Rehabilitation of Observatory in Abastumani, Adigeni Municipality
Georgia intends to receive financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Regional Development Project III, and to apply part of proceeds for payments under the contract for: Rehabilitation of Observatory in Abastumani, Adigeni Municipality.
The SP site is located in Adigeni Municipality, Southern Georgia, at 250 km distance from Tbilisi. In 1932, Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory was founded by Academician Eugene Kharadze on Mount Kanobili, near resort Abastumani. The Observatory is connected to resort Abastumani by a cableway. Cableway passes through the traditional use zone of Borjobi-Kharagauni National Park. The Observatory represents a cultural heritage monument. At this stage, agreeing of the SP design with the National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia is underway.
The Sub-Project (SP) on Rehabilitation of Astrophysical Observatory named after Evgeni Kharadze in Abastumani envisages:
- Arrangement of parking lots;
- Arrangement of a public toilet;
- Rehabilitation of the central building of telescope AZT-11 and landscaping its adjacent area;
- Rehabilitation of cableway infrastructure.
Detailed information is available on the following link of the state procurement unified electronic system:
https://tenders.procurement.gov.ge/public/?go=251785&lang=ge
