MPW seeks swift Basilan core shelter project completion
Hasanin explained that the slow delivery of steel materials by the supplier they use in fabricating the sections of the houses was the primary cause of the project’s delay.
LAMITAN CITY — Contractors of core shelter housing units in Basilan province have started to speed up their works after the suppliers of pre-cast steel materials used in framing the sections of the homes have started to arrive in the province.
Ministry of Public Works Basilan District Engineer Kasim Hasanin on Friday said that they are now fast-tracking to complete 300 core shelter housing units by the end of the year.
"Materials to be used in the construction of the 1,000 uniformed core shelter housing project have started to arrive and we are fast-tracking the fabrication of precast section frame of the houses," said Hasanin.
"Construction workers have already completed fabricating about 400 section frames of the houses and are ready to install in it in identified areas of the province," he added.
The MPW district engineer also disclosed that they are still waiting for the walling materials as the supplier has not yet shipped it to the province.
"We already have about 100 core shelter homes completed and ready to award to the beneficiary of the program," said Hasanin, adding that the slow delivery of steel materials by the supplier they use in fabricating the sections of the houses was the primary cause of the project's delay.