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THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1992

MORE EFFECTIVE COST CONTROL ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS

THE

COST

WHETHER SEE

CASH LIMITING A STUDY IS UNDERWAY TO

CORE AIRPORT

PROGRAMMB (ACP) CONTROL

DEVELOPED FOR THE SYSTEMS

TO PUBLIC WORKS MODIFICATION PROJECTS CAN BE APPLIED WITH SUITABLE PROGRAMME (PWP) PROJECTS.

JAMES BLAKE,

THIS WAS REVEALED BY THE SECRETARY FOR WORKS, MR TODAY (THURSDAY) WHEN HE PRESENTED THE DRAFT RECURRENT EXPENDITURE WORKS BRANCH AND THE PLANNING, 1992/93 TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

ENVIRONMENT

AND

LANDS BRANCH

OF

FOR

WOULD BE SET UNDER CONTINUOUS IN DEALING WITH ANY

MR BLAKE SAID A PUBLIC WORKS PROGRESS COMMITTEE UP THIS YEAR TO MAINTAIN THE PWP MORE EFFECTIVELY REVIEW AND TO HELP WORKS GROUP OF DEPARTMENTS DEVIATIONS OR PROBLEM AREAS THAT MAY EMERGE.

"WORK IS ALSO PROGRESSING TO DEVELOP COMPUTERISED SYSTEMS TO MONITOR EXPENDITURE AND PHYSICAL PROGRESS," HE SAID.

BOTH

DESIGN

MR BLAKE SAID RISK FOR BETTER CONTROL OF PROJECT ESTIMATES, ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES, STARTING AT THE EARLY CONCEPTUAL STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT, WOULD BE USED MORE SYSTEMATICALLY IN FUTURE.

OF AVAILABLE FINANCIAL IT WOULD RESULT IN BETTER UTILISATION RESOURCES FOR PLANNING AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR PWP, HE SAID.

SERVICES PROCESS AND FINANCIAL

THAT THE ARCHITECTURAL MR BLAKE ALSO DISCLOSED DEPARTMENT AND TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WERE IN. THE

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT OF CONDUCTING MANAGEMENT REVIEWS WHILE CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WOULD START THEIR REVIEWS THIS YEAR.

WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT THE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR

PURPOSE OF RECOMMENDING CHANGES TO WERE ALSO UNDER REVIEW FOR THE ENHANCE DEPARTMENTAL EFFICIENCY AND TO MAINTAIN RELIABILITY OF TO DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS,

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WITH EFFECT

HE SAID,

APRIL FROM DEPARTMENT

SUPPLY

THE

THIS YEAR, MR BLAKE SAID

(EMSD) WOULD RECOVER ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES

AND REPAIR FROM GOVERNMENT THE FULL COSTS OF VEHICLE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENTS UNDER THE NEW OPERATING SERVICES ACCOUNT.

ON A

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AND

"THIS NEW ARRANGEMENT WILL PUT THE EMSD VEHICLE WORKSHOP QUASI-COMMERCIAL FOOTING. THE NEXT STEP WILL BE TO EXTEND CHARGING

TO PLANT

WORKSHOPS,

OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE EVENTUALLY TO BUILDING SERVICES MAINTENANCE WORK,

MAINTENANCE HE SAID.

ON WATER SUPPLY, MR BLAKE SAID THE $2,872 MILLION, INCLUDING $1,142.7 WATER TO BE PURCHASED FROM CHINA.

MILLION

PROVISION IN

FOR

1992/93

WAS

THE

TOTAL

COST

OF

/MR BLAKE