PROJECT WORK:
1. Construction work: “Aglut” LLC, MNT 5,795,000,000
2. Exterior pipeline networking: “Dujii Khairkhan” LLC, MNT 215,344,809
3. Interior, elevator, chancel: “Aglut” LLC, MNT 2,089,053,404
4. Additional work of Umnugobi province museum construction project: “Aglut”
LLC, MNT 471,702,337
5. Equipment and furniture to the treasury room: “Tangad-Araa” LLC, MNT
137,454,000
6. Equipment supply and installation in the newly built museum: “Erdeniin Gun
Gobi” LLC, MNT 493,990,000
7. Exterior work of the newly built museum: “Andgai” LLC, MNT 148,935,447
8. Exhibits and displays -1: Archaeological Institute, MNT 149,000,000
9. Exhibits and displays -2”: Paleontological Institute, MNT 200,000,000
10. Additional work of interior, elevator, chancel: Aglut LLC, MNT 1,182,059,344
 

PROJECT RATIONALE:

• Beautiful Gobi, Umnugobi province is in the southern part of Mongolia and is the land of people with a traditional nomadic lifestyle who are adapted to the nature and climate of the Gobi Desert and has a rich historical and cultural heritage. One of the main economic sectors of the province is tourism, based on its unique natural formations and sceneries. More than 80 percent of all tourists visiting Mongolia come to see the Gobi desert landscapes. The existing province museum building cannot serve these tourists to show rare paleontological exhibits, such as dinosaur fossils, that are a part of the cultural heritage and presentation of the Gobi. Museum building was the first hotel in Umnugobi province built with stones in 1954 and later was turned into a two-story building in 1969, damages such as the degradation of structure and wall cracking do not meet the MNS 5634:2006 standard for museum operation and negatively affect preserving the exhibits. Due to the above condition, construction and fire safety inspectors concluded to stop the museum operation four times. Therefore, the building can no longer be used as a museum.

PROJECT OBJECTIVE:

• This project aims to build and operationalize a standard museum with unique architectural solutions that meet legal requirements and complete furnishings. Further, it will be a model museum with rich and extensive collections for visitors which preserve and protect Mongolian Gobi’s cultural heritage for future generations. It will be a part of intellectual and educational investment, promoting the Mongolian Gobi to foreign and domestic travelers that would contribute to the province’s economy.

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION:

• The funding of the Umnugobi province museum construction project was supported and approved by resolution No.6 of the “Gobi oyu development support fund” Board on March 15, 2018, for a total of MNT 5.8 billion.
• The funding of Additional work for the newly constructed museum building in the Umnugobi province project was approved by resolution No.14 of the “Gobi oyu development support fund” Board on December 11, 2019, a total of MNT 3.6 billion.
• The funding of Additional work for the newly constructed museum building in the Umnugobi province project was approved by resolution No.2 of the “Gobi oyu development support fund” Board on April 11, 2022, a total of MNT 1.2 billion.
• The Owner, the Umnugobi province Governor’s office, selected the contractors and made contracts. The Umnugobi province Governor’s office, “Gobi oyu development support fund” made tripartite financing agreements with each contractor.
• The construction work was completed and the building was operationalized on November 22, 2021.

PROJECT OUTCOME:

• The museum plays a vital role in preserving and protecting the Mongolian Gobi’s cultural heritage for future generations. It is an intellectual investment toward the education of the future generation.
• It has become a model museum with extensive collections that promote Mongolian Gobi to foreign and domestic travelers and contribute to the province’s economy.
• It aims to provide cultural service to 50,000 guests per annum and will have exhibition chambers for ethnography -history, nature, and camels.