Procurement note: marble-white city, white-glove front-of-house, pragmatic BOH
Ashgabat’s façade is hand-laid marble and wool carpet. But ministries’ back corridors, archive floors, IT wings, and new university admin blocks are quietly specified with machine resilient goods because handmade wool fails chair-castor and fire-retardant specs.
Spec
- Front ministry reception (where guests see): Tefloor LVT 3.0 mm registered-emboss marble, 0.5 mm wear, perimeter glued, beveled — reads as stone, passes Bfl-s1.
- Open plan / archive: SPC 5.5 mm 0.5 mm click over old tile, no demolition (Ashgabat retrofit screeds are uneven).
- Staff canteen / print room: PVC sheet 2.5 mm R10.
- Honor-corridor (rarely): carpet tile nylon 500×500 in ivory/grey, replace wool patch cost by 70%.
Buyer watch: Turkmen import is state-agent mediated; ask Tefloor for neutral carton, no loud brand, separate EN/RU/UZ decl. packet — political procurement dislikes consumer branding onsite.