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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 516 - CREATING
THE BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND THE BUREAU OF MAINTENANCE IN THE
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
WHEREAS,
the Ministry of Public Highways has employed foreign Consultants to
study its present organization for the purpose of improving the same to
make it more efficient and effective as an implementing agency for the
construction of highway projects, particularly those financed with
foreign assistance;
WHEREAS, the Consultants, after a thorough study of the present
organizational set up of the Ministry of Public Highways, including the
functions of the different Bureaus and Offices under it, have submitted
their findings and recommendations;
WHEREAS, the Consultants believe that the efficiency of the Ministry of
Public Highways for contract supervision and management, design and
construction of projects, and maintenance of all existing roads and
bridges could be very much improved if the present Bureau of
Construction and Maintenance should be divided into two separate
bureaus — the Bureau of Construction and the Bureau of
Maintenance;
WHEREAS, the reorganization recommended by the Consultants is in line
with the policy of the Administration to effect continuing
reorganization of the different agencies of the government to improve
their efficiency and capabilities in order to provide a better public
service.
NOW, THEREFORE, for the improvement of the service and to ensure better
and more efficient administration, management and prosecution of
infrastructure projects financed with foreign loans, as well as with
local funds, the present Bureau of Construction and Maintenance of the
Ministry of Public Highways is hereby reorganized by splitting the said
Bureau into two bureaus, to wit: the Bureau of Construction and the
Bureau of Maintenance.
The Bureau of Construction as reorganized and the newly created Bureau
of Maintenance shall have the following functions and shall be composed
of the following organization units and offices as hereunder provided:
(1)
The Bureau of Construction shall
essentially be a staff bureau of the Ministry of Public Highways and
shall have the authority and responsibility to develop and recommend
standards, policies, procedures, guidelines, systems, and programs
pertaining to the construction of road and bridge projects included in
the approved developmental plans and implemented by consultants,
contractors and regional offices. The Bureau’s functions shall
be:
(a)
(b)
The Bureau shall be headed by a Director to be assisted by the Chiefs of Special Projects Offices who shall have the rank of Assistant Directors the appointments of which shall be co-terminus with the projects they are engaged in and the Chief of the Contract Management Office who will likewise hold the rank of Assistant Director.
The Bureau of Construction shall be composed of the following:
Project
Offices
The IBRD, ADB, OPCF and PADAP Project Offices and other project implementing offices shall perform essentially the same work but for different foreign loan agencies. Primary functions of these offices are:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Construction Management Office
The
head of the Construction Management Office shall be responsible for
developing and guiding the Regions in implementing effective
engineering and management systems covering road and bridge design, and
construction supervision, inspection and administration.
Preconstruction
Design Division
This Division shall be responsible for:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Engineering
Systems and Evaluation Division
This Division shall be responsible for:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Contract
Administration Division
This Division shall be responsible for:
(a)
(b)
(c)
General
Administration Division
The General Administration Division has responsibility for internal personnel _________, and clerical functions of the Bureau.
(2)
The Bureau of Maintenance shall
essentially be a staff bureau and shall have the authority and
responsibility to develop and recommend standards, policies,
procedures, guidelines, systems and programs. Approved developments are
implemented by regional offices. The Bureau shall have the following
functions: Planning and Programming, Inspectorate and Administration.
The Bureau shall be headed by a
Director to be assisted by an Assistant Director and shall have under
it the following divisions:
This
Division shall be responsible for:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Inspectorate
Division
The
Maintenance Inspectorate Division shall conduct on-site reviews of
levels of service provided, work methods and techniques used, and
compliance with approved programs. It shall prepare improvement action
reports for use by regional and Bureau of Maintenance officials.
Administration
Division
The
Administration Division has responsibility for internal personnel,
fiscal and clerical functions of the Bureau.
Appointment
of Officials
The
Directors and the Assistant Directors of the Bureau of Construction and
the Bureau of Maintenance shall be appointed by the President upon
recommendation of the Minister of Public Highways, while Chiefs of
Divisions of said Bureaus shall be appointed by the Minister of Public
Highways in accordance with Civil Service Law, rules and regulations.
This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 9th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-nine.
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