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FCAN have successfully worked for the attainment of its objectives. As a result
of its untiring contribution, contractors, all around the country started uniting
together and also they formed district boards. The number of members increaed
in a short period, the interest shown by the contractors towards the association
encouraged forming Federation of Contractors' Associations of Nepal as an apex body
giving independent status to the Contractors Association formed at district level.
From early 1998, after the formation of Federation. 75 District Level Contractors,
Associations are actively working in the country. Besides this, there are 5
Regional Associations under the Federation. |
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In national context, it has been able to get national recognition as well as has
been able to make realize the concerned authoriies the various issues related with the contractors
and the construction industry. Recently Nepal Government has appointed FCAN chairman as member of the National Development Council, a high level authority under the Prime Minister's Chairmanship to plan, revise and monitor the development policy, action and implementation. Construction Industry act, which has been commenced recently on 14th of april, 1999, can also be taken as an example of its achievement. Likewise, a high powered Construction Business Development Council [CBDC]
under the chairmanship of minister for works and transport with the representative even from
FCAN and the 'Executive Council' are the most vital thing in this act. We are expecting that if this board function's properly, many of the problems of the construction industry can be gradully solved.To avoid the budgetary constraint to this board,FCAN has proposed the government to deduct 0.1 percent from each running bills of the contractor to be
deposited in the account of this board which is self-contribution of each contractor.
We hope the government response to this proposal too. In the same way, after the establi-
shment of Society of Consulting Architectural and Engineering Firms [SCAEF], FCAN is
constantly shaking hand with SCAEF for working together for the overall development
of the construction industry of the country. Similarly, FCAN has already signed
a Memorandum of Understanding [MOU] separataly with China International Contractors'
Associations [CHINCA], china as well as well as Nepalese Journalists' Federation in
order to develop the mutual co-operattion and relations with each other.
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