Tender announced for the management of moorings and buildings for a recreational boating concession in the port of La Savina
18/12/2024
The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) agreed at a meeting held this afternoon in Palma to launch a public tender for the management of a marina in the port of La Savina. The facility will have moorings for boats, a dry marina, two underground car parks, the operation of several buildings and the supply of fuel, among other services available to users.This decision responds to the APB's objective of providing legal stability for the nautical management of the port of Formentera, promoting competitiveness and the commercial offer of the port, optimising resources, maximising the use of the water surface and reducing management costs.The tender requires a minimum investment of €15 million from the successful bidder and will take into account in its terms and conditions any reduction in mooring fees, especially for boats up to eight metres in length. This also applies to fees for commercial premises, terraces, parking, electricity supplies, and dry dock lifting, beaching and launching services.In addition, priority will be given to the introduction of environmental improvements such as the use of renewable energies, the use of ecological materials, sustainability measures and technological innovation.These two aspects, investment and the reduction of fees, will be valued more highly in the tender than the rate to be improved, which is set at a minimum of €1.2 million plus 4% of turnover per year. The concession will last for a maximum of twenty-five years.The areas to be managed cover approximately 26,000 square metres of water surface and 23,000 square metres of land, which will include a dry marina for charter boats up to seven metres in length, a diesel fuel pump and other non-polluting energy sources, as well as several buildings for commercial premises, offices and restaurants, warehouses, seamen's services and toilets, among others.Basic and charter mooringsCurrently, there are around 180 moorings for boats in the port of La Savina. The successful bidder will be able to decide how to allocate the moorings, as long as there are at least 75 moorings available for charter during the four-month high season from June to September, 55 moorings available all year round, and six moorings for the APB's own use or for organisations such as the Civil Guard, Maritime Rescue, Customs, etc.Forty of the 75 moorings available for charter will be for boats up to six metres in length, 25 for boats up to eight metres in length and 10 for boats between ten and fifteen metres in length. In addition, the concessionaire will have a dry marina that will be expanded from 35 to 55 boats up to seven metres in length, 35 for charter and 20 for the seventh list.The APB is taking these measures in response to requests from small businesses, which have repeatedly asked for the charter business to be boosted in the port of Formentera, and to the social need to increase the number of moorings for small boats. The merger of the two existing concessions will optimise space, resulting in 42 new moorings for boats up to 8 metres in length. In addition, the concessionaire will be able to meet the demand for moorings during the low season, as it will not be able to allocate the 75 berths occupied during the summer to charter boats.Underground car parksThe new concession will have around ten buildings, some of which will need to be remodelled while maintaining the exterior appearance of the façades and architectural features, without increasing their buildable area. Other buildings will be demolished to make way for underground car parks and rebuilt on the same site.Four buildings will be demolished and four will be built or rebuilt. Two of these will be demolished once the Special Plan currently being processed has been finally approved. The buildings to be demolished to make way for new buildings include the Casa del Mar and the former fishermen's guild, which will be replaced by a new building. The buildings will be reorganised, but the current services will be maintained, including restaurants, offices, shops, maritime services, warehouses for the fishing industry and a children's playground.Work will be carried out in two phases, taking into account the final approval of the Special Plan for the port currently being processed and the expiry of existing concessions. All operations must comply with the current Special Plan for the port and the new plan currently being processed, which provides for a reduction in the height of buildings.The successful bidder will also build and manage two underground car parks with approximately 200 spaces for private use and prohibited to rental companies: one in the eastern area, covering almost 5,000 square metres, and another in the western area, covering 2,600 square metres.
