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construction in Guinea-Bissau

construction sector of  Guinea-Bissau

-Is mainly informal as only a small number of local companies are present on the market.

-A political stability and new projects should attract international contractors, but at the moment, the large international companies have no local representatives in Guinea-Bissau given the political situation in the past years.  

construction materials of  Guinea-Bissau

-Cement

  -the cement market in Guinea-Bissau is estimated between 60 and 100 thousand tons   per year.

  -Part of the cement is imported from Senegal.

  -A project for the construction of a cement plan is currently considered by Spanish   investors.

  -It would be hard to work cement on site, but might work for small prefabricated pieces.

-The region counts with limestone and

granite resources.

 -In existing buildings, most of the construction materials are imported.

on site materials in Guinea-Bissau

-Bamboo

  -Accessible material on site, many options.   -Does not require complex tools

  -Creativity 

-Loam

  -Soil composed of sand, silt and clay in relatively even concentration (40-40-20%).

  -The material used in walls help to control air humidity.

  - Combined with straw, loam can be used to build rough walls

  -Expanded metal and other metal sheet forms might be combined with loam to create stronger    shapes. (Metal meshes: easy to transport and lightweight)

Contacts

institutions

 Ministry of Public Works, Construction and Urbanism

Direction Générale des Ponts et Chaussées B.P. 14, Bissau - Tel / Fax : +245 20 57 44

Ministry of Mines and Energy

CP 387 - Tel : +245 20 12 87

construction & civil engineering contractors

 Arezki

CP. 827, Bissau - Tel : +245 25 42 94 - Fax : +245 25 42 94

Guiconstroi

Tel : +245 22 24 57 - Fax : +245 22 24 57

IrmaosUnidosBafatarua principal B/4 -C.P.2 - Bissau - Tel / Fax : +245 41 12 30

Somec

CP. 347, Bissau - Tel : +245 25 10 40 - Fax : +245 25 10 40

Sociedade-IrmaosUnidos

Bairro-4, juntoao Novo Mercado-CIDADE de Bafata - Bissau - Tel : +245 41 12 30 / 25 47 39

water / energy /transport

 EAGB - Electicidadee Agua daGuineeBissau

ruaEduardo Mondlane - Tel : + 245 20 11 84/20 11 - Fax : + 245 20 11 71

Civil Aviation

Tel : +245 20.43.54 / 20.40.53

building materials

 Ancar

CP. 314 Bissau - Tel : +245 21 18 11 - Fax : +245 20 11 25

STS

CP. 181 Bissau - Tel : +245 25 11 02 - Fax : +245 25 12 77 - Email : sts@sol.g.telecom.gw

intermediary organizations

 CCIA-GB - Camara do Commercio, IndustriaeAgriculturadaGuinee-Bissau

BP 88, av. pansaun'aisna 2 oetages - Tel: +245 20 16 02 - Fax : + 245 20 16 02 - Email : ccia@sol.gtelecom.gw

References

http://oursurprisingworld.com/category/guinea-bissau/

http://www.bk-conseil.com/espaceinformation/documentation/btp/Sector_Profile_Guinea_Bissau.pdf

http://www.guinea-mining.com/mineral_resources_limestone.htm

http://www.akvo.org/blog/?m=201001