World cup natal

[penelopy]

Is it true that Natal is one of the cities that will no longer be holding the World Cup ?

 

[jeduardo]

No one showed up for the first round of bidding held on 24-Nov-2010.
They are in the middle of the second round of bidding and the opening of the envelopes with the proposals of companies for construction of the stadium, which was scheduled for February 15 has been delayed by 15 days (02-Mar-2011).

 

[JMBroad]

From what I've heard here in Natal - every stadium is delayed so it's not just Natal who is behind schedule

 

[penelopy]

No one showed up for the first round of bidding held on 24-Nov-2010.
They are in the middle of the second round of bidding and the opening of the envelopes with the proposals of companies for construction of the stadium, which was scheduled for February 15 has been delayed by 15 days (02-Mar-2011).

Does that mean that they actually haven`t received much interest from private companies to undertake the project and that`s why they`re most likely to be eliminated if all is not finalized by March ?

 

[jeduardo]

Does that mean that they actually haven`t received much interest from private companies to undertake the project and that`s why they`re most likely to be eliminated if all is not finalized by March ?

The 15 day extension for second round of bidding was at the request of five of the seven construction firms interested so that is a plus. If no company is selected on 02-Mar-2011 there is a good chance that Natal will be eliminated.

See this link (in English):
Natal once again postpones tender for 2014 World Cup stadium.
Portal 2014 | News - Natal once again postpones tender for 2014 World Cup stadium

 

[penelopy]

The 15 day extension for second round of bidding was at the request of five of the seven construction firms interested so that is a plus. If no company is selected on 02-Mar-2011 there is a good chance that Natal will be eliminated.

See this link (in English):
Natal once again postpones tender for 2014 World Cup stadium.
Portal 2014 | News - Natal once again postpones tender for 2014 World Cup stadium

I`d heard through the grapevine that it all ready had ,but had not yet been officially announced.
It`s believed the people of Natal think it`s a waste of money and would rather see the projects spent on education,schools,hospital etc ,etc...

 

[JMBroad]

I`d heard through the grapevine that it all ready had ,but had not yet been officially announced.
It`s believed the people of Natal think it`s a waste of money and would rather see the projects spent on education,schools,hospital etc ,etc...

The people of Natal think football is a waste of money? You are talking about a place where all shops and businesses shut down for the whole day if Brazil is playing in the world cup.

 

[penelopy]

The people of Natal think football is a waste of money? You are talking about a place where all shops and businesses shut down for the whole day if Brazil is playing in the world cup.

Closing down shops and businesses for the game is one thing,but the question is will they hold the World Cup!!!

 

[jeduardo]

Bids for construction of new stadium were opened on 02-Mar-2011 at 10 am.
There were only 2 qualified bidders, OAS and Queiroz Galvão who made the required deposit of 4 million reais.
OAS is the only one that showed up to to present a project to build the Dunas Arena.
The expectation is that approval could be as early as 24-mar-2011.

Tribuna do Norte | OAS é a única a apresentar projeto para construção da Arena das Dunas

 

[jeduardo]

It is expected that construction of the Dunas Stadium will be started in 1st semester.

 

[Felipe]

So, how can i keep up to date with the construction of the stadium in Natal and if they are still going to be a hosting city for the world cup?

 

[jeduardo]

Read the local newspapers from Natal. You can get current info at:

1. Diário de Natal Online
:: Diário de Natal ::

2. NoMinuto
Nominuto.com - o portal de notícias mais completo e atualizado do Rio Grande do Norte

3. Tribuna do Norte
Tribuna do Norte - Notícias de Natal e do RN

You can translate the sites to English if your Portuguese is not up to par.
Paste a URL from above into Google Translate

 

[Felipe]

Thanks mate

 

[jeduardo]

Good news:

Government authorizes OAS to build the Dunes Arena.

DN Online| Governo habilita OAS para construo da Arena das Dunas

 

[Kevin777]

I heard that the tender has been put out for the construction company last week.

 

[penelopy]

Is it true that FIFA have finally announced today that Natal and Sao Paulo have been excluded from the World Cup???

 

[Coqueiro]

They have lost the right to host the Confederations Cup tournament in 2013 as the stadiums will not be ready. Still plenty of time for them screw up for the World Cup though.

 

[penelopy]

The picture I`ve been receiving is that the World Cup is not actually going ahead
so I guess this is the introduction.Who really knows??

They have lost the right to host the Confederations Cup tournament in 2013 as the stadiums will not be ready. Still plenty of time for them screw up for the World Cup though.

 

[penelopy]

What picture?Has the building work now started?

Where did you get your "picture" from?

 

[debzor]

That is pretty normal as they usually only use half the world cup stadiums for the confederations cup anyway.

I think they are only going to use 4 stadia for the Conferations Cup in 2013, and the only one in the NE is going to be Salvador. Due to "politics" even Sao Paulo has missed out... (read into that what you will, given the current FIFA farce)