Objectives of the Quarterly Coordination Meeting

1. To conduct continuing dialogue between design engineers

and architects of
the Bureau of Design and Regional Offices with the end in
view of enhancing
quality of design;
2. To clarify issues and concerns on design policies, guidelines,
criteria and
standards;
3. To share information regarding updates on internationally
accepted design
methods, procedures and specifications;
4. To discuss and resolve problems in the preparation and
review of design
plans;
5. To establish camaraderie among design engineers of the
Department.

Focus of todays meeting

1.

DPWH Issuances on design

2. Review and approval of design plans

3. Design Audit

Institutional Capacity Development Projects of BOD

1.Enhancement of management and technical processes for
engineering design
in the DPWH under NRIMP-2
a. Upgrading of Design Guidelines, Criteria and Standards (DGCS)
b. Upgrading of the design preparation and review process in
the DPWH
c. Improvement of Document Management System
d. Specify additional design tools.
2.Study on improvement of bridges through disaster mitigating
measures for large scale earthquakes in the Philippines funded by
JICA
a. Bridge Seismic Design Specifications and reference books
and manuals
* new bridge construction
* retrofitting of existing bridges
b. Training of DPWH engineers on bridge seismic technology
c. Design of pilot bridge projects

Add a supernatural motive to your ordinary

professional work and you will have sanctified it.
St. Jose Maria Escriva