The West Hills Mall in west Accra is expected to be ready by October 2014, Kofi Sekyere, Board Chairman, said on Thursday.
Speaking to journalists on during a tour of the project site, Mr Sekyere said the $93 million project, which started in December 2012, was on course for its scheduled completion date of October 2014.
The project is a joint venture between Delico Property Developments Limited, an investment company incorporated in Mauritius and controlled by Atterbury Africa, and the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT).
Delico holds a 60 per cent stake in the project while SSNIT has 40 per cent.
When finished, the 27,000 square-metre West Hills will be the largest shopping centre in Accra. It will have two supermarket anchor stores and 65 shops, as well as restaurants and a five-screen cinema complex.
The mall’s anchor tenant will be South African retailer Shoprite, along with other South African retailers Woolworths, Mr Price and Truworths.
Mr Sekyere said based on on-going discussions the investment could reach $100 million, driven by demand for spaces.
He said about 1,000 local workers would be employed during the project construction phase on a wide range of artisanal works and different construction modules.
Many of these local employees would be trained in the operation and deployment of a variety of construction and earth-moving equipment, he said.
Mr Sekyere said to avoid traffic congestion an interchange would be constructed to ease vehicular traffic from Accra to Cape Coast and vice-versa.
He said the project was being undertaken by a strong technical, professional and highly specialised team from the WBHO construction firm from South Africa, working closely with a corresponding team of Ghanaian technical and professional organisations, to deliver the project in record time.
