Program of Work Required Before Prosecuting Public Works.
Section 5
SEC. 5. Program of Work Required Before Prosecuting Public Works.—Before prosecuting any public works project, the district, city or project engineer concerned shall prepare a program of work which shall include among other things the total estimated cost of materials and labor, list of equipment and tools required, the anticipated duration of work in its various stages, and the probable date work shall start, but in no case shall construction work on a project be started, even after the program of work has been approved, if such program does not contemplate the completion of the project or a useful segment thereof. For any project already being undertaken, the engineer concerned may be allowed to submit a revised program of work before the completion of the project if, due to unforeseen contengencies or to changes in field conditions or other similar circumstances, it becomes evident that he cannot successfully accomplish the work within his original program. No program of work for any project, which requires special site investigation, survey and construction plans, shall be approved unless such plans are used as basis of the program. With the exception of projects the estimated cost of which is fifteen thousand pesos or less, under no circumstance shall the District or City Project Engineer start work without first securing approval of the corresponding program of work from the head of the bureau or office concerned or from the latter's duly authorized representative. The Auditor General or his authorized representatives shall be furnished a copy of the program of work for his guidance and shall have access to the data on which the program was based: Provided, That the work may be started as soon as the program of work is submitted and such program may be revised by the department concerned and such proviso be mandatory on the part of the district engineer.