2 June 2005

Memorandum No. SSC-05-029

To: 
All Deans and Head of Units, Atty, 
Ida May La'O, OVCCA
Arch. Nicolo del Castillo, OCA	 

Subject: Concerns Raised regarding the Office of the Campus Architect
 during the Executive Committee Meeting on May 25, 2005

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In the last Executive Committee (EC) meeting held on May 25, 2005, some
 concerns were raised regarding the Office of the Campus Architect.

Dean Rowena Guevara of the College of Engineering, for example, mentioned
 that the new plan for the building of the Engineering Library did not
 include changing the entire weak ceiling. She suggested that there
 should be a study of the role of OCA in terms of planning and
 development as a result of what happrened to their library. Dean Corazon
 Rodriguez of the Asian Intstitute of Tourism related the case of the
 subcontractor to transfer the power supply from the basement to an
 outside location but which was not finished. Now, every time it rains,
 she said they were afraid of being electrocuted  from the flooded
 basement. Similar concerns were raised by Dean Erlinda Echanis of CBAand
 Prof. Oscar Ferrer of the CSWCD.

In this connection, I may I request the Deans and other head of units to
 provide details of incidents like these so that we could address them?
 It will also allow the OCA to respond and address these concerns.

The performance of the OCA, is the responsibility of the Vice
 Chancellor for Community Affairs, Atty. Ida May La'O, who is very much
 concerned with the resolution of the matter and will coordinate with the
 Deans and head of units accordingly.

Sergio S. Cao
Chancellor