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Court of Auditors creates committee to resolve impasse and ensure progress in construction of Salvador-Itaparica Bridge
If you thought you had seen it all, get ready: the conflict between the government of Bahia and the Chinese company responsible for building the Salvador-Itaparica Bridge has gained another chapter worthy of a soap opera.
The president of the Court of Auditors of the State of Bahia (TCE-BA), Marcos Presídio, ordered the formation of a special commission to mediate the impasse between the Bahian government and the Chinese consortium in charge of building the Salvador-Itaparica Bridge. The act officializing the creation of the group was published in the State Official Gazette on Monday, September 2, 2024.
The objective is to adjust the original contract to make construction viable
The commission will have 90 days, counted from the date of publication, to develop a proposal for a solution that would please both parties. At the end of August, representatives of the government and Chinese companies requested that the TCE-BA establish a consensual dispute resolution process. The objective is to adjust the original contract to enable the construction of the highway system that includes the long-awaited Salvador-Itaparica Bridge.
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In an interview with the BandNews FM portal, Governor Jerônimo Rodrigues was optimistic about the resolution of the conflict:
“My team, led by Secretary Afonso Florence, has been in talks with the Chinese consortium. We are interested in building the bridge. We signed the contract in 2020, but the pandemic delayed the start of construction. There was an increase in the prices of inputs such as steel, cement and interest rates. The consortium requested a review of the prices, which we believe is fair.”
The governor highlighted the importance of the Court of Auditors in this process:
“The TCE-BA has made itself available to mediate. We have submitted a document and hope that, in the coming months, we can reach a consensus. In the meantime, the survey process continues and should be concluded in January, allowing us to begin construction of the Salvador-Itaparica Bridge.”
Salvador-Itaparica Bridge was put out to tender in December 2019
The Salvador-Itaparica Bridge was put out to tender in December 2019, but faced obstacles due to the extraordinary increase in the prices of construction inputs after the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, the Chinese consortium has requested contractual rebalancing and improvements to enable the project to continue.
With the mediation of TCE-BA and the formation of the new commission, there is hope that the conflict will finally be resolved and that the construction of the Salvador-Itaparica Bridge can advance without further setbacks. All that remains for Bahians to do is wait for the next chapters of this saga and hope that the soap opera has a happy ending.
And you, do you believe that this impasse will be resolved in time or is the construction of the Salvador-Itaparica Bridge under threat? Leave your opinion in the comments!
This bridge, the VLT of the suburbs, has only served as a political stage. It was like that for the second term of Rui Costa's government and was also used to elect Jerónimo and was used for the second term of the then governor. Whoever wants to lose money, bet on it...
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The rulers of Bahia have always been very slow. For example, most Bahians work in other states because the rulers do not bring industrial companies to Bahia. Violence is always increasing due to lack of jobs. Everything in Bahia is like this, with difficulty.
No chance of success... all politics!
The cost of building the bridge has more than doubled since 2019 and work has not yet started, but they continue to ask for more.
Just a raft to deceive them, that is, the population.
I prefer to believe in Saci Pererê.
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