The two Bridge Design Circles (East and West) were formally a part of the Technical Services Wing but as part of the reorganisation of 2000 they have become part of the Bridge Management Wing.

The objective of the Bridge Design Circles is to contribute to the overall strategy of the Bridge Management Wing by:

Managing bridge designs for all new construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of bridges to ensure safe, sound performance whilst optimising the whole life costs of the National bridge stock.

a) Timely delivery of safe, sound and cost-effective bridge/culvert designs as per requirement of the Bridge Management Wing.

b) Maintenance manuals for new structures.

c) Establish and regularly update bridge design, construction and maintenance standards including contributing to the bridge related items in the RHD Standard Specification.

d) Updated Bridge Design Manuals and standards and specifications for bridge construction and rehabilitation.

e) Quality assurance procedures for bridge design.

f) New/updated software for bridge design.

g) Specialist advice for bridge assessment and bridge construction.

Each Bridge Design Circle is headed by a Superintending Engineer (SE) who is supported by 2 Executive Engineers, each in charge of Division, namely:

a) Bridge Design Division-I

b) Bridge Design Division II

The number of personnel in the two Circles are shown in the attached table which shows the total proposed number of personnel to be 92. The proposed number of personnel of the Circles are 18 Class I, 4 Class II, 54 Class III and 16 Class IV staff.

Certain officers in the Bridge Design Circle (East/West) are to be designated as specialists. Specialist posts for engineers with specialist training are hash marked thus,
EE #.

a) Procure necessary additional data for detailed bridge designs.

b) Procure/Develop necessary software for bridge design.

c) Procure/Perform design for bridge construction/rehabilitation.

d) Establish and regularly update bridge design, construction and maintenance standards including contributing to the bridge related items in the RHD Standard Specification.

f) Review and check designs procured from outside, procure design checks as required and recommend for approval.

g) Provide Specialist inputs and advice to bridge construction as and when required.

h) Procure services for assessment of load carrying capacity of existing or damaged bridge as and when required.

i) Establish Quality Assurance Procedures for Bridge Design.

j) Prepare maintenance manuals for structures.

The budget for the Bridge Design Circle is shown on the attached table. The budget table shows both the annual operation and maintenance costs and the capital costs of purchasing new, and replacing old, equipments. As all equipments will not be purchased or replaced immediately, the capital cost has been annualised depending on the average life of the various items of equipments. The costs shown exclude the cost of personnel who are paid for from other sources.

Funds are required for ongoing out and out souring detailed surveys and designs.

On this basis the annual recurring cost for the two Circles is Taka 120.32 lacs and the capital cost on an annualised basis is Taka 39.10 lacs. A total cost of Taka 159.42 lacs per annum. This total amount of Taka 87.2 lacs is to cover the costs of consultancy services by local consultants and site visits.

The Bridge Design Circles require resources for Head Quarters operations and to enable the Circles to undertake necessary surveys, investigations etc. using both the Circles’ own resources and local consultants.

The resources required (for the two Circles) are shown in the table below: