This is a best prospect industry sector for this country. Includes a market overview and trade data.
Last Published: 5/15/2019

Overview

Most of Chad’s construction is government-financed investment in infrastructure funded by oil revenues.  Many of these projects have been cancelled or put on hold since 2016 due to the fall in government revenues.  There is also some ongoing private construction.  Waste management and water management services are embryonic.    Prices of concrete and other building materials are high and most construction materials must be imported from neighboring countries.  A Moroccan cement company CIMAF began production of cement in May 2018 after the closing of the Chadian National Cement company (SONACIM).
 

 

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(total market size = (total local production + imports) - exports)

Leading Sub-Sectors

Leading sub-sectors in construction include: architectural design and engineering for large projects (hotels, office buildings); concrete mixers and trucks; construction management and contracting services; cranes, bulldozers, and other heavy machinery; electrical services; landscaping design services; pre-fabricated home construction; road and bridge engineering and construction; road paving equipment; scaffolding; waste and water treatment.

Opportunities

Priority sectors for the government are transportation, housing, public facilities, tourism, hospitals, schools, and other large infrastructure projects.  Other projected projects include improving the road network, housing, renovating government facilities, and urban initiatives in N’Djamena.  The Chadian government publishes construction tenders in local and occasionally international media.  Multilateral lending institutions also finance large projects and issue their own requests for proposals (RFP’s). 

Web Resources

Chad Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation Website

 

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