ZAGREB, 5 May 2022 - The Central State Office for Reconstruction and Housing has agreed on the construction of 216 substitute family houses at 43 locations in the earthquake-struck Banovina region, the Office said in a statement on Thursday.

The office said that 59 contracts, worth a total of HRK 180 million (€24m), were signed for this purpose with 11 contractors.

Also agreed was the removal of 150 damaged family houses, which would cost HRK 14.12 million (€1.88m) and would be carried out by 12 companies.

The office has so far repaired 2,354 family houses and 910 houses are being repaired. HRK 92.89 (€12.4m) million has been spent on non-structural reconstruction and 44 companies have been hired for this purpose. It has also received 606 decisions on structural reconstruction from the Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets.

For more, check out our politics section.

ZAGREB, 21 Jan 2022 - The Central State Office for Reconstruction and Housing on Friday said that it had advertised two public tenders for the construction of a total of 60 standard brick houses, with nine and eight bids have been submitted for them respectively.

The office notes that it has received 490 decisions from the Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction, and State Assets and now the situation in the field needs to be determined.

Documents are being prepared for 160 family houses and a tender for these should be advertised by the end of February the office said in a press release.

The office added that procedures for public tenders have been launched, and earthquake retrofitting for a further 900 family houses, estimated at HRK 30.3 million, is in the pipeline.

The decision for retrofitting of apartment buildings

Procedures for a public tender for the construction of pre-fabricated houses are going according to plan the central office for reconstruction said.

The office has received 14 decisions related to the seismic retrofitting of apartment blocks which were prepared by the ministry, nine decisions refer to buildings, four residential and commercial buildings, and one residential and commercial building which is a listed building.

Public tenders will be launched for the preparation of documents for the seismic retrofitting of 22 apartment blocks and residential and commercial buildings with an estimated value of HRK 6.15 million.

(€1 = HRK 7.5)

For more, check out our dedicated politics section.