Gov’t plans to announce tender for construction, renovation of 400 schools
The Georgian Government on Wednesday said a tender for the construction and renovation of 400 schools across the country would be announced between September-October of this year. Photo: Government of Georgia press office
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The Georgian Government has plans to announce a tender for the construction of 80 public schools and renovation of 320 others across the country between September-October, the Government Administration said on Wednesday, in comments on a meeting of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili with education authorities to discuss the ₾1 billion ($357 mln) project.
Discussing the initiative with Mikheil Chkhenkeli, the Minister of Education and Science, and Levan Sukhitashvili, the Director of the Educational and Scientific Infrastructure Development Agency, Garibashvili said over 230,000 students across the country would benefit with the updated infrastructure by the end of 2026.
Going into details of the project, which covers the construction and renovation of 800 schools in total in five years, the officials noted the tender for the remaining 400 schools would be announced between 2023-2024.
In a bid to “promote healthy lifestyle and ensure modern standards” in the education process, laboratories and sports infrastructure will be arranged in all 800 schools, the Government Administration said.
Construction of a new school has ended in the village of Laila, Tsageri municipality, says the Municipal Development Fund.
A total of 220 million GEL (about $72,358,900) will be spent on the construction and renovation of schools throughout Georgia by fall 2021, said Georgian Infrastructure Minister Maia Tskitishvili.
A total of 7 billion GEL (about $2.61b/€2.29b) will be spent on the construction of new schools and the renovation of old ones, says the Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze.
2019-2020 academic year has started throughout Georgia today, with 700 fully or partly renovated schools. The academic year has begun in more than 2,000 public schools in the country, while the process was delayed for 19 schools due to renovation work there.
A total of ₾1 billion ($354 mln) will be spent on construction and renovation of 800 schools in Georgia over the next four years, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced on Monday.
The Municipal Development Fund of Georgia’s Ministry of Infrastructure will announce a tender for reconstruction and renovation of hundreds of kindergartens across Georgia this spring, the Fund said on Wednesday during a meeting with construction companies.
Georgian scientists and researchers will benefit from exchange programmes, trainings and research opportunities following a deal signed between the country’s Education Ministry and the European Organisation for Nuclear Research on Thursday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday announced his Government would allocate $185 million for the country’s Education Ministry in 2024, from which $59 million would be spent on increasing teachers’ salaries.