DPWH Samar bares to uphold mantra on right project, right cost, right quality

By NINFA B QUIRANTE, PIA Samar
January 28, 2012

CATBALOGAN CITY  –  The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in its planning for 2013 Infrastructure Program seminar bared that it will uphold its current mantra on right project, right cost and right quality.

In a press release signed by Engr Virgilio Eduarte, District Engineer of the DPWH Samar’s First Engineering District and sent to PIA, it said that the participants in the seminar were enjoined to be guided by the strategic policies and programs which include: good governance, anti-corruption program, upgrading the quality and safety of national road and bridges and strategic convergence.

“Targetted outcomes were based on the Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP) from 2010 to 2016 which will center on National Arterial Roads, National Secondary Roads and National Bridges corollary to President Benigno S. Aquino lll administration’s program for peace and economic development in the Province of Samar,” said the district engineer.

According to Engr. Raquel Sumayo who is the Chief of the Planning and Design Section, planning follows the Project Development Cycle of the department. Data collected which are the output of the Roads and Bridges Inventory and Analysis (RBIA) go through evaluation and analysis before a final list of projects is released.

Meanwhile, the same engineering district also held a seminar on Detailed Unit Price Analysis (DUPA) where they talked about the preparation of program of work with emphasis on detailed unit price analysis. It also stressed on the output per item, the rate of labor and equipment on a per hour basis.