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Deputy Minister of Tourism Mr Kostas Koumis: "Today is the first step for the implementation of a momentous project envisioned by the citizens of Paphos District for decades."
The contract between the Ministry of Tourism and the Deloitte Triton Paphos Marina Consortium, for the provision of consultancy services regarding the tender process for the development of the Paphos Marina project, was signed today at the Central Offices of the Ministry of Tourism.
The objective of the contract is to announce and conduct a tender procedure for the selection of a strategic investor for the development of the Paphos Marina project using the D method.B.F.O.T. (Design, Built, Finance, Operate, Transfer),
This marina is planned to be built in the area of Pottima, in Kissonerga, in the Paphos district, and the successful investor will have the option either to build a marina with a capacity of 1,000 vessels, which will include both residential and commercial development, or a combined development of a 1,000 vessel marina with cruise ship reception infrastructure, which will also include residential and commercial development.
It is noted that the total duration of the contract is 30 months. The project is expected to be tendered in nine months to twelve months from the signing of the contract, i.e. from today, and the award of the marina project to the successful investor is expected to be completed around the end of 2026.
In the coming months, it is planned to hold consultations with both public and private entities as stipulated by the contract, in order to finalise the parameters of the project.
In his statements, the Minister of State of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr.
"Today is the first step for the implementation of a significant project, which has been envisioned by the citizens of Paphos District for decades, and which is expected to give new momentum to the development prospects of the entire Paphos District.
"Today is the first step for the implementation of a significant project, which has been envisioned by the citizens of Paphos District for decades, and which is expected to give new momentum to the development prospects of the entire Paphos District.
We therefore announce the signing of the contract with the DeloitteTritonPaphosMarinaConsortium consortium, which will carry out the tender process for the identification of a strategic investor, who will undertake the development of the project using the Design - Built - Finance - Operate - Transfer method.
Undoubtedly, projects of this scope and dynamics, upgrade the offered tourist product of our country, and define the development course of tourism for the next decades.
The Pafos Marina, becomes from today, essentially, the fourth marina, which the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Cyprus has decided to build.
All these projects as a whole, together with the Marina of Larnaca and the Marina of St. Pafos, are now, in fact, the second largest marina in the world, after the Limassol Marina, Aghios Napa and Paralimni.
All these projects as a whole, together with the Marina of Larnaca and the Marina of St. Raphael, the first marina to be developed in our country, lay the foundations for the further development of nautical tourism and in particular yachting tourism, a form of tourism that is mainly characterised by high-income visitors with all that this implies."
(KC)
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