Nurdan Oruntaev, the Minister of Construction, Architecture, and Housing and Communal Services of Kyrgyzstan, visited the Jalal-Abad region, where he met with the heads of construction companies from the city of Manas.
The meeting was also attended by Tilek Tekebayev, the authorized representative of the president in the Jalal-Abad region, local authorities, and contractors responsible for the implementation of major construction projects.
Important issues regarding compliance with legislation in the construction of socially significant facilities, the quality of design solutions, the justification of estimated costs, and the procedure for starting construction works were discussed at the meeting.
During inspections at some sites, facts of financial violations and unjustified inflation of estimated costs were discovered.
As a result of the conducted inspection, the minister decided to review a number of projects. In particular, he announced that the construction of the regional philharmonic in Manas, costing 6 billion 800 million soms, has been temporarily suspended. The project will be revised with an emphasis on optimizing its parameters.
Additionally, it was decided to transfer several major facilities, which were previously under the jurisdiction of the Manas city administration, to the direct management of the Ministry of Construction.
Among these facilities:
— a multifunctional sports complex for 5,200 seats on Y. Abdrakhmanov Street;
— a new 7-story building of the regional hospital on Glinka Street;
— a branch of the Presidential Lyceum "Akyilman" on R. Azimov Street;
— a new building for the regional philharmonic on Kurmanbek Street;
— a modern city museum on Kurmanbek Street;
— a park in the Suzak district;
— a pumping station, regulation reservoirs, pipelines, and irrigation networks in Manas.
Following the meeting, the minister reviewed the project documentation and the current state of construction of these facilities. Final decisions will be made after all inspections are completed.
The measures taken are based on the instructions of the President of Kyrgyzstan and are aimed at strengthening control in the construction sector, improving quality and compliance with project timelines, as well as the effective use of public funds.
Nevertheless, the construction of other facilities in the city of Manas continues as usual.
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