KUWAIT CITY, Aug 22: As the concerned authorities in the Ministry of Education are racing against time to complete the readiness of schools for the new academic year, and ensure the requirements for the start of the new academic year are provided, educational sources affirmed that the maintenance teams are working according to the capabilities available to them to carry out the necessary maintenance and repairs in schools, reports Aljarida daily. They explained that the ministry has a plan to complete the necessary maintenance before the start of the school year on September 10.

The concerned sectors have completed the procedures for seven maintenance contracts that include all six educational zones, the ministry’s head office, and affiliated central departments. The contracts are in the custody of the State Audit Bureau and awaiting their approval, in preparation for completing their procedures and starting to complete the awarding procedures.

The ministry hopes for the speedy settlement of tenders for the maintenance contracts of the educational zones, in the light of which all required works and maintenance can be carried out, and to ensure the provision of an appropriate educational environment for students. The ministry may resort to conducting some emergency and rapid maintenance works through direct contracts according to procedures and the regulations that allow it to do so within the budget limits in order to address the necessary problems at the present time until the completion and signing of contract procedures, and the start of their implementation.

The preparation teams formed by the Public Education Sector are working in coordination with the rest of the sectors to ensure that companies are able to carry out their work inside the schools, especially since the work of these teams will continue until the beginning of the school year.