The Port of Tarragona adjudicated the contract for the rehabilitation of the former Port Authority headquarters building to the UTE (temporary consortium) consisting of COMSA, SAU and Gestión Ingeniería y Construcción de la Costa Dorada (GICSA) at a cost of 4.7 million euros (ex VAT). The work began in April 2019 and the allotted execution time is 18 months. The project encompasses the comprehensive rehabilitation of the building, whose 4.828 m² will be used for administrative and port services.
The rehabilitation and reuse of this emblematic building has been a constant priority and an important objective for the Tarragona Port Authority. It was vacated in June 2010, when the Port Authority offices were transferred to the new building immediately next door. The former TPA headquarters needed to be fully refurbished to bring it into line with modern building regulations for energy efficiency, habitability, communications and safety.
It was in 2013 that the Port of Tarragona began to work on refurbishing and giving a new use to its former headquarters, as well as to confirm its place in Tarragona’s skyline. During those years it has been working on the detailed design that was definitely approved in 2018 with the corresponding adjudication of funds to allow the refurbishment to go ahead. The plan involves the updating and modernisation of the iconic building while maintaining its architectural essence.