PROJECT NAME:

Support to Education in KOSOVO Construction of three schools in KOSOVO Service Contract – No: Design and Supervision for Construction of Schools in Kosovo - 2020/419-053 Works Contract – No: LOT: 3 Construction of School in FERIZAJ - 2021/428-053 & 2021/428-069 & 2023/444-426 Identification number: EuropeAid/140460/DH/SER/XK (Service Cont.) NEAR/PRN/2021/EA-OP/0067 (Works Cont.)

SECTOR:

Education

PROJECT VALUE:

Service Contract: Contract amount: 460,900.00 € Works Contract: Contract price excluding provisional sum and VAT/other Taxes: 3,197,107.20 € Provisional Sums/Contingencies: 1,325,867.97 € Total Contract price including provisional sum: 4,522,975.17 €

DURATION:

Service Contract: Period of Execution: 38 months (total) 5 months - Phase 1 from the Commencement Date: 22.10.2020 33 months - Phase 2 from the Commencement Date: 08.12.2021 Works Contract: Period of Execution: 24 months and 22 days effective from the date 10.01.2022 Defects Liability Period: 12 months

IMPLEMENTING PARTNER:

Service Contract: TÜMAŞ – Turkish Engineering Consulting & Contracting Co. (TR) Works Contract: N.N.E. “NARTEL” sh.p.k. (Leader) N.N. “Nartel Exin” shpk

DIRECT BENEFICIARY:

Children of Ferizaj Municipality Municipality of Ferizaj Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology (MEST)

COVERAGE/IMPACT:

Ferizaj Municipality

OVERALL OBJECTIVE:

• To improve the quality of Education infrastructure in Kosovo at primary and lower secondary level, with special emphasis on the inclusion of children belonging to minority communities and overcrowded classrooms.

PROJECT PURPOSES:

The main purpose of this project is the construction of a new primary and lower secondary school in Kosovo, in Ferizaj. The newly designed school in Ferizaj is considered "basic education" and consists of three education levels pre-primary, primary, and lower secondary. In the Kosovo education system, these education systems are organized as follows: - Level 0: Pre-primary level is for children in age group 5 and 6 years and the program lasts for one year. - Level 1: Primary level is the first part of compulsory education and the program lasts for five years. The age range is between 6 and 12. - Level 2: Lower secondary level is the second part of compulsory education and the program lasts for four years. The age range is between 12 and 15. - As a result of the Kosovo education system, a school organized based on basic education should have the capacity to provide a total of 10 years of education. It is aimed that a student starting from kindergarten will complete all stages of compulsory education at the same school standards. The design program of the school in Ferizaj is determined as 3 cycles, 30 classes in total, 30 students in each class, and 900 students in total based on Design Guidelines for School Facilities Norms and Standards-Volume 1. Service Contract: • Providing supervision and contract management services as the Supervisor for the Works Contracts to be executed under PRAG conditions and rules, in terms of quality, time, and cost. Works Contract: • Proper implementation of the school building in Ferizaj as defined in the contractual documents.

ACTIVITIES:

Service Contract: Phase 1: • Preparation of finalized programmes of the project; • Geotechnical, geological, and hydrological investigations of the land; • Investigations of the existing infrastructure such as electricity, water, sewerage, etc; • Preparation of the preliminary design; • Preparation of the detailed design with all phases for construction, such as architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, and water & sewerage installation; • Preparation of the complete tender dossier for the 'Unit Price' Works Contract by PRAG rules; • Preparation of the technical specifications; • Preparation of the detailed bills of quantities for each school; • Preparation of confidential cost estimations; • Preparation of the required technical dossier for beneficiaries, such as building physics and acoustical studies, and any other needed study for the successful tendering of the works tender and to allow them to apply for building permit; • Assistance to the Contracting Authority during the works tendering and contracting phase. Phase 2: • Supervising the construction works during the whole duration of the project including the 12 months Defects Liability Period, in terms of the contracted budget, time, and quality, • Issuing the Certificates of Provisional Acceptance, • Issuing of Interim Payment Certificates, Certificates of Final Acceptance, and Final Statements of Accounts, • Maintaining and filing a complete set of documentation and records. Works Contract: • Constructing the school according to Architectural and Structural designs and technical specifications, • Installing the Electrical fixtures and Mechanical equipment according to the designs and technical specifications. • Installing the Water and Sewerage systems and making connections to the main infrastructure.

RESULTS:

Service Contract: • Successful implementation of the construction works, ensuring that the works are completed to the contracted budget, time, and quality and fully by all contractual provisions, • Ensuring successful handing over of the project to the Beneficiaries after issuance of the Certificates of Provisional Acceptance, • The Beneficiaries and the public, in general, have an increased awareness of the EU infrastructure programs and its projects, • Satisfactorily maintaining and filing a complete set of documentation and records, • Ensuring the sustainability and dissemination of the project results. Works Contract: • Successful implementation of the construction works according to the design implementations and EU standards. • To obtain a structure resistant to earthquakes, which has high energy efficiency and is compatible with EU standards. • Achieving fire safety regulations applicable in Kosovo – law.