Divisions - Public Works Department
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Divisions of the Department of Public Works
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Capital Development
Consultancy Services
The Design Consultancy Services section comprises of Architects, Architectural Technologist, Engineers and Quantity Surveying staff; that all collaborate to provide civic building design and construction costs for Cayman Islands Government (CIG) Capital Building Works for new and upgraded building facilities ranging from $100K to just over $10 million.
The Design Consultancy Services team is tasked with the responsibility for all new CIG facilities being designed to Hurricane Standard and when practical designed to Hurricane Shelter Standard. Projects including health clinics, libraries, public parks, rehab and remand facilities, police and fire stations, public jetties and launching ramps, schools, prison buildings, civic centres, sports complexes and office building projects and fit-outs for the majority of government’s departments.
The Design Consultancy Services team have been responsible for notable CIG facility designs of such projects as the George Town Public Library Addition, Heroes Square, the Department of Vehicles and Equipment Services Facility, the Crewe Road Vehicle Inspection and Licensing facility, the Customs Container X-ray Facility and the ensuing Seafarers Park.
Operations
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Training and Apprenticeship
The Cayman Islands Society for Human Resources Professionals chose the government’s Public Works Department’s apprenticeship training program as the “Best Training Program” in the Cayman Islands for 2017.
"The program is providing young Caymanians, not only with internationally recognized vocational certifications but also with the means to earn a good living throughout their lifetimes in one of our key industries, the constitution industry."
Facilities
The Facilities Section consists of all the trades-based staff and is responsible for delivering maintenance activities and small-scale new works. It currently comprises approximately ninety-eight (98) employees. This includes Professional, Managerial, Technical, and Support positions. The Section is divided into five sections: Building Maintenance Section, Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing section, Construction Management, Facilities Support, Recreation Parks and Cemeteries. PWD has maintained CIG’s public facilities for over 70 years. During that time, staff built up tremendous institutional knowledge of the construction and maintenance requirements of the various buildings in the asset portfolio. The section also maintains some 120 facilities comprising: Parks; Launching Ramps; Jetties; Cemeteries; the Central Business District; Beach Accesses; and Public Open Spaces.
The concentration of this knowledge in PWD creates a center of excellence for the management of these facilities. This knowledge is critical in emergency response scenarios and for the management of outsourced contracts.
