CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY POLICY ethiopia

1 I Ministry of Urban Development and CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY POLICY (First Draft) July 2012 ii CONTENTS PREAMBLE .. iii INTRODUCTION .. 1 Definition of the CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY .. 1 Characteristics .. 1 Objectives of CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Development .. 2 VISION, MISSION AND GOAL .. 3 Vision .. 3 Mission .. 3 Goal .. 3 IMPORTANCE OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY , ITS PERFORMANCE AND CONSTRAINTS . 3 Importance to the Economy .. 3 Economic Development Vision .. 4 Performance Constraints .. 4 Remedies to Performance Constraints .. 4 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT .. 5 Government Economic Reforms.

2 5 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY POLICY .. 5 GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY .. 6 CHALLENGES .. 6 Need for CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 7 Objectives .. 7 POLICY DIRECTIONS .. 8 Overall CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY POLICY Directions .. 8 Capacity and Performance Improvement of local CONSTRUCTION 8 Improvement of Public Sector Delivery .. 8 Performance Improvement of Informal CONSTRUCTION Sector .. 9 Export of Goods and Services .. 10 Improvement of Quality and Productivity .. 10 Promote Technological Development .. 11 Human Resource Development .. 12 Availability of CONSTRUCTION Equipment .. 12 Human Settlement Development.

3 13 Compliance with International Trade Agreements .. 13 Promoting Regional and International Collaboration .. 14 Strengthening of the Institutional Framework .. 15 Cross-cutting Issues .. 18 Application of Appropriate Building Regulations and Standards .. 18 Promoting Application of Sustainable CONSTRUCTION Practices (Environment) .. 18 Mobilization of Adequate Financial Resources .. 19 Supporting Poverty Eradication .. 20 Promoting Women and Youth Participation in CONSTRUCTION Activities .. 21 Involvement of International Funding Agencies .. 21 Promoting Corporate Governance .. 22 Promoting the Prevention of Corruption In the INDUSTRY .

4 22 iii PREAMBLE ethiopia has embarked on a long-term development strategy which aims at achieving sustainable human development with all pre-requisites for a middle income country by the year 2025. This envisages creation of a strong, diversified, resilient and competitive economy that can effectively cope with the challenges of development and that can easily adapt to the changing market and technological conditions in the regional and global economy. The priorities identified as the essential catalyst for the attainment of the Vision 2025 objective include development of infrastructure as an important ingredient towards attainment of faster economic growth.

5 The CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY is a fundamental economic sector which permeates most of the other sectors as it transforms various resources into constructed physical economic and social infrastructure necessary for socio-economic development. It embraces the process by which the physical infrastructure are planned, designed, procured, constructed or produced, altered, repaired, maintained, and demolished. The CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY has important contributions to the Ethiopian economy, as demonstrated by its share in the GDP. The sector has registered a remarkable growth, over the last 11 years there has been increased investment on the development and expansion of various infrastructure projects.

6 Thus, the realization of Vision 2025 partly depends on the existence of a reliable and competitive local CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY that is capable of delivering quality services and value for money in the development and maintenance of the physical infrastructure. Since 2005 there have been a number of initiatives geared towards fostering the local CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY . Despite such interventions, the state of the local CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY has remained poor. Performance constraints include inadequate capacity of local contractors and consultants, inadequate public sector delivery capacity, corruption, erratic work opportunities, use of outdated technologies and practices, lack of effective supporting policies and poor state of the economy.

7 Thus, the CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY POLICY aims at creating an enabling environment for the development of a vibrant, efficient and sustainable local INDUSTRY that meets the demand for its services to support sustainable economic and social development objectives. The goal of the CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY development is to develop an internationally competitive INDUSTRY that will be able to undertake most of the CONSTRUCTION projects in ethiopia and export its services and products and ensure value for money to INDUSTRY clients as well as environmental responsibility in the implementation of CONSTRUCTION projects.

8 The attainment of the CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY POLICY goals and objectives requires the implementation of mutually reinforcing POLICY directions, identified in two categories, Overall CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY POLICY Directions, and POLICY Direction for Cross-Cutting Issues. Following the adoption of the CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY POLICY , and since the formulation of the POLICY was through a bottom up approach involving all key stakeholders, it is now important that the actions of stakeholders in relation to the development and performance of the CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY should be tailored within its requirements. Furthermore, in order to achieve meaningful results within a short timeframe, there is need for total commitment from all stakeholders and that a higher level of collaboration among stakeholders is a prerequisite for success.

9 1 INTRODUCTION Definition of the CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY The CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY is a sector of the economy that transforms various resources into constructed physical economic and social infrastructure necessary for socio-economic development. It embraces the process by which the said physical infrastructure are planned, designed, procured, constructed or produced, altered, repaired, maintained, and demolished. The constructed infrastructures include: Buildings Transportation systems and facilities which are airports, harbors, highways, subways, bridges, railroads, transit systems, pipelines and transmission and power lines.

10 Structures for fluid containment, control and distribution such as water treatment and distribution, sewage collection and treatment distribution systems, sedimentation lagoons, dams, and irrigation and canal systems. Underground structures, such as tunnels and mines. The INDUSTRY comprises of organizations and persons who include companies, firms and individuals working as consultants, main contractors and sub-contractors, material and component producers, plant and equipment suppliers, builders and merchants. The INDUSTRY has a close relationship with clients and financiers. The government is involved in the INDUSTRY as purchaser (client), financier, regulator and operator.