Ondřej Kolář (TOP 09): Prague 6 did not lose any money
photo: Hans Štembera / PrahaIN.cz/Mayor of Prague 6 Ondřej Kolář
POLITICIANS IN THEIR OWN WORDS Mayor of Prague 6 for TOP 09 on his Facebook page on August 2 for the reconstruction of ZŠ JA Komenského
Reconstruction of the JA Komenský elementary school.
You’ve probably heard it. We now have a school under construction on Šestka, where there are no classrooms or a cafeteria. why? The company that was supposed to build it started, didn’t finish the job and moved to the Marshall Islands.
Before I say how we’re going to solve this, I’ll give you a little context. According to the law, we put out a tender for contractors for the reconstruction of the primary school. The plan was clear. We wanted a new canteen for the pupils, more space in the classrooms and a repaired library. Everything ran without problems for a while, but not even halfway through the work, the company folded, changed its headquarters to the Marshall Islands and completely disappeared from the reach of Czech laws. So we were left with the dining hall, the library and the classrooms under construction. We have a construction site and a huge problem.
One thing needs to be said – Prague 6 did not lose any money. We are discussing with the lawyers how to proceed. We will certainly not pay anything and will keep the deposits and the items that will then be auctioned.
Actually, it doesn’t matter. The company is left with debts, so it won’t take much on them. Unfortunately, the fact that a number of other cities have found themselves in a very similar situation because of the same company does not help us either.
The only thing we can do is complete the reconstruction of the school as quickly as possible. And we will do that too. Although the law does not give us much space, because it is quite ossified and, for example, it does not allow us to approach the second in order from the original tender, but there is nothing we can do. We will announce a new competition and deliver the school. I thank the children and their parents very much for their patience and understanding!