Argentine province details bidding schedule for February

Statement from the Government of the Province of Entre Ríos

This is a machine translation of the original press release issued in Spanish

With an investment that exceeds 1,000 million pesos, and an important sanitation work with a budget of 32 million dollars, during the month of February 2022 the government of Entre Ríos will tender 12 works that will benefit different localities.

The projects to be tendered will allow access to new works in sanitation, educational, health, tourism, sports, and gas infrastructure, addressed with provincial and national financing. "The works plan drawn up and prioritized by Governor Bordet advances and materializes with various works throughout the provincial territory," said Planning Minister Marcelo Richard.

“Public works are a broad transformation tool for the entire society, not only in the sense of improving the quality of life of the population, but also by giving rise to that virtuous circle of generating new jobs, boosting the economy. , providing growth and development in each point of the province” he highlighted.

Educational infrastructure

In this sense, Richard explained that "in February the envelopes for four educational infrastructure works are opened, for the construction of new buildings in some cases or the expansion in others, where the investment in these works exceeds 293 million pesos".

They have to do with the new buildings of the Villaguay Secondary School and No. 23 "Zamba de Vargas" in the Sauce de Gualeguay District. Likewise, the envelopes will be opened for the expansion and general repair in School No. 37 "Juan Bautista Ambrosetti" in Gualeguay and the construction of Initial Level rooms in School No. 103 "Gral. Urdinarrain", in Urdinarrain.

In Health there will be two works to tender in February

Referring to the infrastructure works for Health to be put out to tender this month, Richard stated that "they will allow, on the one hand, to intervene in the Fidanza hospital in Colonia Essay, where the construction of the new kitchen will be carried out, and on the other hand, the 2nd stage of the Hospital San José de Federación expansion, in the emergency, reception and outpatient clinic sectors”.

“The articulated work that we carry out with the Ministry of Health, in order to move forward in improvements in health infrastructure, is essential. This allows us to plan and execute extremely necessary works in the context of the pandemic we are going through,” the official continued.

These works of new spaces and extensions, to be carried out in effectors of the Federation and Diamante departments, will require an investment of more than 122 million pesos from provincial funds.

Tourism and sport on the works agenda

In relation to works that improve spaces for the development and promotion of tourism and sports, the provincial government will tender four relevant works for towns in the departments of Gualeguaychú, Paraná, and Victoria.

“The Entre Ríos works plan is broad, although the centrality is health, education, water and sanitation, work is also being done to strengthen and improve spaces that contribute to tourism and sports. Projects representing an investment of more than 614 million pesos will be tendered in February”, mentioned the head of the Planning portfolio.

The works to be tendered are the Natural Reserves Interpretation Center - "La Delfina" Complex, Gualeguaychú; Interpretation Portal with Tourist Information "Inhabitants and Landscapes Entrerrianos", Victoria; Construction of the Athletics Track and Refunctionalization of the "Parque Berduc" Complex Gymnasium, and Restoration of the Tourist Landscapes of Bajada Grande - 1st Stage - Bajada Grande, both in the city of Paraná.

On the other hand, Minister Richard added that "the expansion of the Larroque Natural Gas Distribution Network will also be tendered in February, with an investment of more than 50 million pesos".

Benefit for 45,000 households in Concordia

“Closing the month of February 2022, the envelopes of a significant work for the inhabitants of Concordia will be opened, such as the Design, Construction and Operation of the city's Wastewater Treatment Plant , which will benefit more than 45,000 homes ”, continued the Minister of Planning.

It should be remembered that this work is carried out through an International Public Tender, with an official budget of 32 million dollars and an execution period of 76 months. It will be carried out within the scope of the Comprehensive Sanitation Program for the Riverside Cities of the Uruguay River, financed through the Inter-American Development Bank Loan Agreement (IDB No. 4822-OC-RG).

“We are advancing steadily with public works, with works in execution, about to start, and the openings that are carried out month after month. It is the commitment of the management carried out by Governor Gustavo Bordet, and for which, from our portfolio, we work day by day to reach every corner of the province with works that substantially improve the lives of the people of Entre Ríos”, finally stated the Minister Marcelo Richard.