CoST Sekondi-Takoradi is pleased to announce the initiation of an Infrastructure Transparency Survey through the use of CoST's Infrastructure Transparency Index (ITI). The process will run for a period of two months, sampling 30 public infrastructure projects from 15 participating Procuring Entities in the Western Region of Ghana. The ITI is an evaluation instrument used to measure levels of infrastructure transparency and the quality of the associated processes that improve participation and accountability among procuring entities in a country at the national or sub-national level. The conduct of the Infrastructure Transparency Survey complements ongoing data gathering efforts which have the potential of transforming infrastructure governance through evidence-based reforms. The tool calculates a transparency score for a national or sub-national public infrastructure, as well as for each of its procuring entities. The scores are based on a large number of unique indicators. These are independently evaluated to assess procuring entity practices and the national or sub-national conditions that give rise to transparency and accountability in the delivery of publicly-funded infrastructure projects. A final sample size of 15, representing 50% of all PEs in the Western región of Ghana of was arrived at based on; the 3 aforementioned criteria. Further consideration was given to PE’s procurement threshold to provide more nuance in arriving at the sample size. Given this, 8 local governments authorities (Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies) were used for the survey. Other entities include Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Ghana Water Company Limited, Urban Roads – Western Regional Co-ordinating Council, Coastal Development Authority (CODA), and GNPC Foundation. The conduct of the ITI survey would enable Procurement Entities and other key stakeholders to; • Obtain quality information to understand the relative strengths and weaknesses of transparency, participation and accountability within the sector • Identify shortcomings in existing practice to inform agenda-setting aimed at raising transparency and accountability standards within your entity or sector and improve ongoing infrastructure management practices. • Serve as a basis for tailored-interventions by civil society and other interest groups with an interest in strengthening transparency and accountability amongst Procuring Entities (PEs) at the Regional or sub-national level.