Construction commence for New Technical Secondary School

By RAMCY WAMA

THE Western Highlands Governor Paias Wingti wasted no time in delivering on his unfulfilled promise of a technical secondary school for the province by engaging Kaim Building Construction (KBC) to complete new buildings for the school.
Mr Wingti promised to the people of Western Highlands Province a new technical secondary school when he was elected governor in 2002. The project was started in 2004 with more than K1million budgeted to build classrooms, dormitories, messing facilities, and staff houses but that all came to a halt when Mr Wingti lost his seat in 2007.
The project is managed by the Western Highlands Provincial Engineering Division. WHPED Project Coordinator Francis Ray said the project duration is three months as the first intake of students will be expected to commence in the 2013 school year.
Mr Ray said Governor Wingti is committed to his promises and policies to promote quality education in the province and the construction of new Kwip Dau Technical Secondary School is just the beginning.
He said the construction of Kwip Dau Technical Secondary School is in its sixth day and the contractor has already laid the foundation of the administration block.
Mr Ray said structures to be built include an administration block, three duplex staff houses, a double classroom, male student’s dormitory, female student’s dormitory, ablution bocks, two dean’s houses and an extension to the mess.
“That’s the first implementation of Mr Wingti’s commitment to the people of Western Highlands Province. We are making sure this project is completed within three months period. Classes for the new Kwip Dau Technical Secondary School will commence next year,” he said.
KBC Projects Supervisor John Waputi assured Western Highlands Provincial Government and the Provincial Engineering Division that the construction of the ten new buildings for Kwip Dau will be completed as scheduled.
“I have the manpower to complete the construction on time but the hindrance would be the unexpected weather in the province. The school is close to the mountains and rain falls in the morning and early afternoons that makes us slow in our construction. But this will not stop us from completing on time,” Waputi said.