CONTRACT AWARDED FOR 21 SIX-UNIT CLASSROOMS (PAGE 46, JUNE 24, 2010)

The government has awarded contracts estimated at GH¢5,310,244.02 for the construction of 21 six-unit classroom blocks for 20 senior high schools (SHS) in the Volta Region.
The projects are to enable the schools to contain the infrastructure challenges associated with the intake of students for the four-year SHS programme.
The beneficiary schools include OLA Girls SHS in Ho, Evangelical Presbyterian Church Mawuko Girls SHS, Abor SHS, Nruboman SHS at Brewaniase, Kpassa SHS, Nkonya SHS and Kpeve SHS.
Others are the Adidome SHS, Oti SHS, Dodi Papase SHS, Some SHS, Bueman SHS, Akatsi SHS/T, Kpando Technical Institute, Anlo Technical Institute, Comboni Voc/Tech Institute, Have Technical Institute, Awudome SHS, Kpando SHS, Battor SHS, and Agotime SHS.
The contractors are expected to complete the projects by September 30, 2010 at the fix contract sums without any variations based on price fluctuations.
At a pre-commencement meeting held with the chief executives of the construction firms, the Volta Regional Minister, Mr Joseph Amenowode, said the construction firms were chosen because of their capabilities and that nothing should stop them from delivering to expectation.
He asked them to employ a sizeable number of skilled and unskilled labour from the communities in which the projects were sited, adding that they should report to the district chief executives and chiefs of their areas.
The regional minister lauded the contractors for their ability to pre-finance the projects.
The consultant of Procurement Project Consultant, Mr Gabriel Nani, asked the contractors to adhere strictly to specifications, warning that any deviations would not be compromised.
He also urged them to comply with the work schedule because payment for work done would be done according to the programme.
He asked them to use quarry stones and not to compromise on quality because of the short time they were expected to deliver.
Mr Nani said the region had been divided into three zones and that consultants had been posted to each zone to monitor the projects to ensure that they were executed on time to meet the aspirations of the government.