GCEA
The Ghana Consulting Engineers Association was incorporated on 21st February 1973. GCEA is a Member Association of FIDIC International and FIDIC Africa. GCEA is charged with promoting the consulting engineering industries in Ghana on behalf of its Member firms and to disseminate information and provide resources of interest to its members.
Highlights
Objectives Highlight
The objects and purpose of the Association is to promote consulting engineering practices in Ghana and act in the professional interest of its members by creating an enabling environment for the practice and delivery of quality and sustainable products and services to clients and the nation at large; and to assist its members to achieve high professional, business and economic standards.
Membership
Membership of the Association is open to firms and individuals primarily engaged in engineering consultancy and related activities.
Institutional Membership
GCEA is recognised by the Ghana Institution of Engineering as a formal Association of Consulting Engineers in Ghana and a key partner to the growth of the engineering profession.
GCEA Membership
FULL Member
Any firm who desires to be admitted into full membership of the association.
ASSOCIATE Member
A foreign consulting engineering firm operating in Ghana may apply for membership.
INDIVIDUAL Member
Any individual on the register of the Ghana Institute of Engineers and the Engineering Council of Ghana.
Categories of work
Design
Member firms of GCEA have carried out sound engineering designs on major projects throughout the country. From Office Complexes to hospitals and airports, member firms boast a vast wealth of design experience for both private and public sectors.
Design Review
Member firms are also able to carry out reviews of designs done by other engineering consultants and engineers to ascertain the quality, build-ability and cost of the projects under review. This aids in the selection of best methods of work and most cost efficient solutions to these projects.
Supervision
Field work brings engineering designs to life. GCEA Member Firms have executed a lot of remarkable projects in the country for both private and public sectors. Member firms either design and execute the projects themselves or study prepared engineering drawings and ensure that the specifications and standards of the project are adhered to on the field. Supervision works carried out by GCEA Member firms include; The Pokuase Interchange, Kpong Water Supply Expansion Project and KIA Terminal Three among others.
GCEA Members Skills
The Secretariat
The Secretariat is headed by the Administrator and administers and maintains the policies, initiatives, and programs implemented by the Council. The Secretariat reports to the Executive Committee in providing day-to-day support of the Association to include the Council and its various committees. A critical function of the Secretariat is to onboard new members, as well as serve the needs of our existing members. We also uphold the legal requirements of governing documents and ensure communication and correspondences are in order. All members of the Association can leverage the support services of the Secretariat.
I am able to confirm from a recent research I carried out the fast level of attrition of local firms. This research led to a MBA – Leadership and Sustainability – Building Sustainable Enterprise: A case of Succession Planning. In the next council year I pledge to lead the council to continue the good work by the past council in the areas, of developing local content policies for national discourse, creating visibility for the GCEA.
With every new president elected comes new ideas and responsibilities but the role of the Administrator remains the same. My team and I, making the Secretariat, are there to serve the Association. We will ensure meetings are effectively organized and minuted, maintain effective records and administration. The Secretariat will always uphold the legal requirements of governing documents and ensure communication and correspondences are in order.
