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Bureau of Standards to pursue action plan for construction sector –Business Minister
Come 2019, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards will procure a consultant to conduct a situational analysis and action plan for the construction sector. This revelation was made on Monday by Business Minister, Dominic Gaskin.
Business Minister, Dominic Gaskin
Speaking on the importance of the analysis and action plan, Gaskin noted that billions of dollars are lost annually due to the poor quality of products and services provided for the nation. He said that this study will identify the areas of weakness and make recommendations for correcting these.
The Business Minister said, “An action plan will also be drafted and a framework provided for regulating the sector through the use of updated and revised building codes; and the certification and accreditation of testing facilities for construction materials.”
Gaskin said it is anticipated that with the establishment of a framework for the certification of practitioners, there will be a significant improvement in the delivery of construction services in the medium-term as well as substantial savings by both public and private builders. He said that the sum of $14M has been budgeted in 2019 for this exercise.
Also in 2019, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards will continue to build its own capacity to provide testing and calibration services to a variety of industries.
Through a capital allocation of $71M, the Business Minister noted that the Bureau will acquire a test bench for testing electricity metres, test masses in various denominations for calibrating scales and weigh stations in multiple regions of the country, an impact tester for testing PVC, a hydrostatic pressure pump for the testing of PVC pipes, temperature calibrators for use in the food preparation and processing industry, and scale and tape measure verification systems.
Gaskin said that all of this combines to support businesses in delivering products and services of the required quality and standards to local and international buyers while ensuring that imported items also conform to local standards.
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