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CONSTRUCTION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT

CONSTRUCTION

256.          In 2002, the construction sector grew by 11 percent compared to 8.7 percent in 2001. This large increase was mainly accounted for by increased construction of non-residential buildings such as primary schools buildings, road construction and land development including construction of residential houses. The sector is contribution to Gross Domestic Product increased slightly to 4.1 percent in 2002 from to 3.9 percent in 2001.

257.          Increased growth rate of the sector in 2002 was due to implementing the following activities: routine maintenance of 320 bridges and 5,057 kilometres of trunk roads compared to 259 bridges and 4,591.5 kilometres in 2001; routine maintenance of 180 bridges and 3,780 kilometres of rural roads compared to 73 bridges and 3,573 kilometres in 2001; and periodic maintenance of 99 kilometres of trunk roads compared to 97.5 kilometres in 2001. These achievements were attributed to the existence of road fund for maintenance of trunk, regional and rural roads; system improvement particularly in the transparency in tendering procedures; good registration procedures of contractors; and training of local contractors.

Construction

258.          Table No. 15.1 shows the performance of road network in 2002.  The emerging situation is a challenge to the government and the private sector to effectively increase their collaboration in addressing the constraints facing critical important sector for economic and social development. Likewise, more efforts are needed to be directed to regional and rural roads which are in poor state as indicated  in the Table. 

Table No.15.1:  CONDITION OF ROAD NETWORK IN THE COUNTRY       -  2002

Source: Ministry of Works.

Contractors

259.          During 2002, Contractors Registration Board registered a total of 2,565 contractors compared to 2,221 in 2001. The number of contractors of different categories registered in 2002 increased by 13.4 percent compared to an increase of 8.5 percent in 2001. The increase of registered contractors in different categories was attributed to: deliberate efforts by the government and the private sector to develop local contractors; increased projects of construction sector, the revision of construction legislation requiring all contractors to be registered by nationally recognized institutions; and implementation of the decision to use registered contractors in road construction and abolishing of force account. This has increased efficiency and quality of work and reduced time taken for work completion. Table 15.2 shows the number of contractors registered in different categories in 2002.

Table No. 15.3: REGISTERED CONTRACTORS IN 2002

Source: Ministry of Works

Monitoring of Contractors Performance

260.          In 2002, Contractors Registration Board inspected 308 construction projects and evaluated standard of performance of contractors undertaking those projects compared to 82 projects in 2001, an increase of 70.1 percent. The increase was due to increased number of construction projects. Similarly, the Board deregistered 115 contractors due to poor performance in the evaluated projects compared to 276 contractors in 2001. Thus, the total of contractors deregistered since 1998 is 1,315.

LAND DEVELOPMENT

261.          During 2002, 3,464 copies of the Village Land Act. of 1999 and 2,681 copies of its regulations were published and distributed. Similarly, chairmen and ward executive secretaries from Mwanza, Kagera, Tanga, Arusha, Manyara, Kilimanjaro, Mara, Mtwara, Morogoro, Mbeya, Shinyanga and Dodoma regions were trained to enhance their capacity to educate the general public on the important aspects of the Act. In implementing the Human Settlement Policy of 2000, several strategic urban development plans were developed for Shinyanga municipal council, Karatu and Makambako townships. In enhancing the capacity of private sector to effectively participate in the development of human settlement plans and programmes, 30 evaluators and 22 surveyors companies were registered. In addition, the National Housing Corporation in collaboration with other stakeholders constructed 170 residential and 11 commercial houses to meet the continually growing demand for human settlements.

262.          In order to increase efficiency and quality of survey works, the Global Positioning and Digital Systems were applied through which 612 maps with different scales were completed for the townships of Geita, Arusha, Mbinga, Lindi, Ruangwa, Nachingwea, Liwale, Masasi, Newala, Tandahimba, Mtwara, Dodoma, Kigoma, Iringa, Songea and Kazimoto. During the same period, 12,183 housing plots and 782 farms were surveyed while boundaries for 1,990 villages as well as farms were surveyed. The project for surveying 20,000 housing plots for the Dar es Salaam city was carried out in Ilala, Temeke and Kinondoni municipalities.

263.          During 2002, 2,976 title deeds were registered, compared to 2,363 titles registered in 2001. Aerial photographing activities were carried for Mtwara, Lindi, Nachingwea, Ruangwa, Tandahimba, Masasi, Tunduru, Mahenge, Mbinga, Liwale and Newala townships. In resolving land disputes, the Land Disputes Act was enacted in 2002 which will enable the formation of institutions responsible for settlement of disputes relating to land and housing matters. During 2002, 939 cases were registered with the Regional Housing Tribunals and in the Housing Appeals Tribunal, out of which 762 cases were heard and determined.