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Civil engineering company says Job 600 is still solid
Accra, Jan 29, Ghanadot/GNA- Mr Addo
Abedi, Managing Director of Twum Boafo and Partners, a civil
engineering company, said the tower block of the State
House, popularly called Job 600, was solid and when
rehabilitated, it could serve as offices for Parliament.
He told the Leadership of the House on Tuesday, at the
presentation of a report of the assessment of the building
that the exercise covered the basement and all the 12 floors
of the building.
Mr Abedi said the steel reinforcement, the columns, the
drainage system, partitions, the concrete strength, steel
works and the roofing systems were also assessed.
The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Ebenezer Begyina Sekyi Hughes,
assured the company that the House would study its report
that made a number of recommendations for the refurbishment
of the building.
Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Mr
Abraham Ossei Aidooh, who convened the meeting, said an
eight-member parliamentary committee set up last June to
examine the refurbishment of the tower block, called for the
assessment.
He said the Committee intended to expedite action on the
recommendations.
The building was put up more than 40 years ago, and the
Company was tasked in November last year to assess its
firmness or solidity.
GNA
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