Common Standards for Responsible Construction in Humanitarian Settings
The Construction Good Practice Standards (CGPS) provide a baseline level of good practice for managing construction in humanitarian and development programs. It aims to improve construction processes and outcomes, with a focus on better planning, design, management, and environmental practices. Learn how CGPS is used by implementing organizations and donors, and its goals in promoting responsible construction practices.
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Construction Standards Working Group Construction Good Practice Standards COMMON STANDARDS FOR THE RESPONSIBLE DELIVERY OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN HUMANITARIAN SETTINGS 2020 ACHIEVEMENTS AND 2021 OUTLOOK
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What is the CGPS? The CGPS provides standards for the various stages of the construction processes. Construction Good Practice Standards are a commonly agreed baseline level of good practice for the management of construction in humanitarian and development programming. Who uses the CGPS? The implementing organizations are the ones that would directly use the standard. Donors would reference the standard to help them understand the requirements and cost implications at each stage.
What is the CGPS? A STANDARD for better construction. Better planning. Better designs. Better management. Better Environmental practices. Better project results. * It includes guidance notes but is not a guide for how to do construction.
What are the Goals of the CGPS? Operational That donors, implementing agencies and organizations use the CGPS in the construction projects in humanitarian contexts. Why? A common standard that sets a minimum standards of planning / design / construction / handover correctly sets appropriate expectations for the donor / beneficiaries / local governments / implementing organizations. The humanitarian sector has a poor record in construction and the CGPS can help to improve that.
What type of projects are applicable for the CGPS and at when should they apply? WHEN? Planning / Proposal Stage Design Construction Handover Any Excludes projects with a short term usage life < 6 months. construction project that with a 6 month or longer usage life. Excludes owner driven projects where the design is not controlled by the implementing organization. Especially projects where human life is at risk if the project fails!
2020 CGPS Update Highlights Based on feedback and lessons learned: Key Actions added for each standard Design and supervision costs set at min. 10% of project value. Stronger focus on Environmental issues. Stage update of construction work plan through project. Increased engagement with communities.
Recap & Recent Achievements Construction Standards WG initiated 2016. Objective: Milestone: CGPS final launched 2018 Rollout and Comms: East Africa Forum 2019 Donor engagement Review and evaluate Standards (2020 edit) Training with Disaster Ready (pending Standards update) Linked activities: Fire Safety, Construction Contract IHIP Other Agencies have used the Standards Concern, NRC.
CPGS & Disaster Ready training What is it? How can it be accessed and used?
Learning from Save the Children Update on Change Project Tools we have developed BM assessment Portfolio tracker tool Risk review checklist for Proposals QS template for developing BOQ from Zimbabwe and Nepal MOU for community engagement SOP for Construction at CO.
Country Office Rollout: Benchmarking Assessment 11
Country Office Rollout: Ethiopia Benchmarking Assessment A1. Standard G3. Maintenance A2. Portfolio Tracking A3. Hazard Mapping A4. Standard Designs 3 A1. Standard G2. Final Payment, G3. Maintenance A2. Portfolio Tracking A3. Hazard Mapping A4. Standard Designs 3 G2. Final Payment, G1. Punch Lists / 2 G1. Punch Lists / 2 F4. Contractual A5. Seasonal Planning F4. Contractual A5. Seasonal Planning 1 F3. Quality Control B1. Staffing for Design 1 F3. Quality Control B1. Staffing for Design 0 F2. Meetings and B2. Proposal Review 0 F2. Meetings and B2. Proposal Review F1. Health and Safety B3. Designs and -1 F1. Health and Safety B3. Designs and -1 E3. Contract C1. Design Brief E3. Contract C1. Design Brief E2. Competitive Bid C2. Site Selection and E2. Competitive Bid C2. Site Selection and E1. Tender C3. Design for Safety E1. Tender C3. Design for Safety D4. Risk Management C4. Design for Inclusive C5. WASH Integration C6. Design D1. Workplan D4. Risk Management C4. Design for Inclusive C5. WASH Integration C6. Design D1. Workplan D3. Staffing and D3. Staffing and D2. Implementation D2. Implementation 2018 2016
Country Office Rollout: Nepal Community Based Approaches include in the planning
Country Office Rollout: Uganda Portfolio Tracker Analysis PAYMENT STATUS Value Outstanding excl retention, 378,885.97 , 24% District Status of Projects District 4 Retention accrued, 103,902.25 , 6% Paid excl retention, 1,113,950.58 , 70% District 3 District 2 Payment Status District 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 92% 90% 100% 84% 90% Number of projects terminated 80% 67% 70% Number of projects completed (Retention paid) 60% Number of projects in retention (Defects phase) 50% Number of projects on site implementation 40% 26% 23% 30% Number of projects in procurement / contract signing 10% 20% 8% 7% Number of projects not started 3% 0% 0% 10% Number of projects on hold 0% District 3 District 2 District 1 District 4 % value outstanding % value - in retention % value Paid
Challenges to SCI embedding policy LACK OF CONSTRUCTION STAFF IN STRATEGIC ROLES AT RO AND CO > FOCAL POINT ESTABLISHED WITHIN RISK REVIEW PROCESS COVID > REMOTE TRAINING AND ENGAGEMENT
Other key clusters (WASH, Education, Health) are not engaging, this is seen as a shelter document Challenges to Global Standards rollout Donors not engaging in endorsing standards or adding conditions for safe construction (staffing, budgets, planning and design) Lack of understanding of the structural deficiencies within construction in the humanitarian world and what is needed to address them.
What next? Finalise update Standards seeking peer review volunteers Launch training on Disaster Ready Request to Donors for engagement on how to embed the Standards in your proposal guidance Request to partners - let us know how you are using this Develop inter-agency training on the different standards, link to modules that are relevant (e.g. Hazard mapping). Promotion of the CGPS in your work and amongst others doing construction work in humanitarian contexts.
Open to Q & A Menti How to operationalise standards? (Sphere? Donor guidance? Etc) Documenting progress and lessons learned
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