NEW LIBRARY COMPLEX FOR WA (PAGE 22, AUGUST 13, 2010)

WORK on a new library complex for the Upper West Region has started in Wa, the regional capital.
The estimated GH¢1.5 million project being executed by Messrs Consar Limited of Kumasi, includes a multimedia conference centre and a modern library. The project is to be completed in 18 months.
According to the regional librarian, Mr John–Bosco Kunsana, the project which is being funded by the government through the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETfund), forms part of the implementation of educational and information dissemination for the region.
He said after a national competitive bidding, two companies namely Messrs E. Owusu Mensah and Messrs Consar Limited, both of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region passed the preliminary examination and were, therefore, considered for evaluation.
He said on the basis of the evaluation which was carried out in accordance with the criteria set out in the bidding documents, the evaluation panel recommended that the contract for the construction of the library be awarded to Messrs Consar Limited, which was qualified and capable of executing the contract.
Mr Kunsana, who was speaking to the Daily Graphic in Wa after the regional tender board had approved the award of the contract to the contractor.
He thanked the government for the project and said when completed, it would enable more people to have access to library services in the Wa Municipality.
The current library serves as both a district and regional library with very limited space which makes it very difficult for many people to patronise, particularly students.
Mr Kunsana described the government’s intervention as a welcome relief and expressed the hope that the contractor would complete the project on schedule.