One of the largest beaches in the Southern Great Plain could soon feature a waterside promenade

The 75-hectare Vadkerti (or Büdös) Lake, situated near Soltvadkert and renowned for its therapeutic waters, offers visitors excellent opportunities for swimming, fishing and water sports. The lake bed is covered with fine-grained silt, and the chemical composition of its water is said to help alleviate rheumatic complaints.

As the latest stage in a series of modernisation and expansion projects, Soltvadkert Town Council has launched a tender for the construction of a café terrace and a waterside promenade. The successful bidder will have nine months to complete the work. The deadline for applications is 30 June.

The beach is set to be expanded with new facilities

The new café terrace at Vadkerti Beach is to be constructed with a usable floor area of 313 m², in accordance with the following specifications:

• Earthworks (removal of mirror sections, including disposal) 291 m³
• Construction of a reinforced concrete base, 53 m³
• Construction of a timber roof structure, 314 m²
• Fabrication of sheet metal cladding, 334 m²
• Installation of guttering: 73.6 m
• Installation of a rainwater downpipe, 18.4 m
• Installation of steel stiffeners (St Andrew’s cross) at 73.5 m
• Installation of 17 fabric sunshade sails
• Construction of a kerb, 135 m
• Construction of a pavement (paving) – 852 m²
• Installation of terrace flooring (wooden decking) – 334 m²
• Arrangement of 56 dining chairs on the terrace
• Arrangement of 14 dining tables on the terrace
• Placement of 20 dining benches on the terrace
• Installation of 18 waste bins on the terrace
• Installation of 12 advertising hoardings

The contractor may also construct a waterside promenade, which could be built over an area of 561 m². In doing so, the experts may base their calculations on the following quantities:

• Earthworks (removal of mirror sections, including transport) 48.8 m³
• Construction of a reinforced concrete base, 6.7 m³
• Production of 388 precast concrete bases
• Installation of acacia posts: 388 m (420 posts)
• Installation of 5/15 cm wooden beams (pairs) – 873 m (420 pieces)
• Installation of 10/15 cm wooden longitudinal beams, 840 m
• Installation of 2/14 cm wooden decking boards, 395 m
• Installation of 5/10 cm wooden handrail brackets over a length of 395 m
• Installation of 5/10 cm wooden balustrade posts over a length of 257.4 m
• Installation of wooden decking (4/14 cm) 3508 m²
• Installation of a steel grating gangway staircase, 6.5 m²
• Installation of safety nets, 9.6 m² (2 pieces)
• Installation of a steel wire rope handrail, 411 m
• Installation of 2 outdoor information boards
• Installation of 2 panoramic telescopes
• Building 4 wooden benches