Public hearings to define two new leases at Port of Paranaguá

On February 4th and 5th, Portos do Paraná will hold public hearings to continue the bidding process for two new lease areas in the Port of Paranaguá. This year, the public company intends to present and receive suggestions virtually for improving the necessary documentation for the event.

The estimate is that the areas will be auctioned in the first half of the year. Port terminal PAR32 will be auctioned for general cargo, with an emphasis on bagged sugar; and PAR50 is intended for handling liquid bulk. The public hearing for PAR32 will take place on February 4, beginning at 1:00 pm and finishing at 6:00 pm. The session for PAR50 will take place on February 5th, at the same time.

According to the Port Authority, all operational, engineering, financial, economic, and legal issues involving the lease of the two areas may be found in the Technical, Economic, and Environmental Feasibility Study (EVTEA) which will also be presented and discussed at the hearings.

The sessions will be conducted by Portos do Paraná, with the participation of EPL (a planning and logistics company), SNPTA (the national waterway transportation and ports secretariat), and ANTAQ (the national waterway transportation agency).

How to participate

Portos do Paraná created a banner on their website www.portosdoparana.pr.gov.br with all the details and step-by-step instructions for public participation.

The sessions will be broadcast on the Portos do Paraná channel on Youtube: just type  “Appa Licitação” in the platform search tool (www.youtube.com/channel/UCoiMycUOx8v3knygPTCC74A).

No registration is required for just watching. However, if interested parties wish to speak up, they must register via Whatsapp at (41) 99189-7720. The registration period will be from 7 am to 11 am on session days. Videos, audios, or text

A meeting room to broadcast to audiences will also be created. If an interested party would like to enter the Zoom platform, they must make this request and send the login email address when signing up (via Whatsapp).

There is also a specific banner on the website of the public company with information about public consultations for the auction process of both areas. These began on December 30, 2020, and continue until the end of the respective hearing days.

As highlighted by CLAP (the port area bidding commission of the Ports of Paraná), to be considered in the process any suggestion or comment must be formalized through ANTAQ’s digital form which has been available on the website of Portos do Paraná since the start of consultations. This can be done before, during, or after the hearings, until 11:59 pm.

After the analysis of public contributions and possible changes in the minutes, the process of both areas is forwarded to TCU (the federal audit court). Upon approval by the agency, the bidding process will be published.

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