General contractor will eliminate deviations identified after repair in “Basket-Hall”

Today First Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing of the Republic of Tatarstan F.M. Khanifov held a meeting on the eliminations of the deviations identified in the course of the operation of the parquet flooring of the two halls of sports facility “Basket-Hall”. It is to be recalled that this facility was built in 2002. After ten years of its operation it was decided to replace the flooring in both arenas of the complex. A small hall of “Basket-Hall” is designed for 1500 seats; a large hall can accommodate seven thousand spectators.

The work at the facility was completed in September 2012, but a few months later the flooring was found to be broken in some places.

The meeting organized by the Ministry of Construction was held at the facility. The meeting was attended by the experts operating the complex as well as representatives of the manufacturer of the parquet board (Danish manufacturer “Junkers”), the supplying company and the general contractor (“GSS Engineering”). Moreover, the meeting was attended by representatives of the Executive Committee of the Universiade 2013 in Kazan and independent experts.

It was decided to dismantle the old parquet board and install a new one at the expense of the general contractor. The time schedule, the number of experts at the facility and further operation of the facility were discussed at the meeting. F.M.Khanifov asked to involve the scientists of Kazan State University of Architecture and Construction who will probably consult the experts on the issues related to the flooring of the facility.