CONTRACTORS UGED TO GIVE REALISTIC QUOTATIONS (MIRROR, Saturday May 16, 2009. PAGE 34)

From Benjamin Xornam Glover,
Bolgatanga.

Contractors in the Upper East Region have been called upon to submit realistic quotations when they bid for contracts to enable them to execute the projects to specification when they win the contracts.
The Upper East Regional Minister, Mr Mark Woyongo, made the call when members of the Association of Road Contractors (ASROC) paid a courtesy call on him in his office.
A statement signed and issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Northern Regional Co-ordinating Council said Mr Woyongo condemned the delay in the payment of contracts and promised to take up the issue with the agencies responsible.
It said the regional minister, touching on the development prospects of the region, noted that under the Savannah Accelerated Development Agency, more roads would be rehabilitated and new ones constructed to link up the hinterlands with marketing centres.
He also said priority would be given to the construction of dams and urged the contractors to position themselves to avail themselves of the opportunities.
Mr Woyongo mentioned the celebration of the region’s 50th anniversary next year and appealed to the membership of ASROC in the region to participate fully in the event.
The Northern Regional Chairman of ASROC, Mr Hakeem Dauda, assured the regional minister of the co-operation of the members of the association.
He expressed concern over the backlog of contract payments to members and appealed to the regional minister to assist in clearing all bottlenecks.
He also called on the government to create an enabling environment for the business of contractors to thrive.