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In addition, he toured the improvements that were made through the More works, better Parks program. The municipality of Puerto Santa Cruz, meanwhile, adhered to the program for the Promotion of Municipal Reserves. The president of the National Parks Administration, Federico Granato, announced the opening of the tender for the construction of the administrative headquarters in the Monte León National Park. The work will be located in the department of Corpen Aike, city of Puerto Santa Cruz. In addition, the head of APN toured the works that were carried out through the More works, better Parks program. The National Parks building will be on Hernando de Magallanes street and will have a total area of ??270m2 covered, and 20m2 semi-covered. It will have an access hall, administrative offices, meeting room, toilets, offices, storage and a landscaped sector. The opening of the tender will be on July 7 and the amount of work investment exceeds 340 million pesos. The creation of the Municipality of Monte León improves the conditions in which the Park will function and in turn integrates the organization into the development project carried out by the municipality of Puerto Santa Cruz, Granato declared. In this line, in the vicinity of the land donated to APN by the municipality, the Costanera is being extended. On the other hand, the president of APN toured the works that were carried out through the More works, better Parks program. «We are promoting tourism, which, work after work, grows in the National Parks. In addition, with the improvements in all the protected areas of the country, the economies and regional work are strengthened. All this is the result of dialogue, commitment, and the vocation that we have from the Administration to promote every corner of Argentina, added Granato, who was accompanied by APN Chief of Staff, Sabrina Selva. In Monte León, the execution of the electrical wiring is being carried out within the framework of the signing of Inter-administrative Agreements with Public Services Society of the State Province of Santa Cruz. To this expansion is added the perforation for the water supply in the sector of the Operational Center and the sector for public use on the coast of the National Park. It should be noted that through More Works, Better Parks the signage and railings were replaced, trails were painted, and different areas of the Park were conditioned to improve the quality of visitation. Likewise, works were carried out in the information center, and the interpretation center and confectionery were repaired. Currently, the maintenance of the paths and viewpoints of the Penguin Colony is underway. On the other hand, the municipality of Puerto Santa Cruz (the oldest historic city in Santa Cruz and Patagonia) signed the adhesion to the Inter-institutional Collaboration program for the Promotion of Municipal Reserves, which seeks to promote local development and sustainable tourism, promote joint work and improve the system of protected areas with more environmental education and more research. For that, APN provides tools and personnel. The town of Santa Cruz seeks to create a protected area in the penguin colony, a path that leads to the viewpoint of one of the largest Argentine colonies of Magellanic penguins, which year after year choose this site to nest and change feathers between October and April. Likewise, the municipality and APN signed an agreement through which a minibus will be purchased so that the park can be integrated into the city and residents can move to the Monte León National Park. The local mayor, Néstor González, participated in the signatures. During the day, the National Parks delegation participated in a meeting with the workshop participants for updating the NP management plan. Park workers participated in the exchange; neighbors; Army, Prefecture, Gendarmerie, Firefighters and Police personnel; researchers conducting studies within the park; the local Directorate of Tourism and Environment; and provincial leaders. AWARD | CONSTRUCTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS IN THE MONTE LEÓN NATIONAL PARK Client: NATIONAL PARKS ADMINISTRATION Place: Province of Santa Cruz Opening date: 07/07/2023 10:00 am Official budget: $341,943,792 See Tender PRE-AWARDEE: MATEO CONSTRUCTORA SRL $ 355,422,896.30 |
