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Upgrading of N1 Highway Between Tetteh Quarshie Interchange and Mallam Road Junction, Accra, Ghana.Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), Lot 2Number of storey’s (single or two-storey);Whether it was detached/Semi-detached;Constructional Details;Most buildings affected are sandcrete block walls with reinforced concrete columns and beamswith simple architectural design layout and basic finishing and fittings.7.2.6 Details of Impact on Affected PropertiesDetails showing Owners’ names, address, GHA property numbers, description of impact onproperty and names of identified occupants of buildings affected including tenants. (Refer toAppendices).7.2.7 Basis for the Assessment of Compensation ValueProvisions under the State Lands Act, 1962 and the World Bank (OP 4.12) state that a personmust be reinstated at full replacement cost. This requires that basis of valuation be the “OpenMarket Capital Value” adopting the Replacement Cost Approach.The Full Replacement Cost of buildings and civil works was assessed using the replacement costapproach. For the assessment of land values, the Comparative Sales Approach was adopted.Provision was made for Disturbance caused and added to the Capital Value for Land andBuildings to arrive at the Full Replacement Cost.The compensation assessed was for the following identified losses:-Compensation for loss of Land;Compensation for loss of Immovable Buildings and Other Civil Improvements on the Land;Compensation for loss of peaceful enjoyment that is disturbance arising out of the acquisition(loss of accommodation, moving of chattels/goods)Compensation for Loss of Income derived from use of property;7.2.8 Unit Construction Rates AdoptedTo determine construction cost rates constructional details including stage of completion werenoted and properties classified accordingly. The Replacement Cost Approach requires that theunit cost rate of construction for each category be determined and applied to the total externalfloor area of the building, length of affected fence walls, and area of paved/landscaped. Noaccount of depreciation is taken.68