BCS Public Works Ministry of Housing & Public Works

Presented By :

Participants of BCS - Public Works CadreP-61st Foundation Training Course, BPATC

Date : 21 December, 2015

About PWD

• Public Works Department (PWD) is the pioneerin building construction arena of Bangladesh.

• PWD works for the physical and socialinfrastructure development of the country.

The Journey of PWDIn 1786, British Government Established Military Board

for Civil Works

In 1849, British Government Established

PWD for Punjab State

In 1854, PWD was @ Bengal, Bombay

& Madras

1. Building2. Roads3. Flood Control4. Irrigation5. Military Works

In 1947

Construction & Building (C&B)

Central PWD for Central Govt.

1962Building

DirectorateRoad

Directorate

Public Works Department

1977

Our Expertise

• Public works Department has highly qualified andexperienced professionals forming a multi-disciplinary team of CIVIL, ELECTRICAL andMECHANICAL engineers.

• They work with the collaboration of ARCHITECTSfrom the Department of Architecture.

What We Serve

According to the Rules of Business

Design, Construction and Maintenance of Public Buildings except those of RHD, T&T, Postal Department

Preparation of Book of Schedule of Rates and Analysis of Rates for Construction & Maintenance of Public Buildings

Construction of National Monuments

Maintenance of Public Parks

Preparation of Book of Specifications and Code of Practice

Valuation of Land and Property and Fixing of Standard Rent

Sector-wise Service

We are connected with 25 Ministries with their variousconstruction and maintenance works…

• Ministry of Public Administration

• Ministry of Home Affairs

• Ministry of Health and Family Planning

• Ministry of Social Welfare

• Ministry of Finance

• Ministry of ICT

• Ministry of Liberation War Affairs

• Ministry of Planning

• Ministry of Land

• Ministry of Information

• Renovation and Maintenance of Bangabhaban,Gonobhaban, Prime Minister’s Office etc.

• Renovation and Maintenance of Jatiyo Sangshad,National Monuments etc.

Design, Construction and Maintenance of Secretariat

Multipurpose Residential & Commercial

Building for the Welfare of Freedom Fighters

Glass Tower

Ministry of Liberation War Affairs

Supreme Court Building

Ministry of Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs

Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Building, Tangail

Ministry of Home Affairs

Police TowerNational Crime control &

Operation Monitoring Center

Police Head Quarter

500 Bedded General Hospital at Mugda, Dhaka Dhaka Medical College & Hospital

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

High-rise Residential Building for the Honorable Judges of Supreme Court

Ministry of Housing & Public Works

Hi-Tech Park, Gazipur

Few Signature Works of PWD

SSF Staff Quarter, Elenbari, Dhaka

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novotheater BTV Tower

National Museum Bangabandhu International Conference Center

Bangladesh National Building Code,BNBC

•PWD holds the key authority to establishBNBC through practice in structuraldesign and construction of publicbuildings.

Other Services

• Arboriculture

• Approval of plans of high-rise buildingexcept the jurisdiction of developmentauthorities, city corporations, municipalitiesetc.

• PWD puts emphasis on the capacitybuilding of human resources (PWDOfficers, contractors and officers from otherdepartments).

• We ensure the quality of the structures bytesting construction materials in our testinglaboratory.

PWD Training Academy & Testing Laboratory

• Retrofit Work:

To mitigate the Earthquake vulnerability of publicbuildings and garment factories (CNCRP, SATREP,URBAN BUILDING SAFETY PROJECT), 6 manualshave been formulated.

Retrofitting of Tejgaon Fire Station

• Deposit Work:

BIRDEM Hospital

• We rehabilitate homeless people byproviding them land and home in differentplaces of the country (Ashrayan, RajarbagPunorbason Project, Wahab Colony Basaboetc.).

• Forensic reports of various building disasterssuch as RANA PLAZA.

• Organization of International Trade Fair,Decoration of National Parade ground etc.

National Parade ground DITF

Thank You