Infrastructure Ministry devolves power to auction port facililties to São Francisco do Sul Port

The Infrastructure Ministry signed an agreement last week to allow SCPar São Francisco do Sul Port (SC) to prepare tenders and carry out bidding procedures for the leasing of port facilities located in the organized port.

This type of delegation is provided for in Ordinance No. 574/18, which guarantees more autonomy for port authorities to carry out tenders, in addition to maximizing decentralization of organized port administration to states and municipalities.

To obtain this autonomy, port authorities must fulfill a series of prerequisites, such as reaching a minimum score of 6.0 on the Management Index for Port Authorities – IGAP. The indicator assesses the level of operational efficiency, administrative efficiency, maintenance of waterway access, and investment budget handling, among others. SCPar Port of São Francisco do Sul reached 7.5 points in the index. The ordinance also allows the ministry to identify which port authorities have been adopting the best market, management and governance practices, transparency and which have a good organizational, physical structure and functional framework suitable for port exploration.  The ministry has already delegated the same powers to the Paranaguá and Antonina Ports Administration (APPA), in Paraná.

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