Opening notice of the international public tender for interventions in the coastal area of Barra da Graciosa published in the Official Gazette
The opening notice of the international public tender for the contract work for the Protection and Stabilisation of the Coastal Area of Barra in Santa Cruz da Graciosa, with a base value of 5.3 million Euros, was published today in the Official Gazette.
This intervention, included in the Regional Public Works Charter, has a completion
period of 18 months and consists in the construction of a 225 metre long breakwater to be built on the north side of the bay.
The contract work also includes the construction of a mooring shelter structure on the south side of the bay, with about 85 meters long, the embankment protection of an area of about 3,500 square meters as well as dredging works and the construction of an elevated pedestrian walkway.
The protection and rehabilitation works in the coastal area of Barra will bring added value to this area, promoting future investments.
As part of its strategy of adaptation to climate change, the Government of the Azores has scheduled interventions for the protection of coastal areas and the consolidation of the shoreline on several islands.