GUYANA -RURAL FEEDER ROADS

TECH ADVISORS WILL ASSIST WITH IMMED OVERHAUL OF 28 PIECES OF HEAVY CONSTRUCT EQUIP & REPAIR OF TRUCKS.LONG-TERM MGMT PROGRAM WILL BE INSTITUTED IN MWT"S MECH DIVISION.MGMT CONSULTANT WILL INSTALL MGMT INFO & CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR A PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SYSTEM.. WORKSHOP WILL BE EXPANDED & ALL 3 WILL RECEIVE EQUIP & SPARE PARTS.BASIC SHOP MGMT SYSTEM & ON-JOB TRNG WILL BE INSTITUTED IN WORKSHOPS. IN MAINTENANCE DIVIS OF MWT PERSONNEL WILL RECEIVE TRNG & SHORT-TERM ASSIST IN ASPHALT PAVING.GOG WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO INCREASE ITS MAINTENANCE BUDGET & LOCAL CONTRACTORS WILL BE TRND TO WORK ON ROAD CONSTRUCT.AN EFFICIENT SUPPLY SYSTEM WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR MWT"S SUPPLY DIVIS & PERSONNELL WILL BE TRND IN PROCUREMENT & INVENTORY MGMT. MAJOR ACTIVITY OF PROJECT CONSISTS OF TRNG PROGRAM.METHOD OF "JOB INSTRUCTOR TRNG"WHICH USES FOREMENT TO TRAIN THEIR MEN ON-THE-JOB IN SMALL GROUPS WILL BE USED.TOP & MIDDLE-LEVEL MANGERS,MECHANICS & HEAVY EQUIP OPERATORS WILL BE TRND.THERE WILL BE 11 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MA LEVEL TRNG & ACAD TRNG WILL BE COMBINED WITH 6 MONTHS US PARTIC TRNG.A PERMANENT SYSTEM OF TRNG WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO MWT,JOB DESCRIPTIONS WILL BE DEVELOPED & TRNG NEEDS ANALYSES CONDUCTED. WORK PLAN & SPECIAL ON-THE-JOB TRNG WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR GOG"S CENTRAL TRANSPORT PLANNING UNIT.MWT"S SOILS,MATERIALS & RESEARCH SECTION WILL HAVE ITS SOILS & PAVING LABS CONSOLIDATED IN 1 BLDG & NEW EQUIP PROVIDED.CONCRETE TESTING CAPACITY WILL BE DEVELOPED & RESEARCH ON FOUNDATION DESIGN INTENSIFIED. 25 MILES OF ALL-WEATHER FEEDER ROADS WILL BE CONSTRUCT ALONG THE COAST.MWT EMPLOYEES & LOCAL CONTRACTORS WILL BE ASSISTED IN PLANNING,MANAGING & CONSTRUCT OF ROADS. PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES WILL BE TRND MWT EMPLOYEES WHILE RURAL RICE FARMERS,THE USERS OF THE ROADS,ALSO BENEFIT.