By:Rodrigo S. Victoria
NAVAL, Biliran– In line with the mission of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to provide and manage quality infrastructure, the Quality Assurance Section (QAS) of DPWH-Biliran District Engineering Office (BDEO), headed by Engr. David Adongay, Jr., District Engieer, implemented quality control activities in all 2015 school building projects in Biliran province.
In a report from DPWH-BDEO, the agency commissioned E.B. Testing Center of Tacloban City to conduct series of sub-surface explorations at the proposed project sites in various recipient secondary school in the province.
A 10-meter deep bored hole was done in three different locations per project site which will serve as benchmark in the exploration activity to determine soil properties and the ability of the soil foundation to resist against ground settlement, the DPWH-BDEO report stated.
Engr. Reynaldo P. Penaflor, head of the QAS of the DPWH-BDEO, said he send some personnel of his office to witness the conduct of the exploration in the proposed project sites.
“In the design of school buildings, soil preparation played an essential role in the determination of the type of foundation suitable to ensure structure stability and safety”, Penaflor further said in the report.
In the report, the following are the 2015 school building projects which will be implemented in the different secondary schools in the province of Biliran: 2-storey, 6-classroom school building, Almeria National High School, Almeria, Biliran; 2-storey, 6-classroom building, Biliran National High School, Biliran, Biliran; 2-storey, 6-classroom school building, Biliran Science High School, Biliran, Biliran; 2-storey, 6-classroom school building, Bool National High School, Culaba, Biliran; 3-storey, 6-classroom building, Cabucgayan National High School, Cabucgayan, Biliran; 2-storey, 6-classroom building, Cabucgayan National School of the Arts (CNSAT), Cabucgayan, Biliran; 2-storey, 6-classroom school building, Culaba National Hgh School; Culaba, Biliran; 2-storey, 4-classroom school building, ICT High School of Eastern Biliran, Caibiran, Biliran; 2-storey, 6-classroom school building, Kawayan National High School, Kawayan, Biliran; 2-storey, 6-classroom school building, Lucso-on National High School, Naval, Biliran; 2-storey, 8-classroom school building, Manlabang National High School, Caibiran, Biliran; 2-storey, 6-classroom school building, Naval National High School,Naval, Biliran; 2-storey, 4-classroom school building, Naval Night High School, Naval, Biliran; 2-storey, 6-classroom school building, Naval School of Fisheries, Naval, Biliran; 2-storey, 4-classroom school building, Tabunan National High School, Almeria, Biliran; 2-storey, 6- classroom school building,Tucdao National High School, Kawayan ,Biliran; and 2-storey, 6-classroom school building, Western Biliran School for the Arts and Culture, Almeria, Biliran.
There are already two school building projects that have been started at present and these are the 2-storey, 6-classroom school building in Naval National High School and the 2-storey, 4-classroom school building in Naval Night High School both located in Naval, Biliran.
Penaflor added that he has assigned material engineers from his office to take serious monitoring on the quality control activities conducted on site from the start until project completion. (fj/PIA 8 Biliran)
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