The Institute of Directors Ghana (IoD-Gh), has proposed to Government how the appointment of Chief Executive Officers (CEO) of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) should be done.   Delivering a speech during the virtual launch of the Institute’s 3rd edition of Directors’ ...
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At long last, Ghana is again taking leadership in construction industry development agenda within the West African region as a catalyst to development. Very soon the Construction Industry Development Authority (CIDA) 2020 bill will be passed by Parliament. In fact, ...
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Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, unveils a plaque to inaugurate the new Faculty of Social Sciences Complex at the KNUST in Kumasi. The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has inaugurated the Youth in Greenhouse Enterprise Project for the Kwame Nkrumah ...
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The Construction Sector of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), has asked the Government to consider the establishment of a “special development fund” to cushion contractors “heavily impacted” by high overheads from halted works during the COVID-19 lockdown. A press ...
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The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) Construction Sector is asking Government to pay Advance Mobilization to enable contractors resourced effectively to undertake projects timely. Advance Mobilization implies a monetary payment of funds made to the contractor for initial expenditure in ...
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The Kotoka International Airport Dog Kennel project was today January 30, 2020 commissioned and handover to the Client, Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority. In a brief ceremony to handover the facility, the Commissioner of Customs, Col. Kwadwo Damoah ...
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The National Director of the Rural Enterprise Programme on 5th, 6th & 7th of November 2019 inspected the completed two-storey structures to be used as Business Resource centres at Ada, Sogakope, Atimpoku, Kadjebi, Kpeve, Kade, Kyebi and Konongo. The National ...
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday, October 12, 2019 inspected ongoing construction of 10 kilometres of roads in Nkawkaw, Eastern Region, he commended the contractor, Messrs Berock Ventures Limited for a good work done and urge the contractor to ...
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Collaboration among key stakeholders is essential to the success of construction projects all over the world. Project participants have all agreed that collaboration among clients, contractors and consultants is one of the important ingredients for successful contracts and good contractual ...
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The Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) will amend its regulations, by end of this year, to meet current demands in the technical educational sector. The amendment, COTVET explained, will be aligned with government’s transformational agenda to ...
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Mr. Rockson Kwesi Dogbegah, Chairman Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) Construction Sector, has appealed to the government to establish a Construction Council to help strengthen and promote the Ghanaian construction industry. He said the industry was suffering quality and performance constraints ...
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There is good news for the Construction Sector in Ghana as the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has responded favorably to the call of AGI Construction Sector for Stakeholders to accept the use of Bid Declaration Forms as an option or ...
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Government’s plans of industrializing the country will involve the built environment players who are key stakeholders which therefore call for the need to develop the appropriate synergies to help the government achieve its aim, Mr. Rockson Dogbegah chairman of the ...
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Payment of interest on delayed payment is one of the vital compensations provided in contracts to protect the capital investment of contractors and sustain their cost of financing when the payment due them is delayed. This also ensures that the contractor is able to maintain his ...
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The construction sector, over years, has grown averagely at an estimated rate of 7 percent annually from 2009 to the third quarter 2017. However, how much of this growth cannot be credited to indigenous Ghanaian companies in the country? Most ...
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Contractors in Ghana want government to pass a law that will enforce the payment of interests on delayed payments for public construction works. They argue that they are overburdened with high interest rates on loans from banks and often lose ...
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Mr. Rockson Kwesi Dogbegah, Chairman Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) Construction Sector, has called on government to pass the Construction Industry Development Authority (CIDA) bill to regulate activities in the construction industry. He said this is necessary to help build ...
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