Costa Sur · Project archive
Historical updates from Costa Sur. Dates and descriptions reflect the original publications. Links open the original articles in Spanish.
CORPORACIÓN COSTA SUR S.A. will begin maintenance and repair work this week at the FLORENTINO AMEGHINO facility in USHUAIA, for a total of $ 4,210,668.73.
The scope includes interior electrical work, plumbing installations, painting, and heating and gas installations, among other tasks.
The construction period is 1 month. All work will follow the health and safety protocols.
The project client is the Ministerio de Obras y Servicios Públicos.
Before the pandemic, CORPORACIÓN COSTA SUR S.A. built a series of outdoor sports courts for the Municipalidad de Ushuaia, providing recreational spaces for children.
The completed courts are:
OUTDOOR SPORTS COURT IN BARRIO 11 DE NOVIEMBRE
OUTDOOR SPORTS COURT IN BARRIO KAUPÉN
OUTDOOR SPORTS COURT IN BARRIO LOS MORROS
Work continues at Colegio Olga B. de Arko in the city of Ushuaia. With less than a month to completion, these photographs show the progress on the project.
Before the pandemic, Corporación Costa Sur S.A. was carrying out construction work in the city of Río Grande, including:
ALICIA M. DE JUSTO MULTIPURPOSE HALL
ESCUELA PROVINCIAL N°21 MULTIPURPOSE HALL
ESCUELA ANGELA LOIJ MULTIPURPOSE HALL
CLUB SOCIAL Y DEPORTIVO CLUB GARIBALDI GYMNASIUM
The works are currently suspended for the winter shutdown and are expected to resume once it ends. The company already has approved health and safety protocols in accordance with the new COVID-19 regulations.
The photographs below show progress on these projects.
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View fullsizeFollowing the onset of the pandemic in our country on March 3, 2020, Corporación Costa Sur S.A. was one of the first public works contractors to resume construction work.
The image shows our workers carrying out alterations to the 1,890 m² roof of the Cochocho Vargas gymnasium in the city of Ushuaia, which was converted into an inpatient care centre for COVID-19 patients.
To address the risks of working outdoors during the pandemic, the project team sought international guidance on carrying out public works safely. Safety protocols were therefore developed in agreement with the client, Municipalidad de Ushuaia, to protect the health of our workers and the wider community.
The project was completed ahead of schedule, in less than 1 month, providing a much-needed space for the city.
Rendering of the Alicia M. de Justo multipurpose hall
The commencement certificate was signed for the project "EXTENSION OF THE MULTIPURPOSE HALL AT ESCUELA PROVINCIAL N° 21 — RIO GRANDE" Construction period: 10 months #multipurposehall #gymnasium #steel #construction #worldofengineering #civilengineering #architecture
Work continues on the Intercargo project at Ushuaia Airport.
The image shows the structural work in progress.
Recognising the importance of this project to the people of Tierra del Fuego, Corporación Costa Sur S.A. decided to continue construction through the winter shutdown, a decision requiring considerable effort from the company and all its staff.
Corporación Costa Sur S.A. will carry out the extension and reconfiguration of COLEGIO TÉCNICO PROVINCIAL "OLGA B. DE ARKO" in USHUAIA.
The project includes:
A 146 m² extension and the reconfiguration of 55 m² of the existing building.
Construction of 3 classrooms and changes to the use of certain workshop areas.
Improved accessibility at the school entrances.
Completion period: 5 months
Contract amount: $ 11,011,568.32
We have completed construction of DESTACAMENTO PUENTE JUSTICIA, which was damaged by fire several years earlier.
The new station includes partitioned office areas, a waiting room, a communications booth, a medical consultation room, three bedrooms, four bathrooms, a kitchen and a living and dining area.
The Policía Provincial, Defensa Civil and Seguridad Vial will operate at the site. Emergency services will also be available, with doctors and an ambulance 24 hours a day to respond promptly to emergencies along Ruta Nacional N°3.
A roadside checkpoint was also modified: an office in a steel container on a reinforced concrete slab, with a single-pitch sheet-metal roof.
Below is a photographic record of the completed works.
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View fullsizeWork continues on the Intercargo project at Ushuaia Airport.
The photograph shows construction of the maintenance pit for the heavy equipment that the building will house.
We have completed the extension of Jardín N° 24 — Valle de Andorra. Below is a photographic record of the works.
The completed works cover a total area of 488.62 m² and include the following spaces:
MAIN MULTIPURPOSE HALL
Ancillary spaces next to the main hall: two classrooms with pupil toilets, a multipurpose workshop and storage for equipment used in psychomotor activities; on the other side, two administrative areas, a secretary’s office, a staff room and a bathroom.
Entrance: covered outdoor area
Circulation areas.
Corporación Costa Sur S.A. will build the new Intercargo workshop at Ushuaia Airport.
Floor area: 300 m². Construction period: 6 months.
Project amount: $ 18,353,791.42
Work at IPRA has been completed. The technical team replaced the institute’s roof covering, including the structure over half of the building’s floor area, which had been damaged by fire years earlier.
COMPLETED!
These thermal images show the heating system in the Hospital de Ushuaia walkways in operation.
Costa Sur is participating in the extension and refurbishment of Jardín Provincial N.º 24 Valle de Andorra in Ushuaia. The contract was signed with UCPPNI and the project is funded by the national government.
The company is currently developing the detailed design. Construction will begin once the permit procedures have been completed.
The contract amount is $ 14,855,595.51, with a completion period of 8 months.
Governor Rosana Bertone attended the opening of the new MINISTERIO DE AGRICULTURA, GANADERÍA Y PESCA building.
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Corporación Costa Sur S.A. was awarded Direct Contract N° 136/18 and will carry out external works to the car park and emergency department access at Hospital Regional Rio Grande.
The works include demolition and reconstruction of the hospital’s external walkways, with tactile guidance paving under Municipal Ordinance N° 3005 to improve accessibility. A car park with 1 1/2 stone surfacing and a reinforced concrete slab with in-ground lighting will also be built.
The construction period is 3 months.
The contract was signed for repairs to the General Services building of the Ministerio de Obras y Servicios Públicos on Vito Dumas street, with participation by Costa Sur.
The 10-month project includes external and internal restoration of the damaged building and construction of a mezzanine for offices, together with earth-retaining works and rainwater collection around the site.
We are proud to announce that we have completed construction of the Dirección General de Bosques offices.
The works were completed ahead of the deadline set in the tender documents. Below is a photographic record of the project.
CORPORACIÓN COSTA SUR S.A. will rebuild the former Puente Justicia station, which was destroyed by fire several years earlier.
The project involves an investment of around 4 million and a construction period of 3 months.
CORPORACIÓN COSTA SUR S.A. was awarded the contract to repair the walkways between Leopoldo Lugones, Fitz Roy and 12 de Octubre streets.
The works include a radiant heating system to prevent snow build-up during winter, together with reconstruction of the kerbs and gutters on those streets.
The walkways will comply with Municipal Ordinance N°3005 on accessibility for people with reduced mobility, incorporating tactile guidance paving along the entire route.
The works cover 791.40 m² and will be completed within 30 days.
Five boreholes were drilled at different locations on the sites, within the planned construction areas.
Standard penetration tests (SPT) were carried out using standardised equipment, with a 63.50 kg hammer and a 30-inch drop, to a maximum depth of 13 metres. In the area of unstable soil, a drilling rig with retrievable casing was also used, with laboratory tests to determine the bearing stress of the competent soil.
Here is a short video of the completed works.
Here is a short clip showing the start of demolition for the first stage of construction of the new Hospital Regional Ushuaia.
This short video shows work continuing in the snow in Ushuaia.
Here is a short clip of the refurbishment work we are carrying out in the kitchen of the Legislatura in the city of Ushuaia.
Hospital Regional Ushuaia will increase its covered floor area to 20,000 square metres, providing 34 consulting rooms and 135 inpatient beds. A 400-square-metre rehabilitation area will also be built, together with oncology, mental health and intermediate care day hospitals. Paediatric and neonatal intensive care and the dialysis service will also be expanded.
This is the first stage of the project, covering construction of the hospital’s entire reinforced concrete structure. The construction period will be 12 months.
Following completion of the technical and administrative procedures for municipal approval of the drawings, the commencement certificate was signed yesterday. The project covers a 165 m² extension to the approximately 40-year-old building at Don Bosco 614, at the junction with Enrique Brisighelli.
“The project includes construction of a meeting room and offices, and alterations to the bathrooms and a kitchen.”
The project “will address a shortage of space, mainly offices, both for the newly created Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca and for the Secretaría de Desarrollo Sustentable y Cambio Climático, which lack space to carry out their daily work” (Public Works Secretary Martín Gessaga).
The photographs below show some of the work carried out inside the Ushuaia hangar, which serves as a direct gateway to Antarctica.
The photographs below show the work carried out at Villa Olímpica.
The photographs below show the completed works.
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View fullsizeThe works include refurbishment of the accommodation units: full repainting of rooms, replacement of sanitary fittings and taps, replacement of radiators and defective heating installations, and installation of new boilers, among other tasks.
The scope also includes repainting the entire exterior to match the new gymnasium currently under construction.
Over a period of 1 month, we will carry out refurbishment work at the Ushuaia hangar, which serves as a direct departure point for the Antarctic base.
We completed the refurbishment works at Hospital Regional Rio Grande within the contract period.
We have started demolition work on the 60 Viviendas project. With completion scheduled for April 22, the specialist teams are working to meet the deadline.
This short video shows the work carried out at Hospital Regional Rio Grande.
We are about to begin repairs to walkways and pavements commissioned by DPOSS under Private Tender N°11/2016. In the first stage, we will be working at various locations in Ushuaia, repairing more than 500 m² of damaged pavements and walkways as part of an improvement programme running throughout 2017.
Corporación Costa Sur was awarded the contract for the OFFICE EXTENSION AND REFURBISHMENT — 60 VIVIENDAS, HOUSES 20, 21 AND 22 — in the city of Ushuaia. The project, valued at almost 3 million, will be completed in 60 days. Structural engineering and construction drawings are currently being developed, and construction is expected to begin in mid-February 2017.
Corporación Costa Sur signed a contract to provide portable chemical toilets for the port of Ushuaia for a period of two years.
With our staff and the latest equipment now on site, our aim is to complete a range of repairs and painting work across the hospital’s more than 25,000 m² in just 30 days.
The Dirección General de Bosques building will be extended
Following the tender process, the extension will cover 165 m² at the approximately 40-year-old building at Don Bosco 614, at the junction with Enrique Brisighelli.
“The project includes construction of a meeting room and offices, and alterations to the bathrooms and a kitchen,” explained Public Works Secretary Martín Gessaga. He said the works would involve an investment of $3,462,517.76, with a 25 per cent advance payment before commencement.
The official said construction would begin “in the coming days”, with a construction period of six months from the issue of the commencement certificate, to be issued “once the signed contract has been registered and the site handed over to the company”.
Engineer Gessaga stressed that the project “will address a shortage of space, mainly offices, both for the newly created Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca and for the Secretaría de Desarrollo Sustentable y Cambio Climático, which lack space to carry out their daily work”.
Source: http://www.airelibre.com.ar/2016/11/30/se-ampliara-edificio-la-direccion-general-bosques/
After five years of complications, Ushuaia’s municipal slaughterhouse appears to be moving towards a lasting solution to the problems that have disrupted its operation since 2012. Earlier this month, the executive branch awarded Corporación Costa Sur the contract for the equipment, accessories and other materials required to install a system to treat and process effluent from livestock slaughter.
The investment totals 2,645,930 pesos and will be financed with national funds committed in August 2014, which reportedly became available to the province at the end of the previous year.
According to information provided in mid-December 2015 by Julio Mercado, then Local Development Coordinator at the Secretaría de Desarrollo Sustentable y Ambiente de Tierra del Fuego, installing the system to enable compliance with environmental protection standards was expected to take approximately 90 days.
Once the works are complete, they are expected to end the dispute that began in 2012 between Ushuaia’s slaughterhouse operators and former mayor Sciurano’s administration, and to a lesser extent the administration of the then-current mayor, Vuoto.
In June 2012, the municipality announced the slaughterhouse’s closure because it did not meet “the appropriate sanitary conditions to continue operating”,
and said the decision would remain in place until “the slaughterhouse’s environmental conditions were guaranteed”.
Local slaughterhouse operators opposed the measure, criticising “the lack of a programme of works to address the reasons for the closure”, as well as the municipality’s position that the private sector should bear the cost.
In mid-2014, the province and the national Ministerio de Agricultura signed an agreement under which the ministry committed 10.7 million pesos from the Plan Federal del Bicentenario de Ganados y Carnes to develop livestock farming and increase meat production in Tierra del Fuego.
At the time, around 2.8 million of the committed funding was expected to provide Ushuaia’s municipal slaughterhouse with the effluent treatment and processing system whose absence had led to its closure.
In January 2015, still without a treatment system, the slaughterhouse was able to reopen temporarily after arrangements were made for a tanker truck to transport slaughter waste to Río Grande for final disposal.
Although this did not resolve the underlying problem, it allowed operators limited use of the slaughterhouse, which at the time of publication was closed until December 1 for maintenance and refurbishment.
