The Rabaul District Administration in the East New Britain province has rolled out some of its major infrastructure projects, both in building and civil, that were approved last year (2025).
These impact projects were approved through the District Project Management Team (DPMT) and District Procurement Committee (DPC) meeting.
These projects are now progressing well. They are,
- Rabaul Police Barracks Duplex constructed by 3 Sixty Construction Limited at 60% complete. (K500, 000.00- District Services Improvement Program, DSIP)
- Kurakakaul Police Duplex constructed by Edge Estate Ltd at 57% complete. (K500, 000.00-DSIP)
- New Rabaul Clinic Perimeter fencing by Newland Building Construction at 40% complete. (K500, 000.00- DSIP/Infrastructure Development Program, IDP)
- New Rabaul Clinic Civil Works by Impax Limited at 40% complete. (K500, 000.00-DSIP/IDP)
- Rabaul High School Perimeter fencing by Tabarangat Metal Fabricators at 95 % complete. (K450, 000.00- DSIP)
- St Martins 4 in 1 classroom constructed by R & D Office & Building Services at 75% complete. (K400, 000.00-DSIP)
- Billy Memorial Primary School, Watom Island 4 in 1 classroom constructed by Atlu Civil & Building Construction at 60% complete. (K600,000.00- DSIP/IDP)
- Sikut-Matupit Health Centre Maintenance by Dunamis Construction Ltd at 100% complete. (K500, 000.00- DSIP) and,
- Rabaul District Seif Haus by Mazo Construction Ltd which is 99% complete. (K500, 000.00- PSIP/DSIP)
Whilst speaking during a recent District Management Meeting, the District Administrator Freddy Lemeki, commended the Rabaul District Project Implementation Unit for identifying priority projects and putting them through the district’s procurement process.
“These are important projects especially under the education, health, and law and justice sector.”
“There are other approved projects in agriculture, fisheries, lands, civil, commerce and other sectors that are ongoing and their progress is also noted and commended.”
He pointed out that projects valued below K500, 000, goes through the 3x vetting processes of the District Management Team, District Project Management Unit and through to the District Project Management Team which he is the Chairman of.
Projects with contract value ranging from more than K500, 000 to K5 million goes through the District Procurement Committee for approval.
Mr. Lemeki further encouraged the district technical team to ensure project submissions contain all the required documents and that qualified and registered contractors with capacity and good track record are engaged for successful implementation of projects.
Meantime, the Acting District Engineer Jude Gigiala, said that last year about six major projects were tendered through the DPC for both civil and building projects.
He said that there are already plans in place to conduct two or three more DPC meetings this year to approve other district projects.
