CCI plans to promote overseas constructions

The Chamber of Construction Industry with the assistance of the Diplomatic Representations of Sri Lanka is undertaking a campaign to promote construction related services and contracting capacities to emerging markets.

This is a pioneering initiative fully supported by the Ministry of Export Development and International Trade and the Ministry of Construction and Engineering Services.

A delegation comprising of Sri Lanka's top quality construction professional service providers and large construction contracting companies led by Minister of Export Development and International Trade Prof. G.L. Peiris and the Minister of Construction and Engineering Services, Dr. Rajitha Senaratne, were to visit the State of Qatar - Doha.

With Sri Lanka enjoying a national image of high quality professional service providers and geographic and language advantages and a reputation for being business friendly and high quality construction could assist the construction community of Doha Qatar in the undertaking of a highly ambitious infrastructure and property development programme.

Sri Lankan construction services, enjoy availability of skilled staff and high calibre professionals and it carries the evidence of competitive service provision: an appropriate mix of quality, price, innovation and flexibility.

Large communities of Sri Lankan professional expatriates are present in the Middle East providing high quality architectural, Civil and Structural Engineering and Quantity Surveying services.

With business services being increasingly traded across borders delivery of bills of quantities software solutions, architectural designs using internet and electronic data transmission systems are already gathering momentum. Sri Lanka is steadily building credibility in service provision which should be a springboard to success in its initiative for promotion of export of construction related professional services.