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David A. Burch

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27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the Head Office Administration, Programme 3601, is comprised of the Executive Offices; Headquarters Administration; and Safety and Health. Head Office Administration, under the direction of the Permanent Secretary, provides oversight and management support to the entire Ministry of Public Works. It also ensures that the Ministry’s policy objectives are met and specifically is responsible for the implementation of …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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The Accounts Pr ogramme provides accounts payable, accounts recei vable, payroll, capital asset recording, and nonfinancial and financial reporting functions for the operating departments within the Ministry. This sect ion also pr epares and distributes weekly payroll, vendor cheques and invoices for services provided by the Ministry’s operational areas; as well as the collection and r ecording of online bank …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the Purchasing Programme provides centralised purchas-ing support, inventory management, warehousing and disposal functions to the other departments and pr ogrammes within the Ministry and to other external departments from time to ti me. Mr. Chairman, the Purchasing section’s focus for the fiscal year 2023/24 will be reviewing and en-hancing the controls, procedures and policies for the Ministry, specifically …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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The Telecommunic ations programme provides a suite of services such as replacement of telephones and related equipment, and the management of mobile service contracts for the Ministry. Mr. Chairman, the Government owns and o perates a portfolio of seven telecommunication tower sites across the Island, with the towers located at the Somerset Police Station, Alton Hill in Southampton, Warwick Camp, …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, this programme was previously called the Human R esource programme due to its emphasis on employee services. Although most of these services have now been centralised under the Department of Employee and Organizational Development, the Ministry is still required to assist with recruitment and employee rel ations, in addition to training and development services for the various departments …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the budgeted number of employees for the Ministry of Public Works Headquarters is 40, as reflected on page B -217. The headcount has increased by one for the 2023/24 fiscal year, as the Ministry has established a new policy analyst post in accordance with the Cab inet-approved requirements, as mentioned earlier. Performance Measures
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, during 2023/24 the Public Works Headquarters will aim to conduct four safety and health assessments with corrective actions, and conduct 12 safety and health training ses sions for Ministry employees. In addition, the Ministry will continue to expand the Medical Services programme for employees who have the potential to be exposed to a variety of hazardous enviro nments …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, with regard to the major capital projects being managed by the Ministry of Public Works Headquarters, the overall 2023/24 capital expenditure plan for the Public Works Headquarters is $7,027,000. This represents $3,152,000 less than the amount allocated for the fiscal year 2022/23. These savings are due to the consolidated and refinancing of several capital loans managed by the …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the overall 2023/24 capital acquisitions plan for the Public Works Headquarters is $172,000. This is an increase of $34,000 from the 2022/23 budget allocation. D etails are found on page C -14 under Schedule C of the Capital Accounts Estimates. And the capital acquis itions include cost centre 76868—Communications Equipment, $172,000 towards capital maintenance of the communication towers. …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, in add ition to the Ministry’s direct management over its departments, we also provide oversight and the occ asional financial support to the quangos; namely, WEDCO, the Bermuda Land Development Company [BLDC], the go lf courses and the Bermuda Housing Corporation [BHC]. Mr. Chairman, the BHC will be discussed in greater detail directly following this presentation on Public …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Okay. HEAD 53 —BERMUDA HOUSING CORPORATION
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the mission statement of the Bermuda Housing Corpor ation [BHC] is To provide accessibility to adequate, affordable housing and promote independent living to enhance the quality of life in Bermuda. The vision statement of the Bermuda Housing Corporation is, Every Bermudian will reside in an adequate and safe environment . Mr. Chairman, the Bermuda Housing Corp oration will …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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I will wrap the par agraph up. That works. • 5 Aunt Jinny’s Lane, St. David’s, four bedrooms, two baths, $350,000, estimated completion July 2023 • Three Pan Bermuda units; Sandys, refurbis hing of these three units to be completed in sequence at $200,000, estimated completion August 2023. I will pause there.
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, I move that we break for lunch and ret urn at two o’clock.
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chai rman. Prior to lunch we got partway through these Housing Corporation briefs. So I will continue where I left off, which was reporting on the first phase of the Residential Building Programme. I outlined the four Bermuda House of Assembly properties that received planning permission and have been tendered, and so now —
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes. So, the remaining five projects are in tendering phase, tendering or planning stages. One is Batter y Road Lofts, phase 2. This is 11 units at $925,000 that is out to tender. Number 2 is Alexander Duplex, two units, $400,000. That is also out to tender. Chelsea Apartments in St. George’s. That is nine units at $695,000, in for …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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The 94 condominium units are in eight condo buildings throughout the property, comprising 16 three- bedroom, threebathroom units; 28 two- bedroom, two- bathroom units; 25 one- bedroom, one- bathroom units; and 25 studio units, one- bathroom units. The prices range from st udio, $412,500 to $698,250; for one bedroom, $459,000 to $771,750; two bedrooms, $614,000 to $1,002,400; and three bedrooms, …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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These 94 condominium units convert into 110 key hotel suites called the Bermudiana Beach Resort, a tapestry collection by Hilton Hotel, a 3.5- star hotel resort. The resort co nsists of the following: eight condominium hotel buil dings comprising 110 hotel keys; two- storey receptio n building; four -storey amenity building consisting of full - service restaurant, recreation area, three …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the BHC operates eight rooming or transitional houses that contain approximately 180 beds. The various houses are located throughout the Island and provide a safe habita t for BHC clients. The rooming houses cater to households that need immediate, safe or emergency accommodation. The Support Services 482 27 February 2023 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Department …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the Gulfstream multi -unit rooming house comprises 79 rooms and curr ently houses 49 families from various backgrounds. Some families have adjoining rooms to ensure adequate privacy for parents and children. The Gulfstream residents are appreciative of the opportunity, and regular house meetings are held to listen to and al lay concerns before they become problematic. Mr. Chairman, …