With a completion rate of 90% the Directorate of Housing continues to work on Anah housing project in Anbar Governorate.

The Directorate of Housing one of the formations of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities, follows up and supervises Anah housing project in Anbar Governorate, which is executed by Al Nawaeer Contracting Company, as the project has reached a completion rate of 90%, and the number of housing units amounted to (524) apartments.

Note that the project was previously suspended due to the security events that were represented by the entry of ISIS terrorist gangs, and the duration of the suspension exceeded 8 years, and at that time the completion rate was 98%. The residential complex contains public service buildings (kindergarten, primary school, middle school, high school, markets, health clinic, administrative suite, mosque, 2 guard rooms in addition to the service networks (pure water, and heavy water sewers) and electrical networks (high pressure network, low pressure network, external lighting, telephone network) and also includes external site works such as roads, squares, gardens and walkways.

 

The Directorate of Housing organizes a symposium entitled (types of road failures, their causes and methods of treatment).

The Directorate of Housing, Planning and Follow-up Department, Training and Development Division, one of the formations of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities, organized a symposium entitled (types of road failures, their causes and methods of treatment).

The employees of the Ministry’s formations participated in it, and the curriculum of the symposium was delivered by Eng. Esraa Lutfi Ibraheem from the Authentication and Engineering Consultations Department at the Directorate of Housing headquarters, on Thursday morning, 4/8/2022.

The lecturer talked about several specialized scientific and engineering topics, including defects and distortions of both types, structural defects and functional defects, and the causes that lead to these defects, which are:

Alligator cracking – block cracking – longitudinal and transverse cracks – rutting- patching – pothole – shoving – depressions – bumps and sags – corrugation –joint reflection cracking – swell – polished aggregate – raveling and weathering– patch utility cut – bleeding or asphalt eruption – edge cracking – slippage cracks –lane-shoulder drop-off and railway crossings.

A description of each type of failure, methods of measurement, possible causes of occurrence and recommendations for treatment were also mentioned. The explanation was accompanied by the presentation of drawings illustrating the shape of the defect and signed on the pavement layer, and video clips showing the methods of treatment for each failure.

The estimation of the level of leadership according to the severity levels for each type of failure was also mentioned and tables were included showing the intensity levels according to (width, depth, area and diameter) with tables showing the maintenance methods for each type of failure and according to its severity and intensity.

The lecturer explained the means of improving and strengthening the asphalt mixtures and surfaces, because the maintenance costs are very high, so it is necessary to search for ways and means of manufacturing asphalt mixtures to remain resistant for a period of time up to (30-40) years as a minimum estimate.

And categorized it like this:

A. Adding polymers or additives to asphalt, for example, rubber powder, which works on:

– Reduces reflective cracks and thus reduces maintenance costs.

– Improves the resistance to cracks that appear in the pavements.

-Improves resistance against rats.

– Increases pavement life.

– Increases friction resistance.

-Reduces the level of road noise from tires.

-Take advantage of damaged tires for the purpose of improving roads.

Where the recommendation was to establish a unit for polymers next to each asphalt plant because its prices are appropriate and the benefit is great.

B. Reinforcement of asphalt layers (or even dirt) by adding networks of rubber geogrid used in the covering of Baghdad Airport Road in 1989.

C. Adding metal reinforcement nets manufactured in a special way to be able to resist all tensile forces caused by ruts or cracks of all kinds. A 20-km-long section was executed on the (Amman-Baghdad) road.

The symposium concluded with discussions with the attendees about the new additives and some methods used in the design of asphalt concrete mixtures and the extent to which these methods are applied in international and neighboring countries, achieving very good results in terms of resistance and answering all the attendees’ questions with a specialized professionalism. The attendees thanked the lecturer for the arrangement, presentation methods and amount of knowledge that was presented during the symposium.

 

The Directorate of Housing organizes a course on (the law of discipline of state and public sector employees and the law of inclusion).

The Directorate of Housing, Planning and Follow-up Department/Training and Development Division, one of the formations of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities, organized a course on (the law of discipline of state and public sector employees and the law of inclusion).

The staff of the Ministry’s formations participated in it, and the curriculum of the course was lectured by Assistant Legal Advisor – and Assistant Director of the Legal Department in the Directorate of Housing Ms. Najla Ghazi Abbas, on Sunday, 17/7/2022 until 1/8/2022 for the purpose of promoting employees.

Several themes were presented in this course , the most important of which is the explanation of the concepts of the law of discipline of state and public sector employees and its related matters in terms of the duties of the employee and the prohibitions on him, penalties, their effects and procedures for imposing them and how to appeal disciplinary sanctions, as well as a detailed explanation of the law of inclusion and who are concerned with the inclusion and how to form investigative committees and ways to challenge them, in addition to a detailed explanation of some of the laws, regulations and administrative instructions currently in force, where the law of discipline of state employees and the law of inclusion is considered one of the important sources of information that all state employees benefit from.

One of the objectives of the course is to deepen the legal culture of each individual to obtain an understanding and awareness of the legal texts related to the employee’s work as well as to educate the employee before making an unintentional mistake and reminding them of disciplinary information.

At the end of the course, a test was conducted for all participants to review the material and compete among themselves.

Wishing them success in the service of the common good.

 

international quality certificate (ISO 9001:2015)

In recognition of the tireless efforts of the senior management, represented by the Director-General (Engineer Haider Fadel Al-Mayali), the Assistant Director-General (Mr. Nabil Ghazi Thajil), and the directors of the departments in the Directorate, to achieve the highest rates of quality, development and improvement, and to apply the requirements of international standards.

The Directorate of Housing, one of the formations of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities, obtained the international quality certificate according to the requirements of the international standard (ISO 9001:2015), which is a certificate of conformity to the quality management system (QMS) applied and approved in the Directorate, for all its activities represented by (authentication, preparation of designs and supervision on the execution of housing complex projects).

In accordance with the requirements of the ISO specification and compliance with international and local conditions and standards and housing standards, within the framework of the certificate preservation program adopted by the Directorate, to achieve its new vision.

It is based on four pillars:

Electronic transformation, investment in human resources, innovation in technical and administrative processes, and development of the construction industry to serve residential production.

And to adopt the use of local raw materials, and to set standards for the production and import of construction materials, with the granting of customs facilities and tax exemptions, to motivate workers in this field.

The Directorate of Housing had previously obtained the International Quality Certificate in 2017 in March 2022, after implementing the detailed, intensive and comprehensive second annual external audit executed by the International Standards Company for Quality Systems Management / representative of the awarding company Infinity.

Mr. (Jamal Ahmed Safouk / the authorized director of the company) attended the directorate, and carried out the second annual audit process on 14/3/2022, and the documents of the applied quality management system supported by objective evidence of effective application were examined, which proved the application of the Directorate of Housing specification standards (ISO 9001: 2015 and the awarding body recommended the extension of the international quality certificate.

On (29/3/2022) the International Quality Certificate for the Quality Management System was received in accordance with the requirements of the international standard (ISO 9001:2015), by Engineer Haider Fadel Al-Mayali, Director General of the Directorate, in the presence of the Director of the Quality Management Division, Mr. (Ahmed Abdel-Zahra Ali) and the quality staff, who in turn stressed that obtaining ISO accreditation is an important step in implementing the plans set to enhance excellence, development and improvement of performance in the Directorate in general and making a qualitative leap in the Directorate’s work mechanisms, noting that this certificate is one of the Directorate’s development mechanisms,

During the next stage, the Directorate will work to implement and adopt the highest international standards to promote innovation and continuous improvement of its work mechanisms, in the service of the country and the citizen.

Al-Tajiyat residential complex project

Engineer Haider Fadel Al-Mayali, Director General of the Directorate of Housing, visited one of the formations of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities, this Monday morning, 28/3/2022, Al-Tajiyat residential complex project. And he was accompanied during his tour of the project by Mr. Jayed Ali Jayed, the resident engineer for the project, Dr. Zainab Salman, the head of the Investment Division, and Mr. Muhannad Muhammad Mohsen, Director of Relations and Information Division in the Directorate, and a number of their cadres, to find out the merits of the project and the progress of work in it.

The Director General directed: During the visit, all project workers, to abide by all instructions and directives, and to exert all efforts and capabilities.

He commended the work with some observations in the aspect of engineering and technical specialization, and what is directly related to the success of the work and avoiding future problems.

At the end of the visit, Mayali stressed a number of important issues, including that his door is open to all, in order to overcome all obstacles and solve problems facing the progress of work, because the project is one of the vital projects that serve a large number of citizens, and because the housing aspect is one of the most important living requirements.

The project is executed by Sections General Contracting Company , with a completion rate of 33.1%, and the number of housing units amounted to (1392) apartments, type (a) with (45) buildings, (16) apartments of different sizes and type (b) with (28) buildings, (24) ) apartment of different sizes, with six models of types of apartments, currently executed and designed in the style of (Doplex / two floors), the first floor has service rooms (reception, kitchen, and health units), and the second floor has a private room (bedrooms and an integrated health unit), as this type of design provides the feeling of the Iraqi family that they live in an independent house. It is divided into different areas:

– Apartment type (A) with an area of ​​159 m2 _ Apartment type (A +) with an area of ​​​​161 m2

Apartment type (B) with an area of ​​130 m2 – Apartment type (B +) with an area of ​​137 m2

Apartment type (C) with an area of ​​116 m2 – Apartment type (C +) with an area of ​​118 m2

The project description: The technology used in the execution is (ICF) the technology of isolated concrete blocks, a modern technology that the Ministry has taken great care of in establishing modern residential complexes, which would provide adequate housing for all beneficiaries of the complex’s occupants, which is executed by the investment method, which is a modern and successful method in the establishment of residential complexes.

Al-Suwaira housing project in Wasit Governorate

Under the supervision of the Directorate of Housing, one of the formations of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities, work continues on the Al-Suwaira housing project in Wasit Governorate, which is executed by Al-Maghanim and Ard Al-Sunan contracting companies, with a completion rate of 61.32%, and the number of housing units amounted to (640) apartments.

The project was described as multi-storey residential buildings (four floors) with two models of residential buildings: type (A) = (40) buildings, (480 apartments), and type B)) = (10) buildings, (160 apartments).

The media office explained: The residential complex contains public service buildings (kindergarten, nursery, primary school with a capacity of 18 classrooms, middle school with a capacity of 12 classrooms, (2) markets, a health center, an administrative building, 2 guard rooms with service networks (pure water and fire, rain water drainage network, heavy water sewerage network with heavy water treatment unit, external and internal electrical networks, telephone, as well as external site works (external fence, streets, sidewalks, walkways, parking lots ) and also contains (Landscape) works (yards, resting spaces, organizing gardens, landscaping, furniture…etc).

Directorate of Housing organizes a course entitled (Environment and Occupational Safety)

The Planning and Follow-up Section / Training and Development Division, in the Directorate of Housing, one of the formations of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities, organized a course entitled (Environment and Occupational Safety). The course curriculum was delivered by Mr. Abdul-Khaleq Hayawi, head of the Environmental and Occupational Safety Division, at the directorate’s headquarters, where the lecturer of the session touched on:

  1. Environment: Explanation of the concepts of sick buildings.
  2. Civil Defense: It includes the types of fires and how to treat them with different extinguishing materials.
  3. First aid: for those injured during work.

– 50 employees from the center of the Ministry’s headquarters and its affiliated formations participated in the course.

The course was concluded with a theoretical test for the employees participating in the course, with a commitment to daily attendance, and the application of all occupational safety procedures.

Azizia Project in Wasit governorate

Project name: Azizia

Governorate: Wasit

The Executing Company: Al-Mansour General Contracting Company

Contract cost for the project (in millions): 69.196

Contract cost for the project after appeal: Adopting the prices of the unimplemented paragraphs in the bill of quantities under the original contract

Total spare orders in million: (-) 285,0

Contract duration (day): 911

Total additional periods: 0

Total stops/day: 1448

Date of commencement under the contract: 16/6/2019

Date of resuming work: 16/6/2019

New period after resumption/day: 463 + stops

The date of the new completion in the light of the appeal: 21/9/2020

Financial achievement percentage: 48.00%

Planned completion rate: 100.00%

Technical achievement percentage:

Actual before appeal: 52.50%

Previous Actual: 57.94%

Current Actual: 60.3%

Deviation: 40.00%

Observations of the problems and obstacles and the position of the current project:

The project was started on 16/6/2019 according to our letter 7369 on 6/3/2019. The contract annex was signed with the company executing the project according to our letter 10477 on 25/8/2019. The work progress program submitted by the executing company has been approved.

The executing company was urged to intensify efforts to work in our letter 1805 on 15/2/2021. It was agreed with the executing company to raise the pace of work on the project.

The executing company was warned under our letter 11870 on 23/11/2021 for the company’s reluctance to implement its contractual obligations.

Shatt Al Arab 2 Project

Project name: Shatt Al Arab 2

Governorate: Basra

Executing Company: Stratos Corporation

Contract cost for the project (in millions): 159,256

Contract cost for the project after appeal: Adopting the prices of the unimplemented paragraphs in the bill of quantities under the original contract

Total spare parts orders in million: 232,0

Contract duration (day): 820

Total additional periods: 0

Total stops/day: 1598

Date of commencement under the contract: 26/12/2012

Date of resuming work: 29/8/2019

New period after resumption/day: 590 + stops

The date of the new completion in the light of the appeal: 26/1/2021

Financial achievement percentage: 18.89%

Planned completion rate: 56.12%

Technical achievement percentage:

Actual before appeal: 33.24%

Previous Actual: 33.24%

Actual current: 33.4%

Deviation: 22.72%

Observations of problems and obstacles and the position of the current project: The project was started on August 29, 2019 as stated in the letter of the resident engineer directorate No. 11 on August 29, 2019. The contract extension was signed with the company executing the project according to our letter 10382 on 22/8/2019.

The project was stopped in October 2019 due to the demonstrations, which led to the withdrawal of the executing company to Iran due to the security situation. A meeting was held with the company executing the project recently for the purpose of starting work and it is now in the process of preparing the site.

 

Work was resumed on the site on 27/4/2021, as the executing company was urged to increase the pace of work according to our letter 6849 on 7/8/2021.

public job course

The Planning and Follow-up Department/Training and Development Division in the Directorate of Housing, one of the formations of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Public Municipalities, organized a public job course, and the course curriculum was delivered by Mr. Ihsan Khaled Sabri and Karam Safa Omran, the course addressed the importance of training and developing employees and qualifying them to occupy higher positions and jobs in state institutions, the course also aims to raise the ability of employees to perform their duties optimally and to be familiar with the regulations and laws governing the job.

The course was attended by staff at the Directorate’s headquarters and some of the Ministry’s formations.

The course included important details in defining what a public job is, explaining the State and Public Sector Employees Discipline Law No. 14 of 1991, identifying the strategy for combating administrative and financial corruption in public institutions, as well as explaining the terms of appointment, bonuses, promotions, transfer, placement, retirement, resignation, allowances, and vacations, and explaining the language of official letters and administrative correspondence, and the common mistakes in official correspondence, and the explanation of Civil Service Law No. 24 of 1960 and the amended Law of Discipline of State and Public Sector Employees No. 22 of 2008

The course was concluded with a written test for the participating employees, with a commitment to daily attendance.