State Archives of Caserta, new stop to work in the hemicycle vanvitellian. The company that was carrying out the work, Mar.Sal. Restauri di Napoli throws in the towel and closes the construction site, terminating the contract. «The construction site is at a standstill – explains Antonio Tarasco, general director of the Archives – not due to our ignorance but due to the lack of sense of responsibility and loyalty to the contractual commitments undertaken by the company, the company Mar.Sal srl which has declared for member who no longer intends to continue the work. He even deserted a meeting called by me in Rome, even in the presence of the superintendent of public works, the engineer Placid Better. The formal declaration was followed by consequent behavior, namely the closure of the construction site.”
Thus, like a bolt from the blue, yet another stop comes for the Archive Of State which is perpetually waiting for a location from 1972. «An uncommentable decision continues Tarasco which sees us as spectators and for which we have no responsibility, neither as general management of the Archives nor as supervisor. We had to take note, note with bitterness but we could not, as you can understand, prevent the decision from taking place.”
And now, full stop. One company leaves, we will need to recruit another. «The ministry adds Tarasco is already evaluating all possible actions. First of all the scrolling of the ranking. Thus, together with the Board of Public Works, we will verify the availability of the companies that in the tender that won the Mar.Sal they settled in non-useful positions. This is to speed up the process and not have another tender. If there is no availability on the part of these companies, because they have other commitments or no longer exist, we will consider having the execution carried out “in detriment”, i.e. at the expense of Mar.Sal. responsible for the abandonment of the construction site, at least the external facades of the hemicycle so that the decorum of the place is restored. We had made a commitment that by the end of the summer we would have done it, it is our intention to do everything to ensure that this happens, despite what happened.” It was not possible yesterday to receive a response from the company.
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Meanwhile, the work within the spaces of the Palace which have been attributed a few years ago to the State Archives and where there is also the management, headed by Fortunata Manzi. «The works in the rooms of Royal Palace which are available in the State Archives says Tarasco, curated by the Regional Secretariat for public works of Campania, are continuing and will be completed in the autumn. This will allow us to make a first transfer of funds.”
Yesterday morning there was the appointment of the new director of works, it’s about Vincenzo Calvaneseengineer, official of the archaeological park of Pompeii. Until May 31, Gennaro Leva, the architect who has led the Superintendency since March last year, was director of the restoration site. Leva retired a few weeks ago and therefore it was necessary to appoint a new director to continue the work. Current legislation prohibits public administrations from conferring study, consultancy, managerial or management positions on retired public or private workers, with a view to achieving cost savings. The hemicycle, destined for the State Archives in 1995, saw the first restoration and adaptation works in 1999. A first batch was made with 6 million euros. In 2011 the agreement was signed between State property agency, Mibact And Superintendency interregional for public works for the restoration and adaptation of the exedra.
The expected amount was 12 million, 7 to be paid by the State property and 5 of Mibact. The general project drawn up by the Superintendency, approved by the Superintendency, was signed on 21 November 2013. Put to tender with a low-cost award, it won the Mar.Sal. Restauri which had offered a reduction of 65.81% for a total amount of 5 and a half million euros. Last March the work resumed after 5 years of waiting. «On the part of the company, concludes Tarasco, purely formal reasons were put forward and we tried to reach reasonable advice by convening the meeting in Rome. We tried to find mediation, an agreement, but they didn’t come. At this point we will also consider making appropriate reports to the Anac regarding the behavior.” The Vanvitellian buildingAlso known as former Pollio Barrackswas born for host the army horses and military activities offices.
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