Spon's African Construction Cost Handbook

369 Pages·2005·2.37 MB·English

by  Franklin and An

Spon’s
African
Construction Costs
Handbook
Second edition
E & FN SPON
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Spon’s
African
Construction Costs
Handbook
Edited by
FRANKLIN + ANDREWS
First edition 2000 published by E&FN Spon
Second edition published 2005
by Taylor & Francis
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ISBN 0-415-36314-4 (PrintEdition)
Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgements viii
Users guide ix
Conversion factors x
SECTION ONE : REGIONAL OVERVIEW
Map 2
Spon’s African cost database 3
SECTION TWO : INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES
Introductory notes to individual countries 9
Introduction 9
Key data 9
Construction cost data 9
Exchange rates and inflation values 11
Useful addresses 12
Individual countries
Algeria 13
Cameroon 37
Chad 61
Gabon 85
Ghana 109
Guinea 133
Kenya 157
Nigeria 181
Senegal 207
South Africa 231
Tanzania 257
The Gambia 283
Zambia 307
vi African Construction Costs Handbook
SECTION THREE : COMPARATIVE DATA
Introductory notes 333
Key national indicators
Population 334
Geography 335
Economy 336
Construction cost data
Bricklayer and unskilled labour costs 337
Material costs – Cement and concrete aggregates 338
Material costs – Ready mixed concrete and steel reinforcement 339
Material costs – Solid and hollow concrete blocks 340
Material costs – Sheet glass and plasterboard 341
Material costs – Emulsion paint and quilt insulation 342
Approximate estimating – Car parks and petrol stations 343
Approximate estimating – Factories and warehouses 344
Approximate estimating – Offices and shops 345
Approximate estimating – Hospitals and schools 346
Approximate estimating – Sports halls and hotels 347
Approximate estimating – Housing 348
Index 349
Preface
This publication is one of a number of volumes which have been compiled
in an endeavour to address a need in the construction industry for
information relating to individual countries within a specific continent.
This volume presents profiles for a selection of country locations within
Africa in an individual and comparative format to allow evaluation of
each country in isolation and in relation to the other countries within that
continent.Comparative data for the UK is also included.
The publication has been prepared as a convenient reference point for
those involved in construction including developers, contractors and
suppliers who wish to become involved in the industry in that region of
the world. It provides an introductory synopsis of the construction
activities relevant to a specific region within the African continent
together with the domestic profile of each country.
Acknowledgements
The information for the various countries that has been provided within
this publication has been gathered from a wide variety of sources and due
acknowledgement is given to all those organisations, publications and
individuals each of whose contribution has enabled the production of this
volume.
Important sources of a general financial nature have been prepared by
reference to the various reports from international bank facilities and
from government intelligence statistics offices.
Publication users guide
The publication is divided into three sections: – Part One: Regional
Overview, Part Two: Individual Countries and Part Three: Comparative
Data.There are thirteen individual countries covered by this volume each
one of which is specifically covered in Part Two and compared collectively
in the third section. The UK is included to allow for comparative
benchmarking.
Part One: Regional Overview
This section provides an introduction to and an overview of the region
giving basic details to allow a feel for the area. It presents key
characteristics such as population, land area and GDP for each country
and also provides membership data of various organisations.
Part Two: Individual Countries
Part Two covers each of the countries individually in the following format:
• Key data
• Construction cost data
• Exchange rates and inflation
• Useful addresses
Part Three: Comparative data
Part Three collects the data from Part Two and presents it on comparative
bases allowing a view of each country in terms of its relationship with the
others in the form of descriptive text and tables. The individual tables
provide general data comparisons in accordance with the following:
• Key data
• Construction output
• Construction cost data