary term. The specifications were approved yesterday after agreement was reached between the APB and the Official Association of Architects of Menorca.