SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, January 17 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Cabildo of Tenerife will allocate 26 million euros for the rehabilitation and completion of the expansion works of the Annex Building to the Insular Palace.
The first step has been the approval by the Governing Council of the tenders for the construction management for the restoration of the façade and the interior of the building for an amount of 1.4 million euros.
This tender will be structured in five years (2024-2028) and will be followed by the tender for the construction works of the building for an amount of 14 million euros, which includes the restoration of the façade and interior of the property.
To this action we must add the tender for the drafting of the garage project, a work that will involve a disbursement of 12 million euros, the Cabildo reports in a note.
The president of the Cabildo, Rosa Dávila, recalled that it is a property that has an area of 5,649 square meters, unusable for more than ten years, and whose works were paralyzed in 2019 due to structural problems that forced the “emptying” of the building. structure.
“We hope to rebuild it so that it once again becomes a reference for the city and the entire island,” he said.
On the other hand, the island vice president, Lope Afonso, announced some of the new features with which Tenerife will attend the FITUR tourism fair that will be held in Madrid starting next Wednesday, January 24.
“It is an opportunity that FITUR gives us to establish Tenerife as a destination not only for climate or sun and beach, which, fortunately, we have guaranteed, but especially as a destination for experiences where you can come to enjoy a first-class cultural experience.” , of sporting events of great impact and above all do it in an environment with the best conditions in terms of accommodation infrastructure and in terms of public service and security,” he noted.
Afonso indicated that although more detailed information will be given next week, among the news that FITUR will take away, the presentation of the Gran Hotel Taoro project in Puerto de la Cruz stands out; the Cadena DIAL Awards and the presentation of the Ed Sheeran concert in Tenerife, among other initiatives such as meetings with strategic sectors and the search for improving air connectivity.
Of the topics approved by the Government Council, the approval of the proposal to award the contracting of the actions planned in the ‘Enrédate sin machismo’ project to the company Bencomia Educación Ambiental SL also stands out.
Specifically, it is an initiative that aims to prevent gender violence, mainly in adolescent and young couples.
The project has a budget of 268,000 euros and a validity of 24 months to undertake actions in 14 Tenerife educational centers and one juvenile center.
