DPWH Biliran eyes completion of senior high school buildings next month

NAVAL, Biliran, Aug. 10 (PNA) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) – Biliran District Engineering Office (BDEO) is targeting to finish all senior high school (SHS) buildings in Biliran province by August or September this year.

District Engineer David P. Adongay Jr. said the target completion of the school building projects, which supposedly be finished by June before opening of classes, was extended due to the failure of the sub-soil exploration test.

Adongay clarified that the completion of the SHS buildings are dependent on the result of the subsoil exploration test and the release of the additional funds.

“We bid out projects, but failed to pass the subsoil exploration test, prompting us to redesign the project, which requires additional funding,” he said.

Adongay pointed out that the main problem in the implementation of school building projects was the site identified by the Department of Education.

The district engineer suggested that DPWH and DepEd should have a joint evaluation and identification of building sites because its terrain is one to be considered in the budget allocation.

As of July 2016, Adongay reported that Biliran DEO has already posted 59.43 percent accomplishments for its school building projects.

Out of the 30 projects, 11 are already completed, four have not yet started, five are still on-going, and 10 are substantially completed.

Adongay explained that they still didn’t allow holding of classes on those substantially completed buildings to ensure the safety of teachers and students. (PNA)
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