Local construction firms court Ethiopians to win big contracts

Firms want to cut into huge value of contracts which go to foreign firms

Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Ugandan local firms have been losing out to international players in clinching big deals in the local market but this could soon be reversed if a new business model that rides on partnerships and joint ventures succeeds.

Abubaker Technical Service and General Supplies (ATSGSL), Nicontra Ltd, Precise Engineering Services and ContinuumEngineering Ltd, among others, have entered into a partnership with their Ethiopian counterparts – Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation, Rama Construction PLC, Orchid Business Group PLC and Saba Engineering PLC and others – to jointly bid for large infrastructural projects in Uganda as well as eastern DR Congo and South Sudan.