MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Jan.
21 (PNA) – The Department of Public Works and Highways – Southern Leyte District
Engineering Office (DPWH-SLDEO) has jumped to the 7th rank in 2015 from 105th a
year ago in the annual rating of project implementation quality control
performance.
District Engineer Ma. Margarita C.
Junia thanked all employees for working hard to move 98 ranks higher from the
previous year.
“This is a very significant
achievement. We will work harder to sustain the ranking through effective
quality control implementation, project supervision, and reliability of
laboratory equipment and facilities,” Junia said.
The annual evaluation checked 19
projects in 2015 with overall rating of 90.55, or nearly seven points up than
the 83.58 rating obtained in 2014.
DPWH Southern Leyte is one of the
seven offices in the country with outstanding rating. There are 234 district
engineering offices nationwide.
Specifically, the performance
assessment looked into timeliness of testing materials relative to its actual
use in the project, ability to implement quality control policies, quality of
completed projects, personnel adequacy, personnel competence, star rating, and
adherence to standard sampling and testing procedures.
Only two district engineering
offices made it to the top 10 in quality control performance nationwide. The
other one is Samar 1st district engineering office in Calbayog City. The office
moved 19 ranks higher, making it the top spot nationwide.
In 2014, DPWH Secretary Rogelio
Singson approved the conferment of star rating to the DPWH-SLDEO for having
satisfactorily complied with the requirements and provisions of Department
Order No. 11 series of 2013.
The central office classified the
DPWH-SLDEO’s laboratory one star rating based on availability of testing
equipment and apparatus, competence of laboratory personnel to conduct specific
tests, observance of health and safety standards, working areas of the
laboratory, calibration of status, and third-party certification.
Last year, the district office
acquired new testing laboratory equipments and apparatus to raise its materials
testing capability. (PNA)
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