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Road Fund appeals to contractors to submit certificates
early
Wa, Sept. 23, Ghanadot/GNA - Mr. George Aidoo, Acting
Director of Ghana Road Fund Secretariat, has appealed to
contractors to submit contract certificates of work done
monthly for payment.
He said the practice whereby contractors waited to complete
work on projects before submitting certificates was no more
realistic.
He said the fund had overspent its finances due to the
practice and that had led to some delays in the payment of
contractors.
Mr Aidoo said this at a meeting with members of the Road
Fund and agencies under the sector in Wa on Monday.
The members of the Road Fund Board are visiting the region
and would inspect some roads and on-going projects and
interact with officials of Ghana Highways Authority,
Department Feeder Roads and Department of Urban Roads.
Mr. Aidoo said that as at June, the fund had paid-off
certificates lodged with it.
Mr. Solomon K. Sarfoh, a member of the road Fund, appealed
to heads of agencies in the road sector in the region to
package projects in smaller units to ensure timely and
quality jobs.
He said he was not happy about inadequate quality personnel
to supervise road works, resulting in shoddy work.
The heads of the three agencies in the road sector said
contractors lacked the right calibre of people to work with
and called the strengthening the staff capacity.
GNA
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