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David A. Burch

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28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
751 words
Mr. Chairman, for 2024/25 there are several planned capital works that will take place across the various capital cost centres. The capital budget for 2024/25 has $ 3 million under cost centre 75309, as found on page C -6, for All Schools Maintenance and will be spent on annual scheduled improvements, repairs and painting works to schools. Mr. Chairman, school …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
175 words
The key points under Performance Measures for the Department of Public Lands and Buildings are: 1. update the government property asset management plan; 2. inspect and make recommendations for five buildings for repurposing; and 3. reseal 13 government -owned properties, removing the potential for water ingress, future mould and mildew. The department continues with its programme to find uses for …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
339 words
Mr. Chairman, the mission of the Department of Works and Engineering is, To ensure the effective and prudent management of all engineering services relating to the construction, erection, improvement, maintenance and repairs of Government infrastructure and the operation of essential water and waste treatment services. Mr. Chairman, the Department of Works and Engineering is responsible for the provision of essential …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Programme 8200, Administration, provides for the salaried senior manage-ment team of the department. The mandate of the senior management team is the efficient management of the seven programmes of the Ministry. Mr. Chairman, a $286,000 budget has been allocated for fiscal year 2024/25. This represents a de-crease of $90,000. Referring to the performance measure under business unit 92000, Administration, page …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the mandate of the Engineering Services Programme is to provide quality electrical, mechanical and structural engi-neering services. A budget of $1,624,000 has been allocated for this programme, representing a $254,000 increase compared to th e 2023/24 budget. This increase is owed to the salary uplift negotiated. The programme includes cost centre 92001, Electrical and Mechanical Management; cost centre …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the mandate of the Highways Programme, 8202, is to develop and maintain the public road infrastructure to ensure the safe passage of motorists and pedestrians. This entails all work associated with the planning, design and construction of road schemes and includes activities such as resurfacing, drainage, signage, road markings, retaining walls and bus shelters. They are also mandated …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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The mandate of the Waste Management Programme is to arrange for the collection and safe disposal of Bermuda’s solid wastes. The aim of the Waste Management Section is to serve the people of Bermuda by providing a comprehensive waste management programme, utilising the best technologies for disposal, recovery of materials and energy resources, protecting public health and safeguarding the environment. …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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[That was] 16,000.
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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The revised forecast for the amount of ash concrete the facility produced is 19 cubic yards. The full -time equivalents for Tynes Bay Operations are 31, the same as fiscal 2023/24. Mr. Chairman, the budget for cost centre 92018, Tynes Bay Maintenance, is $2,559,000, an in-crease of $124,000 from the original fiscal 2023/24. This increase is primarily due to the …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the mandate of the two Quarry Programmes is, collectively, To manage the fleet and equipment leasing, mechanical maintenance, quarry operations, and To act as the Government’s functional authority on all matters related to fleet management, vehicle and other mechanical engineering and maintenance activities. Programme 8204—Quarry Transport
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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A budget of $2,686,000 has been allocated to this programme for 2024/25, representing an increase of $349[,000] as compared to the original 2023/24 budget. This increase is due to the salary uplift and increases in maintenance and parts budg-ets across the section. The budget for cost centre 92019, Quarry Administration, is $666,000, representing an increase of $13,000 from the original …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, a $2,095,000 budget has been allocated for cost centre 92023, Asphalt Plant, which is an increase of $22,000 compared to the previous year. Additionally, a $3,140,000 recharge budget for quarry products has been allocated to this programme f or fiscal 2024/25. The full -time equivalent for the Asphalt Plant remains unchanged at seven. This recharge amount is balanced …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the mandate of the Water and Sewage Programme is • to provide planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the government water extraction, treatment and distribution systems and the wastewater collection and distri-bution systems; • to produce potable water on a cost recovery basis to meet demand; • to provide septage receiving facilities for pri-vate sanitation truckers and …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the total staffing levels within the Department of Works and Engineering are shown on page B -238. Established employee number estimates for the 2024/25 budget are 345. This year a number of the vacant posts which make up this number are being restored in order to provide improved service levels to the public, particularly in the areas of …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, I will now provide Members of this Honourable House with a summary of the status of the major capital projects being managed by the Department of Works and Engineering. The overall 2023 /24 Capital Expenditure Plan for the Department of Works and Engineering is $19,732,000. Details are found on pages C -6 and C -7 of the Estimates …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, this programme is for planned and unforeseen small -to-medium water and sewage projects. The 2024/25 estimate for this cost centre is $650,000. The funding will be used for reconfiguring water storage tanks at Fort Prospect, installing water truckers’ outlets at the Southside, and continuing an advanced metering infra-structure smart meter system to reduce non- revenue water through early …
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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This line item will be used for various system refurbishments as required by the ageing plant and infrastructure. The 2024/25 estimate for this cost centre is $300,000. Improvements in Street Lighting (CEP cost centre 75046)
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the estimate for this cost centre is $400,000. This budget is used to cover the ongoing LED modernisation project currently being delivered by BELCO. Bus Shelters (CEP cost centre 75048)
28 Feb 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the [2024/25] estimate for this cost centre is $146,000. This budget is used to build and refurbish bus shelters. Private Road Street Lighting (CEP cost centre 75051)