Design and Development: A Proposed Modernized Border Control Facility

I. INTODUCTION

When the number of coronavirus cases began to rapidly increase, and is continuing to
cause loss of lives, the Philippine government declared a health emergency and took an
immediate step of setting up a Community Quarantine. It was imposed in the borders of
barangays, municipalities/cities and provinces. The objective of the Community Quarantine is
to prohibit the people from going outside their homes to prevent the spread of virus. This is
also to undertake measures that will prevent the overburdening of the healthcare system.

Based on the agreement during the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Corona Virus
Disease (COVID-19), the Philippine National Police (PNP), augmented by the military, who
conducted the border checkpoints for the strict screening of people in entering and exiting the
border. The police officers and soldiers asked the vehicles to stop and check the temperatures
of each drivers and passengers and also to check if they brought with them their quarantine
passes.

II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The proposed project is a template project that will be situated in every border control
areas as a permanent facility that will accommodate all the essentials in a border control. The
structure will have an area for rapid testing, a storage area for the test kits, and area for
sanitation of the vehicle. This structure will also consider the road layout, the terrain and the
mode of transportation.

The main concept of the proposed project is to provide a permanent facility at the
border controls as a waiting area where the traveller2 or an officer that is suspected of having
signs and/or symptoms of infection can be accommodated properly. In addition, the main
objective of this study is to create a template design of the said project.

Specifically, this study aims to:

1. Identify the activities conducted in a border control;

2. Plan out the most efficient flow of activities and translate it to a building plan;
3. Create a possible alternative layout for the border control.
 The design and layout of the project is still flexible with respect to the guidelines of
IATF and must be applicable in all borders that the facility will be situated.

III. KNOWLEDGE AND WORK REQUIREMENT

Since the proponents will be dealing with the building plan as a template design, this
project will be focusing with the design of the structure and the design of the areas for testing
and holding the persons being tested. The project will also conform to the guidelines and
standards of a healthcare facility construction (IATF/DOH).

For the working force, they must undergo a health check procedure before working
and must also follow the safety regulations given by the IATF/DOH in this time of pandemic
to ensure the safety of the work environment against COVID-19.

IV. FUNDING OR SUPPORT PLAN

Since this proposal will only be conducted online (surveys and data gathering), the
team will provide their own internet access as the project goes on.