MDA calls for register of building contractors

The Malta Developers Association has called for the creation of an official register of building contractors.

“Unfortunately, at a time when Malta is undergoing a construction boom, there are those lacking the experience and worse still the training who still offer their services as building contractors, with the consequence that poor quality and defective work is produced,” the MDA said.

The MDA said that, apart from dealing with the above, “a register of this nature will divide the contractors into different categories according to their size and the type of contracts they will be capable of executing. This system, in use in practically all European countries, ensures that whoever undertakes contracts of a certain size will have the experience and the capability to execute the work undertaken.

“A building contractors’ register will enable the country to ensure that these contractors are serious in the way they work. They would have the necessary know-how of building regulations and, most importantly, construction site management skills, which are of benefit to every citizen.

“In case of serious deficiencies, these contractors could be deregistered.

The MDA appealed to government to draw up a system of this nature and to implement it in the shortest time possible.