Story by Aifheli Mudau
CONSTRUCTION industry stakeholders have been challenged to take advantage of local authorities’ master plans to contribute towards the government’s delivery of one million housing units by 2030.
With the construction industry set to grow by five percent by the end of this year, the Construction Industry Federation of Zimbabwe (CIFOZ) engagement held in Bulawayo this Friday was an eye-opener for stakeholders.
“As a contractor, I learnt a lot from today’s gathering and what part I can take to contribute to the growth of the sector at the same time promoting my own growth,” a contractor said,
“Events like these give us opportunities to know where we can hunt for tenders and how best the government can help us,” another contractor said.
The CIFOZ Secretariat challenged its embers to make use of local authorities’ master plans to identify opportunities.
“We have to unite so that we can always help each other. Unity will also help us to meet the requirements and deliver the state of the art services to our clientele,” CIFOZ, Matabeleland Region Chairperson, Mr Bernice Richards said.
“Now local authorities have Master plans so we are encouraging our construction industry to visit all 92 local authorities and see what is there to offer because these are the people who can provide us with jobs,” CIFOZ, Chief Executive Officer Mr Martin Chingaira said.
The Second Republic continues to create vast opportunities for local companies so that they can contribute towards infrastructure development.
Meanwhile, local contractors have been prioritised in the implementation of major government projects such as roads.
