Il bluff Of Matteo Salvini on the bobsled track of Cortina. On December 5 he said: “We will develop a proposal that it won’t cost a euro more to the Italians”. In fact, he could not have changed the starting price by one euro 81.6 million. But now that the project has a builder and that the documentation of competition begins to become publicit turns out how the Minister of Infrastructure managed to find a candidate, after the tender had twice failed desert. Until now it was thought that she had simply removed parts of the project, making it more “light” (and we will see how later), so as to reduce the number of working days (625 pre-Olympics, instead of 825) and supplies of material paid by the contractor. That way they were recovered profitability margins previously non-existent which made the works and the Pizzarotti group decided to present itself with a decline of 0.013 (not even 10 thousand euros).
However, it also emerges from the tender documents another truth: significant parts of supplies are removed from the “metric calculation”, essential at the functionality of the track, to transfer them to the account station contracting. That is, it will be Milan Cortina 2026 Infrastructure Company (Simico) managed by the government extraordinary commissioner Luigivalerio Sant’Andrea to support some crucial ones expenditure items, without which the track cannot function. This is how the total of 81.6 million comes exceeded and they will pay (more). always the Italians.
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A “BLACK HOLE” FOR SIMICO – It’s a game of illusionism of procurement, even if the procedure is explained in the executive project of 15 December 2023. In addition to the 81.6 million there is a sum still unspecified – but it is certainly not a matter of small amounts – which will end up being borne by the community, risking turning out to be an accounting “black hole”, which cannot be quantified at the moment. Only after the final balance will it be known how much the expense items that “are reported within the project corpus, but are not included in the metric calculation” are worth. They are not part of the costs of thePizzarotti’s contractbut “they will eventually be implemented subsequently from the Contracting Authority (Simico, ndr) as you work in direct administration”. The latter is a procedure that has strict rules, cannot exceed certain thresholds and cannot use the “stew” of works to circumvent the constraints. In any case it’s long the list of works which – it is written about the project – “still require the definition of implementation specifications by some stakeholders. For example system of timing e lighting fixtures of the track by the IOC and the sports federations, covering of the body of the track and panels of thephotovoltaic system to be integrated into the roofs of the buildings by the Superintendence, internal finishes and lighting fixtures in the spaces relating to the Bob Bar…”.
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EXTRA WORKS BEYOND THE CONTRACT – The executive project indicates five lists of works that will certainly be paid by Simico and do not fall within Pizzarotti’s budget. They are part of the “economies” that Salvini unloads on the community. We start with the “Supply of the track lighting fixtures”, i.e. ordinary and emergency lighting: Pizzarotti will only supply “the signal cable lines (DALI 2) and power for connecting the devices”. Instead, “all the lighting fixtures of the track will be provided directly by station contracting, outside of the main works contract”. These are important supplies, given that they must provide daylight 1,650 meters of trackwith 16 curves, where human racing cars will reach a maximum speed of 133 kilometers per hour. The same extra-budget is foreseen for “the lighting fixtures of the covered external spaces of the buildings”, i.e. the departure e the arrivalin addition to the women’s and junior departure areas (also in anticipation of the television installations). In this case it is a question of illuminating the outside, where there will be a coming and going of athletes, technicians and spectators. The third expense borne by Simico will be the‘lighting scenographic of the track, i.e. those measures that allow particular aspects of the facility to be enhanced in the dark in an area of approximately two hectares. In the same chapter we find the system of Building Management System BMS for the integrated management of all the technological functions of a building. Industry experts assure that spending is highly variable and depends on the extent and type of functions controlled. There is also the Timing systemi.e. the high-tech timing system that will be supplied by Simico and which is used by the International federations in systems of this type. Finally, there is the photovoltaic system which should be installed by law on the roof of the men’s departure andrefrigeration system, the feasibility of which is under dispute. If it is done it will become a additional costif it is not, we will see the rise bills of the consumption electrical. The one who pays, in one case or another, will always be there public administration.
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THE “STRIPED” PROJECT – Like a flower or an artichoke that has had its petals or leaves removed. The “Eugenio Monti”, in the project of the unsuccessful auctions, was magnified by the drafters for its beauty and the choice of materials capable of harmonize it with the forest. The light project, wanted by Minister Salvini, in addition to passing on some costs to Simico, has made cuts that have impoverished him, starting from aesthetics e from the impact visual on the environment. “But the expected functional benefits will not be compromised,” Simico writes. Here’s what’s taken away.
Track. The external cladding without scale mesh disappears, in their place a temporary parapet. There will not be a layer of green roofing to mask the roof. The stands disappear (in six places including the Cristallo curve). Photovoltaic is not foreseen (although indicated among the items borne by Simico).
Men’s Departure Building. The elegant sunshade made of metal slats is replaced by wooden planks and a plaster base. There will be neither stands nor accessory volumes (services for spectators, infirmary and judges’ cabins).
Departure Women. The starting platform will be open, the windows will disappear, plaster will be used on the outside.
Junior start. It disappears (in its place a square).
Departure for beginners. It disappears.
New Bob Bar. It disappears (the square remains).
I arrive. A first hypothesis involves maintaining only the foundations and not the roofing. A second hypothesis also adds only the volumes of the first floor of the building, but without coverage. In any case, the second floor disappears.
Ice building. The “green roof” and the external cladding in ribbed panels disappear. Here too, photovoltaic is not foreseen (although indicated by Simico).
Parking lots. One disappears, another is reduced, two others will be with gravel (granular mix).
Roads. All in granular mix, except the sections for access to emergency vehicles and for the refrigeration building, which will be in white mixed with stabilized cement.
Squares. All in gravel.
Spectators. Once the stands and steps have been eliminated, the public will only occupy 6 areas created with earth moving from the construction site, but without finishing and completion.
Bosco. The area affected by forest restrictions will be reduced from the expected 24,291 square meters to 19,980 square meters (two hectares), thanks to the reduced number of car parks. 23,556 euros will be paid for the compensation of the wooded areas. The reforestation will be carried out on an area of 4,276 square meters. Small seedlings instead of 500 centuries-old larches. By the way, 50 euros for each larch felled.
2024-02-03 11:46:33
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