Six companies will dispute transitional leases at the Port of Santos

Six companies will compete for three transitional leases of areas available at the Saboó Pier, on the right bank of the Port of Santos. Competitors in at least one of the areas are Termares, Brasil Terminal Portuário (BTP), Santos Brasil, Portonave, Set Port, and Reliance.

According to the announcement, companies may submit a single final offer on Wednesday (11/13), from 12 pm to 4 pm. The SPA (Codesp’s new name) will classify the proposals taking into consideration the criteria of feasibility, adherence of the financial structure to the market parameters for the cargo to be moved, value offered (composed of fixed and variable lease), and potential tariff revenues to the Port. The highest ranked will then be called upon to submit qualifying documents within five business days.

The bids were submitted under the Simplified Selection Process Notice for Tenant Selection, launched in September by SPA to use vacant areas until bidding processes are completed or for a maximum of 180 days – whichever comes first. The objective is thus to avoid potential economic, financial, and social losses due to the discontinuity of the provision of port services. The three areas in Saboó have been vacant since the contracts with the former tenants (Valongo Maritime Terminal and Rodrimar) ended.

The simplified selection is foreseen in a resolution of the National Agency for Water Transport (Antaq) from 2016. This is the first time that the SPA has used the instrument.

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