Requirements For Accreditation of Materials Engineers

 

REQUIREMENTS FOR  ACCREDITA  ACCREDIT ATION OF MATERIAL MA TERIALS S ENGINEERS ENGINEERS

 

I. CONTRACTORS’/CON CONTRACTORS’/CONSUL SULT TANTS’ MA MATERIALS TERIALS ENGINEERS

Department Order No. 98, Series of 2016, 2016, “Revised Guidelines on the Accreditation of Contractors’/Consultants’ Materials Engineers”  1.0

CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITATION

The followingof criteria shall be applied in the evaluation for accreditation Contractors’/Consultants’ Materials Engineers:

 

I. CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS’ MATERIALS ENGINEERS 1.0

CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITATION

Minimum Minimu m Requi Require remen mentt  As a minimum requirement requirement for accreditation of materials engineers, the •

applicant must be a re regi gist ster ered ed and and li lice cens nsed ed Civ Civil Engi Engine neer er.. This minim mini mum req equi uirreme ement may may be exte xtend nde ed to fore oreig ign n appl appliicant cants. s. Written Examination •

 A writtobtained written en exam examinati ination on examination shall be adminis administer edconverted to all the to applic applicants ants.. The raw score in the shalltered be percentage (100% maximum) to obtain the total score for accreditation.

 

I. CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS’ MATERIALS ENGINEERS 1.0

CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITAT ATIION

Practical Examination Practical examination shall be administered to an accredited Materials •

Engineer I at applying for upgrading to Materials Engineer Enginee r II. Office It shallinbe conducted the Bureau of Research and Standards (BRS) Quezon City or at a selected/identified selected/identified DPWH Regional Office.

DPWH Engineers and other government engineers are prohibited from taking the examination for for the accreditation of Contractors’/C Contractors’/Consultants onsultants Materials Engineers to prevent private entities from engaging the services of the former while still employed by the government.

 

I. CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS’ MATERIALS ENGINEERS

1.0 CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITATION •

 Accredited DPWH Materials Engineers who retired or decided to leave DPWH may be considered as Contractors’/Consultants’  Materials Engi En gine neer erss corr corres espo pond ndin ing g to thei theirr rank ank upon upon requ reques est. t.

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Other government engineers who were previously accredited as Contr Con tract actors ors’/ ’/ Consult Consultant ants’  s’ Ma Mate teri rial alss Engi Engine neer erss bu butt whos whose e accr accred edit itat atio ions ns were revoked per Department Order No. 60, Series of 2003 may be reinstated as Contractors’/Consultants’  Materials Engineers corresponding to their rank after separation from the government service upon their request, subject to the approval of the Secretary upon up on reco recomm mmen enda dati tion on of th the e Accr Accred edit itat atio ion n Comm Commit itte tee. e.

 

I. CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS’ MATERIALS ENGINEERS 2.0 PR 2.0 PROC OCED EDUR URE E FO FOR R AC ACCR CRED EDIT ITAT ATIO ION N Upon application for accreditation, the following must be submitted to the Accreditation Committee, thru the Chief of the Quality Assurance and Hydrology Division of any DPWH Regional Office. •

Duly

accomplished application form that can be downloaded through DPWH Website (www.dpwhnet.gov.ph (www.dpwhnet.gov.ph)) or can be secured from any DPWH Regional Office. Photo copy of Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) identification card. Two (2) passport size (2” x 2”) photographs, one of which should be pasted in the application form.

 

I. CONTRACTORS’/CONSULT CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS’ MATERIALS MATERIALS ENGINEERS

2.0 PROCEDURE FOR ACCREDITATION  Accreditation Examination  An accreditation examination shall be administered to all

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qualified applicants. Two (2) examinations per y year ear to be be held on the second Saturday of March and September will be given simultaneously in Manila, Cebu City and Davao City City..  Applicants

who applied but failed to take the examination three (3) times without valid explanation shall be barred perpetually from taking the examination.

 

I. CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS’ MATERIALS ENGINEERS 2.0 PROCEDURE FOR ACCREDITATION •

Issuance of Certificate of Accreditation  A Certificate of Accreditation Accreditation and an Accreditation I.D I.D.. will be issued to all applicants who meet the accreditation criteria. The

Certificate of Accreditation, unless revoked or suspended for cause, shall be valid for three (3) years from the date it was issued, and shall be renewed thereafter.

 

I. CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS’ MATERIALS ENGINEERS 3.0 RENEWAL AND UPGRADING OF ACCREDITATION •

Ren ene ewal of cert certiifica ficate te of ac accr cre edi dita tati tion on of mate aterial rialss engin ngine eers ers working abroad is not allowed. Likewise, materials engineers working in the Phiilipp Ph lippin ine es shou shoulld fil file the their app applica licati tion on for renew enewal al of thei eirr accr accre edi dita tattio ion n certificate personally by presenting their valid original Professional Reg egul ulat atio ion n Comm Commis issi sion on (PRC) (PRC) id iden enti tifi fica cati tion on card card..

 

I. CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS’ MATERIALS ENGINEERS 3.0 RENEWAL AND UPGRADING OF ACCREDITATION •

Request for upgrading of classification, renewal of accreditation cert ce rtif ific icat ate e and and reins einsta tate teme ment nt of accr accre edit itat atio ion n must ust be addr addre esse ssed to the the Chairman, Accreditation Committee for DPWH and Contractors’/Consultants’  Materials als Engineers, Attention: The Director IV, DPWH, BRS, EDS EDSA, Diliman, Quezon City. The Committee which was created to accredit DPWH and Contractors’/Consultants’  Materials E nem eresnd sthhaell issua caarrnyce oouftcer iocncrefdoitratiaocncrfeodr itapp atp iornovaal nodf  rencgoim su cetrhtieficaetveasluoaf ta ap the Secre Secretar tary y.

 

I. CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS’ MATERIALS ENGINEERS 4.0 CLASSIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS’/CONSU CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS’ LTANTS’ MATERIALS ENGINEERS

•Materials Engineers shall be classified according to the results of Written and Practical Examinations. -Written -W ritten Examination  Applicants who who got a score of 60% and above are Materials Engineer I.

automatical automatically ly accredited as

- Pr Pract actica icall Exam Examina inatio tions ns (For upgrading from Materials Materials Engineer I to Materials II only)

 

I. CONTRACTORS’/CONSULT CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS’ MATERIALS MATERIALS ENGINEERS 4.0 CLASSIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS’/CONSU CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS’ LTANTS’

MATERIALS ENGINEERS •

Labo La bora rato tory ry - 50% 50% Soils Cement  Asphalt Concrete Miscellaneous

- 12.5% - 12.5% - 12.5% - 12.5%

The applicants will be required to demonstrate the actual sampling and testing procedures of construction materials in accordance with the existing standards to determine their testing capability capability..

 

I. CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS’ MATERIALS ENGINEERS 4.0 CLASSIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS’/CONSU CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS’ LTANTS’ MATERIALS ENGINEERS

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Field

- 50% Project Evaluation - 35% Panel Interview

- 15%

The applicants will be required to demonstrate the actual implementation of quality control supervision and decision making in the project.

 

I. CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS’ MATERIALS ENGINEERS 4.0 CLASSIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS’/ CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS CONSULTANTS’’

MATERIALS ENGINEERS •

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 Accredited Materials Engineer I may be upgraded to Materials Engineer II by undergoing only a Practical Examination and not a written examination. Applicants must obtain a total score of at least 75% in the Practical Examination to qualify as Materials Engineer II.  Accredited Materials Engineer I who applied for upgrading but failed failed to be upgraded to Materials Engineer II after two (2) successive attempts is barred from taking the Practical Examination for one (1) year and should take a refresher course related to Materials Quality Control.

 

I. CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS’ MATERIALS ENGINEERS 4.0 CLASSIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS’/CONSU CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS’ LTANTS’ MATERIALS ENGINEERS

 An accredited Contractors’/Consultants’ Materials Engineer who enters the government service and wishes to be accredited as DPWH Materials Engineer may apply ffor or acc accreditation. reditation. His/her score in the written examination will be considered and he/she must undergo the practical examination. However, However, in the case of upgraded Materials Engineer II who have undergone practical examination, he/she will be automatically conferred the same rank.

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I. CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS’ MATERIALS ENGINEERS 4.0 CLASSIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS’/CONS CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS’ ULTANTS’

MATERIALS ENGINEERS •

DPWH engi DPW ngineer neerss who who to took ok th the e DPWH PWH Mate Materi rial alss Engi Engine neer erss exami xamina nati tion on and and got a score of 60% and above but are separated from government service can be accredited as Contractors’/Consultants’  Materials Engineers I, without undergoing practical examination for Contractors’/Consultants’  Materi Mat erials als Engine Engineers ers..

 

I. CONTRACTORS’/CONSULTANTS’ MATERIALS ENGINEERS CRITERIA FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACTORS’/ 5.0 CONSULTANTS’ MATERIALS ENGINEERS   Classification Materials Engineer I

Limits of Assignment - One (1) project costing not more than P150M, or - Two (2 (2)) pr projects, ojects, with an a aggregate ggregate cost of not more than P250M, or - Three (3) projects, with an aggregate cost of not more than P200M.

Materials Engineer II

- One (1) project, no cost limit, or - Two (2 (2)) pr projects, ojects, with an a aggregate ggregate cost of not more than P300M, or - Three (3) projects, with an aggregate cost of not more than P250M.

Non-accredited materials engineers may be assigned to three (3) projects, with an aggregate cost

of P15.0M or below.

 

II. DPWH MATERIALS ENGINEERS ACCREDITATION Department Order No. 12, Series of 2013, 2013, “Accreditation of DPWH Materials Engineers”  1.0 CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITATION The following criteria shall be applied in the evaluation for the accreditation of DPWH Materials Engineers:

 

II. DPWH MATERIALS ENGINEERS ACCREDITATION 1.0 CRIT CRITERIA ERIA FOR ACCRE ACCREDITA DITATION TION

 

II. DPWH MATERIALS ENGINEERS ACCREDITATION

1.0 CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITATION

 

II. DPWH MATERIALS ENGINEERS ACCREDITATION 2.0 CLASSIFICATION OF DPWH MATERIALS MA TERIALS ENGINEERS DPWH Materials Engineers shall be classified according to their total rating. The total rat rating ing shall be the sum of the ratings ratings obtained from the training and experience and the accreditation examinations. The classification of DPWH Materials Engineers shall be as follows: •The designation of DPWH Materials Engineers shall be given to those holding permanent plantilla items except except for the Project Management Office (PMO) where most of the plantilla items are contractual, with classification ranks determined as follows: Classification

Total Rating

DPWH M Ma aterials E En ngineer I

70% - 79 79%

DPWH Materials Engineer II

80% and above

 

II. DPWH MATERIALS ENGINEERS ACCREDITATION 2.0 CLASSIFICATION OF DPWH MATERIALS ENGINEERS •

Classification ranks of DPWH Materials Engineer I shall be upgraded to DPWH Materials Engineer II upon request of the concerned engineer and submission ofnumber his acquired additional qualification requirements such as trainings, of projects handled and number nu mber of years assigned in the projects as DPWH Materials Engineer I and the latest accreditation examination rating, (if (if any ), ), to obtain a total rating of not less than 80%.

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 An accredited DPWH Materials Engineer who retired or separated from from the government service shall be considered as accredited Contractors’/Consultants’ Materials Engineer corresponding to his/her classification rank upon his/her request subject for approval of the Chairman, Accreditation Committed for Materials Engineers.

 

II. DPWH MATERIALS ENGINEERS ACCREDITATION 3.0 CRITERIA FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF DPWH MATERIALS ENGINEERS Classification

Limits of Assignment

Materials Engineer I

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One (1) project costing below P150M Four (4) projects located within the same prov pr ovin ince ce for si sim mul ulta tane neou ouss assi assig gnme nments, nts, with with an aggregate cost of not more than P50M

Materials Engineer II

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One (1) project, with no cost limit Two (2) projects located within the same prov pr ovin ince ce for si sim mul ulta tane neou ouss assi assig gnme nments, nts, with with an aggregate cost of not more than P150M

 

II. DPWH MATERIALS ENGINEERS ACCREDITATION 4.0 PROCEDURES FOR ACCREDITAT ACCREDITATION ION •

 Accreditation  Accreditati on Require Requirements: ments:

The following must be submitted to the Accreditation Committee for validation and evaluation: - The applicant applicantss shall apply and take written and pr practical actical examination examination on tthe he scheduled accreditation accreditation examination for DPWH Materials Engineers, to be administered and held at the DPWH-BRS Building, EDSA, Quezon City. - Duly ac accomplished complished applica application tion form for examina examination tion that can be secured from the DPWH Regional Office, with attached copy of valid Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) identification identification card (ID (ID). ). Application form form shall be submitted to the Bureau of Research Research and Standards (BRS) at least one (1) month before the scheduled examination. - Duly accomplished application form for accreditat accreditation ion certified by the Head of Office. - Atta Attachme chments nts req require uired d unde underr Sec Section tion 1.

(Exhibit “C”),

 

II. DPWH MATERIALS ENGINEERS ACCREDITATION 4.0 PROCEDURES FOR ACCREDITATION •

Issuance of Certificate of Accreditation -  A Certificate of Accreditation Accreditation and an Accreditation ID will be issued to

all applicants who meet the accreditation criteria.