About Us

TRACEF CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING LIMITED is a construction firm registered with the relevant institutions in the country with head office in Accra. The firm was established (Company Registration No. CS020502017 as a group of experts with extensive and varied experience in the provision of construction services in Building and Structures, Roads & Highway, Water Supply, Sanitary, Irrigation/Drainage engineering, Infrastructure Planning and other Civil Engineering disciplines.

The firm is also endeared with extensive experience in Project Management Services in the above fields and has incorporated the services of Architecture, Engineering and Quantity Surveying.

As well as working independently for clients, the various departments and members of the group provide input into the feasibility, planning, design and implementation stages of infrastructure and development projects. We also have an unparalleled experience in rural development and donor funded projects. Our scope of operation covers:

  • Civil Engineering

  • Electrical Engineering

  • Mechanical Engineering

  • Geodetic Engineering

  • Quantity Surveying

  • Architecture

The Service

Emphasis is placed on providing the Client with a comprehensive and integrated Construction services. These services embrace most aspects of the construction of engineering and architectural projects for which the firm is responsible.

The firm has a policy to implement and maintain an efficient and effective Quality Management System throughout the work of the Practice and associated Companies.

Field of Activity

The Company provide services for the overall project/construction management, Engineering design and construction, General Construction and Road works, rehabilitation, and maintenance of engineering projects, large and small, both at home and overseas, in the following fields:-

  • urnkey projects design, support and management.

  • Agricultural projects, irrigation systems, dams etc.

  • Sewerage, surface water drainage, sewage treatment, solid waste and effluent disposal, and recycling including scrap metal recovery.
  • Water resources supply, treatment and distribution

  • Home Office Facilities including prisons and forensic laboratories.

  • Hotels, Hospitals, clinics, medical centers and related special accommodation provisions.

  • Township and housing schemes and related infrastructure.

  • Environmental Impact Studies And Environmental Management Plans

Principal Fields of Expertise

The Firm undertakes the study, planning, design, contract administration and construction of buildings, roads, installations for electrical power generation and distribution, building services, industrials, commercial and government buildings including hotels, hospitals and prisons. The Firm’s experience covers the following fields:

Architectural Services

Quantity Surveying Services

Building Project appraisals Conservation and Restoration, Urban and Rural Renewal Projects, Hotels and touristy complexes, recreational buildings

Provision of cost advices for various building type and construction process. Providing cost appraisals to clients. Providing of cost-in-use advice, Cost and Quality control. Procurement services and training programmes

Structural Surveys and
Engineering Design and Construction

Construction Management

Construction of retaining walls, marine foundations, offshore works, piling, bridges and water retaining structures. Surveys and Reports on structural problems in buildings, drainage structures and roads. Design and Construction of Frameworks for multi-storey constructions in reinforced concrete, structural steelwork and load bearing brickwork

Design and construction review. Project control and scheduling, cost control and estimation, value engineering, contract administration and management, technical inspection and testing, design and construction coordination, and quality control.

Water Engineering Services

Mechanical Engineering Services

 

Sewerage and sewage treatment
Trade effluent and waste recovery Water demand, resources, conservation, treatment and distribution. Refuse collection and disposal. Irrigation and drainage

Pipe work and environmental services in buildings. Selection and specifications for factories and dockside cranes. Water treatment, process plants, cold stores, boiler plant. Air conditioning and mechanical ventilation

Geotechnical Engineering Services

Electrical Engineering Services

Ground investigation, planning and control Construction material resources investigation. Appraisal of geotechnical processes including dynamic compaction, and grouting. Engineering geological studies. Advice on causes of failure and remedial measures. Design of monitoring programmes. Design and Construction of foundations, earthworks, earth retaining structures, highway pavements and marine structures.

 

High and low voltage distribution networks
Power cabling for sub-main distribution networks. Internal lighting and socket outlets, communications and fire detection systems. External lighting to roads and airfields, lightning protection and earthling systems Power generation and emergency power/lighting systems. Thermo-device installation and networks

Surveying Services

Environmental Engineering Services

Ground surveying
Building surveys Hydrographic surveys Computer-aided draughting

Environmental Impact Assessments Reclamation of derelict land, Coastal protection, Flood relief schemes. Building health studies