The base price set for this contest stood at 15 million euros. But all competitors exceeded this value, violating the legal provisions laid out in Decree-Law n. º 18/2008, the legislation approving the code of public procurement, so that the jury decided to exclude all proposals, just inform APRAM in statement.

The competitors were:

Tecnovia Wood, Society Contract work, and SA Tecnovia Azores Society Contract work, SA Price EUR 18,360,000.00

Zagope – Construction and Engineering, SA and Afavias – Engineering and Construction, SA Price EUR 18,359,981.67

Conduril – Engineering SA Price EUR 18,900,000.00

ETERMAR – Engineering and Construction, SA, SOMAGUE – Engineering Wood, SA and Somague – Engineering, SAPreço 17,850,252.89 euros

To all these prices would be plus VAT at the legal rate.

The APRAM also said it will open as soon as legally possible, another contest for the new wharf of Funchal.

“Although there is nothing definite, ie, effectively there commitments with the central government following the situation of the region, but in regard to fees and the new tariff regulation of APRAM, this still is not completely consolidated, ie , there is still no concrete proposal, “said Alexandra Mendonca, questioned by reporters on the sidelines of the meeting with the RETE to create the” Advanced Node Atlantic Islands. ”

“We are working to review where we can make adjustments, but nothing is set, there is a proposal, so neither the owners nor the shipping agents can not even pronounce,” responded the president of the board the APRAM, given the concern of shipowners and shipping agents, who considered the 15% increase in port dues, as provided in the fiscal consolidation measures of the financial adjustment program of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, would represent a “serious threat” to the tourism cruise on the Funchal harbor – the largest in the country passenger visitors.

“Doubtless that is complicated and I understand perfectly the position, the fears and anxieties of shipowners and agents, because they really want an increase in tariffs to the level of cruise ships will be very penalizing for Madeira and the charge level as well” recognizes Alexandra Mendoza.

For there is no timetable for the entry into force of new port fees, with the APRAM to “see if you can streamline some things.” The APRAM promises to consult with partners, notably the ACIF and other “stakeholders” to discuss in advance before any new regulation published rates for the ports of Madeira.

The new berth for cruise ships results from the use of landfill debris created during the storm of February 20, 2010.

The deadline for submission of proposals to the international public tender ends at midnight today and, according to Alexandra Mendoza, 15 companies raised the specifications.

“For us it is extremely important that this work boot because we’re always suffer the most, we spend a lot of money on dredging. Last year was two million, and we are always monitoring the area,” he said.

Alexandra Mendoza stresses that, under present circumstances, the continuous draining of land, rocks and debris from the landfill to the sea and precisely to the entrance area of ​​the port of Funchal requires vigilance and close monitoring for the safety of ships.

In 2011, there were two dredging operations due to the silting of the port of Funchal bay.

The work in competition, and who is in charge of APRAM concerns the construction of a wharf with a wall of 300 meters in length for mooring of vessels taking advantage of the thousands of cubic yards of debris from floods two years ago. The work should begin by the end of the year.

This measure, according to officials in the sector, is a serious threat to tourism liners and standard of living of the locals, who already pay the most expensive ports in Europe.

“Madeira was served by five ships and now has only three ships, because the owners are at a loss every year. If you increase the amount of fees, the owners will not have any chance of fitting the rising costs, so only there is an alternative which is to pass this fee on to consumers, “said the president of the Shipowners’ Association. Rui Raposo revealed that “prices have to increase people have to know why this happens and why the owners are considering creating a fee ‘APRAM’ Administration (Harbours).”

Chris Blandy, responsible for the Agency in Madeira Blandy and delegate of the Association of Shipping Agents in Portugal, has no doubt that “the increase in rates will have a very negative impact, because the owners schedule ranges of packets with nearly two years and an increase so, from one day to another, would have negative impacts on the point of view of Funchal destination. ”

Also John Welsh, the boss of the agency ‘shipping’ João Martins de Freitas, reveals that this is “a matter of great concern, because over the last few years the port of Funchal has managed to gain competitiveness, visible on the scale and number of passengers . “The cruise market is responsible for revenues of EUR 50 million and” an increase now, exaggerated, port fees in this activity may have consequences, “he suggests.

It also notes that “an indiscriminate increase in port dues may not mean an increase in revenue for the region, probably because it can have consequences on the side of cancellation or reduction of calls in the port of Madeira.” This agent calls attention to the positioning of Morocco and Canary Islands, the southern ports of Spain to ask for “a comparative analysis of the overall cost of a scale in Funchal in relation to other ports.”

The responsible agency Ferraz, Carlos Santos, service to ships of Costa Crociere, Madeira, has no doubts that “an increase of 15 percent would be suicide.” Counter that “there is just one company, which by this increase miss the wood with one, two or three boats in an instant to lose 250,000 euros in revenue per ship,” noting that this agent “this summer, Costa Crociere and MSC did not come to Madeira to save fuel, something that has not happened for many years. ”

With the ports of Lisbon and Leixoes this year to maintain the same tariff of last year, agents locals do not realize how the government can require the Lisbon Madeira worsening the “troika” is not imposed on the country, regretting that Alberto João Jardim do not had protected harbor fees, as it did in the case of the airport.

Passed through the port of Funchal 540,180 passengers last year, the result of 303 scales, which is the largest national port cruise. Lisbon scales accounted for 330, but only 502,000 passengers.

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