At the heart of Cotonouthe Ministerial city is taking shape and promises to be a major transformation for Beninese public administration. Located on the Marina Boulevard, facing the Convention center and to the Amazon statuethis large-scale infrastructure is part of the Government action program (Pag). This project, aimed at bringing together twenty ministries on the same site, aims to rationalize public spending while offering optimized working conditions for state agents.
The centralization of ministerial offices in this city should significantly reduce the State’s rental charges, often considered onerous, and thus allow better management of public resources. Currently, expenses linked to the rental of administrative buildings weigh on the national budget, and this initiative presents itself as a sustainable solution, with a prospect of profitability and efficiency for the administration. There Real estate and urban development company (Simau)partner of the State in this enterprise, provided the financing, the construction, and will also ensure the management of the installations reveal our colleagues from The Morning. The rents paid by the State will make it possible to reimburse construction costs, and the City will ultimately become State property, specifies the same source.
Occupying an area of five hectares, the Ministerial city houses ten R+5 buildings offering 60,000 m² of modern offices, designed to promote productivity and meet energy efficiency standards. The facilities also include additional services, such as a building dedicated to catering, a car park with more than 500 spaces, and green spaces, carefully designed to provide a pleasant working environment conducive to concentration.
The creation of this infrastructure not only brings administrative benefits, it also generates local economic opportunities, creating jobs throughout the stages of its construction. The establishment of the Ministerial City, with its modern facilities and innovative management model, reflects a vision of the future for an efficient and accessible public administration.
Thus, with an approach combining modernity, optimization of resources and sustainability, the Ministerial City of Cotonou marks a notable step forward for the Beninese administration, strengthening the centralization of services while aiming for better efficiency of the public service. (Join the family of subscribers to our WhatsApp channel by clicking on the link https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaCgIOFL2ATyQ6GSS91x)
