Restoration of gymnasium №2 delayed until September 2026: project needs to be adjusted

Work on the restoration of the historic faсade of Gymnasium №2 in Mykolaiv. Photo: archive NikVesti 2024

The restoration of Gymnasium №2 has been suspended — the contract with the contractor was terminated due to the need to adjust the project documentation. The restoration of the building is scheduled to be completed by 1 September 2026.

This was reported by the Department of Urban Development, Architecture, Capital Construction and Development Project Support of Mykolaiv Regional State Administration in a comment to NikVesti.

As you know, the gymnasium suffered serious damage after a missile attack on 14 September 2022, as well as from explosions that took place nearby in October 2022 and April 2023.

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The contract with the construction company «Zhyloprombud-8» was signed on 28 November 2023. The total cost of the works was over ₴145.5 million. As part of the agreement, the contractor completed works worth ₴95.5 million.

During the restoration, it became clear that it was necessary to strengthen the roof system, carry out additional work to restore the facades through the emergency areas, perform a larger amount of interior finishing work, lay new utility networks in the courtyard and adjust the shelter in accordance with the updated building codes that came into force in November 2023.

«Everyone understands the importance of the project. The work should be completed by 1 September 2026,» the Department of Architecture said.

The contractor and the customer are currently working on adjusting the project. The preliminary cost of this work is ₴1.49 million. After the changes are made, the restoration is planned to resume.

As it is known, the restoration of the historic building of Gymnasium №2 in Mykolaiv is one of the four facilities in the region for which the government allocated ₴1.2 billion in 2024. Of this amount, ₴149.5 million was allocated from the state budget for the restoration of the facility.

The tender for the works was won by «Zhyloprombud-8», which offered a price of ₴145.5 million. According to the terms of the contract, the contractor had to complete the restoration by 31 December 2024, including the construction of a shelter and the restoration of the buildings after shelling.

However, as Yevhen Skarlat, head of the Department of Urban Development and Architecture at the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, reported in 2024, the work would not be completed on time. The completion of the repair was postponed to 2025.

Despite the delay in the restoration, the educational process has resumed. According to NikVesti, the Mykolaiv City Council's Education Department, students of Gymnasium №2 returned to their desks on 1 September 2024. Currently, children are studying in the primary school building, while the main building is undergoing reconstruction. During air raid alerts, schoolchildren are taken to an equipped shelter. In the event of reports of «mining», students are evacuated: parents pick them up within an hour, after which they continue to study online.

See also the article NikVesti: «The time has been lost for them». When will the students of Mykolaiv gymnasium return to the desks of the rebuilt building?».