π Tender Overview
The municipalities of Appingedam Delfzijl Het Hogeland Groningen Loppersum Midden-Groningen and Oldambt are currently working on the reinforcement plans for 2020. These plans set out what will be done this year to strengthen homes and other buildings in the earthquake zone. The local action plans form the task of the National Coordinator Groningen NCG which carries out the reinforcement program.PrioritiesThe municipality determines the priority and the order of the properties on the basis of information from the NCG about the available capacity and the risk profiles of the addresses. The main features of the final choices and an explanation thereof are described in the local action plans. Due to the coronavirus outbreak all scheduled recordings have been delayed beyond April 6. Implementation of plans 2019 is still ongoingThe implementation of the 2019 plans has not got off to a good start. That is why the homes and buildings that were planned in 2019 but which have not yet been completed are included in the local plans of approach for 2020. By making clear agreements about the distribution of capacity among the municipalities and by accelerating measures that are beginning to take shape the strengthening operation should accelerate in 2020.First plans public in MarchThe municipalities will make their plans public from March 24 when the first colleges of the mayor and aldermen have discussed the plans. Not every municipality does this at the same time. The plans are not yet final when they are published because the municipal councils have yet to adopt them. It should State Supervision of Mines SSM plans more tests. This happens before the plans go to the city councils. The plans are to be adopted by the city councils in the coming weeks. The municipalities inform their own residents about the planning for this year.CoronavirusThe consequences for the implementation of the reinforcement task are not yet clear due to the coronavirus outbreak. The reinforcement work on buildings will continue as far as possible for the time being. The planned recordings have been postponed. Whether the recordings can continue after 6 April depends on the situation at that time and the measures that the national government then uses.