PAGASA new Building to Rise
By Nidz Godino
“This new PAG-ASA building will be able to provide conducive office facility for our scientists, which they deserve considering their significant role for protection of life and property,” Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan said DPWH and Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) are working together to provide safe and modern office space for PAG-ASA inside Science Garden Complex, Diliman, Quezon City.
Citing report from DPWH Unified Project Management Office – Buildings Management Cluster, Bonoan said ongoing six-storey building project with gross floor area of 8,608 square meters is now 38 percent accomplished.
When completed, the building will also have an auditorium and additional rooms to comfortably accommodate personnel of the official weather bureau.
The project’s scope of works includes reinforced concrete foundation and building frame from ground floor to sixth floor with roof deck, dry wall, masonry walls, architectural and water proofing works, curtain wall façade, mechanical works, plumbing and sanitary works, drainage system, and electronic works for total cost of P269 million.
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