Detailed Plans and Programs of Work.
Section 2
SEC. 2. Detailed Plans and Programs of Work.— Prior to the actual construction, improvement, rehabilitation and/or reconstruction of the projects covered in whole or in part by appropriations in this Act, approval of detailed engineering plans and programs of work by the Minister of Public Works or the Minister of Public Highways, as the case may be, shall be obtained for every project with an estimated cost greater than P1,000,000; by the line Bureau or Agency Head or, in the case of staff bureaus by the Ministry Head concerned, for every project with an estimated cost greater than P500.000 but not more than P1,000,000; by the Regional Director concerned for every project with an estimated cost greater than P200,000 but not more than P500,000; and by the District or City Engineer concerned for every project with an estimated cost of P200,000 or less. The program of work shall include, among other things, estimates of the work items, quantities and costs, a PERT/CPM (Program Evaluation Review Technique/Critical Path Method) network of the project activities, and monthly cash flows. The program of work shall cover at least a usable portion of the project and no construction shall be started for portions of the project that are less than usable, except projects requiring stage construction, in which case continuity of construction up to the completion of a usable portion shall be assured. Once the program of work is approved, it shall serve as the basis for the implementation of the project and the corresponding expenditure of funds. No project shall be divided into smaller portions for the purpose of circumventing the provisions of this Section.