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A REPORT BY THE AUDITOR GENERAL

REGULATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR BY MINISTRY OF WORKS AND TRANSPORT


DECEMBER, 2015


REGULATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR BY MINISTRY OF WORKS AND

TRANSPORT

REGULATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR BY MINISTRY OF WORKS AND TRANSPORT | A REPORT BY THE AUDITOR GENERAL

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31st December 2015

The Rt. Hon. Speaker of ParliamentParliament of UgandaKampala

VALUE FOR MONEY AUDIT REPORT ON THE REGULATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR BY MINISTRY OF WORKS AND TRANSPORT (MoWT)

In accordance with Article 163 (3) of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda 1995 (as amended) , I hereby submit my report on the value for money audit undertaken on the Regulation of the Construction Sector by Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT).

My office intends to carry out a follow – up at an appropriate time regarding actions taken in relation to the recommendations in this report.I would like to thank my staff who undertook this audit and the staff of Ministry of Works and Transport for the assistance offered to my staff during the period of the audit.

John F. S. MuwangaAUDITOR GENERAL

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................................................ii

LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................... iii

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ iii

CHAPTER ONE1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 2

1.1 Background to the audit .............................................................................................. 2

1.2 Motivation ..................................................................................................................... 2

1.3 Description of the audit area ....................................................................................... 3

1.4 Audit scope ................................................................................................................... 4

CHAPTER TWO2.0 AUDIT METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................... 6

2.1 Sampling ..................................................................................................................... 6

2.2 Data collection methods ............................................................................................ 6

CHAPTER THREE3.0 SYSTEMS AND PROCESS DESCRIPTION .................................................................... 9

3.1 Roles and responsibilities of key players .................................................................... 9

3.2 Process description ......................................................................................................10

CHAPTER FOUR4.0 FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...........................................13

4.1 Mandate and regulatory framework for construction industry .................................13

4.2 Dissemination of policies, laws, guidelines and standards .......................................18

4.3 Research on construction materials ..........................................................................19

4.4 Monitoring of compliance to construction standards ................................................20

4.5 Coordination of stakeholders ......................................................................................22

GLOSSARY OF TERMS ..................................................................................................................24

APPENDICES

APPENDIX I: Organizational Structure ........................................................................................25

APPENDIX II: Funding of the construction standards and quality management activities: .............26

APPENDIX III: List of documents reviewed ..................................................................................27

APPENDIX IV: List of interviews conducted..................................................................................28

APPENDIX V: Construction works executed by mowt. ..................................................................29

APPENDIX VI: Comparison of planned against actual activities under development of policies, laws ..........32

APPENDIX VII: Registration of Professionals planned against actual activities .......................................36

APPENDIX VIII: Monitoring and capacity building planned activities against actual activities ..........37

APPENDIX IX: Monitoring and undertaking research planned against actual activites .............................40


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Table 1: Methodology used ..................................................................................................... 7

Table 2: Funding for Development of policies under department of construction Standards ..14

Table 3: Funding for development of building works legislation ..........................................16

Table 4: Funding for development of road works legislation ................................................17

Table 5: Planned Inspection on Road Works in Local Governments ....................................20

Table 6: Funds budgeted and allocated for monitoring activities on road works ................21

Table 7: Planned Inspection on Building Works in Local Governments ...............................21

Table 8: Funds budgeted and actuals received for monitoring building works ...................21

Table 9: Funds budgeted and received in relation to coordination activities .......................23

ARB Architects Registration Board

COST Construction Sector Transparency Initiative

DANIDA Danish International Development Agency

DUCAR District Urban Community Access Roads

ERB Engineers Registration Board

GOU Government of Uganda

KCCA Kampala Capital City Authority

MDAs Ministries, Departments and Agencies

MELTC Mt. Elgon Labour Based Training Centre

MoWT Ministry of Works and Transport

MPS Ministerial Policy Statement

NCI National Construction Industry

NCP National Construction Policy

SRB Surveyors Registration Board

UCICO Uganda Construction Industry Commission

UIPE Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers

UNRA Uganda National Roads Authority

URF Uganda Road Fund

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INTRODUCTION

The Construction Industry in Uganda comprises both the building and civil engineering works and these contribute greatly to the Ugandan economy in delivering the physical infrastructure.

Over the years Government has increasingly realized that the management of the country’s physical infrastructure requires collaboration of the public and private sector. Government is also divesting itself of direct service delivery in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public services. In Uganda, the construction sector grew by 8.2% in 2012/13 compared to 3.2% in 2011/12 becoming one of the fastest growing sectors contributing to employment opportunities and other related benefits. The sector contributed 13.7% to the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2012/13 alone.

It is therefore imperative that government ensures that there is a well-developed National Construction Industry (NCI) to implement physical infrastructure projects.The Ministry of Works and Transport has the overall responsibility of ensuring that there is efficient regulation of the construction sector in Uganda. The Ministry develops the laws, policies and ensures proper coordination and monitoring of other key stakeholders in the construction industry.

The Office of the Auditor General conducted a value for money study to establish whether the MoWT has taken adequate measures to ensure effective oversight over the construction sector. The audit focused on the Department of Construction Standards and Quality Management and covered three financial years 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2014/15.

KEY AUDIT FINDINGS Government has made efforts to streamline the Construction Sector through formulation of the National Construction policy, reform of the roads sector and encouraging of research in new technologies. In spite of these achievements, the audit has identified areas of improvement to ensure proper oversight of the Sector by the Ministry of Works and Transport as outlined below:

1. Mandate of the Ministry of Works and TransportAs a regulator, the Ministry of Works and Transport is responsible for policy development, monitoring and oversight of the construction sector. However, this regulatory function is hampered by its continued involvement in the implementation of various road construction projects in the country. During the period 2012/13 to 2013/14, the Ministry signed contracts for road construction works to the tune of UGX 50.2bn many of which are still being executed and supervised by the Ministry. This is in conflict with its oversight role and impacts negatively on its performance.

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2. Development of Policies, Laws and StandardsWhereas the Ministry had managed to develop a policy for Development and strengthening the National Construction Industry (2010), there has been minimal progress to enact a law establishing the Uganda Construction Commission Industry to effectively regulate the Sector. The Ministry had planned to operationalize the Building Control Act(2013) by 30th June 2015; however, the accompanying regulations and the National Building Code required to operationalize it had not been developed. Similarly, the establishment of the National Building Review Board Secretariat planned by 30th June 2015 as prescribed by the Building Control Act 2013 to oversee the activities under building works and ensure adherence to the set rules and regulations, had not been put in place by December 2015.

In the absence of a building code, the country is exposed to higher risks of substandard construction and massive loss of human lives and infrastructure. Furthermore, the delay to put in place the Review Board means that there is no mechanism for enforcement of the key aspects of the Act, such as, monitoring building developments, overseeing, inspection and monitoring building committees and prescription of fees to be charged by the committees. It also means that there is no appeal mechanism for persons dissatisfied with the permitting process.

3. Strengthening and Support to Regulatory and Professional Bodies

The Ministry did not support secretariats of the regulatory bodies or review statutes, professional ethics and codes of conduct for members of each learned society (professional bodies) as required under the National Construction Industry Policy. Inadequate oversight over such regulatory bodies may breed conflicts of interest within the bodies, inadequate qualification requirements and more frequently inadequate discipline allowing incompetent or negligent practitioners to continue practicing regardless of their track record. This may eventually impact negatively on the quality of construction works.

4. Dissemination of Policies, laws, guidelines and standards

Throughout the 3 years under review, the Ministry prioritized and received funds for the dissemination of policies, guidelines and standards. However, an interface with District Engineers revealed that the Ministry had not circulated the Construction Policy as required under the Implementation Strategy. It was also established that no standards, guidelines or manuals had been disseminated for the last 10 years.Without access to the policy, manuals, standards and guidelines and training on their application the quality of construction works is compromised as the stakeholders never get to appreciate the standards.

5. Research on Construction MaterialsWhereas during the three years under review the Ministry planned and provided for research activities under the three departments of public structures, roads and bridges and construction standards, the funds received were expended on other activities.Failure to conduct research on construction materials or new technologies deprives the Ministry of the benefits accruing from technological advancements and innovations in the construction industry.

6. Monitoring of Compliance to construction standards

The department of construction standards and quality management is charged with the responsibility for conducting technical compliance audits to check compliance to set engineering standards governing roads and building works.It was established through review of the technical compliance reports that out of the planned 138 local governments, only 76 (representing 55%) were inspected for compliance to the set engineering standards. Furthermore, the Ministry was not monitoring road construction activities of other key agencies, such as, UNRA, Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) and the Ministry of Local government, in spite of the fact that they are the major players in the construction sector.


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Similarly, out of the one hundred and thirty planned inspections for compliance standards under the program for public structures, only forty-eight (representing 37% performance) were inspected. Failure to prioritise monitoring activities hinders achievement of set annual targets, thereby compromising the quality of the construction works. In the absence of a follow-up mechanism, timely corrective action may not be taken by the audited local governments to enhance compliance with set standards.

7. Coordination of StakeholdersThe Policy requires the Ministry in charge of public works to take responsibility for the coordination of line ministries and other stakeholders through establishment of Uganda Construction Industry Commission (UCICO). It was observed that there are many government ministries undertaking public works, particularly road works, such as the, Ministry of Local Government and the Ministry of Lands and Urban Development but there is no mechanism in place to ensure that their activities are properly coordinated to enable government to tap their synergies. The Construction commission which was to play the coordination role is yet to be established because the Ministry has not undertaken the adequate steps necessary for its establishment.

RECOMMENDATIONS1. The Ministry should refocus on its core mandate to enable effective provision of oversight

in the Construction Sector.2. The Ministry should always ensure that the funds received for oversight activities are

utilized towards the intended purposes3. The Ministry should expedite the finalization of the UCICO bill and development of the

Regulations and the Building code as planned. In addition, funding earmarked for such activities should be put to the intended purpose to enable the realization of the planned outputs.

4. The Ministry should prioritise the review of the roads manuals, standards and guidelines to take into account the current road traffic in the country.

5. The Ministry should always endeavour to disseminate the standards and training of stakeholders and also ensure that funds are utilized as intended to create awareness on quality aspects in the industry. Besides, holding workshops and seminars, the Ministry should also strive to strengthen its resource centre so that relevant information can be easily accessed.

6. The Ministry should always endeavor to carry out research activities as planned so as to promote the use of new and improved technologies, such as, usage of local construction materials.

7. A mechanism should be established to enable the follow-up of recommendations made in the technical compliance audit reports.

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OVERALL AUDIT CONCLUSIONThe need to develop and support the national construction industry has for the last years been a priority on the national development agenda. It was envisaged that the implementation of the Construction policy would greatly contribute to the Government’s efforts in addressing the need for sustainable development based on effective public/private sector partnership.In spite of its mandate to formulate policy and provide oversight over the Construction Sector, the Ministry had continued to get involved in the implementation of various road construction projects in the country. In addition, the Ministry had not yet enacted a law to regulate the construction industry.

No support had been provided by the Ministry to the Regulatory and professional bodies to facilitate the review of the statutes, professional ethics and codes of conduct of members in the profession.

There was also very little the Ministry was doing in terms of research in new technologies, developing and enforcement of standards and monitoring the construction sector, a problem attributed to failure by the Ministry to put the resources allocated for the purpose to the intended use. If the Ministry is to play its oversight role effectively, it is imperative that funds allocated are optimally utilized to oversee the construction sector.


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1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE AUDITThe Construction Industry in Uganda comprises both the building and civil engineering works and these contribute greatly to the Ugandan economy in delivering the physical infrastructure. The Construction Industry is vital to the country’s economic development through the creation of business opportunities to suppliers of construction inputs, manufacturers of construction equipment, private contractors, materials laboratories and offering employment to professionals such as project managers and consultants, skilled (architects, surveyors and engineers) and unskilled labor as well.

Over the years, Government has increasingly realized that the management of the country’s physical infrastructure requires collaboration of the public and private sector. Government is also divesting itself of direct service delivery in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public services. It is, therefore, imperative that government ensures that there is a well-developed National Construction Industry (NCI) to implement physical infrastructure projects.

1.2 MOTIVATIONIn Uganda, the construction sector grew by 8.2% in 2012/13, compared to 3.2% in 2011/12 becoming one of the fastest growing sectors contributing to employment opportunities and other related benefits. The sector contributed 13.7% to the total GDP in 2012/13 alone.1

Despite the growth, the sector still experiences challenges. The weak regulatory framework in the construction sector is one of the fundamental weaknesses in the industry demanding immediate attention. There is a consensus that the Public Health Act is too generic and out of date to address the sector’s special needs2.

According to the UN National Policies Review Report, 2011, the ineffectiveness of the regulators is a reflection of the shortcomings of the laws that established the institutions and defined their mandates. A combination of laws that do not empower institutions to act and a narrow scope of mandate have rendered them even weaker.

Furthermore, coordination deficiencies have been identified in the road construction sector which include: lack of common objectives across institutions like Ministry of Local Government, UNRA and Ministry of Lands, departments and agencies on transport issues , lack of integration between planning and delivery process across departments due to lack of comprehensive project cycle guidelines and divergence between wider government objectives

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(economic, social) and strategic transport objectives3 .In addition, a report on assessing public expenditure governance in Uganda’s road sector, 2014 reported lack of adequate capacity in the MoWT to undertake the monitoring of multiple projects being implemented concurrently as a major weakness in the sector.

The same report also indicates that Uganda is a member of the construction sector transparency (CoST) initiative which aims at promoting transparency and accountability in the construction sectors of member countries.However, there is a concern about the integrity of information on the roads sector, especially information on the condition of the road network. The road condition surveys are not consistently undertaken across the different institutions involved in implementation of road works. The implementing institutions and decision making processes too remain inaccessible to the majority of stakeholders.

It was on this basis that the Office of the Auditor General undertook the value for money audit to assess the extent to which the Ministry of Works was playing its oversight role of regulating the construction sector.

1.3 DESCRIPTION OF THE AUDIT AREA1.3.1 General DescriptionThe Ministry of works and transport has the overall responsibility of ensuring that there is effective regulation of the construction sector in Uganda. The Ministry develops the laws, policies and ensures proper coordination

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and monitoring of other key stakeholders in the construction industry. The Ministry executes this regulatory mandate through the Department of Construction Standards and Quality Management in close collaboration with the departments of Public structures and, Roads and Bridges. In the process of regulating the sector, the Ministry liaises and coordinates with other stakeholders namely: UNRA, KCCA, professional bodies, UNBS and the private sector, Ministry of Lands Housing and Urban Development, Ministry of Local Government and other project implementing MDAs.

1.3.2 Legal Frame work for Regulation the Construction sectorThe MoWT derives its mandate for regulating the construction sector from section 6.2 of the Policy for Development and Strengthening of the National Construction Industry 2010. In addition to the policy, the construction sector is regulated by the Building Control ACT (2013) and Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) ACT (2006)-Regulations, Uganda Road Fund (URF) ACT (2008)-Regulation. Furthermore professionals in the sector are regulated under the Engineers Registration ACT (Cap 271)-Regulations, Architects Registration ACT (Cap 269)-Regulation, and Surveyors Registration ACT (Cap 275)-Regulation. According to the National Construction Policy, MoWT is the policy implementing agency with the responsibility of oversight of the Uganda Construction Industry Commission and the regulatory bodies and coordination of the line ministries and other stakeholders.

1.3.2.1 Mandate“To plan, develop and maintain an economic, efficient and effective works and transport infrastructure and services; manage public buildings and develop standards in the construction industry”Vision“Reliable and safe works and transport infrastructure services.”Mission“To promote adequate, safe and well maintained works and transport infrastructure and services for socio-economic development of Uganda”.


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1.3.2.2 Activities of the Ministry of Works and Transport• Developingpolicies,laws,standards,andguidelinesthatwouldensureeffective,safe,

efficient and adequate delivery of services in the construction industry.• Enforcingandregulatingthenationalconstructionstandards,testingandresearching

on materials of construction and evaluation of pavement/structures; • ProvidetechnicalsupportservicestootherGovernmentdepartmentsandagencies;• Monitoringtherelevantactivitiesintheconstructionindustry.Regulationofprofessionals

in the construction industry;• Regulatingandcoordinatingthenationalconstructionindustry;and• InitiateandformulateplansandpoliciesforthemanagementofPublicBuildings.

1.3.3 Organizational StructureThe regulation of the construction sector directly falls under the Directorate of Engineering and Works and this consists of 4 departments, namely: Construction Standards and Quality Management, Public Structures, Roads and Bridges, and Mechanical Engineering Services, which play various roles in regulating the sector. The details of the structure are shown in Appendix I.

1.3.4 FundingThe funding for the regulation of the construction sector is provided for under the Directorate of Engineering and Works where three departments have been allocated funding for the above activities. Details are attached in Appendix II.

1.3.5 Audit ObjectiveThe overall objective of the audit was to establish whether the MoWT has taken adequate measures to ensure effective oversight over the construction sector.

1.3.6 Audit QuestionsThe audit sought to answer the following audit questions which were developed from the overall audit objective: Qn 1: To what extent has the Ministry put in place the necessary legal/regulatory framework

to ensure proper oversight of the construction sector?Qn 2: To what extent has the Ministry ensured that the developed policies, laws, guidelines

and standards are disseminated?Qn 3: To what extent has research been conducted?Qn 4: How effective are the monitoring activities in ensuring stakeholder compliance with

the developed standards?Qn 5: What is the level of coordination between MoWT and, Line Ministries and other

Stakeholders?

1.4 AUDIT SCOPEThe audit focused on the effectiveness of the current measures geared at ensuring effective oversight of the construction sector by the Ministry of Works and Transport. The key focus area was the department of construction standards and Quality Management. A sample of district engineers and materials laboratories were visited to assess the extent to which the set standards have been disseminated and adhered to, and challenges experienced by the stakeholders in application of the set standards. The audit also involved visiting key government implementing agencies such as UNRA,KCCA and Ministry of lands to assess the level of coordination between them and the Ministry of Works and Transport. The audit covered three financial years 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2014/15.


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AUDIT METHODOLOGYThe audit was conducted in accordance with the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions(INTOSAI) Performance Auditing Standards and the Value for Money Auditing guidelines prescribed in the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) VFM audit manual. The standards require that the audit is planned in a manner which ensures that an audit of high quality is carried out in an economic, efficient and effective way and in a timely manner.

2.1 SAMPLINGThe main focus of the study was on the processes within the Ministry of works for regulating the construction sector. To assess the effectiveness of the measures undertaken by MOWT, a sample of twelve (12) districts was selected seven of which had been monitored by MoWT and five not monitored on the application of the set engineering standards during the three years under review. The selection also included the three statutory bodies in the construction industry namely; Engineers Registration Board, Architects Registration Board, Surveyors Registration Board; the different Materials Testing laboratory branches in Gulu, Jinja, Mbarara, Kabarole and Mbale, Uganda National Roads Authority, Uganda Road Fund and Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, and Kampala Capital City Authority.

The districts selected were categorised according to the regions they are located. Three districts were selected from all the four regions that is East (Jinja, Mbale and Kamuli), Central (Masaka, Mityana and Mubende), West & South (Mbarara, Kabale and Kabarole), North (Gulu, Arua and Nebbi) This was done on the basis of districts monitored in the region by the Ministry and those that had not been visited by the MoWT during the period under review.

2.2 DATA COLLECTION METHODSThe data collection methods used involved document review, conducting interviews and physical inspections.

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Table 1: Methodology used

Audit Question Methodology used

Qn 1. To what extent has the Ministry put in place the necessary legal/regulatory framework to ensure proper oversight of the construction sector?

The team reviewed the Policy for Development and Strengthening of the National Construction Industry, .the Building ACT, UNRA ACT, Road Design manuals, Standards and guidelines to appreciate the Construction sector regulatory aspects and interviews held with the MoWT Commissioners of the different programmes and district engineers to establish their roles Details of the reviewed documents and purpose for the review can be seen in Appendix III.

Qn 2: To what extent has the Ministry ensured that the developed policies, laws, guidelines and standards are disseminated?

The team reviewed MoWT Ministerial Policy Statements, budgets and training reports to ascertain the level of dissemination and training carried out, funds spent on dissemination and training of stakeholders on the use of standards, guidelines and manuals. The team also visited materials testing laboratories in selected districts, district local governments to ascertain their awareness, use and level of implementation of the set guidelines, standards and specifications.

Qn 3: To what extent has research been conducted?

The team conducted interviews with the Commissioner Quality Standards to establish whether the research process is adequate to achieve the desired objective.The team also interviewed the staff in the materials testing laboratories across the different regions to establish the extent to which the results have helped in the research and development of new technologies. The team also reviewed Ministerial policy statements, work plans and budgets to ascertain the level of prioritization of the activity. Further details of interviewees are attached in Appendix IV.

Qn 4: How effective are the monitoring activities in ensuring stakeholder compliance with the developed standards?

The monitoring checklists used by the departments of construction standards and quality assurance were reviewed to assess their comprehensiveness. Monitoring reports were also reviewed to ascertain the frequency and scope of monitoring activities, and the extent follow-up of recommendations. The team also interviewed commissioner construction standards and commissioner public structures to understand the extent to which the monitoring activities deter noncompliance.

Qn 5: What is the level of coordination between MoWT and, the line ministries and other stakeholders?

The team interviewed key stakeholders involved in the regulation of the construction sector to assess the level of coordination. These stakeholders included the district engineers, chairperson Engineers Registration Board, Executive Director Uganda Road Fund, Commissioner Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Head of Mt Elgon Mbale, and contractors. In addition correspondences amongst these stakeholders were reviewed.


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SYSTEMS AND PROCESS DESCRIPTION

3.1 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF KEY PLAYERS

Director of Engineering and Works-MoWTThe role of the director is to provide strategic direction, leadership and responsibility for formulation, monitoring and evaluating of policies, laws and regulations, setting and regulating, planning and design for engineering and works.

Commissioner Construction Standards and Quality Management-MoWTThe commissioner develops policies, regulations, standards and guidelines and monitors their compliance in the construction industry; regulating professionals in the construction industry and providing technical support services to other government departments and agencies. These activities are done through review of construction standards, carrying out compliance technical audits, testing of construction materials and conducting research.

Commissioner, Roads and Bridges-MoWTThe commissioner is responsible for developing laws, standards and guidelines that would ensure effective, safe, efficient and adequate delivery of services in the construction industry. He is also responsible for review of policy guidelines on construction and maintenance of roads and bridges.

Commissioner, Public Structures-MOWTThe commissioner is responsible for developing laws, standards and guidelines that would ensure effective, safe, efficient and adequate delivery of services in the construction industry. He is also responsible for the review of policy guidelines on construction and maintenance of buildings.

Uganda National Roads AuthorityTo advise Government on policy matters concerning roads generally and, to assist in the co-ordination and implementation of the policy relating to roads9. It is also the Agency responsible for managing the provision and maintenance of the National Roads network in a more efficient and effective manner and rendering advisory services to Government.

Uganda Road FundTo finance maintenance of public roads, facilitate the delivery of road maintenance services, create an environment that is conducive to the efficient and effective maintenance of public works.


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Engineers Registration BoardTo regulate and control engineers and their activities within Uganda and advise Government in relation to those functions4.

Architects Registration BoardTo regulate and maintain the standard of architecture in the country; to register architects; and to prescribe or regulate the conduct of architects in Uganda5.

Surveyors Registration BoardTo regulate and control the profession of surveyors and the activities of registered surveyors within Uganda, and to advise Government in relation to those functions6.

District and Municipal EngineersTo supervise construction taking place in their areas of jurisdiction.

Uganda National Bureau of Standards.The role of UNBS is to formulate and promote the use of national standards in the various sectors.

3.2 PROCESS DESCRIPTION3.2.1 Development of policies, standards, guidelines, manuals, and specificationsA team headed by the Commissioner, Construction Standards carries out research drawing on past experience of practitioners and benchmarking it with policies, standards, guidelines, manuals and specifications of other countries on the regulation of the construction sector in order to develop drafts.

The development of policies, standards, guidelines and manuals is then spear-headed by the Commissioner, Construction Standards in consultation with the Commissioner Roads and Bridges, Commissioner Public Structures and, other stakeholders such as engineers, surveyors’ government ministries and departments, and training institutions. This is done through technical committees which are established to deliberate on standards, guidelines and manuals, for either roads

4 Section 3 of the Engineers’ Registration Act, 19695 Section 4 of the Architects Registration Act, Cap 2696 Section 3 of the Surveyors Registration Act, Cap 275

and bridges or buildings. The draft is then circulated by the Construction Standards officers to stakeholders and general public for comments which are then reviewed by the Ministry policy makers and incorporated in the final draft for presentation to National Standards Council of the UNBS for approval and declaration.

3.2.2 Dissemination of standardsThe approved and declared standards are then disseminated to key stakeholders by each of the different departments under the function of construction standards and quality management, such as, ministries and other government agencies, training institutions, local governments, contractors and the general public. Dissemination is done through training workshops to MDA’s, copies on the internet and various bookshops to all interested stakeholders and practitioners.

3.2.3 Monitoring for compliance to standards, polices and manualsTechnical Compliance auditsThe Commissioner, Construction Standards selects a sample of implementing agencies (Ministries, agencies, departments or local governments) to monitor and check on their compliance with the set policies, standards and manuals. During this process a team comprising of different experts develops a checklist to use in a cluster of local governments or the selected agencies to monitor their construction activities and check on their implementation of the standards. Included on the check list is ascertaining whether construction materials are tested for compliance with the set engineering standards. These technical compliance audits are conducted once every year. On conclusion of the audits a report is


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prepared in which the key gaps noted and recommendations made are disseminated to stakeholders through regional workshops.

3.2.4 Review of standardsThe Commissioner, Construction Standards gathers performance feedback on the applicability and effectiveness of the previously set and/or existing engineering standards from implementing agencies, such as, Local Governments, Uganda Road Fund and UNRA. The Ministry, through consultative workshops with key players and implementing agencies then comes up with recommendations to be considered for improvement of the developed standards. The standards are then revised and modified by the Ministry and the whole process starts again from the point of implementation of policies, guidelines, manuals, standards and specification. 3.2.5 CoordinationMinistry of Works and Transport is mandated to promote, facilitate and supervise the construction industry in Uganda. However, for effective regulation of the sector there was need for coordination of these activities, especially when it comes to construction of roads and buildings.The construction industry ought to have been regulated through the involvement of various stakeholders, such as: Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, MoWT, Ministry of Local Government (MoLG), District Local Governments, Project contractors and engineers in order to harness the synergies that exist amongst the different stake holders.


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FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

In an effort to streamline the construction sector, government formulated a construction policy to guide activities in the construction industry. It has also encouraged research in new technologies for use in the construction sector. However, despite these efforts, the study has identified some areas that require improvement in order to ensure improved oversight over the construction sector.

4.1 MANDATE AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY4.1.1 Mandate of the Ministry of Works and TransportMinistry of Works and Transport is mandated to plan, develop and maintain an economic, efficient and effective works and transport infrastructure and services; manage public buildings and develop standards in the construction industry. However, it was noted through review of financial records that the Ministry, in addition to its role of policy formulation and oversight, is also involved in the implementation of various road construction projects in the country. Review of the Ministry budgets and other financial records revealed that during the period 2012/13 to 2013/14, the Ministry signed contracts for road construction works to the tune of UGX 50.2bn, many of which are still being executed and supervised by the Ministry. Appendix V for details.

With the coming into force of the Construction Policy and new MoWT Establishment Structures, it was envisaged that the functions of policy formulation and oversight, and road administration (construction and maintenance) would be separated in order to have effective oversight over the sector. The continued involvement of the Ministry in the development and implementation of such projects is in conflict with its core mandate and may constrain the Ministry in fulfilling its oversight role in the Construction Sector.

Management ResponseThe Ministry continues to sign and implement infrastructure contracts due to institutional gaps, political directives and emergencies. The Ministry efforts to establish a DUCAR Agency which would be mandated with the development and maintenance of district and community access roads as well as bridges has not yielded much effort. There is therefore need for review of the mandate to include implementation of strategic projects of national importance, planning and coordinating national response to emergencies.


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4.1.2 Development of Policies, Laws and StandardsThe key functions of the Ministry were to develop policies, laws, standards and guidelines for safe, efficient and adequate delivery of services in the construction industry.

a) Uganda Construction Industry CommissionSection 5.2.1 of the Policy for Development and Strengthening the National Construction Industry required MoWT to establish a Uganda Construction Industry Commission (UCICO) by an Act of Parliament to regulate the construction industry.

It was noted through document review that whereas the Ministry had managed to develop a policy for Development and strengthening the National Construction Industry (2010), the Act for the establishment of the Uganda Construction Commission Industry had not been enacted. The enactment of the UCICO Bill had been planned to be effected by 30th June 2012 but to date (5 years down the road) not much progress has been achieved.The major objectives of the bill were to establish the Uganda Construction Industry Commission to regulate and coordinate the construction industry, register contractors, consultants and other service providers engaged in the national construction industry.

Through an interview with the principal engineer under the programme of construction standards, the team was informed that the delay to finalize the bill was caused by limited funding that could not allow the different committees to convene and discuss standards in the different aspects of construction for subsequent incorporation in the bill. These aspects include materials testing, safety and occupational health and the building code. However, review of the Ministry policy statements and underlying financial records relating to the three years under review revealed that whereas the Ministry had planned to submit the draft UCICO Bill to cabinet and 64% (Table 2 below refers) of the budget was released for that purpose, among others, there was no documentary proof of implementation of this activity as detailed in Appendix VI.

Table 2: Funding for Development of policies under department of construction Standards

Financial YearConstruction Standards Department(Development of Policies, Laws and Standards)(UGX ’000’)

Planned Amount Released Actual Expenditure

2012/13 695,651 296,378 84,822

2013/14 1,420,033 959,924 655,916

2314/15 1,020,516 748,432 937,511

Totals 3,136,200 2,004,734 1,678,249

Source: OAG Analysis of budgets, releases and IFMS

The delay to enact the UCICO Act means that key functions envisaged under the Construction commission, including, but not limited to registration, classification and monitoring of contractors, consultants, suppliers and manufacturers that qualify to tender services in the construction industry, promotion of quality assurance cannot be effectively executed.


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Management Response Whereas the UCICO Bill had been planned to be in effect by 30th June 2012, the process has not yet been concluded partly due to the protracted consultations involving the stakeholders in the Industry. A final consultative workshop was held on 16th April 2015. Drafting of the Cabinet Memo and submission of the Bill to the Cabinet will now proceed to conclusion.

b) Building Works LegislationAccording to the 5-year (2010/11-2014/15) implementation Action Plan of the Policy for the Development and Strengthening the National Construction Policy, review of Government policies and strategies was to be concluded by 30th June 2012. The Ministry had also planned to commence the operationalization of the Building Control Act by 30th June 2015. However, it was established through interviews with the Commissioner, Public Structures and review of documents that whereas the Building Act (2013) had been enacted, the accompanying regulations and the National Building Code required to operationalize it had not been developed. All building professionals should have a single point of reference that establishes common and transparent standards for public health, safety, f ire protection, structural efficiency and environmental integrity. A building code provides this set of uniform building regulations and standards for acceptable health and safety conditions in buildings. Usually compliance with building codes is mandatory for all practitioners. Without a building code the country is exposed to higher risks of exposure to substandard construction and massive loss of human lives and infrastructure.

In addition, whereas the Ministry had planned to set up a National Building Review Board secretariat by 30th June 2015 as prescribed by the Building Control Act 2013 to oversee the activities under building works and ensure adherence to the set rules and regulations the Board had not been put in place by the December 2015.The delay to put in place the Review Board means that there is no mechanism for the enforcement of the key aspects of the Act, such as, monitoring building developments, overseeing, inspection and monitoring building committees and prescription of fees to be charged by the committees. It also means that there is no appeal mechanism for persons dissatisfied with the permitting process.

The Ministry attributed the delay in operationalization of the Building Control Act to the transition in the heads of departments within the Ministry of Works and further explained that the activities that had been planned to operationalize the Act were then put on hold as there were no funds to finalise the development of the regulations and National Building Code.

However, review of the Ministry policy statements and the underlying financial records relating to the three financial years under review revealed that these activities were not implemented by the Ministry in spite of the budget allocations made towards them. Further details are shown in Appendix VI.Out of the budgeted amount of UGX1.4bn, the Ministry received a sum of UGX 1.02bn to cater for the development of the legislation under the programme for public structures as detailed in Table 3 below.


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Table 3: Funding for development of building works legislation

Year Budgeted ‘000’ (UGX) Amount Released ‘000’ (UGX) Actual Expenditure ‘000’ (UGX)

2012/13 57,000 27,956 29,233

2013/14 726,800 517,383 521,858

2014/15 625,668 474,229 500,453

Totals 1,409,468 1,019,568 1,051,544

Source: OAG Analysis of MPS and IFMS system

Currently, the stakeholders are using the Public Health (Building) Rules (as developed from the Public Health Act, Cap 281) which are considered by the practitioners to be out-dated with regard to standards for structural designs, plumbing, electrical and mechanical installations, among others, and as such this undermines the achievement of the desired quality of construction.

Management ResponseOriginally the Bill had four documents comprising the Code and when the Act was passed by Parliament, an extra five (5) documents were added that would form the National Building Code. A concept paper that would lead to the operationalization of the Act was developed and approved by the Ministry’s Policy Meeting for implementation. The planned activities are now underway with the recently concluded working committee workshops held in October 2015 and they are expected to be concluded this Financial Year 2015/16.

c) Road Works LegislationThe current legislation governing road works comprise the Uganda Road Fund Act 2008, UNRA Act,2006; the Roads Act, Cap 358 (1949);the Access to Roads Act, CAP 350(1969); the Traffic and Road Safety Act, 1998, among others. The Ministry also developed the General Specifications for Roads and Bridge works and Force on Account Guidelines for road construction and the District & Urban Roads design Manual 2005. Records indicate that the Ministry had planned to review most of the above statutes, manuals and guidelines to make them relevant to the current environment. According to the Ministry, this was necessitated by the fact that some of the manuals and guidelines were developed at a time when there was less traffic. It was observed that the roads manuals and standards have not been revised to suit the current road network and environment. Whereas the Ministry attributed the delay to revise the manuals and guidelines to limited funding, analysis of the policy statements and underlying financial records indicated that UGX 6.3bn had been budgeted for this activity under the two programmes of Roads and Bridges and Construction standards during the years 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2014/15. However, out of a sum of UGX3.74bn (Table 4)that was released for the purpose, UGX 3.05bn was spent on other activities. Appendix VI refers for further details.


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Table 4: Funding for development of road works legislation

Years Budget ‘000’ (UGX) Release ‘000’ (UGX) Actual Expenditure ‘000’ (UGX)

Roads & Bridges

Construction Standards

Roads & Bridges


Roads & Bridges


2012/13 1,017,452 695,651 516,660 296,378 61,886 84,822

2013/14 1,029,452 1,420,033 224,210 959,924 103,164 655,916

2014/15 1,158,139 1,020,516 994,529 748,432 1,209,003 937,511

Totals 3,205,043 3,136,200 1,735,399 2,004,734 1,374,053 1,678,249

6,341,243 3,740,133 3,052,302

Source: OAG Analysis of MPS and IFMS details

Roads constructed on the basis of out-dated manuals and standards may not achieve the desired quality and are prone to faster deterioration.

Management ResponseThe review of Standards and Manuals requires engagement of Consultancy services which cannot be adequately funded from recurrent budgets. The procurement of Consultants will proceed if resources are provided under the Development budget.

4.1.3 Strengthening and Support to Regulatory and Professional BodiesThe Policy for Development and Strengthening the National Construction Industry (2010) Sec 5.2.2 requires the Ministry to provide support to secretariats of the Regulatory bodies, review their statutes for effective regulation of the industry and Sec 6.2.2 (c) requires the Ministry to periodically review professional Ethics and Codes of Conduct for members of each of the learned societies in the construction industry. The current regulatory bodies include Engineers’ Registration Board, Architects’ Registration Board and Surveyors’ Registration Board and these work hand in hand with the professional bodies namely: Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers, Uganda Society of Architects and Institute of Surveyors of Uganda. All these bodies and associations operate under a separate legal framework and play various roles critical to the development and control of the construction sector.

It was established through interviews with the principal engineer construction standards that during the three year period under review, the Ministry did not support secretariats of the regulatory bodies or review statutes, professional ethics and codes of conduct for members of each learned society (professional bodies) as required. The Ministry has indicated that they are currently in the process of reviewing some of the sections of the statutes (ERA 1969), such as: Amendment of section 24, relating to Discipline of Engineering Professionals; Section 29 (A) on Code of Ethics and Section 29(B) on continuing professional development in order to address fundamental principles; fundamental rules; professional conduct and Enforcement of the Code of Ethics, among others.

Analysis of the budgets and expenditure for strengthening and supporting of regulatory and professional bodies revealed that out of the released amount of UGX 247m, only UGX 63.4m was spent during the three years under review mainly towards payment of subscription fees but activities like review of statutes, professional ethics and codes of conduct and registration of engineers were not prioritized. Details of expenditure in relation to this activity can be seen in Appendix VII.


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Inadequate oversight over such regulatory bodies may breed conflicts of interest within the bodies, inadequate qualification requirements and more frequently inadequate discipline allowing incompetent or negligent practitioners to continue practicing regardless of their track record. This may eventually impact negatively on the quality of construction works.

Management ResponseThe consultative process to amend the Engineers Registration Act, Cap. 271, has been concluded. The Draft Engineers Registration (Amendment) Bill, 2015 is planned for submission to Cabinet for approval by March 2016.

ConclusionIn spite of its mandate to formulate policy and provide oversight over the Construction Sector, the Ministry has continued to get involved in the implementation of various road construction projects in the country. This has negatively impacted on the effective provision of oversight in the Sector.In addition, the Ministry has not yet enacted a law to regulate the construction industry. Delays were also noted in the review of the existing roads manuals, standards and guidelines. No support has been provided to the Regulatory and professional bodies to facilitate review of the statutes, professional ethics and codes of conduct and in such circumstances, the legal/regulatory framework in its current state is not robust enough to enable the Ministry to provide effective oversight in the Construction Industry.

Recommendations• TheMinistryshouldrefocusonitscoremandate

to enable effective provision of oversight in the Construction Sector.

• TheMinistryshouldprioritisefinalisationofthe UCICO bill.

• TheMinistryshouldendeavourtofinalizethedevelopment of the Regulations and the Building code as planned.

• Inaddition,fundingearmarkedforsuchactivitiesshould be put to the intended purpose to enable the realization of the planned outputs.

• TheMinistryshouldalsoprioritisethereviewof

the roads manuals, standards and guidelines to take into account the current road traffic in the country.

• TheMinistryshouldensurethatstrengthening and support to the regulatory and professional bodies is prioritized as envisaged under the policy.

4.2 DISSEMINATION OF POLICIES, LAWS, GUIDELINES AND STANDARDSThe Implementation Strategy for the Policy for Development and Strengthening the National Construction Industry requires the Ministry for public works and transport to publicise the policy widely by producing and distributing copies to stakeholders and conducting workshops or seminars to highlight the key policy statements, strategies and required actions.It was established through interface with twelve (12) District engineers that the Ministry had not circulated the policy as required. This was also confirmed by the principal engineer responsible for construction standards who revealed that for the last ten years no standards, guidelines or manuals had been disseminated to stakeholders.

The audit team attributed the Ministry’s inability to disseminate the necessary policy, guidelines and standards to diversion of resources earmarked for the activity. For instance, whereas the Ministry had budgeted for dissemination activities under the output-development and dissemination of policies, laws and standards in the three departments (Roads and Bridges, Construction Standards and Public Structures) to the tune of UGX7.7bn over the three


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years, a sum of UGX 4.1bn was spent on other activities out of the released amount of UGX 4.76bn as detailed in Appendix VI). Without access to the policy, manuals, standards and guidelines and training on their application, the quality of construction works is compromised as the stakeholders never get to appreciate the standards.

Management ResponseWhenever these documents are reviewed and updated, copies are made available to the MDAs However, due to the high level of staff turnover in the MDAs there is a tendency of staff to move with these documents wherever they relocate thus depriving the MDAs of the documentation. Otherwise copies of the documents are available in the Ministry both in hard and soft copy.In addition to holding of sensitisation seminars and workshops, the Ministry will strive to strengthen its Resource Centre so that relevant information can be easily accessed both in soft and hard form.

ConclusionWhereas the Ministry budgets for the dissemination of the developed policies standards and guidelines, the funds received in this regard are not utilised for the purpose.

RecommendationThe Ministry should always prioritize the dissemination of the standards and training of stakeholders and also ensure that funds are utilized as intended to create awareness on quality aspects in the industry. Besides holding workshops and seminars, the Ministry should also strive to strengthen its resource centre so that relevant information can be easily accessed.

4.3 RESEARCH ON CONSTRUCTION MATERIALSThe policy for the national construction industry requires the Ministry to undertake research and incorporate the research findings of new technologies in the specifications and standards for design and implementation of physical infrastructure facilities. To undertake this, during the three years under review the Ministry planned and provided for research activities under the three departments of public structures, roads and bridges and construction standards.It was established through interview with the Engineer-in-Chief that since 1990 when a research on Strengthening & Development of Materials Testing was undertaken, there has not been any other research carried out by the Ministry in spite of availability of personnel charged with that responsibility. The few research activities the Ministry was involved in were through collaboration with the donors but these have also not been finalized or completed.The inability to carry out research was partly a result of failure by the Ministry to put funds to the intended purpose. For example, the funds amounting to UGX 3.2bn that were released towards monitoring of compliance to construction standards and undertaking research were spent towards funding activities not related to the research function as detailed in Appendix IX.Failure to conduct research on construction materials or new technologies deprives the Ministry of the benefits accruing from technological advancements and innovations in the construction industry.

Management ResponseDeveloping and strengthening of quality management was a project under the Development budget that was used to fund research and procurement of laboratory equipment from 2003 -2010. Since then there has not been any dedicated funding towards research. Effective research undertaking is usually limited by availability of funds.


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ConclusionThe Ministry does not undertake research as envisaged in the policy statements because of diversion of funding earmarked for the purpose. This hinders the adoption of new and improved technologies in the construction sector.

RecommendationThe Ministry should always endeavor to carry out research activities as planned so as to promote use of new and improved technologies such as usage of local construction materials.

4.4 MONITORING OF COMPLIANCE TO CONSTRUCTION STANDARDSThe Department of Construction Standards and Quality Management is charged with the responsibility for conducting technical compliance audits to check compliance with set engineering standards governing roads and building works.

Roads Works:It was established through interviews with the Commissioner, Construction Standards and review of the technical compliance reports that out of the planned one hundred and thirty eight (138) local governments, only seventy six (76) representing 55% were inspected for compliance with the set engineering standards. Further details are indicated in Table 5 below showing planned visits against actual visits for the three years under review.

Table 5: Planned Inspection on Road Works in Local Governments

Particulars Planned Visits Actual Visits

2012/13 49 28

2013/14 49 20

2014/15 40 28

Totals 138 76

Source: OAG Analysis of MPS and underlying financial records

Furthermore, the Ministry was not monitoring road construction activities of other key agencies, such as, UNRA, KCCA and Ministry of Local government in spite of the fact that they are the major players in the construction sector.

It was observed that for those local governments on which compliance audits were carried out, the Ministry did not have a follow up mechanism to track the progress made in implementation of recommendations. Some of the gaps mentioned in the reports (2013/14 and 2014/15) included failure on the part of districts to observe road reserves and conduct materials testing. According to the reports, the quality of materials was determined visually and by feeling.

Whereas the Ministry attributed this anomaly to limited funding for the above activity, analysis of the budgets, releases and underlying financial records also indicated that during the three year period, the Ministry budgeted for this activity under the two programmes of Roads and Bridges and Construction standards to a tune of UGX 3.06bn as indicated in Table 6 below:


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Table 6: Funds budgeted and allocated for monitoring activities on road works

Years Budget Amount Released Actual Expenditure

Roads & Bridges ‘000’(UGX)

Construction Standards ‘000’ (UGX)

Roads & Bridges‘000’ (UGX)

Construction Standards‘000’ (UGX)

Roads and Bridges‘000’ (UGX)

Construction Standards ‘000’ (UGX)

2012/13 159,060 98,000 46,027 24,942 115,424 73,918

2013/14 148,000 905,618 126,577 651,326 138,960 689,344

2014/15 348,000 1,405,618 325,314 1,066,593 312,093 1,115,540

Totals 655,060 2,409,236 497,918 1,742,861 566,477 1,878,802

3,064,296 2,240,779 2,445,279


However out the released amount of UGX 2.24bn for this purpose, UGX2.45bnwas spent on other activities as detailed in Appendix IX.

Building WorksAudit established through interviews with the Commissioner Public Structures and document review that out of the one hundred thirty planned inspections for compliance standards in the program for public structures; only forty eight (representing 37% performance) were inspected. Details of planned inspections for compliance can be seen in Table 7below.

Table 7: Planned Inspection on Building Works in Local Governments

Particulars Planned Actuals

2012/13 40 23

2013/14 40 13

2014/15 50 12

Totals 130 48

Source: OAG Analysis of MPS and underlying financial statements

Whereas the Ministry attributed this anomaly to limited funding for the above activity, analysis of the budgets, releases and underlying financial records indicated that the Ministry budgeted for this activity under the programme of public structures to a tune of UGX 2.05bn as indicated in Table 8 below:

Table 8: Funds budgeted and actuals received for monitoring building works

Year Budget ‘000’ (UGX) Release ‘000’ (UGX) Actual ‘000’ (UGX)

2012/13 643,101 130,545 48,500

2013/14 626,916 129,317 47,689

2014/15 786,193 704,922 718,156

Totals 2,056,210 964,784 814,345



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However of UGX 964m that was released, a sum of UGX 814m was spent onunrelated activities. (Details in Appendix VIII)Failure to prioritise monitoring activities hinders achievement of set annual targets, thereby compromising quality of the construction works. In the absence of a follow-up mechanism, timely corrective action may not be taken by the audited local governments to enhance compliance with set standards.

Management Response

Road WorksThe effective monitoring of the MDAs activities is usually curtailed by limited funding.Feedback mechanisms and monitoring framework have been developed and will be continuously refined and implemented in order to perfect them.Monitoring of road works under UNRA, KCCA and MoLG will be intensified. An MoU for monitoring road works in District Local Governments and urban councils will be concluded between MoWT and URF to streamline their respective monitoring roles on the DUCAR network.Building WorksThe department of Public Structures is currently constrained in both its human resource capacity and facilities because it is getting a lot of MDAs’ requests and thus in trying to fulfil its mandate by attending to requests from MDAs, it finds that the exercise of monitoring on-going construction works is affected. The staffing level is at twenty five (25) in number out of the approved structure of thirty seven (37) and thus operating at 66% capacity. The remedy is to scale up the workforce and facilities/equipment/tools by recruiting more staff and a proposal has already been made to Ministry of Public Service.

ConclusionFailure to undertake monitoring activities as planned impacts negatively on set targets. Additionally, lack of a follow-up mechanism renders monitoring ineffective.

RecommendationThe Ministry should always ensure that funds received for monitoring activities are utilized as

planned. The Ministry should ensure that Annual Performance Agreements are signed with UNRA and MoUs entered into with other Agencies like KCCA, MoLG, Local and Urban Councils to streamline their respective monitoring roles. A mechanism should be established to enable follow-up of recommendations made in the technical compliance audit reports.

4.5 COORDINATION OF STAKEHOLDERSThe Policy required the Ministry in charge of public works to take responsibility for the coordination of line ministries and other stakeholders through establishment of a UCICO. It was established that coordination challenges are prevalent in the sector. For instance the review of documentation revealed that there are many government ministries undertaking public works particularly road works such as Ministry of Local Government under CAAIP ,District Support Livelihood programme, Millennium villages projects and; Ministry of Lands-Albertine Region Sustainable Development project and Municipal Council Infrastructure Projects. As explained earlier, the Ministry is also involved in the implementation of road works and ignoring its oversight role.Some of these works would ordinarily be undertaken by UNRA or other agencies and local governments mandated to implement them but owing to weaknesses in coordination government cannot harness the synergies that exist amongst the different players. The Construction commission which was to play the coordination role is yet to be established because the Ministry has not undertaken adequate steps necessary for its establishment. A review of the MPS for the three years and underlying financial records revealed that whereas the Ministry had planned for submission of a draft UCICO bill to cabinet and establishment of UCICO under the two outputs of ‘Policies, Laws, guidelines, plans and strategies and, ‘Monitoring and Capacity Building Support’, and a sum of UGX5.29bn released in this regard, UGX 4.8bn was not used for the intended purposes. Details can be seen in Table 9 below:


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Table 9: Funds budgeted and received in relation to coordination activities

Financial Year

Development of Policies, Laws and Standards “000” (UGX)

Monitoring and Capacity Building “000” (UGX)

Planned Release Actual Exp Planned Release Actual Exp

2012/13 695,651 296,378 84,822 - -

2013/14 1,420,033 959,924 655,916 1,950,000 1,700,040 1,455,436

2014/15 1,020,516 748,432 937,511 1,848,866 1,589,054 1,684,717

Totals 3,136,200 2,004,734 1,678,249 3,798,866 3,289,094 3,140,153

Source: OAG Analysis of planned and actual expenditure

Management ResponseThe Ministry continues to perform its oversight role in the construction sector and also implement infrastructure works of national importance which are not catered for elsewhere. The Ministry is also involved in planning and coordinating national responses in emergencies in the sector. UCICO will take over the coordination role when it is eventually established in January 2017.In addition, the Draft Roads Bill scheduled for enactment by January 2017 will streamline the roles of MDAs in planning and implementation of road works.

ConclusionManagement’s efforts are appreciated. However, the Ministry has not put in place a coordination mechanism to harmonize the different stakeholder activities aimed at achieving of common goals in the Construction Sector. This results in duplication of activities and roles leading to resource wastage.

RecommendationThe Ministry should put in place a proper coordination mechanism among government entities implementing public works in order to harmonize their different activities and avoid duplication and resource wastage. In addition the Ministry should expedite the enactment of the UCICO bill to enhance coordination amongst the key government institutions and other stakeholders in the sector.


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GLOSSARY OF TERMSBest practice: A desirable and appropriate standard, process, procedure, method or system in relation to the delivery process.

Construction: The act of building or constructing something.

Construction Industry: An industry that builds physical infrastructure and comprises the regulators, professionals, contractors, consultants, manufacturers and suppliers.Contractor: A person or body of persons who undertakes to execute and complete construction works.

Consultant: Any firm, or individual, joint venture or team of firms and or individuals engaged to give professional advice or service at a fee, but not as an employee of the party that engages it, him or her.

Labour Based Technology: The economically efficient employment of as great a proportion of labour as is technically feasible, to produce as high a standard of the physical infrastructure as demanded by the specification and allowed by the funding available.

Physical Infrastructure: A country’s fundamental system of transportation (roads and building) communication and other aspects of its physical capabilities.

Policy: Course of action that has been officially chosen and agreed upon by government or an organization.


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LIST OF APPENDICES

APPENDIX I: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

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APPENDIX III: LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

Document Reviewed Purpose of the Review

Statistical Abstract 2013To assess Uganda’s construction industry statistical performance

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

To gather the various opinions of key construction players on the relevance of the existing laws

ACODE Policy Research SeriesTo assess the effectiveness of Uganda’s construction laws

Engineers’ Registration Act, 1969To establish the functions of the Engineering Registration Board

Architects Registration ACTTo establish the functions of Architects Registration Board in the construction industry

Surveyors Registration ACTTo establish the functions of Surveyors Registration Board in the construction industry

MoWT Inspection ReportsTo determine and asses the objectives and outputs of the inspection Reports

Policy for Development andStrengthening the NationalConstruction Industry – Uganda

To establish the different roles and functions of the various construction industry key players and the recommendations for the betterment of the construction Industry

Compliance Technical Audit ReportsTo obtain evidence on whether the set objectives were addressed.

Developed standards, guidelines and specifications

To assess their applicability to the construction industry.


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APPENDIX IV: LIST OF INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED

Position Reason for interview

Engineer in chiefTo understand the role he plays in construction standards related to both roads and bridges and building works.

Commissioner Construction Standards and Quality Management

• To obtain the roles of construction standards and quality assurance

department in the regulation of the construction sector.

• To understand how the department relates with other MDA’s and other

key stakeholders in the industry.

• How compliance audits are carried out

• Frequency of monitoring and evaluation of planned activities especially of

MDA’s implementing construction projects of roads and bridges.

• To establish the major challenges to regulation of the construction sector

(Roads & Bridges)

• To establish suggested solutions to address the obstacles above to achieve

the intended objectives

Data collection Officer - UNRA

•The process of quality control and assurance in UNRA projects•How UNRA ensures compliance in all its projects •How UNRA relates with the MoWT Construction quality and assurance

department•Whether MoWT carries out any standards compliance audits for any of

the projects undertaken by UNRA

KCCA Director and Deputy Directors of Engineering and Technical Services

•The role of KCCA in regulation of the construction sector ( Housing, Roads and water works)

•The process for roads construction regulation by KCCA, what steps are followed and who are the key staff and priority documents used during this process

•How KCCA ensures compliance in all its projects•How KCCA relates with the MoWT Construction quality and assurance

department

Projects Manager - Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers (UIPE)

•Role of UIPE in the regulation of the construction sector•Role of UIPE in the governance of Engineers on construction projects•Challenges faced by UIPE•Suggested solutions to the challenges faced

Executive Director – Uganda Road Fund

•The operation framework of URF•How URF ensures quality compliance in all its projects•How URF relates with MoWT•Whether MoWT carries out compliance audit on URF funded projects•Whether URF makes proposals to MoWT regarding updates of existing

standards•Whether URF shares lessons learnt with MoWT on its projects•Challenges faced and suggested solutions

Chairman – Engineering Registration Board

•What carrier development activities ERB is carrying out for the registered members

•How ERB relates with MDAs •Challenges and suggested solutions


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APPENDIX V: CONSTRUCTION WORKS EXECUTED BY MOWT

National Roads Division (MoWT) 2012/13

Road Name Location Contractor Contract Amount (UGX)

Interconnectivity programme

Buyobyo-Mutufu bridge, Buwasa Health Center IV-BuyobyoSubcounty,BuwalasiSubcounty-Nagudde,Bampanga-Mahaya,Sironko Trading center-Kibende, Busamaga Grower's Society-Mayitu-Katulu in Sironko District

Sironko Femisa International Ltd 255,887,550

Busabi-Namanda-Bugega in Butaleja District Butaleja Baino Technical services 216,657,000

Irundu Trading Center-Budipa Fish landing, Kabukye-Itanyinyi, Gwase-Nabitula,Bugaya-Beekula in Kamuli District

Kamuli Jid Construction Co.(U) Ltd 261,203,250

Olupe-Ongerei,Kaserede-Kokudulu,Kanyatam-Kakures,KanatamOlimai-Kabukol Swamp crossing and KumiOsera roads in Kumi District

Kumi M/s GQ Investments Ltd 213,034,500

Kidetok-Kanugu-Olwa-Obangin,Kadungulu-Iruko-Ajuba,Adwenyi-Tororo-Ogelak,Ogangai-Odapakol-Openduru,Ongota-Okokoma,Odwenyi-aagule,Oculura-Otimong

M/s Omole Drive Contractors 192,833,550

Bugeyo-Butamira (7Km) and Church Access road Kasu and Sons Engineering workshop Ltd

178,059,630

Kankamba-yanukuzi-Kalungulu (4.8Km),Kiwangala-Kigaba (3Km),Kyanukuzi-Ngereko-Kalugulu(5.7Km),Ngereko-Manja-Kigaba(2Km),Ngereko-Kalagala(2Km),Kaswa-Senya-Bisanje(4.7Km) and Nkoni-Kisansala-Mitimikalu(5.0Km)

M/s Efra Ltd 317,653,007

Kyambogo-Gayaza-Kakinzi-Buzirandulu-Kakabalayandwe (12.9Km) and Mwendangobe swamp crossing

M/s CGH Establishment Ltd

405,028,690

Kanyambeho-Katentebere-Gweri-Kaitambatamba-Rubingo road (4.4Km) and swamp crossing,Kagusu road (2.2Km)Gweri primary access road (1.2Km)

M/s Sixway engineering Works Ltd

355,959,870

Nyakisenyi-NyarugandoKabaranga-Murago-Nyakishoroza M/s Summit

Project Ltd 455,944,800

Pekele-Agujopi-Pamojoa M/s Alba engineering Works Ltd

242,835,495

Karamoja Roads Development Programme

Girik river-Lokales-Karita and Girika river bridge (30m span) Eastern builders

and Engineers 4,402,518,282

Loroo-KatekekileandMoroto-Nakiloro-Kenya Border roads Mulowooza&

Brothers 8,724,053,200


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Lokichar-Turtuko-Nyakwae road & Construction of Nyakwea Bridge (21m span) M/s Omega

Construction 5,331,066,500

URBAN ROADS DIVISION

Kajara-Taxi park in Kyenjojo TC Kyenjojo Force on Account 320,000,000

District road in Kapchorwa TC Kapchorwa Force on Account 596,808,136

Bwanda Convent road Masaka Force on Account 628,492,426

Mwanga road in Nali Kyankwanzi Force on Account

BRIDGES DIVISION

Manafwa bridge

Marvel contrcators and Road Maintenance (u) Ltd

1,757,075,472

Aswa bridge Alkom Investments 186,201,400

Kaguta Bridge Coil(U) Ltd 1,421,849,000

Birara Bridge M & B engineers 1,765,894,500

Okokor Bridge MML Road construction Co. Ltd

400,037,000

Simu-Pondo bridge Hands Uganda 546,546,000

Mpongo swamp crossing M&B Engineers 689,213,700

Nyanga Swamp crossing Sixway Engineering Works Ltd

895,694,000

Saaka Swamp crossing Mulowooza& Brothers Ltd 2,687,205,557

Alla 2 Paerl Shelter promoters (U) Ltd 716,111,000

Social Infrastructure development for promoting and resettlement of IDPs in Northern Uganda Spencon services

Ltd (Package 1) 8,698,593

Subtotal 34,163,863,515

FY 13/14

Upgrading works on Kakungulu Estate Rds phase 2

Akright Kakungulu

M/s Summit projekt ltd 1,659,975,900

Rehabilitation of Irundu- Nakalongo- Buwangala. Gwase Pri Sch- Wagawaga- Idoome Lot 3 Buyende M/S Kasu & Sons

Eng Workshop 299,927,775

Rehabilitation of selected community access roads in Wakiso and Luwero Districts Luwero M/s Kato

Investments Ltd 1,427,492,400

Rehabilitation of Aminit- Oculio & Dokolo- Opai (12km). Abulabula- Opiya- Afrigoi (7km); Adwenyi- Agule (5km); Adukutu- Adiding(4km)& Agule- Pingiri- Akumoi- Okidi Lot 4

SerereM/s Wiyeda General Suppliers & contractors ltd

875,440,500

Rehabilitation of Kalagi- Musalaba- Kiszi- Ibanda- Kabare lot 11 Kyankwanzi M/s Tegeka

Enterprises Ltd 394,989,000


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Rehabilitation of Omukajija- Rwemambo (5km); Buhumiro- Karo- Karungi- Katoma- Buhindaje river road (11km); Kagarama- Kyakabara Junction rd (6km) and installation of 3x2 500mm dia culvert at Buhinda rivercrossing

Ibanda and Rubirizi M/s Dawasihi Ltd 962,248,035

Rehabilitation of Kikonge- Rwemba H/C in Kitijo; Rwamabonda- Kabukyera Rutuguru Butamba- Kyenkike

Ntungamo M/s Near construction Ltd 501,044,250

Rehabilitation of Agwiciri- Anyongo Lot 10 KoleM/S Higstan technical Services ltd

287,623,350

Rehabilitation of Nive pri Sch rd (3km); Ociba coast rd (5km); Barifa stadium (4km); River-oil division Hqtrs (3km); Onduparaka (4km)

Arua M/s Concerted contractors Ltd 380,483,250

URBAN ROADS DIVISION

Reconstruction of 0.8km tarmac on Moi rd Kapchorwa TC Kapchorwa Force Account 568,032,000

Reconstruction of 0.8km tarmac on Julius Avenue Katakwi TC Katakwi Force Account 297,818,000

Construction of 2nd bituminous seal on Sika Mudali-Bwanda Convent rd Masaka Force Account 310,614,300

BRIDGES DIVISION

Construction of Agule Ferry Landing Kumi M/s Hands Uganda ltd 1,653,530,183

Construction of Okokorio Ferry Landing Katakwi M/s BVS construction Ltd 2,230,878,835

Construction of Nyagak bridge Zombo M/S Sixway Eng works ltd 619,039,300

Construction of Mayenze, Mwikaye and Lukale bridges in Manafwa district Manafwa

M/S Marvel Contractors and Road Maintenance Ltd

1,757,075,472

Construction of kaguta bridge Lira M/s Coil Ltd 1,421,849,000

Construction of Okokor bridge KumiM/s MML Road Construction Co. Ltd

400,037,000

Sub-total 16,048,098,550

Grand total 50,220,660,658

Source: OAG Analysis of Ministerial Policy Statements


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AP

PEN

DIX

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