Ports and Terminals

Auction for lease of Pelotas port expected to be held in April 2021

Aug, 18, 2020 Posted by datamarnews

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A notice for the lease of a port area that handles and stores general cargo, especially logs, located in the Port of Pelotas (RS), should be published by Antaq in January 2021. On August 17th, the Agency held a virtual public hearing to obtain contributions aimed at improving the technical and legal documents related to the bidding for the area, called PEL01.

The auction is expected to take place in April 2021, according to the chairman of ANTAQ’s Permanent Lease Port Bidding Commission (CPLA), Bruno Pinheiro, who conducted the virtual hearing. For more information about Public Hearing No. 12/2020, access: http://portal.antaq.gov.br/index.php/acesso-a-informacao/audiencia-publica-2/. Contributions can be sent until August 26 through the agency’s website.

The area PEL01 has 23,510 m2, and is brownfield (area previously occupied by permanent structures). The lessee will sign a contract for 15 years. Global gross revenue is expected to be R$163 million, with total investment required by the winner of the auction to be around R$16 million. Cargo handling over the contractual period is estimated at 9.8 million tonnes.

According to Antaq, the brownfield area includes 3,300 m2 of pier; warehouse, and two highway weighing scales.

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