School project progress inspected

Manama 

The Assistant Undersecretary for Construction Projects and Maintenance at the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Eng. Mona Al Motawa inspected Hamad Town Intermediate School for Boys yesterday. 

During the inspection, Al Motawa said the Ministry had completed the foundation work on the school main building, the guardroom, the power sub-station and the water tank room. “All have been handed over to the Electricity and Water Authority. Work is underway to complete the internal finishing works and the electromechanical works; with 69 per cent progress achieved so far,” Al Motawa informed.

 Hamad Town Intermediate School for Boys is part of a string of projects implemented by the Gulf Development Programme for the Ministry of Education. It supports the education and development requirements in the Kingdom of Bahrain. 

The Ministry’s Construction Projects Directorate has designed the school based on the recent requirements of the Ministry of Education.  

The BD3,850,321 school, funded by the Saudi Development Fund, is constructed on an area of 11135m2 and a total construction area of 16165m2. 

The main school building comprises of a ground floor and three additional storeys with 30 classrooms. The school has the capacity to accommodate 1000 students, in addition to 210 staff. 

Al Motawa explained that the school building had been designed based on the Education Ministry’s requirements, which include sustainability, green buildings and energy saving measures; such as thermal insulation for roofs and walls, double-glazing windows to reduce noise, sensor taps in bathrooms, energy saving lighting systems, acoustically insulated vinyl flooring and paints with low volatile and anti-carbon organic compounds. 

Al Motawa was accompanied by a number of engineers from the Ministry, project consultant and contractor.