La alcaldesa de Jerez, María José García Pelayo, y el delegado de la Zona Franca, Jorge Ramos, presidirán hoy miércoles el acto de inicio de obra de la rehabilitación del Convento de San Agustín, después de más de un año de trabajos y trámites que culminan en el inicio de la ejecución de esta importante obra para la ciudad.
The UTE Nacimiento, Infraestructura y Medioambiente SA-Vimac SA-Construcciones Francisco Manzano SL will be in charge of carrying out the work after being awarded among the 24 offers presented at the end of the year in the competition called by the Free Trade Zone of Cádiz, for an amount of 4,045,633.84 euros (VAT included) financed by the Feder Funds of the European Union, and an execution period of one year.
It is worth remembering that the starting signal for the launch of the initiative to recover the old convent of San Agustín as a business center was the signing of a collaboration agreement signed at the end of September 2012 by the Undersecretary of the Treasury, Pilar Platero; the mayor of the city, María José García Pelayo; and the Special Delegate of the State in the Cádiz Free Zone Consortium, Jorge Ramos Aznar.
The creation of a business center in San Agustín represents a significant public investment aimed at generating wealth, promoting entrepreneurship and supporting SMEs in the city and throughout the province and, due to its strategic location, will contribute to giving life to the commercial center of Jerez.
The project has a double objective; On the one hand, it will enable the architectural recovery of an old convent that is in a dilapidated state, and, on the other hand, it will allow the creation of modern and functional equipment available to entrepreneurs and small self-employed people, who will have their own space to generate employment and wealth in Jerez.
The new business center will have a total area of approximately 4,500 square meters, distributed over three floors high that will have 49 offices with areas between 15 and 60 square meters. The property will also have multiple-use and shared meeting rooms with spaces intended to support entrepreneurs and companies that set up shop.