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NEWS 8 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 4 SEPTEMBER 2019 Grant on a perpetual revisable emphyteusis, of a site at the back of Premises on Plots Nos.82 and 84, Triq il-Friefet, Marsaskala, shown edged in red on plan P.D.2019_0231. This emphyteusis cannot be redeemed before the fifteenth (15 th ) year. Tenders are to be accompanied by a Bid-Bond for an amount of €1,000 as stipulated in the tender conditions. Offers below the amount of one hundred and forty Euro (€140) per annum will not be considered. A fee of €10 will be charged for each copy of tender document. www.landsauthority.org.mt/services/tendering Lands Authority St . Sebastian Street, Valletta Lands Authority, notifies that: Sealed tenders in respect of the following advertisements have to be dropped in the Tender Box at the Lands Authority, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta by 10.00 am on Thursday, 12th September, 2019. *Advert No.166 *Advert No. 167 Lease tale quale for commercial purposes of a garage at No. III, Triq l-Imhazen, Mdina as shown edged in red and marked No. III on the plan P.D. 2006_546. Tenders are to be accompanied by a Bid-Bond for an amount of €50,000 as stipulated in the tender conditions. Offers below the amount of eighteen thousand two hundred and fifty Euros (€18,250) per annum will not be considered. A fee of €100 will be charged for each copy of the tender document. *Adverts appearing for the first time. Tenders should be submitted only on the prescribed form, together with the relevant conditions and other documents, that are obtainable from the Lands Authority, Auberge de Baviere, Valletta on any working day between 8:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Tender fees are non-refundable ISSUE OF TENDERS DAVID HUDSON THE operation to replace a broken section of the Gozo sewage outfall was successfully concluded, the Water Services Corporation said, adding that the damage resulted from the dumping of illegal waste such as animal and domestic refuse. On 22 August, two vessels in the Grand Harbour were fit- ted with specialised machinery and eventually set sail two days later for Gozo. "Divers entered the compres- sion chamber and were lowered to a depth of 60 to 90 metres to start works on the outfall. Dur- ing this period the divers were confined to this chamber and worked for eight hours a day, four hours at a time, with one diver working on the outfall and the other on standby in the specialised bell to provide assistance in case of safety is- sues," the Water Services said in a statement. Previously, the WSC had said that the outfall had been dam- aged by illegal discharges, lim- iting its discharge point from 90 metres to around 40 metres. "The utmost attention was given to the wellbeing of the divers and even their body temperature was regulated by special heated suits. The divers first installed a special fitting to the old outfall so that the new pipes could be secured. Tailormade S-bends were also used to compensate for the sharp drops in depth," the statement read. The WSC added that such an operation cost around €500,000. "Damage to the outfall was caused by years of illegal sewer discharges that literally wreak havoc in the sewage infrastruc- ture. The materials discharged range from tonnes of animal waste to domestic items such as cleaning and baby wipes," the WSC said. Repairs included an im- proved setup at the plant, en- suring optimal environmental performance, and a state-of- the-art recently patented dif- fuser. "To complement these invest- ments the corporation is work- ing on a holistic strategy that will significantly improve the monitoring of the sewers and the deterrents for those who may still abuse the system," the WSC said. Gozo sewage outfall damaged by illegal waste successfully repaired A man who was arraigned before the Gozitan court and accused of attempted robbery was denied bail on Tuesday. The court heard how the Colombian National, 49, attempted to rob a Xaghra residence on 1 September at around 9.40pm. The ac- cused pleaded not guilty to the charges. The court, presided over by magistrate Brigitte Sul- tana denied him bail. Bernard Charles Spiteri prosecuted. Man who attempted robbery of Gozo residence denied bail The Gozitan Court in Victoria The decompression chamber used by deep-sea divers to dive to depths of around 80 metres