It is the previous step for the bidding for the works for the implementation of the innovation and technological expansion center that includes the blue economy incubator subsidized by European funds within the framework of the FEDER Operational Program of Andalusia 2014-2020
Carquero Arquitectura is going to develop the works for an amount of 94,700 euros and a term maximum delivery of four months
At the beginning of the week, the Cádiz Free Zone awarded the architect Carlos Peinado Madueño -from the Carquero Arquitectura studio- the drafting of the basic project and execution of the Cádiz Base Zone, the innovative initiative that provides spaces for entrepreneurs in maritime containers and that includes the blue economy incubator subsidized with European funds within the framework of the FEDER Operational Program of Andalusia 2014-2020, "A way of making Europe", which is already operating in the Melkart building in parallel to the work on the plot that belonged to Iberian Aga.
This new advance, which will allow the bidding process and execution of the work to proceed in the second quarter of 2021, represents an important step in the development of the execution unit UE-ZF-08 of the exterior polygon, which will change the appearance of the entire industrial zone of the city and will serve as a revulsive in the exterior polygon of the Free Zone.
A total of seven bids were submitted to the tender for this work, published by Zona Franca de Cádiz in mid-October, obtaining the best technical score from Carlos Peinado from Carquero Arquitectura, with a budget of 94,700 euros (VAT not included). ) to undertake the work.
The maximum delivery period according to the specifications is 4 months, although to expedite the times the bidding conditions established partial deadlines of 1.5 months for the drafting of the basic project and 2.5 months for the drafting of the execution project and health and safety study.
The contracting of this action, which also includes the technical management of the works and the health and safety coordination, started from a base budget of 137,000 euros (VAT not included), therefore the offer presented represents a reduction of one 31%
Carquero Arquitectura is a study that is based in the province of Cádiz and is made up of the architects Carlos Quevedo Rojas, Carlos Peinado Madueño and Fernando Prieto Coronel. The studio has received numerous awards and recognitions in Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Greece, Poland, Belarus and Azerbaijan, such as the 40under40 Awards and the Leonardo Awards for young architects, as well as the Mies Van Der Rohe nomination. or the representation for Spain at the Ibero-American Architecture Biennial.
It must be remembered that the implementation of the Zona Base project and its Blue Economy incubator represents a milestone in the development of the exterior polygon and is requiring from the beginning of complex urban processing that Zona Franca is promoting despite having only a little more than 7.5 % of the area of the outdoor enclosure. In its commitment to favor the reorganization and revitalization of this strategic area for the future of the city and with the line of work of collaboration with the City Council with which it is in permanent dialogue, the Consortium is working on a schedule that covers different areas which in many cases take place in parallel, as in this case the drafting of the urbanization project and the demolition of Talleres Pastoriza, both in their final stretch.
The Cádiz Base Zone project and its Blue Economy incubator were born as a concept that transcends even the materialization of the work project. Therefore, to attract industry 4.0. and generate a space of opportunity for talent from Cádiz in this sector and, in turn, generate new options in the city for the arrival of technological and sustainable companies, activity has already begun in the Melkart building so that the ideas linked to the Blue Economy are being developed and may move to containers in the future as the most consolidated idea in a line of business. Thus, the Consortium is committed to a sustainable economic model that connects all the marine potential of our province with new business strategies that generate activity and employment.
