National Laboratory of Building and Public Works
| LNBTP | |
| Founded | 14 December 1982 |
| Owner | Government of Burundi |
The National Laboratory of Building and Public Works (Laboratoire Nationale du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics), or LNBTP, is a public company that conducts tests on soils and matierials used in conxtruction projects in Burundi.
Foundation
[edit]The National Laboratory of Building and Public Works (LNBTP) was created by Decree No. 100/129 of 14 December 1982 with the status of a technical department. By Decree No. 100/114 of 2 August 1990, it became an administration with legal personality, its own assets and management autonomy. Its board of directors has five members including the director, who are appointed by decree on the proposal of the Minister in charge of public works.[1]
Mission
[edit]The original mission of the LNBTP was to undertake all tests, studies and research concerning soils and construction materials for buildings and public works.[1]
- Ministerial order No. 720/158 of 18 July 1994 authorized involvement of private laboratories in execution of public works and building contracts awarded by the State. The private laboratories had to provide technical references and have sufficient and experienced staff. The LNBTP was the authority in assessing the quality of the services of private laboratories.[1]
- Ministerial Order No. 720/129 of 9 March2001, still in force as of 2018, gave the LNBTP a monopoly on studies and geotechnical control of soils and materials for execution of public works and building contracts awarded in the name of the State, These must include a clause specifying the nature and frequency of the laboratory's interventions. Approved private laboratories could intervene in public contracts as self-control laboratories for companies or private individuals.[1]
History
[edit]In July 2014 Ernest Mberamiheto, Minister of Good Governance and Privatization, answered questions in a National Assembly debate. Companies that had been recommended for privatization over a five-year period included the Moso Sugar Company (SOSUMO), the Public Real Estate Company (Société Immobilière Publique), the Imbo Regional Development Company, the Burundi Tea Office (OTB), the Equipment Rental Agency (ALM), COGERCO, the LNBTP and ONATOUR. It was recommended that measures be put in place to prevent the assets of these companies being abused in the interim before privatization occurred.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Elaboration de la strategie nationale en matiere de planification et de gestion du secteur des transports et plan d’action 2018 - 2027 (PDF) (in French), Ministere des transports, des travaux publics, de l’equipement et de l’amenagement du territoire, retrieved 2024-10-16
- Questions orales avec débat adressées au Ministre de la Bonne Gouvernance et la Privatisation (in French), National Assembly, July 2014, retrieved 2024-10-09