October 15, 2025 – The signing of the tender agreement between the City of Harnes (Pas de Calais – 62) and ECT formalizes the partnership for the redevelopment of Bellevue Park. All work on the new park will be at no cost to the municipality, with no public money being spent on the project.
Signature of the tender for the creation of a park
On October 15, 2025, Philippe Duquesnoy, Mayor of Harnes, and Julien Golaszewski, Director of ECT Haut-de-France, signed the agreement to build Bellevue Park. The signing marks the launch of the project.
Sébastien Lysik, deputy for sport and community life, and Afia Yattou, deputy for sustainable development, were also present.
The aim of the project: to redevelop Bellevue Park into a place for relaxation, sports, and nature, accessible to all
A free park ?
Financing and implementation are ensured by a circular economy of inert construction and public works soil. ECT implements a comprehensive circular economy approach for soil from local construction sites. This approach makes it possible to develop a specific project financing model: at no cost to the community. Receiving soil at the site makes it possible to create new contours, secure the site, and improve its uses. Thus, the soil contributions fully finance the design and construction of new facilities.
What is a contest offer ?
The contest offer is a contract whereby a company interested in carrying out public works undertakes to provide all or part of the work free of charge. The bidder may be a private or public entity, but the beneficiary must be public.
Transforming Bellevue Park : an ecological, heritage and inclusive project
The park covers nearly 8 hectares. This former mining site, redeveloped by EPF Nord-Pas-de-Calais around thirty years ago, is currently little known and underused. Poorly developed, it is difficult to access, sometimes frequented by undesirable elements, and suffers from a lack of ownership by local residents and a disconnect with the surrounding public facilities.
The redevelopment project meets the current needs of residents. It preserves the site’s landscape identity while adapting it to new uses.
New facilities will be created to encourage outdoor activities and social interaction. The project will strengthen the link between the park and the city center. It is also designed to welcome local wildlife and improve ecological continuity, while raising residents’ awareness of nature. Finally, the plantings will be certified as local vegetation.
