Infrastructure

New Directive Mandates Gyms and First Aid Facilities in Government Buildings

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New Directive Mandates Gyms and First Aid Facilities in Government Buildings
AI SUMMARY

The Addis Ababa City Administration has issued a new directive requiring government buildings to include essential facilities such as first aid stations, daycare centers, and gymnasiums.

  • The Addis Ababa City Administration issued the Government Building Development, Standard, and Administration Directive.
  • Government buildings must include first aid stations, daycare centers, parking and car wash areas, gymnasiums, security control rooms, and data centers.
  • The directive also mandates cafeteria services, assembly halls, warehouses, guard posts, and property maintenance departments.
  • Renting institutions must display a sign with their name and service on the building or fence front.
  • Government offices are required to implement modern, technology-supported security services.
  • Parking areas must be paved with asphalt or stone and clearly marked according to standards.
  • Building management offices at various levels are responsible for enforcing the regulations.
  • Sub-city offices are tasked with identifying ownerless buildings and reporting them to the Authority.
  • Purchased office buildings must use quality construction materials and meet required space standards.
  • The Addis Ababa City Administration spends over one billion birr annually on office rentals.
  • The federal government allocated four billion birr in the 2017 E.C. fiscal year for office construction to reduce rental burdens.