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.

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ZAGREB, 17 March 2022 - Two years after the Zagreb earthquake, 70 buildings are undergoing retrofitting on their own and decisions have been made for about 400 buildings to be reconstructed under the Reconstruction Fund scheme in March, April and May, Deputy Zagreb Mayor Luka Korlaet said on Thursday.

"Concerning those 70 buildings, their inhabitants organised themselves, took loans and started with the reconstruction, counting on being refunded by the Reconstruction Fund," Korlaet explained, adding that that was legitimate however the state has to increase the number of decisions through the Ministry and the Fund.

Answering reporters' questions Korlaet said he wasn't satisfied with the pace of reconstruction, two years on since the earthquake which hit Zagreb and northwestern Croatia on 22 March 2020.

"When speaking about the retrofitting of private buildings - a large number of decisions have been made by the ministry and the fund and they are now being implemented," he underscored.

In March and April, works will already be visible.

As far as reconstruction of public buildings is concerned the city authorities are stronger in that regard. "Reconstruction is underway of buildings owned by the city and we are doing the best we can for that to progress at some sort of normal pace," he said.

He underscored that the majority of schools have been reconstructed, with four elementary and eight secondary schools to go.

Koralet announced that it's now time for other public buildings such as theatres and museums and also health institutions.

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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)

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