WORKS AND ENGINEERING
The Department derives its mandate from the existing National goals and objectives, the Education Act 2008 and the 1995 Constitution of Uganda, which are in the line with vision 2040.
Duties & Responsibilities
Make by-laws
Enforce engineering and works laws, policies, and regulations
Work Plans
Verify and recommend for approval of plans for civil works (buildings) and other structural plans
Supervise
Supervise all the technical works in the Municipal Council
Service Delivery
Develop a Master Plan and Engineering Designs for the Municipal Council
Local Councils
Construct and rehabilitate Municipal Council roads as per the approved budgets and work plans
Accountability
Operationalize the Physical Planning Act, 2010 (as amended) and Building Control Act 2013 to support orderly and sustainable development in the Municipal Council
Local Development
Promote Certification and Adherence to building regulations
Technical Support
Provide technical advice and guidance to stakeholders‟ civil works and all technical works on roads
Monitoring
Review the Roads Construction Designs and Standards to provide public places of convenience and utilities
Representation
Strengthen enforcement mechanisms for pre and post-approval of Plans and Quality Assurance.
Community Development
Rehabilitate and maintain the Municipal, and Community Access Road network as approved by Council
Public & Health Standards
Promote vehicle efficiency and technologies to reduce transport inefficiencies; Support recruitment, supervise, and monitor road gang operations.
Sanitation
Develop and maintain roads and other civil works, water and sanitation systems
Civil Society
Develop and implement mechanisms to ensure that the existing and future transport infrastructure is climate change resilient
contracts
Prepare technical specifications of contracts
