Dreamland Connect PLC has come in for strong praise for the quality and timely delivery of the rehabilitation of Government Bilingual High School Bamenda Campus B, completing the project in about two and a half months instead of the five months initially allocated.
For Dreamland Connect Chief Executive Officer Edison Fru Ndi, the achievement was the result of a deliberate effort to mobilise the company's team and deliver within the shortest possible time without compromising quality.
“Instead of five months, we took exactly two and a half months and we were ready,” Edison Fru Ndi said, while acknowledging that the project was “quite a challenging project.”
That approach was reflected in several additions made by Dreamland Connect beyond the original contract. The company upgraded the staff toilet facilities into modern toilets after determining that the existing provision was not befitting of the school. It also constructed a modern flag stand, extended a contracted 200-metre concrete stone wall by an additional 20 metres, and undertook landscaping and beautification works, including flowers and red-and-white markings around the campus.
Fru Ndi said the additional interventions were driven by a desire to leave the school better than initially envisaged.
“We wanted to write our name in the annals of UNDP and to execute this project beyond expectation,” he said.
“We congratulate Dreamland Connect for their professionalism, commitment and dedication in transforming this campus into a more conducive environment for teaching and learning.” she said
The rehabilitation, implemented by UNDP with financial support from the Islamic Development Bank, covered 27 classrooms spread across seven blocks, alongside toilet facilities, a dining shed, security post, discipline office, retaining walls, school fencing, the main gate, paved walkways and other improvements.
For Principal Ngwa David, the physical difference was unmistakable. He described the transformation of the campus as “like night and day” and “from darkness to complete daylight.”
While appreciating contractor, the Regional Delegate of Secondary Education Baijong Ezekiel similarly described the rehabilitated structure as “a structure of assurance to the education community in the region”, stressing that such investments demonstrate that the state continues to care about the future of children affected by the crisis.
The quality of the finished work was not the only issue raised at the reception. Stakeholders repeatedly stressed that the value of the investment will ultimately depend on how well the school community maintains the facilities.
Edison Fru Ndi, however, placed the achievement within a broader sense of responsibility to the region.
“This is our region. The region belongs to us,” he said, adding that whenever there is an opportunity to give back, it should be done “appreciatively” and “with all my heart.”
For Dreamland Connect, the GBHS Bamenda Campus B project therefore represents a demonstration of what can be achieved when speed of delivery is matched with attention to quality and a willingness to go beyond the minimum requirements of a project.
The GBHS Bamenda project adds to a growing reputation for Dreamland Connect PLC in delivering infrastructure works to standard and within tight timelines. The contractor has also been involved in the rehabilitation and construction works at the Mutan Market of the North-West Regional Assembly in Nkwen, another project where its delivery has drawn attention for the respect of time and quality. The GBHS assignment therefore reinforces the company’s emerging record of combining timely execution with attention to quality, while demonstrating that local contractors can deliver major public infrastructure projects to expected standards.
By Bakah Derick for Hilltopvoices Web
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