Sofia Municipality will Open Tender for the Reconstruction of the Former Thermal Power Plant

In March, a contractor will be selected to restructure the former South Park 2 thermal power plant behind the Hilton Hotel. This was reported by "Capital" by arch. Mariana Sarbova, who won the architectural contest of the Sofia Municipality for the reconstruction By the end of 2019 the neglected building should be transformed into a center for art and culture. Now the thermal plant has the chance to become the new favorite place of the independent artists in Bulgaria who are involved in theater, music, dance or visual arts.

"At the end of last year, we have dedicated funds and announced a public procurement contract for this signboard, and we hope that we will have real business in the beginning of 2020 and we will be able to enjoy this new unit with a focus on contemporary art," said Deputy - Mayor of the Culture Department Todor Chobanov at the presentation of the municipal budget of Sofia in early January.

The winners of the competition "The heat plant", who won the prize of BGN 15,000, are the architects Anton Kolev and Mariana Sarbova. Their Kolev-Serbova Association received an invitation from the municipality to prepare a technical and working project for BGN 150,000.

On arch. Kolev, however, has to leave the company created to participate in the project and it is being terminated. That is why the Sofia Municipality sends to arch. Mariana Sarbova invitation to participate in the negotiated procedure without a preliminary announcement under the Public Procurement Act. "At the moment the remuneration for the technical project has been paid, with the approval of the working project and the implementation of a public procurement contract in March," said Arch. Sarbova in front of Capital.

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