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March 11, 2016
Blame “part time” contractors for shoddy work
Koforidua, Oct. 02, gHNADOT/GNA - Mr Kwame Afreh, National
President of the Association of Building and Civil
Engineering Contractors of Ghana, says contractors who
abandon projects and do shoddy works are those he refers to
as “part time” contractors.
“These are people who enter the business with the aim of
raising capital to expand or start their business”
He said those people knew they would not stay in the
industry for long; as such they did not want to identify
themselves with the association and as a result, got away
without being reprimanded anytime they did shoddy work.
Mr Afreh, who was speaking at a ceremony in Koforidua on
Thursday to inaugurate the newly elected executive of the
association for the Eastern Region, said “anyone who had
taken construction as his full time job would never venture
to abandon projects or do shoddy works because of the
repercussions”.
He said the problem confronting the association was that
there was always a proliferation of contractors anytime
there was a “change at the top”.
“Invariably the new contractors are encouraged to register
with assurances or promises and they are the ones who get
most of the new contracts”.
Mr Afreh said being novices in the business, those
contractors got fascinated by the figures and quote low bids
to get the jobs, only to realize when they start that the
money would not be able to finish the work.
He therefore appealed to members to organize themselves into
a formidable group to let the public know their plight.
Mr Afreh expressed his worry about the delay in payment for
jobs executed and said “most of us have borrowed from
financial institutions at high interest rates to execute
projects but our clients feel it is their right to delay
payment for as long as they want and are not bound to pay
any interest”.
Nana Obeng Yeboah, out-going regional chairman, appealed to
all awarding agencies in the area, particularly the
Municipal, Urban and District Chief Executive to demand from
anyone who comes before them to tender for a project, his
involvement with the association.
This, he said would make it possible for all quack
contractors to be weeded out to pave way for a good work at
all times.
Mr Martins Kwesi Nnuro, Malkina Enterprises Limited, based
in Koforidua is the new Regional Chairman.
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