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Building Resilient Roofs A project by the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica in collaboration with the Government of the People’s Republic of China and UNDP CICETE PROJECT VISIT 28 - 29 MAY 2018

PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Impact • Project Results • Approach • Project Progress • QA and Risk Management • Challenges and Opportunities • Lessons Learnt

IMPACT

BUILDING DAMAGE ASSESSMENT • Census of buildings: 29,431 Minima Structure surveyed l Destroyed • Provides Baseline Damag 18% information to better plan e reconstruction activities 27% • Data collection on damages, Major Damage material, type of roof, Minor 26% Damage ownership, risks, insurance, 28% etc. for each Building in Dominica

DAMAGE BY DIFFERENT BY TYPE OF ROOFS/MATERIALS Material Concrete: 48%

BDA – SPATIAL ANALYSIS

PROJECT RESULTS

PROJECT RESULTS 1. Local/regional procurement and distribution of roofing materials to support restoration of buildings; 2. Procurement and distribution of tools and basic equipment to support installation of the roofs; 3. Training on adequate installation of the roofs: Build Back Better ; and support on implementation of building codes and quality assurance of the installation process.

APPROACH

APPROACH Working closely with government mainly through the • Ministries of Planning and Housing to facilitate national priorities Procurement of materials and tools utilizing UNDP’s • Regional Procurement Office and the Barbados and the OECS Multi Country Office Capacity building using expertise from EWB and • UNDP’s proven approach BDA providing the basis for understanding the scope • and approach Working with multiple partners to address logistics and • installation and national coverage

IMPLEMENTATION STATUS MAY 2018 % OF ORIGINAL PROJECT PROJECT ACTIVITIES TARGETS TARGETS RESULTS ACHIEVED Activity 1: Procurement of Roofing Construction Materials : Homes 600 147 24.5 Schools 3 3 100 Hospitals / Govt Buildings 6 8 133 % of construction materials delivered to partners 100% 90% 90 Activity 2: Procurement of tools: Procurement of Tools 100% 100% 100 Delivery of Tools 100% 85% 85 Activity 3: Training: Training & Certification of Contractors for Resilient Construction 350 Community Outreach: townhall meetings, exhibitions and 2,400 preliminary Technical Advice Centres (TAC’s) Adaptation of The Dominica Building Code & Building Guidelines 100%

PROJECT EXECUTION STATUS 1. Procurement, storage and delivery of materials: DATE VALUE OF PROCUREMENT LOT ARRIVAL PROCUREMENT ASSIGNMENT Procurement #1 of roof repair materials for proposed 600 15/11/2017 December 2017 to $1,016,372.98 buildings-homes, schools and 12/06/2017 February 2018 government buildings Procurement #2 March 2018 to 22/02/18 $1,129,612.00 of roof repair materials May 2018 Transportation and logistics Dec - May $258,480.04 Continuous

ACTIVITIES FOR COMPLETION BY JUNE: 1. Procurement, Storage and Delivery of Materials: 100% of materials have been procured. 90% delivered and installation is ongoing. Materials allocated based on capacity of respective partners to effectively install.

PROJECT EXECUTION STATUS 2. Procurement, Storage and Delivery of Tools Date of Procurement Description Date of Arrival Procurement Value December to Assorted hand tools 30/04/18 $ 131,729.25 April Assorted hand tools/electric for 30/04/18 $18,944.56 16/05/18 State College

ACTIVITIES FOR COMPLETION BY JUNE: 2. Procurement, storage and delivery of tools: • 90% of tool and specialized equipment for roof repairs to the Dominica State College have been delivered. • Tools and materials have been procured locally and regionally,

PROJECT EXECUTION STATUS 3. Training and capacity development Over 2400 persons directly engaged on more resilient building practices Number of participants Description Date reached (est.) Training construction professionals in the 350 Nov 17 - Jan 18 revised Dominica Housing Standards. Community Meetings and Outreach events (11) 200 Feb - Mar 2018 TAC Mobile roof model – 20 public sessions Roseau – hardware stores & Govt HQ; Portsmouth, 1640 Feb & May 18 Grand Bay, Marigot, Kalinago Territory Public Information Meetings 190 Feb – Mar 2018 Portsmouth, Soufriere, Grand Bay, Newtown Partner Training 35 Mar & Apr 2018 2 sessions for contractors & homeowners

PROJECT EXECUTION STATUS 3. Training on adequate installation of roofs Date of Procurement Description Date of Arrival Procurement Value Training and November 2017 – November 2017 $69,008.61 outreach April 2018 – April 2018

ACTIVITIES FOR COMPLETION BY JUNE: 3. Training and Capacity Development: • Training Objectives achieved and continues beyond original targets . • UNDP ready to provide additional training and technical assistance where needed, including: ▪ to construction partners; ▪ capacity building and support for enforcing building standards ▪ provision of technical advice to home owners and partners through the 7 Technical Assistance Centres (TAC’s).

Status of Installations – May 25 Expected Type Planned Completed Area sq ft No. Area sq Beneficiaries No. Area sq Beneficiaries No. ft (est) ft (est) 73,500 454 254000 1362 Houses 600 300,000 1800 147 37,500 10 42500 30,000 Medical Centers 3 1,500 1200 8 & Hospital Bldgs 0 9 66500 2000 Schools 3 1,500 300 0

RESILIENT REROOFING - HEALTH FACILITIES Princess Margaret Hospital Health Centre

RESILIENT ROOFING- EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES Tertiary Education Early Childhood Education Dominica State College

RESILIENT ROOFING- HOMES

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT

RISK MANAGEMENT • Procurement: • Working through Regional Hub and Barbados and the OECS MCO for cost effective solutions • Identifying options for batches of substandard material to meet deadlines • Port capacity: partnerships • Onsite inspections: • Over 100 between February and May 2018 • Certificates of completion identifying location of houses being supported under China Aid

QUALITY ASSURANCE • Expertise • Engaged Engineers Without Borders to support UNDP , Government Agencies and Partners in Planning, assessing and building capacity • Revision of building guidelines, training of professionals in same and undertaking promotion towards resilient reconstruction • Installation • Multiple partners to realize geographic coverage and appreciating institutional limitations • Reallocating materials to better performing or new partners where slippage identified • Onsite monitoring of installations and materials to meet standards

ROOF REPAIR POST MARIA – INTERVENTION SUBMISSION

Conclusions: Challenges, Solutions & Lessons Learnt

CHALLENGES: RESILIENT RECONSTRUCTION • Initially limited government engagement due to the scale of the impact • Weak understanding of standards and procedures required • Dated and in some aspects unclear guidelines to the national building code • Impact of substandard materials, poor designs and construction clearly exposed failed building practices • In some cases vulnerable homes needed more than repairs to roofs or resident did not have rights to the property they occupied • Shortage of skilled labor – including accessing Cuban labor for the DSC • Extensive nature of the damage – fully island wide • Congested and impacted port

SOLUTIONS • Development of partnerships • GoCD, DASPA/Port and logistics hub • Other humanitarian & development actors – for installation, common approaches, process for beneficiary selection • Working with Senior Govt Officials, the Govt of Cuba and DSC to realise Cuban workers for the State College as well as setting up site with materials, tools and scaffolding • Advocacy and capacity building • Revision of housing guidelines with the Min of Planning and national contractors • Training of constructions professionals and extensive outreach to home owners • Support partners with technical expertise and communication materials • Common solutions developed by govt and partners in the Housing and Settlements Working Group – in some cases this meant identifying those who could not receive initial support • Accessing UNDP Networks • Engineering expertise to provide technical support • UNDP Procurement and surge support

LESSONS LEARNT • Government partnership integral to realizing project success; establishing and refining goals • UNDP network and capacity for partnerships necessary to coordinate with many partners and realizing common agreement • Importance of technical expertise to go beyond rebuilding to resilient reconstruction • Manage project expectations given national context, logistic challenges and lack of resources to support direct installation. • Critical importance of China Aid and RBLAC support to presence on the ground and project outputs – impossible without donor support • Roofs and beyond: as the project has been catalytic to revise building codes, promote resilience and train hundreds of relevant personnel with impacts that exceed initial project targets.