The Georgian authorities have established a special commission for the construction of the "Government City".
Modern.az reports, citing local media, that the ruling "Georgian Dream" government had previously decided to move all administrative buildings, including the parliament, out of the city center.
The "Government City" is planned to be built in Tbilisi in the area called "Arsenal Hill". This refers to the area depicted in the work of the famous Georgian primitivist artist Niko Pirosmani.
The total area of the territory where the project will be implemented will be up to 77 hectares.
The commission for the construction of the city will be headed by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. The Speaker of Parliament has been offered to join as Deputy Chairman of the commission. The second Deputy Chairman has been appointed as the Minister of Infrastructure.
Earlier this year, the Municipal Development Fund announced a tender for the preparation of the master plan and sketch designs. However, the tender was canceled to review the technical specifications.
It is not yet known when exactly the construction work will begin. The estimated total cost of the project has also not been disclosed.
However, some details of the project are already known. The disclosed documents state that the city should be "integrated into the urban structure" and at the same time surrounded by a protected perimeter. According to the media, the project actually envisages the creation of a unified and protected administrative cluster.
The planned area borders the old Kukiya cemetery on one side.
Within the framework of the project, a total of 282,750 square meters of new office and administrative buildings are planned to be built.
The parliament, government administration, Tbilisi City Hall, State Security Service, and nine ministries are planned to be moved to the new city.
These are the ministries of foreign affairs, economy, education, culture, infrastructure, regional development, health and social security, environmental protection, and agriculture.
The office of the State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality is also planned to be moved to the new city.
The project plans to allocate at least 10,000 square meters for reception and event spaces for various events.
The largest building will belong to the Tbilisi City Hall. Its area is planned to be 59,900 square meters. A building of 31,350 square meters will be built for the parliament.
The future fate of the existing buildings of the state institutions planned for relocation is currently unknown. It has not been disclosed whether these buildings will be sold, or how their sale prices will be determined.
The idea of a "Government City" is not new. This initiative was first put forward in 2017 by Giorgi Kvirikashvili, who was then prime minister.
At the end of last year, the current Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze decided to deal with this issue again.
