Infrastructure
Directive Issued Requiring Government Buildings to Include Gyms and First Aid Stations
The Reporter (Amharic) · 1 hour ago · Read the Full Story on The Reporter (Amharic)
AI SUMMARY
The Addis Ababa City Administration has issued a new directive requiring all government office buildings to feature facilities such as first aid stations, daycare centers, gyms, and data centers.
- The Addis Ababa City Administration unveiled the Government Building Development, Standard, and Administration Directive.
- The directive mandates that government office buildings include first aid stations, daycare centers, parking and car wash facilities, gyms, security control rooms, and data centers.
- Buildings must also feature cafeterias, halls, storage rooms, warehouses, security guard posts, and property maintenance sections.
- Institutions renting government buildings must display a sign at the entrance or fence promoting their name and services.
- Every government office must have modern, technology-supported security services.
- Parking areas must be paved with asphalt or stone and clearly marked.
- City-level structures and building administration offices in colleges or hospitals will enforce these standards.
- Sub-city offices are tasked with identifying vacant buildings and reporting them to the Addis Ababa City Government Property Administration Authority.
- Office buildings purchased by government institutions must be constructed with high-quality materials and meet necessary spatial requirements.
- Government institutions spend billions of birr annually on office rentals, with the Addis Ababa City Administration alone spending over one billion birr each year.
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