The new public notice with the guidelines for the concession of Cais Mauá will be launched by the end of June, said the secretary of Parceiras do RS, Pedro Capeluppi, at a meeting of the Parliamentary Front for Entrepreneurship and Debureaucratization, of the Legislative embly, on Tuesday night -feira 16th. On the same day, a manifesto was launched in defense of the proposal to sell the land from the docks in exchange for the management of the warehouses.
The government’s intention is for the auction to take place later this year. In 2022, there were no interested parties in the two attempts made. “It is important that we understand what generated this lack of interest. Since then, we have started listening to the market to understand what happened”, declared Capeluppi, pointing to the political moment of transition between governments as a possible obstacle.
In the column, the secretary guarantees that the forecast for public management of some warehouses for use by the culture sector will be maintained, a demand claimed by Coletivo Cais Cultural Já. “They will be qualitative adjustments”, says the secretary, like “financial adjustments of cash flow, replacing a need to pay in capital by guaranteeing the execution of the contract”.
President of the parliamentary front, deputy Felipe Camozzato (Novo) highlights the presence of businessmen at the meeting. The manifesto in defense of the concession of Cais Mauá was the way found to “reinforce that there are other agents of organized civil society who agree with the concession”. It is a counterpoint to groups that ask for the maintenance of the management of the Pier by the public authorities. “It is important that the debate be plural”, he concludes.
One of the signatory entities, the Commercial ociation of Porto Alegre, was represented by Paulo Afonso Pereira, who says it is “absolutely unbelievable” that the city does not use the space. He and Carla Tellini, who works at the Embarcadero Pier, questioned the single concession model. The alternative, for them, would be to “slice” the delivery, separating what will be done at the docks from the rest of the area. “The ociative model is better for the private to coordinate the process”, defended Capeluppi.
Another concern pointed out was the “market appetite”, as the city councilor Ramiro Rosário (PSDB) said, considering that the city hall intends to launch a large public notice for the construction of an events center on the edge of the Guaíba. The answer came from the secretary of Partnerships in Porto Alegre, Ana Pellini, who accompanied the entire night of debates: “nobody comes (to the city) for just one project”.