Departamento del Interior lanza licitación para mantenimiento del estanque de Lincoln con algas

Departamento del Interior lanza licitación para mantenimiento del estanque de Lincoln con algas

El Departamento del Interior de EE.  UU. lanzó una solicitud de propuestas para contratar a una empresa que se encargue del mantenimiento a largo plazo del estanque reflejante del Monumento a Lincoln en Washington, después de una remodelación de 14,2 millones de dólares realizada sin licitación competitiva. The Guardian informó que la obra, financiada bajo la administración Trump, incluyó la aplicación de pintura azul oscuro en el fondo y generó reacciones mixtas entre los visitantes. The New York Times y Forbes señalaron que pocos días después del proyecto reaparecieron algas, y funcionarios del departamento anunciaron que pronto se activaría un nuevo sistema de tratamiento del agua. Informes posteriores de The Guardian, NBC News y NPR describieron la persistente coloración verde, el descascaramiento de la pintura y la continua proliferación de algas a pesar de la instalación de un sistema de nanoburbujas de ozono.

CBS News indicó que el Departamento del Interior adjudicó un contrato sin licitación de 1,7 millones de dólares a Green Water Solutions, empresa del donante Trump John J. Cafaro. CNN confirmó que el sistema se estaba probando antes de las celebraciones del 4 de julio, mientras las autoridades afirmaban que el agua estaba clara, aunque testigos reportaron turbidez. Finalmente, CNN informó que el Departamento del Interior solicitó ofertas de contratistas para el mantenimiento diario y la limpieza anual del estanque, citando las reparaciones recientes y la instalación del sistema de ozono como contexto. La convocatoria busca abordar los problemas de algas y del recubrimiento que surgieron tras la remodelación.

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