Conducting maintenance for the building of the General Union of Charitable Societies to be friendly to the environment and people with special needs.

Conducting maintenance for the building of the General Union of Charitable Societies to be friendly to the environment and people with special needs.

The engineering team of the Ministry of Public Works completed the design plans for the maintenance and rehabilitation of the General Union of Charitable Societies building to present it according to engineering principles and standards in accordance with the nature of the place so that it is environmentally friendly and takes into account people with special needs.

The President of the General Union of Charitable Societies, Dr. Atef Odaibat, said that the plans included making amendments to the design of the entrance to the main Union building, the tables of quantities and specifications, and tender documents for implementing the works to rehabilitate the General Union building internally and externally, to achieve a qualitative leap in the importance of these buildings being modern and advanced, in a typical international style and within specifications. Heritage engineering architecture that is compatible with the Al-Weibdeh area in which it is located, which is dominated by the ancient heritage character.

He pointed out that the total estimated cost of these works amounted to 150 thousand dinars, including architectural, civil, electrical and mechanical works, noting that the cost of rehabilitating the building was divided between 70 thousand dinars for maintenance inside the building previously and current maintenance by Public Works at a cost of 40 thousand dinars and the rest was external maintenance of the walls.

He stated that maintenance work had begun on the external walls of the General Union and rehabilitating them in two stages, the first of which was rebuilding the walls that were in danger of falling and plastering them, and the second was designing the main entrance so that it is compatible with the latest developments and making the necessary improvements to the facilities and offices and preparing them to enable all groups to visit the Union with ease and comfort, especially people with disabilities.

He stated that the modifications, rehabilitation and maintenance work were based on achieving the charitable, humanitarian and volunteer mission and objectives of the General Union through designing the building in a way that reflects the cultural image of the region’s beauty and is befitting this national institution.

He stated that no maintenance work had been carried out on the General Union Building since its establishment, as the building was designed to be environmentally friendly and equipped with an electric elevator to transport people with disabilities and special needs between the buildings, taking into account their situations and circumstances as a matter of social responsibility towards these groups.