The Quantity Surveying Division of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) has begun an advocacy campaign to integrate value management into the country’s infrastructure procurement processes.
According to the Institution, this initiative aims to eliminate substandard project delivery and ensure value for money across all infrastructural developments.
It is therefore calling on stakeholders, including government agencies and professional surveyors, to get involved from the inception of procurement through to the final execution of all projects.
The discussion was initiated at the ongoing 2025 Quantity Surveying Division Conference in Cape Coast, under the theme: “Integrating Value Engineering into Infrastructure Procurement.”
The advocacy, the Division noted, has become particularly critical at a time when government has launched its flagship programme, “The Big Push,” aimed at addressing Ghana’s infrastructure deficit.
Close to 300 quantity surveyors are participating in this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), which is taking place in Cape Coast.
Quantity surveyors play a crucial role in value management, collaborating to optimise project outcomes and promote efficient resource utilisation.
Ghana’s construction industry remains central to national socio-economic development, providing the infrastructure backbone for sectors such as health, education, housing, energy, and transportation.
However, the industry continues to face recurring challenges, including cost overruns, project delays, poor-quality delivery, limited use of local materials, and insufficient consideration of sustainability across project life cycles.
These problems often result from procurement practices that prioritise the lowest initial cost over long-term value, and from the limited adoption of structured cost-management tools.
These and other concerns informed the theme for this year’s conference.
The President of the Institution, Surv. Kofi Obeng Ayirebi, emphasised that value engineering is not merely about cutting costs at the expense of quality, but about optimising function, improving performance, and maximising value for every cedi spent during project execution.
The Chairman of the Quantity Surveying Division, Surv. Osei Agyemang-Badu, urged government to recognise that project investment should not be viewed solely through the lens of cost-cutting at the initial stage, but rather through its long-term functional and economic benefits.
The Chairperson of the Continuous Professional Development Sub-Committee of the Division, Dr. Naa Adjeley A. Doamekpor, also expressed concern about the growing public dissatisfaction with the quality of public infrastructure, calling for renewed professionalism and accountability in the sector.
Source: Myxyzonline.com
