Engineering and Administrative Overhead (EAO) Expenses
of which ₱1,000,000.00
Engineering and Administrative Overhead (EAO) Expenses. For infrastructure projects costing more than One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00), the MPW is authorized to deduct a maximum of three percent (3%) from the appropriation of infrastructure projects but in no case shall it exceed two percent (2%) for releases to the District Engineering Offices (DEOs), to be used for engineering and administrative overhead expenses. For EAO expenses, the same shall be limited to: (i) administrative overhead including the hiring of the individuals engaged through job orders or contracts of service or such other engagement of personnel without any employer-employee relationship; (ii) pre-construction activities after detailed engineering; (iii) construction project management; (iv) testing and quality control; (v) acquisition, rehabilitation and repair of related equipment and parts; and (vi) contingencies in relation to pre-construction activities. The EAO expenses shall be treated or booked-up as capitalized expenditures and form part of the project cost, PROVIDED, that the acquisition of motor vehicles shall only be allowed when it is proven more economical than vehicle rental and that the acquisition thereof is consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
Project Development and Engineering Services
of which ₱163,775,500.00
Project Development and Engineering Services. The amount of One Hundred Sixty-Three Million Seven Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Five Hundred Pesos (₱163,775,500.00) herein appropriated shall be used for pre-engineering activities subject to the submission of report on pre-engineering works already completed.
Road Network and Other Public Infrastructure Facilities Program
Road Network and Other Public Infrastructure Facilities Program. In the implementation of infrastructure projects, the MPW may consider the following:
- clustering or de-clustering in the procurement of infrastructure projects for efficiency and effective management with due compliance with R.A. No. 9184 and its IRR and the guidelines issued by the GPPB;
- adoption of standards for various hazards, global warming or climate change in the feasibility study, design and detailed engineering works of all infrastructure projects, in coordination with the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy (MENRE);
- provision of bike lanes and pedestrian-safe sidewalks as well as roadside tree planting;
- adoption of standards and provision for safe drinking water facilities; and
- available and cost-effective Coconet Bio-Engineering Solution for soil erosion control and slope stabilization. The amount herein appropriated for Road Network and Other Public Infrastructure Facilities Program shall be subject to the submission of common engineering documents.
Geo-Tagging of Infrastructure Projects
Geo-Tagging of Infrastructure Projects. For purposes of transparency, the MPW shall undertake the publication of geo-tagged photos with stamp of the sites of all its completed and on going infrastructure projects in its E-BARMM portal and MPWwebsite. The status report of implementation of each project shall likewise be submitted quarterly to MFBM, BPDA and Office of the Chief Minister.
Restriction on Delegation of Project Implementation
Restriction on Delegation of Project Implementation. To ensure the efficient implementation of infrastructure projects, the MPW may delegate in the following instances; (i) the AFP corps of Engineering or equivalent agency as may be authorized by the Office of the Chief Minister in high transportation security risk areas; (ii) inter-department or inter-agency projects; and (iii) LGUs with the capability to implement projects either by administration or contract as determined by MPW, subject to the overall technical supervision of the MPW.
Ensuring Accessibility for Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities
Ensuring Accessibility for Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities. All projects pertaining to the construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of public buildings shall include provisions for accessibility facilities such as ramps, handrails, tactile paving, toilets, and paved walk ways as provided in Batas Pambansa 344 R.A. No. 7277, R.A. No. 9994, their respective implementing rules and regulations, and accessible and universal design principles.
Reporting and Posting Requirements
Reporting and Posting Requirements. The implementing M/O/As shall submit quarterly reports on its financial and physical accomplishments, within thirty (30) days after the end of every quarter, through the following:
- Submission of hardcopy to the MFBM;
- Submission of reports through electronic means; and
- Publication to M/O/A's website. The implementing M/O/As shall send written notice when said reports have been submitted or posted on its website to the MFBM and other offices where the submission of reports is required under existing laws, rules and regulations. The date of notice to said M/O/As shall be considered the date of compliance with this requirement.