{"id":11787,"date":"2020-01-29T10:00:27","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T15:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev?p=11787"},"modified":"2020-01-29T09:22:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T14:22:05","slug":"tender-issued-for-smith-cove-redevelopment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/tender-issued-for-smith-cove-redevelopment\/","title":{"rendered":"Tender issued for Smith Cove redevelopment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plans to enhance Smith Barcadere appears to have been resuscitated.<\/p>\n

Government last month issued a tender for construction of phase one of the Smith Barcadere redevelopment project.<\/p>\n

The tender, which was published on government\u2019s public procurement portal in late December, is seeking quotations for the construction of a retaining wall, carpark and adjoining office and restroom facility. The tender deadline is today, Jan. 17.<\/p>\n

Details limited<\/strong><\/p>\n

Attempts to get further information on the plans from the government\u2019s Public Works Department, which is in charge of the redevelopment, have proved futile.<\/p>\n

The planned phases for the project and its overall cost have not been provided.
\nGeorge Town South MLA Barbara Conolly told the\u00a0Cayman Compass<\/em>, in an emailed statement on the project, that she too could not provide further details on the plans as they were now with the Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure.<\/p>\n

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However, she said she is pleased that government is now in a position for phase 1 of the project to go out to tender.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy committee and I have been working with the Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure to develop a plan to enhance this parcel of land that Government acquired some years ago. With their assistance and the support of the Minister and the Unity<\/p>\n

Government, I am excited that we will finally be able to commence this project,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She assured that no enhancement is being carried out on the land where the cove is situated.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the future, we would like to renovate the existing restrooms on that parcel, but no other enhancements are planned for that original site,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Save the Cove urges transparency<\/strong><\/p>\n

The redevelopment project currently under tender relates to the land adjacent to Smith Barcadere.<\/p>\n

That land was purchased by government in 2016 following a public campaign by the group Save the Cove.<\/p>\n

The group secured more than 3,000 signatures in a petition urging government to protect the cove from development after local developer Bronte submitted a planning application to build two blocks of condos on the northern part of the property.<\/p>\n

Government stepped in and negotiated a deal to buy the property from owner TFG Cayman and the application was withdrawn. Government withdrew $5 million from the Environmental Protection Fund to buy the land.<\/p>\n

Founding member of the Save the Cove group and beach-access activist Morne Botes said he was excited that the enhancements were being made.<\/p>\n

However, both he and fellow Save the Cove member Taura Ebanks expressed displeasure over the lack of public information on the project.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do wish they had shared with the public before they actually put in the tender and got further in the process. I do hope that they\u2019ll share with the public now and they will have an input because it is a public beach and it is for everyone to enjoy,\u201d Botes said.<\/p>\n

Ebanks urged the relevant authorities to make all the information around the redevelopment project public.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems like every time money is being spent, the government is keeping these things quiet until they are halfway through a project, and that\u2019s when people start to really get upset,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The last public consultation on the redevelopment ended with the redesign of the proposed plans.<\/p>\n

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Image:\u00a0 David Stanley<\/a> (flickr)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Plans to enhance Smith Barcadere appears to have been resuscitated. Government last month issued a tender for construction of phase one of the Smith Barcadere redevelopment project. 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