The ball will roll in A Malata on the renovated field

The the machines are already working in A Malatawith the aim that when the ball rolls at the Racing de Ferrol stadium on its Second Division debut, it does so on renovated playground. So, according to what the club has stated in recent days, a company from Lugo Calfens, currently in charge of lawn maintenance, pulled it out lifting works of the current company for its transplanting and replacement of the irrigation system.

Some works that will assume an investment better than 200,000 euros and to, in response to recommendations issued by the League, consider the use British typology rye grass, which is characterized by resistance to low temperatures and a faster growth rate. What do I know will maintain the existing drainage systemwhich is the result of advice from Engineer Jose Manuel Calderon who was invited by the club and the city council of Ferrol as an expert to put an end to the problems that the field had at the beginning of the new millennium.

During the 1999-2000 season, Racing were forced to abandon one game against Albacete due to bad leaks that turned the pitch into a quagmire. Replacing the grass with turf imported from France was insufficient and it was necessary to invest in drainage system with sand from Segovia and raising the company by 40 centimeters. The works culminated in 2001 and the first match that the green team set as a local had to be played in Lugo to guarantee the respect of the minimum deadlines between sowing the grass and the start of activities.

Twenty-two years have passed since the aforementioned action was taken in the enclave, which has special features due to its proximity to the mouth. So much so that before the inauguration of the stadium three decades ago, there was a possibility The possibility of installing a cover similar to that on English pitches to protect the grass. An extreme that was excluded, among other things, due to the usual strong gusts of wind in A Malata. On this occasion, on the occasion of the return to the second league of the Ferrol team, the club is trying to transplant and install artificial grass around the perimeter of the playing field, with the exception of funds that will maintain the natural type. ANDAction that had to be carried out quickly because the SmartBank league is scheduled to start on August 11 and Racing awaits the hard work of adapting A Malate to the requirements indicated by the Professional Football League.

Who undertakes the investment?

In March, the president of the Provincial Council of A Coruña, Valentín González Formoso, visited the Municipal Stadium of Ferrol to sign a sponsorship contract with the club and Supervise repairs at the Fondo Norte stand, the rehabilitation of which is estimated at more than half a million euros, and is paid for by the provincial entity. After devote another half million For the next phase of the stadium’s renovation, which is related to the roof and which is not yet completed, the president offered to support the replacement of the grass with 200,000 euros.

However, once the works have started and the company directly commissioned by the club has been selected without submitting a contract to a public tender through the Ferrol City Council in accordance with the law, it will be, unless the parties involved find an alternative way, the Ferrol Racing Club which must bear the full costs of this intervention on the objects that are under the transfer regime.

Changes in the works of the Northern Fund, which will last about a month

The collegium of the local administration, which was held this Monday by the incumbent, unanimously approved the amendment of the project for the elimination of pathologies at the A Malata stadium, the value of which is more than half a million euros, and they are financed by the Diputación de A Coruña. Works, which were scheduled for completion ending next June 24, HE It will be extended for about another month. due to the need to undertake some actions that were not foreseen in the original project.

It meets this need, as can be seen from the documentation of authorized persons “Strictly technical needs that are based on unforeseeable causes at the time of project creation and that can be checked during the execution of works”.

Namely, as can be seen from the official documentation, the action will include the improvement of the fire protection installation with a switchboard and sirens in the Fondo Norte area, a roof made of “sandwich” panels with insulation will be installed in the map of offices and warehouses or a New power channel for the lighting of the field towers will be undertaken after the existing one is dismantled, among other problems greater than those already included in the original project.

The construction management estimates that these modifications will lead to an increase in the price of the two works by more than 100,000 euros.