MINISTRY OF WORKS AND PUBLIC ASSETS

MINISTRY OF WORKS AND PUBLIC ASSETSMINISTRY OF WORKS AND PUBLIC ASSETSMINISTRY OF WORKS AND PUBLIC ASSETS

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ROAD WORKS,PUBLIC FACILITIES ,REHABILITATION AND PUBLIC SERVICES


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      OUR Mission

      • Promote Adequate, Reliable, Safe and well-maintained Public Works and Infrastructure and improved Assets Management.

      Core Values

      •  Teamwork 
      •  Integrity  
      •  Responsiveness  
      •  Professionalism 
      •  Equity 
      •  Transparency and Accountability  
      •  Quality Assurance  

      Mandate

      • The Ministry of Works and Public Assets is charged with the responsibility to design, co-ordinate and monitor the implementation of policies and programmes for the development of physical and social infrastructure (buildings, roads ) and management of public assets.

      Our History

      • Before Sierra Leone gained its independence in 1961, the Ministry was then a department called Public Works Department (PWD). The department was headed by a Director and assisted by a Deputy Director. The following sections were under the PWD


      • • Accounting 
      • • Electricity 
      • • Architectural 
      • • Roads 
      • • Mechanical 
      • • Water 
      • • Drainage and Irrigation 
      • • Engineering Drawing Office 
      • • Building Inspection 


      • The first African Engineer to be appointed to the department was Mr. A. T. Wadi Williams and he took up his duties in November 1950. All other positions were held by nationals from the colonial masters. During the pre-independence period, the PWD did the construction of the Government House, Prince of Wales Secondary School, Guma Valley Dam, Rokel and Taiama Bridges, Kenema Airfield and the Queen Elizabeth ll Quay to name a few. 

      • After independence, the PWD continued for some time as a department but was later transformed into smaller departments and Ministries.  

      • One of the landmark buildings constructed after independence was the Bank of Sierra Leone. In August 1964, the Bank of Sierra Leone started its operations. The Juba Bridge, St. John Bridge, Pyke Street Bridge and Congo Cross Bridge were all constructed after independence. The present Ministry of Works Headquarter buildings located at New England housing the Administrative and Technical staff were built after independence by the Ministry. 

      • In the 1980s, the Ministry was named Ministry of Works and Labour. There were two Deputy Ministers of State, one for Labour division and the other for Works division. The Works Division was divided into two basic branches – the Technical Branch headed by the Professional Head and the Administrative Branch headed by the Permanent Secretary. The Technical Branch was responsible for planning and executing the construction and maintenance of roads and public buildings whilst the administrative branch provided support services related to personnel, payroll, procurement and accounting. 

      • In the 1990s, the Ministry was divided into two Ministries namely Ministry of Labour and Ministry of Works. In 1992 the Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA) Act was enacted and in 1993 the Roads Branch was removed from the Ministry to form an Agency SLRA which was given the mandate to provide a safe reliable and sustainable National Road System for the enhancement of the socio-economic development of the country. 

      • In 2002, the Ministry was called Ministry of Works and Technical Maintenance and in 2010 the Ministry of Works, Housing and Infrastructure. The additional function was the Housing Division which was responsible for the designing and formulation of Housing policy and the regulation of Building Construction involving the issuance of Building Permits.  

      • In 2018, with the dawn of the New Direction government, the Ministry’s mandate was changed to accommodate the management of public assets and the housing responsibility was transferred to the Ministry of Lands. 


      Strategic vision

      • Strategy for Roads the Ministry in collaboration with Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA) will embark on the construction of new trunk and feeder roads, and the maintenance of old roads nationwide. 
      • Priority will be given to highways that will link border towns, district headquarter towns and their environs.
      •  Strategy for Government Buildings the Ministry will embark on acquisition and constructing Multi Complex buildings that will host multiple MDAs and government Institutions nationwide. 
      • Maintenance and refurbishment will also be undertaken for Presidential Lodges and other government buildings. 
      • For more information, please refer to our Performance Tracking Table (PTT). 


      • 1. Government to prioritize the construction of the 2000Km of trunk roads on which feasibility studies have been done. 
      • 2. For sustainability, to introduce auto-seal (Alternative Road Stabilization) leading to Chiefdom Headquarter Towns. 
      • 3. Enforce the Right of Way across the country, possibly this year - 2020. 
      • 4. Capacitate local road operators 
      • 5. Transformation of New England Ville into a Civil Service Administrative Complex. 
      • 6. Rehabilitation and refurbishment of the Youyi Building Complex. 
      • 7. Feasibility studies for the construction of the proposed presidential and VIP Lodges in Bonthe, Kono and Kambia 
      • 8. Feasibility studies for the construction of the proposed local council offices and staff quarters in Port Loko City, Falaba and Karene. 

      9. Comprehensive rehabilitation of 100 Government quarters by December 2021 

      Structure of Ministry

      The Ministry is headed by  a political appointee the Minister and his Deputy . 

      • Both of them are appointed by the President. The main objective of the Minister and his Deputy is to drive and implement the president’s vision relating to Infrastructure as outlined in pillar 4 of the New Direction manifesto document.


      The Objectives of the Ministry is as follows: 


      1.  To develop appropriate policies and programmes for a safe, reliable and sustainable national road network for the enhancement of economic growth and development.  
      2.  To provide public officers with appropriate social infrastructure for conducting of government business. 
      3.  To manage all government assets. 
      4.  To regulate the Sierra Leone Institute of Professional Engineers  



      The Ministry consists of two main components as follows:- 


      • 1. Administrative Wing headed by the Permanent Secretary.
      •     The Administrative wing provides advisory services and managerial support to the Ministry for the formulation and implementation of programmes. The Ministry has constituted a Change Management team to move forward the reform process, especially the recommendations contained in the Management and Functional Review Report of the Ministry.  


      • 2. Professional  Body is headed by the Chief Director and supervises the different Directorate
      •   Architectural Division – is responsible for the design, construction and maintenance of public buildings.  
      •  Civil Engineering Division – caters for sea face protection, the design and construction of internal airfields, access roads to government quarters, wharfs, jetties, mini hydro and drainage.  This division is also part of the building maintenance team. 
      •   Mechanical Engineering Division – is responsible for the procurement and maintenance of all vehicles, plants and equipment for the Ministry.  

       New Divisions? The Professional Head provides overall supervision for these divisions. 

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