Technical Service Division
The Technical Services Division: has five major functions which are as follows:
Building Section
- Develops architectural designs for new and existing Government buildings;
- Carries out assessment of the condition of Government facilities;
- Provides technical support to other line Ministry
Road Maintenance
- Carries out routine assessments of primary and secondary roads
- Prepares and implements road maintenance programs
- Procurement
- Supervises road works
- Assesses and installs road safety measures
Quantity Surveying
- Prepares detailed bill of quantities and cost estimates
- Prepares and administers contracts
- Project financial control and reporting
- Procurement and tendering
Engineering
- Develops plans and designs for roads, drainage systems, bridges, river and coastal defenses, and river control compatible to local needs
- Monitoring and implementing infrastructural projects
- Maintaining uniform design standards, codes and construction specifications for roads, drainage systems, bridges, river and coastal defenses, and river control
- Preparing work programs for projects
- Planning and reporting for infrastructure rehabilitation projects
- Assesses the structural integrity of Government’s infrastructure
- Provides technical advice to the Government
Road Surveys
- Conducts detailed topographic surveys and maps for the development of engineering designs
- Redefines site boundary lines and replaces official boundary markers that are removed
- Makes recommendations for suitable sites state or private
- Liaise with other Ministries, for example, Director of Lands and Surveys for land acquisition matters
- Prepare and issue notices of surveys