Georgian Dream Considers Moving State Institutions to Planned ‘Government Town’ in Tbilisi
Georgian Dream is considering relocating major state institutions to a vast “government town” on a hilltop in Tbilisi, as the state’s procurement service published market-research documents seeking contractors to prepare the master plan and conceptual designs for the 77-hectare complex.
“The Municipal Development Fund of Georgia plans to procure, through a competition, services for preparing the master plan and conceptual designs for the ‘Government Town’ on Gedevanishvili Street (formerly Arsenal Hill) in Tbilisi’s Chughureti district,” the announcement said. Interested companies and individuals must submit documentation by December 23.
The proposed district, which borders Tbilisi’s Old Town, housed a military regiment until the 1930s and later an army arsenal that operated until 2007.
According to official documents, the new complex would bring together major government and ministerial buildings, including Parliament, the Government Administration, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Infrastructure, Regional Development, Health, Economy, Environment, Education and Culture, as well as Tbilisi City Hall, the Special State Protection Service, and a state event hall.
Project documents say the plan aims to “increase the accessibility of public services” and create a “modern, unified and sustainable space” integrated into the capital’s urban structure. The proposal also seeks to improve service delivery, strengthen interagency coordination, and support the organization of major state events.
Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said the project would “help attract additional investments in specific areas” and boost “economic activity.”
A similar effort was undertaken by the previous United National Movement government, which moved Parliament from Tbilisi to Kutaisi in the name of decentralization. The critics argued the real goal was to disperse protests concentrated in the capital. Georgian Dream later returned Parliament to Tbilisi. The Kutaisi building now stands largely unused.
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