An ambitious target for rehabilitation of 60% of significantly damaged schools by July 2018 was set under the program. The Ministry of Education did not have the capacity to implement construction projects on such a large scale. This necessitated the establishment of a construction implementation unit within the executing agency, the MOE, for management of construction contracts. The establishment of the unit and the transparent procurement process for construction services delayed the start of the school rehabilitation program, with the majority of works being completed towards the end of the implementation period. This led to the construction implementation unit defining a data management system, which is currently being developed based on its experience from the school rehabilitation program. Once functional, the data management system could potentially be used as a best practice, particularly in smaller Pacific economies.
Emergency Assistance for Recovery from Tropical Cyclone Winston