Bidding Announced on Construction of Animal Shelter in Gurjaani

The Municipal Development Fund of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia has commenced the project for an arrangement of companion animal shelters.

Design works for Gurjaani animal shelter are already completed and bidding on civil works is announced.

The shelter will be located within an enclosed area and will be equipped with: administrative and quarantine buildings, veterinary clinic, laboratory, open-air cages and such other requisite facilities and infrastructure.   

Full range of functions carried out by the shelter inter alia includes taking effective measures for identification of animal owners or finding new masters for them, as well as holding animal care-oriented awareness campaigns together with animal protection organizations.     

The problem of homeless animals was especially obvious in Kakheti, which was facing a high risk of epidemic outbreak and incidence of diseases, facts of animal bites on humans were also frequent occurrence here.     

Gurjaani animal shelter construction project is funded by the Government of Georgia. Project completion is scheduled in 2020.

Bid acceptance procedure will commence on September 20 and be completed on September 25.