Company Profile

Company Profile

Croyance Consult
Address
PR/EA/174, Afienya Behind the Police
station
Mobile: +233-277795600
+233244414437
http://www.croyanceconsult.org
E-mail: croyance@consult.com

"Croyances approach to Real Estate is to create, modify, enhance, and protect the business
environment of Croyance clients through creating informed opinions in key issues based on the
creative collection of data and presentation of truthful information.
The carefully balanced combination of knowledge of the various professionals, the innovative
approach to service and the experience in work in traditional partnerships, enhance Croyance's
capabilities to effectively manage projects of large portfolios. Adherence to stringent ethical
standards, as well as the use of modern technology makes Croyance capable of satisfying the
real estate needs of its clients."

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Basic Information
The company provides total Real estate consultancy services : which includes:
I.

Facilities Management

II.

Property Valuation

III.

Land documentation and Registration

IV.

Real Estate Agency

V.

Architectural Services

VI.

Domestic Cleaning and Janitorial services

VII.

General Construction works

Croyance Consult was established and registered at the Registrar General Department in
Ghana in 2016 with registration number CS0152522016/ C000604820X

Current permanent staff: 7 with 6 Associate partners

Operating in Tema, Ghana with office location at Afienya

Address: Box TT 275 Tema

Office Location: H/No. PR/EA/174, Afienya behind the Police station

Banker: CAL BANK & UNIBANK

Bank account number: 0063014670017

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Our Mission
Our Mission is to provide a world class professional and affordable services to our clients in truth
and humility without compromising on quality and value for money

Our Vision
The vision of Croyance Consult is to provide a one stop shop for Real Estate investors and property
lovers in West Africa and the Sub-region with a comprehensive Database on Real Estate
transactions and property development in Ghana, West Africa and the sub-region

Services
We have proven our professional expertise and experience in a number of projects and provided
real estate consulting to some institutions and individuals. Some of the services we provide include
but not limited to:

Facilities Management

Land Documentation and Registration

Property Valuation

Compensation Valuation

Real Estate Agency

Architectural Services

Domestic/Office cleaning and Janitorial Services

General Construction Works

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Facilities Management Services

FMS takes the strain out of running your support services and free up your time and money to
concentrate on the core business that really matters to your organization.
Using our expertise and market knowledge, we deliver an efficient, professional service that is
individually tailored to your needs and reflects your corporate objectives and ethics
Our Facilities Management consultants have extensive experience in this field. Our services
include: committed to cost

Planned Preventive Maintenance

Cleaning Services
Rent negotiation
Rent collection and payment of outgoings
Space Management
Painting and Decoration
Domestic Cleaning and Janitorial services
Land Documentation and Registration

Property Valuation
Our team of well-trained Estate and Valuation professionals who are well respected in the industry
with years of experience, are committed to adding value to everything we do. Our dedication and
commitment to ensuring standardization and best practices have greatly contributed to our fast
growth and expansion of our clientele base within a year of our existence as a company
We are dedicated to providing an uncompromising services in the areas of:
Assets Valuation
Valuation for Mortgages
Compensation Valuation
Rental and Capital valuations for sales and letting
Vehicles, Plants and machinery Valuations

Real Estate Agency

Our firm is also engaged in the brokerage of land, buildings and office space for sale, rent or lease.
Our team of legal consultants are well vested in land law and real estate transactions. We also
provide legal advice on matters relating land and general real estate.

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Architectural Services
Our Architectural services include design, preparation of construction documents, and construction
administration. We also provide a wide variety of services including feasibility studies, architectural
programming and project management.
The following is an outline of services typically offered by our team of architects and their subconsultants:

Project Inception - The planning of your project starts here. Working together with our team of

architect, to share your project needs, dreams and goals.

Schematic Design During this stage our team of architects will prepare preliminary design

sketches based on your requirements and budget to explore and illustrate possible options. We will
review these options with you, pointing out the merits and responding to your input.

Design Development This stage refines the agreed-upon schematic design for a clearer

definition of the scope and quality of the finished project. Further cost projections would be made
to determine how closely the design conforms to the budget expectations, or what, if any,
adjustments are required.

Construction Documents When the design concepts have been decided, we prepare working

drawings and specifications. These are required to obtain building permits and bids, and to guide
the contractor in construction.

Bidding and Negotiation We also advise you on your choice of contractor usually done by

calling for competitive bids.

Construction and Contract Administration Our team of architects will consult with you and

advise you during construction. We embark On-site visits upon your request to determine if
construction is proceeding in accordance with the contract, and that the design, materials, and
workmanship meet with acceptable standards.

Substantial Performance of Construction / Occupancy Certificate We shall provide a regular

progress reports to keep our client informed, authorizes staged payments to the contractor and
remains involved until the project is completed.
There are a number of additional services that our team of Architects provides including:

project management

feasibility studies

site selection

building condition audits

Soil tests

Structural Integrity Test

full time site representation

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General Construction Works

As a full-service construction company, Croyance essentially assists clients from the very outset to
the completion of their project. We become partners with our clients in understanding the five
basic functions of:
Defining and establishing the scope of the construction project
Pre-construction project planning including preparation and scheduling of the projects, phasing
plans, budgeting/cost-modelling, subcontractor qualification etc.
On-site execution of the project includes scheduling, quality control, safety management,
subcontractor management, and status reporting and change management.
Monitoring and controlling the project
Closing of the project related to the post construction activities.

KEY RESOURCES
Croyance Consult has established an efficient equipment and document processing center within its
administrative set up and the following facilities and vehicles are available for prompt attention to
the firms assignments.
-

Two (2No.) Personal Computer System with Local Area Networking (LAN)

Four (4No.) Lap Top Computers with officers for field work

Two (No.) HP Laser Jet 4 Plus& HP 600C1 Printer machines

1No. Photocopying Machine

1No. Thermal Binding Machine

1No. Ring Binding Machine

1No. Hewlett Packard Scanning Machine

4No. Digital Camera

2No. Pick-ups

3No. Saloon Cars

1No. Concrete mixer

1No. Compactor

The firm has also installed the latest versions of computer software including AUTOCAD, AUTOKETCH
which enable us to produce the best quality reports, which meet international standards within the
shortest possible time.

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KEY PERSONNEL
Eric Osae Koranteng
General Manager

Eric Osae Koranteng is the General Manager of croyance Consult. He is the epitome of hard work,
resourcefulness and dedication to service and currently manages the West Hill mall.
He was trained as a Land Economist at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
and graduated in 2002 and further attained a diploma from Ghana Institution of Surveyors (MGhIS).
He has also read MBA (Finance Option) at the University of Ghana in 2008.
He was Head of Property Management Department of HFC Realty, a wholly owned subsidiary of HFC
Bank and also worked with Assenta Property Consult as a Manager in charge of Professional Services
in 2009. Before working at Assenta, Hhe had a stint of professional practice at Appraisal Consult
(VAC) Accra as a Valuer/Estate Manager from 2003-2008.
Mr. Koranteng has successfully completed LLB Bachelor of Laws from University of London in the
year 2014 and also a member of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, UK (MRICS).

Below are some of the exploits of Mr Eric Osae Koranteng;

HFC Realty Ltd (Wholly owned subsidiary of HFC Bank) -2010 2014 Head, Property
Management

Directly in charge of facilities management of HFC Bank Head Office and all the forty (40) Bank
Branches across the country and four (4) subsidiaries.

Managed over 60 estate houses which were put up by HFC Realty at Community 25
Managed over 24 individual residential properties who are Ghanaians but are domiciled abroad
As the Head of the Department, I supervised and signed all valuation reports that were generated
at the Department.

He also handled all Real Estate Advisory Services including Business plans, feasibility studies
market research etc.

Set up the management of Jubilee Mall (almost 6,000 square metres GLA) at KNUST Campus,
Kumasi

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Assenta Property Consulting -2009 - 2010

Manager, Professional Services

Joined the professional department with oversight responsibilities including managing staff of
about 13 in various sub-departments and co-ordinating their work schedule.

Developed a system to monitor the companys cost centre with respect to expenditure control
vis--vis revenue generation

Developed a system to manage and co-ordinate work schedule among staff. This was meant to
ensure that outstanding jobs were evenly distributed to enable quick and efficient client response
and delivery of quality service to our clients. The system was also designed to assess staff
performance in our offices in Accra, Takoradi and Kumasi as well as track the number of jobs
secured from our various clients.

He also developed a practice procedure manual to guide staff in executing their various tasks.

He was responsible for ensuring that our costs centre budget was kept at a minimum while
optimising revenue generation.

Mr Koranteng was also involved in undertaking valuations for various purposes including secured
lending and insurance on behalf of banks, corporate institutions and private investors.

This experience has proved useful and challenging both professionally and in terms of enhancing
my managerial skills as he had to manage the staff to achieve company goals.

Valuation and Appraisal Consult- 2003 - 2008

Estate Manager/Chartered Surveyor

Mr. Koranteng was the Facilities Manager for all the properties of GLICO Insurance Company as
well as the Head Office of DATA Bank at Ridge.

He joined this practice in 2003 as a Graduate Surveyor undertaking commercial and residential
property valuations on behalf of local and international clients including Canadian High
Commission, Volta River Authority, West Africa Gas Pipeline and private investors and
individuals. He was also involved in valuations on behalf of banks including National Investment
Bank, Barclays Bank, Ecobank, Stand chart etc.

His valuation experience here was very exciting and professionally rewarding as he had the
opportunity to undertake valuations of different types of properties and in different parts of the
country thereby giving me a better understanding of how different property markets work in
different locations.

He was also involved in feasibility studies and works on behalf of private businessmen.

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Real Estate Brokerage experience involved representing landlords or tenants in letting or

acquiring office and residential accommodation of varied sizes and in different locations. My
responsibilities also included taking enquiries regarding space requirements, negotiating
occupational lease terms and liaising with Solicitors in drawing up leases for final completion

He also acquired good skills in landlord and tenant representation which involved property
management and negotiating successfully in securing rental increases at rent review and
commercially acceptable terms in lease renewals

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)

MRICS (Member of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, UK)

2014

2014

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, LEGON ACCRA

2008

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Finance

Option:

Twenty-four month Masters programme which included international seminars with participating
business students from Nigeria and Massachusetts. This was very useful as we had good
interactions and discussions with the students in exchanging ideas on various issues relating to our
course.
MGhIS (Member of Ghana Institution of Surveyors) (Reg. No. 789)
2006

KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (KNUST), KUMASI

2003

Bachelor of Science, Land Economy

Major credits in valuation, law, investment appraisal, construction management and planning
ST PETERS SECONDARY SCHOOL, NKWATIA - KWAHU

S.S.S.C.E
Major credits in Economics, Geography, Mathematics
Private Candidate
1996 GCE OLEVELS
Major credits in Geography, Economics and Maths

1996

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OTHER INFORMATION
Additional Skills: Good computer skills in Microsoft excel and word
Leadership:
Member- University Hall Electoral Commission. I was involved in holding successful
elections to elect hall executives for the 2001/2002 academic year

Audit Committee, University Hall As a member of this committee I was involved in

auditing the accounts of the organizers of the annual hall week celebrations in 2001.

Financial Secretary Young Adults Fellowship, Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Abeka

Branch. 2011

I am presently responsible for keeping the accounts and sourcing funding for the activities
of the Young Adults Fellowship within the Church 2011/2012 to date.

Member Projects and Investments Committee, Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Abeka

2011 to date.

Member Transport Committee, Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Abeka 2011 to date

RESEARCH WORKS

Slums and Unsustainable Environmental Practices (2002)

The effects of slums and unsustainable environmental practices on Property Values (2004)

The effectiveness of Resettlement Action Plan (2004)

The Potential of Real Estate as a Traded Commodity on the Ghana Stock Exchange (2005)

Developing A Sustainable Secondary Mortgage Market in Ghana (2008)

TRAINING AND SEMINARS ATTENDED

Description

Institution

1. Corporate & Project Finance

2.

Intangible Assets, Valuation

of Consultants, Valuators

3. Conference, Seattle, USA

4.

National Banking College Ghana

Real Estate Financing

Date
September, 2011

International Association Valuation & Impairment

Under IFRS and Analysts
September, 2011

American Real Estate Society

Africa Real Estate Housing Finance

April, 2011
January, 2011

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Benjamin Arthur Yedu

Technical Director

Benjamin Arthur Yedu is the Technical Director of Croyance Consult. He is a sincere hardworking,
reliable, confident and result oriented individual currently with Valuation and Appraisal Consult (VAC)
as a Manager in charge of the Valuation unit. He was trained as an Estate Management professional
from the Kumasi polytechnic with a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) Estate Management with
emphasis on Facilities Management, Project Management, Valuation, property law and last but not
the least Geographic Information System (GIS). Ben has been in the industry for the past nine (9)
years and a Trainee Professional Surveyor of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors.
Some major projects Mr. Yedu has executed include: management of the facilities of Montay Co.
Ltd, Glico group of companies and was the head of the valuation team responsible for crop
compensation at Adamus Resources Limited Nzema Gold Operations from October 2009 to June
2013.

He was managing Maxwell House at Asylum down in Accra, supervising and facilitating

acquisition and development of commercial and estate houses at Kantamanto-Accra and Domeabra
near Kasoa respectively from December, 2013 to June 2014. He managed a compensation valuation
project at Asanko Gold Limited (Obotan Gold Project) for-and-on behalf Valuation and Appraisal
Consult from June, 2014 to May, 2015.
Until he joined VAC in 2007, he had a practical industrial attachment with Ghana Ports and Harbours
Authority (GPHA) Estate and Environment Section in 2006 and Tema Municipal Assembly Estate
Section in 2005 and has been involved in all the major facilities management and valuation
assignments undertaken by the VAC and have acquitted himself creditably.

Mr. Yedu is a computer literate and have good command in the application of modern computer
software such as (AUTOCAD, AUTOSKETCH) to sketch building plans and ground floor plans for
valuation purposes and have fair knowledge in Esri Arcmap 10.1 software applications.
He is fluent in English, Twi, Fante and Ga and can partially communicate in Ewe and Nzema.

Kwesi Owusu Sekyere

Director of Operations

Kwesi Owusu Sekyere is the Operations Director of Croyance Consult. He is a resourceful and
result oriented person with excellent managerial abilities and pays attention to details He is an
Engineer, Construction Cost Consultant and Occupational health, safety and environmental
management consultant. He has over nine (9) years of experience in Construction, Project

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Management and Supervision and Quantity Surveying and occupational health and safety. Kwesi
currently works with 3M Middle East and Africa as a technical Consultant. He is also a Technical
consultant at Meridian Agricultural Services (MAS) since July 2015 where he is in charge of health,
safety and quality management.
As a Quantity Surveyor and later the Project manager for swaako Engineering services, Kwesi
performed varied roles such as; Designing and supervising the reconstruction of the Sam Jonah
Clinic at AngloGold Ashanti, Iduapriem, supervising the warehouse extension project at Goldfields
Ghana Ltd, Abosso Mines, Damang, costing of the Swaako- Rare South Africa 3km 450NB
Swageline construction at AngloGold Ashanti,Iduapriem. Managing the construction of the
Pregnant solution tanks at Perseus mines, Ayanfuri, Designing and Managing the construction of
the Emergency Response Team (ERT) facility at Perseus mines and Managing the construction of
the Perseus Mines warehouse and the mezzanine floor.
He also designed and managed the construction of the water tank facilities at the Mark Cutifani,
Estate at Iduapriem, Tarkwa, designed and supervised the fabrication of Spigot drums for Anglogold
Ashanti, Iduapriem and managed the construction of tailing pipelines from the South Plant to the
dam at Goldfields, Tarkwa. He has conducted quantity surveying consultancy services for many
companies and individuals and has handled and supervised numerous construction projects across
the country.
He holds a Post Graduate degree in occupational health, safety and Environmental Management
from the Ghana institute of management and Public Administration (GIMPA) and a Bachelor of
Science (BSc) Degree in Material Science and Management from the Kwame Nkrumah University
of Science and Technology. He is a certified Project Management Professional and acquired
certification with Nebosh and Osha Academy as a health and Safety professional.

GBEBI LARTEY DAVID

Head of IT & Research

Gbebi Lartey David works with Croyance consults as the Head of IT and Research. In this role,
David builds IT solutions to help both the company and our clients achieve their desired goals for
working with us.
David had his training with NIIT and Cape coat University where he obtained a Diploma and
Degree in Software Engineering respectively. He is a software Engineer by profession. He is
passionate about computers and really grateful that he gets to use them to impact people's lives.
Here is a list of some projects David embarked on;

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1. http://musicinafrica.net/ : A database of everyone involved in the African music scene, record

labels, CD vendors, musicians, instrumentalists, event organisers and locations, etc. It is available
in every country on the continent
2. http://helmetnews.com/ : Worked on the entire system that the site runs on. From authors
logging in to manage their stories to advertisers choosing where and when to show and pay for
their ads to regular users just reading the sites, etc.
3. http://citifmonlin.com/ : Worked on this as part of a team. Similar technology stack as Helmet
News above but this was built on an existing system rather than from scratch.

Efua Amoasi-Andoh
Senior Architect/ Consultant

Efua Amoasi-Andoh works with Croyance Consult as an Architect and provides supports such as
design, preparation of construction documents, and construction administration and other
administrative support on a number of client accounts. She is an expertise in providing complex
services focused on building and renovating structures, vent systems, space management and
interior designs.
She hold Post Graduate Diploma in Architecture from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science
and Technology and BSc. Architecture from the same university.
Efua has over 10 years working experience in the area of Architectures and adds to the team very
rich experience. She currently works with Trasacco Estate Developers Company Ltd
She is an ardent user of the Autocad Architecture, google sketch up, Architecture Design,
photoshop, corel draw and sketch up vray
She has communicative English skills, and continues in deepening her speaking and understanding
skills.

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AFUA BRACHIEWAA BRACHIE

SENIOR CONSULTING VALUER
AFUA BRACHIEWAA BRACHIE is a SENIOR Consulting valuer with Croyance Consult. She is
trained as a Real Estate professional and a valuer with a Postgraduate diploma in Housing
Development Strategies and a BSc. (Hons.) in Land Economy. Afua is a self-determined, reliable
and versatile lady, with good human relations. Well known for innovation, punctuality and ability to
fit into many roles and to work under stressful conditions with little supervision.
Until she joined Croyance Consults, she had had a professional practice with Valuation and Appraisal
Consult and a professional attachment with the Land Valuation Boards and Lands Commission
Secretariats in Sekondi-Takoradi. She has since been involved in all the major valuation assignments
undertaken by the firm and has acquitted herself creditably.
Afua is a Member of Ghana Institution of Surveyors
She is a computer literate and has good command in the application of modern computer software
including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Point

NANA AMA PREBAH

ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY
Nana Ama Prebah is the administrative secretary with Croyance Consult. She is dependable and reliable
in supporting and enabling team effort to produce genuine long term sustainable development.
Prior to joining Croyance Consult, she worked with a number of organisations in a similar role.

WORK HISTORY
2010 2012

TODAY NEWSPAPER

Position:

Reporter

Responsibilities
Assigned to correspond from Tema and its environs.
Identify news items, conduct investigations and write my story.
Sometimes assisted the Editor to edit the news items from intern and other reporters.
2007 - 2009
Position

KNAP VENTURES TEMA

Administrator / Secretary

Responsibilities
Committed to the mission of the company and implemented systemic activities related to longrange plan.
Led, managed and developed the staff and the organization.
Exercised responsible financial stewardship.
Followed the highest ethical standards, ensured accountability and complied with the regulations of
the company.
Liaised with staff in other departments, built external relationships and served as an advocate of
the company.
Ensured the quality and effectiveness of programs.

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Attended meetings, took minutes and kept notes;

Managed and maintained budgets, as well as invoicing;
and with external contacts;
Reported to the Chief Executive Officer

2006-2007

THE ROCK COMPUTER SYSTEMS TEMA

Position

Administrator/Computer Instructor

Responsibilities
Managed the day-to-day activities of the company.
Adhered to laid down rules and regulations of the company.
Played alongside other staff members to ensure that the ultimate objective of the company is
reached.
Saw to it that all programs were run effectively.
Taught Ms. Office suit programs as well as CorelDraw (Both theory and Practical).
Produced result.
Reported to the Chief Executive Officer of the company.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Feb 2013

Certificate in Management and Administration (CAM)

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)

2009 - 2010

Studied Spanish and French Ghana Institute of Languages Accra-Ghana

2009

Diploma in Broadcast Journalism Institute of Commercial Management (ICM),

UK.

2009

Diploma in Newspaper Reporting Institute of Commercial Management

(ICM), UK.

2009

Diploma in Media Law and Ethics Institute of Commercial Management (ICM),

UK.

2008

Diploma in Communication and Media Studies Mysteek College of

Broadcasting and Journalism Accra, Ghana

2007

Diplme Dtudes en Langue Franaise (DELF A1), Alliance Franaise

France

2007

Diplme Dtudes en Langue Franaise (DELF A2), Alliance Franaise

France

Mar 2005

Certificate in Microsoft Office Suit (Intro. to Computer, Windows, Ms-Word,

Ms-Excel, Ms-Access, Ms-PowerPoint) The Rock Computer Systems Tema, Ghana

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RESOURCES
Croyance Consult has established an efficient equipment and document processing center within its
administrative set up and the following facilities and vehicles are available for prompt attention to
the firms assignments.
-

Two (2No.) Personal Computer System with Local Area Networking (LAN)

Four (4No.) Lap Top Computers with officers for field work

Two (No.) HP Laser Jet 4 Plus& HP 600C1 Printer machines

1No. Photocopying Machine

1No. Thermal Binding Machine

1No. Ring Binding Machine

1No. Hewlett Packard Scanning Machine

4No. Digital Camera

2No. Pick-ups

3No. Saloon Cars

The firm has also installed the latest versions of computer software including AUTOCAD, AUTOKETCH
which enable us to produce the best quality reports, which meet international standards within the
shortest possible time.

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Office Location: PR/EA/ 174, Afienya

Behind the Police Station
Mobile: +233-277795600
+233244414437
http://www.croyanceconsult.org
E-mail: croyance@consult.com