China Henan International Cooperation Group (commonly known as CHICO) is a Chinese state owned construction and engineering company held by the provincial government of

Henan Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...

. The construction company is known for being part of the "vanguard of the country's Africa drive". The company began working in

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest. It ...

in 2008. It is one of the major construction companies in Liberia, having worked as project contractor on several large road projects. It was named by GNN, a newspaper in Liberia, as construction company of the year for 2013. In the award citation, CHICO was described as "graded high over the years by Liberians and foreign residents for its professional handling of the construction of Liberia’s damaged bridges and roads."

Projects

* Awarded in 2012 a K1.1 trillion (US$206 million) contract by the Road Development Agency of

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are ...

to design and construct the Mansa-Luwingu road. * Awarded in 2012 a US$34.5 million (UGX:89 billion) contract to construct the

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Atiak Atiak is a town in the Northern Region of Uganda on the Gulu-Nimule Road, the primary trade route between Uganda and South Sudan. Location Atiak is in Kilak County the Amuru District. It is approximately , by road, north of Gulu, the largest cit ...

section of the Gulu-Nimule Road, a joint project of the

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and the

Government of Uganda Uganda is a presidential republic in which the President of Uganda is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government business. There is a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is ...

. * Awarded in 2013 a US$70.9 million contract by the Liberia Road Asset Management Project to build the 68.61 km Gbarnga-Ganta-Guinea Border Road. Funding for the project is sourced from the EU,

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, UK Aid,

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and

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. * Awarded in 2016 a US 492.5 million contract by the Road Development of Zambia to Design, Upgrades and Construct the 406 kilometers Roads in Copperbelt Province.

References

Construction Company

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* {{Construction and civil engineering companies of China Construction and civil engineering companies of China Companies based in Henan