How is the national project "Comfortable School" being implemented in Northern Kazakhstan?
В воскресенье утром столбики термометров в СКО показывали -21 С°, но несмотря на суровые северные морозы глава Samruk-Kazyna Construction Маулен Айманбетов прибыл в Петропавловск, чтобы ознакомиться с ходом реализации нацпроекта «Комфортная школа» в регионе. Председатель Правления посетил строительные участки всех 4 будущих комфортных школ.
An educational institution for 600 students is being built in the Orman microdistrict. The contractor and the leader of the consortium is ASTI LLP. The design plan of the educational institution has been developed and by Aimanbetov's order will be uploaded to the portal of RSE "Gosexpertiza" on Monday to receive the conclusion. During the inspection of the site it became clear that it is necessary to demolish the sewage pumping station located next to the territory in order to locate sports facilities there. Maulen Aimanbetov asked local authorities to consider the possibility of seizing another nearby land plot in order not to build a new sewage pumping station and not to spend additional budget funds on it.
The second school in the Bereke neighborhood is also designed for 600 children. It will be built by a local construction company, Unity LLP. Aimanbetov instructed the contractor to step up the pace. In general, all works are going according to the approved plan. But still, there are omissions regarding parking lots. The head of Samruk-Kazyna Construction reminded that any comfortable school should be provided with access from four sides and a spacious parking lot, so he asked representatives of the akimat to solve this issue as soon as possible.
As noted above, during the second phase of the National Project, 2 more schools will be built in Petropavlovsk. The plots allocated for construction are occupied by private and apartment buildings. To date, work is underway to withdraw land and demolish buildings. For example, in the neighborhood Kopay, where next year will appear a comfortable school for 600 seats, these works are being actively carried out.
"In total, 15 land plots, 2 apartment buildings for 24 apartments are subject to withdrawal. To date, 13 plots have been withdrawn, 13 apartments have been bought out. The work will be completed by February 29," informed Petropavlovsk Akim Serik Mukhamediev.
For the construction of a school in the neighborhood Zhas Orken it is necessary to withdraw 79 plots. More than half of the territories have already been withdrawn, 15 buildings have been demolished. Conciliation procedures are underway for the remaining plots. Maulen Aimanbetov emphasized that first of all it is necessary to vacate the part of the plot where the school building will be located.
After inspection of land plots and construction sites in akimat of North-Kazakhstan region a working meeting with participation of the head of Samruk-Kazyna Construction and akim of the region Gauez Nurmukhambetov was held. They discussed all topical issues, including provision of objects with external and engineering networks. Local executive bodies are responsible for this, but standard public procurement to identify contractors will take months.
"We have found a solution to this problem. The law "On Education" has been amended, according to which all purchases under the national project "Comfortable School" can be made from a single source. That is, the law on public procurement does not apply to the national project. Akim of oblast, city of republican significance, capital determines suppliers of works, services, concludes civil law contracts with them and registers them in the treasury bodies. This will save time and timely bring all the engineering infrastructure to the educational facilities", - explained the head of Samruk-Kazyna Construction.
The appearance of future comfortable schools was also discussed. In SKO the facades of the facilities will be covered with facing bricks of domestic production. Mr. Kirill Kondratov, Director of Unity LLP, asked whether it was possible to consider the possibility of purchasing bricks from the Chelyabinsk factory in Russia.
"No imports, only domestically produced materials. We have to support them, we have enough factories. This issue is not discussed and will not be discussed from now on," Aimanbetov replied.
During the meeting, heads of contracting organizations assured that there are no critical issues hindering the process of school construction. Akim of the oblast noted that the quality and timing of construction are the first priority.
"The national project enters the active stage, and at the crossroads, as they say, do not change horses. Therefore, take the work responsibly! This is a national project initiated by the Head of State. In some regions, 10-50 schools are being built. If we fail with 4 schools, then shame on us," Nurmukhambetov addressed the contractors.
To avoid this, the head of the region called for strict adherence to the approved schedule of works. Lagging behind the schedule has an accumulative effect, resulting in the failure to meet the deadline for commissioning. Aimanbetov and Nurmukhambetov urged the contractors to organize work in 3 shifts.
Also at the meeting, they discussed the issues of equipping with furniture. According to Aimanbetov, all products should be coordinated with the regional education department. Moreover, it is necessary now to form administration and staff of future schools so that they would take direct part in decoration and equipping. The instruction was given to start forming the staff and coordinate all the necessary points with the future administration of educational institutions.
All issues were discussed at the end of the meeting. The head of SKO assured that the implementation of the national project in the region will be kept under personal control. Aimanbetov, in turn, thanked the akimats of the region and the city for their assistance, concern and dedication.
Within the framework of the national project it is planned to build 4 schools of new format in NKO. All of them are located in the regional center of Petropavlovsk. 2 educational institutions under construction in Orman and Bereke microdistricts will open their doors already in this academic year, while the remaining 2 objects in Kopay and Zhas Өrken microdistricts will be delivered in 2025.
Next, the Chairman of the Board of Samruk-Kazyna Construction will head to Akmola region, and tomorrow February 12 in Kokshetau will hold a similar meeting with the Akim of the region Marat Akhmetzhanov.