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