camp maint - write up
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PROBLEM STATEMENT
Study the process flow for work services and identify its shortcomings and
problems. Whilst the overall responsibility of ensuring quality of works conducted
by contractors lies with the A&W Directorate, units must first certify the works that
had been completed before payments can be made. Identify the shortcomings for
such procedure and recommend measures to overcome them.
Management works in the system, leadership works on the system.
Stephen R. Covey
INTRODUCTION
1. Camp maintenance is the responsibilities of the commander start from
units, formation until service headquarters. It is also one of the most important
functions of a unit commander to portray himself as well as the unit itself. Even
though the unit commanders acknowledge the importance of camp maintenance,
but because of financial constraints, lack of knowledge and understanding on the
process and procedure, maintenance of the camp is quite difficult to be
implemented effectively. The current situations in camp maintenance require unit
commanders must possess adequate knowledge with the procedures and
policies to create comfortable living condition and working environment. At the
same time, unit commanders must ensure that the procedures or policies must
be followed without compromise especially when it is involve safety, money
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allocation, condition etc. In other words, unit commander have to conduct a
checking, planning and do a proper programming as well as a close control once
the project is occur in the unit. At the same time, the formation and service
headquarter responsible to assist and advise in ensuring the maintenance job of
the unit goes as a planned and optimise the financial requirement of the project.
The issues may raise a challenge to unit commander in order to get the thing
rights.
2. In order to understand the camp maintenance system, unit commander
need to know the three basic subjects or projects which important for him to
acknowledge due to different demand and requirement.
a. Development Project (PK1). The project involved with
construction of a new building, infrastructure or facilities. It normally
involves high budget or cost and need to be registered in the five years
Malaysia Plan (RMK) and also require Q brief.
b. Upgrading and Renovation Project (PK11). The upgrading and
renovation project is to upgrade and renovate the existing buildings,
infrastructure and facilities. This is part of development project planned
and will be implemented in the Malaysian Development Series. This
project will augment the development project.
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c. Maintenance. This is the activities, which comprises of repair
works, rehabilitate and replacement of defective, broken or worn out items
and other maintenance related works. Details on maintenance concept will
be discussed in further under the scope of Overview The Maintenances
Lexicography and Concept.
3. To answer the problem statement and for the purpose of this study, the
syndicate will be focused the study on the process flow procedures through
Perintah Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (PATM) Jilid 3 Bab 13 and using the data
from the Battalion of 25 Royal Malay Regiment (25 RMR) as a sampling to
identify the shortcomings and problems as well as to recommend measures to
overcome them. The reason why 25 RMR was taken as a sampling is because
the unit is one of the Army Care Project and the project which involve most of the
building and infrastructure just hand over to the unit commander by October
2010. All data from the project gathered from the projects report, interview with a
Commanding Officer of 25 RMR and through physical observation during a visit
to the unit itself.
AIM
4. The aim of this paper is to identify the shortcomings and problems of work
service procedure in the unit and propose measures to overcome the problems.
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SCOPE
5. The paper will cover the following scope:
a. Overview the maintenance lexicography and concept.
b. The work services flow procedures process.
c. Analysis on 25 RMRs Army Care Project.
d. Shortcoming and problem.
e. Measures to overcome.
f. Conclusion.
OVERVIEW THE MAINTENANCE LEXICOGRAPHY AND CONCEPT
6. Definition.Unit commander responsible to play vital role in planning and
managing the camp maintenance which include of buildings and infrastructures
or facilities in order to enhance the quality of life of his personnel and families.
Therefore, to effectively exercise his command in this logistic field, the unit
commander should be conversant and current with the maintenance definition.
The definition of maintenance covered by PATM Jilid III Bab 13 is as follows:
a. Maintenance. The activities, which comprises of repair works,
rehabilitate and replacement of defective, broken items and other
maintenance related works. The maintenance period commences from the
time the building or facilities is taken over from the implementing agency
and ended until the facilities is written-off or uneconomical to maintain.
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Non ordnances store equipments include inside the maintenance scope
and all the damages during construction periods will be responsible by the
contractor.
b. Landscape. All activities related to plant the trees, flowers and re-
arrange the landscape for the camp environment.
c. Unit Self Help. Non labour or workmanship charges towards the
minor works done by unit personnel. For examples, changing door lock,
door repairs, repairing the drainage system, repairing the water pipe,
replace the windows glass, repairing the roofs etc
d. Pest Control. All activities to maintain the JKR/JP&P/UPKAT
buildings from pests or termites.
7. Objective of Maintenance. The objective of maintenance of building,
infrastructures and the related facilities in the unit are as follows:
a. To ensure that they are in a good and usable condition and
simultaneously extending the life of the facilities.
b. To avoid deterioration of defects so as to save maintenance cost.
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c. To identify or analyse the cause of the defect for the purpose of
future constructions and maintenance references.
8. Types of Maintenance Works.The types of maintenance of building and
infrastructure are as follows:
a. Schedule Maintenance. The maintenance works which is
implemented on schedule basis. As an example; repainting of the
buildings (once in five years), rewiring, repiping of water supply or
sewerage systems (once in 20 years) and maintenance of mechanical
parts according to service manual.
b. Annual Maintenance. The maintenance carried out on items,
which are frequently damage or defective such as ceiling fans, drainage
system and flooring.
c. Emergency Maintenance. Immediate action taken of maintenance
in order to prevent further damages and safety to the dwellers.
d. Unforeseen Maintenance. The maintenance due to natural
disasters such as storm, flood etc.
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e. Prevention Maintenance. The maintenance to prevent the
damages to become more disaster because of the material used was not
fulfill the requirement and to avoid the increase of the maintenance cost.
f. Rehabilitate Maintenance. The necessary maintenance when the
annual maintenance or five years maintenance was not enough when
certain maintenance need to be done on the building or structure before
the timeline.
9. Categories of Maintenance Works in the Unit. The maintenance works
are categorised as follows:
a. Civil Works. This is the maintenance works comprising buildings,
roads, drainage, water supply, sewerage, obstacle course, parade
squares, jetties, airfields, playground, swimming pools, security fencing
and others civil work.
b. Electrical Works. The maintenance works comprises external or
internal rewiring, replacement of electrical appliances, services or items
such as street lightings, electric fans, security lighting and poles and
power substations.
c. Mechanical Works. The maintenance works to include
maintenance of lifts, kitchen, pumps, air-conditioning and generators.
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d. Other Maintenance. This is include unit self-help, landscape and
pest control.
THE WORK SERVICES FLOW PROCEDURES PROCESS
10. The maintenance of camp and its infrastructure must be well planned and
implemented in accordance to guidelines given by the Army. At the unit level the
unit commander is responsible to ensure planning, monitor and control all
maintenance works carried out by the implementing agencies is properly done
according to the approved scope of works. Below is a common flow chart
procedure of work scope used by this organisation while Annex A shown the flow
chart for special maintenance project.
HAND OVER
DISTRIBUTION LIST
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MAINTWORK
SUBMITJP&P4/JKR 4
MAINTCATEGORIES
EMERGENCY/UNFORESEEN
ANNUAL/SCHEDULE
PLANNED
ALLOCATIONAVAILABLE
IMPLEMENT / EXECUTEWORK
PROVIDEPRIORITY
CONTRACTOR TOCARRY OUT WORK
JKR 4 - (6 COPIES)JKR (CKT) 3SERVICE HQ 1MSS/BASE 1UNIT - 1
KAN 1
JP&P 4 - (7 COPIES)BLP (JP&P) 4SERVICE HQ 1MSS/BASE 1
UNIT - 1
JKRJP&P
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PROJEK SIAP
PEMERIKSAANPRA AMBIL
ALIH
LEMBAGAAMBIL ALIH
PASUKANMARCH IN
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After above procedures complete the circle and end up with hand over, there will
be another procedure inside the hand over. Below is a flow chart for building
hand over.
* CPC dikeluarkan* Dipisahkan oleh pelaksana/PMC* Pemeriksaan teknikal
* Jururunding------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Agensi pelaksana
* MK TD Cwg P&P* Pemeriksaan teknikal* Sediakan laporan* Kontraktor baiki kecacatan
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* Lembaga pegawai unit * Jururunding * Berasaskan laporan teknikal * Agensi pelaksana* Sediakan laporan lembaga * MK TD Cwg* Kontraktor baiki kecacatan * Pasukan
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Lengkapkan inventori * Juruperunding * JP&P kemas kini inventori dan * Agensi pelaksana
as built dwg * MK ATM JP&P* DLP (12/24 bulan) pasukan * MK TD Cwg P&P lapor kecacatan * Pasukan* Tamat DLP bayaran akhir
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11. Planning. As described earlier, the maintenance works commences as
the building is complete and handed over to the unit. It ceases upon written-off or
no more economical to maintain. Therefore, good and sound planning by the
commanding officer is very important to ensure that maintenance work is
properly implemented and thus the life and usage of building and facilities is
extended and made possible at all time. The concentration of maintenance works
must be covered short term and long term planning and based on corrective
maintenance and preventive maintenance such examples minor maintenance
works either corrective and preventive can be included in short term planning and
maintenance works which involve with preventive maintenance and need big
amount of allocation to be included in long term planning. Priority of maintenance
works should be given to improve living quarters such as accommodation block
and married quarters, basic necessity and security of the buildings and
infrastructures.
12. Records of Maintenance. Proper records of maintenance (building and
infrastructures) will ensure the success of maintenance works. Preferably the
units inventory system should contain the following basic requirements, which
includes history of the building (age), cost of constructions (if available), list and
cost of previous maintenance, building defects (design or constructions), list and
cost of previous upgrading works and lastly list of damages (scope of works).
Such example for repainting the building (once every five years), the units must
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keep a record of history of their building in planning at such schedule
maintenance.
13. Financial Allocation. Normally, at the unit level the allocation for
maintenance works is coordinated by higher formation or PTJ annually, this
includes schedule maintenance, annual maintenance, emergency maintenance,
unforeseen maintenance, unit self help, landscape and pest control. While for
preventive maintenance with involve long term planning, the unit have to acquire
allocation to Army logistic HQ through proper channel and procedure. The
current procedure of maintenance work base on types and categories and
financial allocation as shown below.
Current Process of Financial Allocation
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ANNUALMAINT
EMERGENCYMAINT
UNFORSEENMAINT
SCHEDULEMAINT
CIVILMAINT
ELECTRICALMAINT
MECHANICALMAINT
UNIT SELFHELP
LANDSCAPE
PESTCONTROL
WORKSCOPE/LETTEROR MSG
FMN HQ/ PTJ
IMPLEMENTAGENCY
WORKSERVICE
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Important financial policies and procedure must be kept by the unit such as AP
182, SPP Bil 2/99 Bertarikh 15 Feb 1999, SPP Bil 2/2001 Bertarikh 12 Mac
2001, KP/WANG/B/0.501/1 Jil 5 (16) Bertarikh 25 Mac 2001 and
KP/WANG/B/0.501/1 Jil 6 (15) Bertarikh 3 Jul 2002as a references.
14. Monitoring and Controlling. It is the responsibility of Commanding
Officer to monitor and control the implementation agencies (JKR or JP&P or
UPKAT) to carry out the maintenance works entrusted upon them. The defect
and liability period due to construction as laid down in the contract must be made
known both parties. The impact of the maintenance works will depend on the
appropriate scope of works, the appropriate estimation of cost and the works
carried out to meet the standard within the stipulated time and accepted by the
user.
15. Current Process of Maintenance Works. The current process of
acquisition maintenance works can be divided into three categories, which are
through works scope, work service and PTJ. The process for those maintenance
works are explained as follows:
a. Works Scope. The scopes of work should cover the entire works
physically require by the unit for their maintenance annually. Normally the
unit have to submit to higher formation for allocation approval. Once
approved, the unit have to submit JKR 4 / JP&P 4 to implementation
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agency for the next action as shown in the flow chart in a page 8 of this
paper.
b. Work Service. This is minor work which normally involves the
estimated cost of less than RM100,000.00. The maximum limit of the
budget for the project is decided through current treasury
circular/instruction which is reviewed from time to time. The procedure for
work service is shown as below:
WO RK SERVI CE AP PL ICATION PROCEDURE
U nit
R e q ue stJKR /JP& P
W o rk do n e
By
co n tr act o r
Svc H Q
Ve tt in g
Ap p rov in g
Au tho ri ty
JP& P D ir
N o t
A pp ro ve
N o t Ap pro v e
Es tim ate d C o st
In spe ct io n
/h an d ov er
Pu rch a se (H6 ) /
Q u o ta tio n ( H7 )
Ex e cu te /h an d ov er
Ap p rov ed
A pp ro ve d
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The Director of Accommodation and Work at AF HQ is authorised to
approve the project. The categories of minor works (work service) are as
follows:
a. Unforeseen Work Service. The estimate cost of the project
is normally not more than RM20,000.00.
b. Prevention Work Service. The estimate cost of the project
is normally more than RM 20,000.00 or low than RM100.000.00.
c. PTJ. The process and procedure through PTJ require the
unit to submit their application to formation headquarters either by
letter, message and telephone. This is applicable for emergency
and unforeseen maintenance works.
ANALYSIS ON 25 RMRS ARMY CARE PROJECT
16. Based on study at 25 RMR, this sub syndicate only managed to get a
Laporan, Sokongan dan Ulasan Lembaga Ambil Alih Projek Cadangan
Pembangunan Semula Kem Tentera Darat Di Bawah Program Army Care di25
RMR, Bentong, Pahang (25 RAMD/100/A) as per attachment to this paper. Other
documents related cannot be release by the unit due to classification data to be
share in public.
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SHORTCOMING AND PROBLEM
17. In general, after the analysis conducted by the sub syndicate towards 25
RMR, below are a common and clear shortcomings and problems faced by the
unit during the project of Army Care.
a. Units Is Not Entitle To Comment On The Project. Based on the
interviewed with a Commanding Officer, during a progress of the project,
unit been told not to interrupt or comment for any matters or issues which
been approved early by the formation or responsible parties from both
organisation and contractor. Meanwhile, the projects run with an early
agreement without proper consult from the user or unit itself.
b. Payment Is Made Directly To Contractors. Is no other way unit
can control this matter. Advantage goes to the contractors because soon
they submit the project progress, payment will be making to them based
on early agreement. This issue is beyond the Commanding Officers
control and the contractors already know that the unit doesnt make a
payment to them.
c. Project Specification Is Prepared By Unit But Works Approval
By JP&P. Unit at early stage come up with a project specification based
on the capabilities or units requirement. That is the only part done by unit
in order to get the best facilities in their unit but the works approval was
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not done by the unit itself. The JP&P will deal with original plan or
specification by a unit before approved it for contractor to start their job.
d. Q Brief Is Made On General Basis. Q brief must be conducted in
details, but normally it is just been done in general without telling the
details on every part of below title which should be discuss to know the
actually situation before the project started.
(1) Function of the building.
(2) Buildings status.
(3) Architect Designs requirement.
(4) Structure requirement.
(5) Mechanical requirement.
(6) Electrical requirement.
(7) Security requirement.
e. Q Brief Is Not Screened By CO. Q brief was not screened by the
CO due to lack of observation and not as a priority when the job indirectly
done by quartermaster (QM) of a unit. QM again failed to brief or informs
the CO regarding above matter.
f. No Continuation. No continuation among all parties involve when
unit task is to prepare the brief, while the JP&P will executing the plan and
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the contractors will performing the job. All parties suppose to work hand in
hand to get a good result with minor modifications or damages.
Why Shortcomings And Problems Occurred?
18. After the brainstorming among syndicate members, below is a
management tool to show on how we managed to get another shortcomings and
problems in work service flow rather than just concentrate on analysis on 25
RMR. This tool also includes some part of the common issues raise in 25 RMR
and information based on observation.
19. For final end state the sub syndicate believed that rather than inputs from
25 RMR, the overall shortcomings and problems in work service flow can be
divided into four categories as below:
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a. Method.
(1) No maintenance meeting / committee been conducted.
(2) Bureaucracy in maintenance system cannot be denied.
(3) Problems in planning stage by a unit.
(4) Q brief preparation not conducted well.
b. Machine.
(1) Unavailable contractors to accept or suite with work
specification.
(2) Incompetent contractor.
c. Men.
(1) Lack of technical staff at A&W Directorate to assist the unit
and monitor the overall project.
(2) Incompetent commander and staff to get the job done.
(3) Changing of requirement at the last minute or in between
during the project is ongoing.
d. Material / Money.
(1) Insufficient allocation cannot be denied happen to any
project. Its mean, the quality will be reducing due to the material
used by the contractors.
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(2) Poor distribution of allocation always happens due to
economic crisis or other requirements.
RECOMMENDATION
20. In managing maintenance work and issues and challenges faced by the
unit, Sub-syndicate 2C would like to recommend the following aspect to be
considered for continuous improvement based on the POLC function:
a. Planning. Unit, formation or service headquarters must consider
the priorities, build ownership culture, change of attitude of every parties
involve, awareness in all matters, preparing a detail Q brief, identify clearly
the cost related and right man for the right job.
b. Organising. Maintain the schedule of the project, updating the
documentations and records, monitoring inspection by respective
agencies, tabling the requirements to Army Development Committee and
identifying executing agencies (contractors) must be done in this level /
stage.
c. Leading. Responsible agencies must make sure they maintain the
committee meeting, identify the schedule of maintenance work, develop
maintenance culture and conduct inspection.
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e. Controlling. In this level / stage responsible agencies must make
sure effective control system, adhere to policy and instruction,
defeat report, documentations and records in order, regular
inspection conducted, spot check and teach Commanding Officers
to exercise his power on approval and signing of works complete
certification.
21. Some additional explanation to be more in details been highlighting below
just to support the above function through sub syndicates observation.
a. Camp Maintenance Work Committee. It is ideal to have a Camp
Maintenance Work Committee to be set-up to assist the Commanding
Officer responsibility. This committee should be able to drawn up a master
plan and monitor and control all maintenance works carried out in the unit.
The committee can consist of the Second in Command of the unit as the
chairman, OC Coy and the representative from the JKR/A&W staff
(maintenance agency) as members and the Quartermaster as the
Secretary.
b. Proper Documentations and Records. All procedure and policies
related maintenance work and financial must be controlled and maintain
by desk officer at Army Logistic HQ to all unit in the Army by using current
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technology system. Commanding officer is responsible to ensure all
document and record are properly maintained and control systematically
such example certain relevant information about building and facilities
must be included for benefit for their master plan.
c. Categorising Annual Camp Maintenance and Work Services.
Clear policies/instruction must be issued to the unit level and
implementation agencies to differentiate between annual camp
maintenance (works scope) and work services process and procedure.
This is to accommodate the conduct of schedule maintenance, emergency
maintenance and unforeseen maintenance of all buildings and
infrastructures in the unit. The current process of work service need to be
reviewed because takes long time process by implementing agencies to
access costing of buildings and facilities due limited manpower.
d. Review Functions of Implementation Agencies. Functions of
implementation agencies must review toward assist the unit in preparing
works scope, inspection of building and facilities, give technical advice on
short term and long term maintenance planning and be transparent in their
duties such as the quality of materials and workmanship.
e. Develop Maintenance Culture. The Commanding Officer is
responsible to create culture sense of belonging among every members
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of the unit. Barrack damages should be imposed on negligence with the
intention to educate the personnel concerned so that they are more
responsible.
f. Establish Enforcement Cell at Formation HQ. Due to ignorance
in certain technical knowledge, standard designed of building and
infrastructure, workmanship and quality of material most of the units in the
Army, syndicate would like to suggest the enforcement cell should be
established every formation level, probably qualified personnel from
RAJD.
g. Review Course Syllabus. Course syllabus at Logistic Wing, IPDA
must be reviewed to suit with current policies and procedures of
maintenance work in the unit such examples procedure of work service
and related financial policies.
h. Keep writing to higher formation or responsible agencies although
no action has been taken for future references.
CONCLUSION
22. Managing the maintenance work in the unit is very important during
peacetime soldering. As a Commanding Officer it is his responsibility in ensuring
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the building and infrastructure or facilities well maintain for benefit their personnel
and families. Poor management of document and record cannot be accepted in
the modern technology today because it will contribute changing resistant culture
in the Army. The Commanding Officer responsible to the plan and as a
commander, he has the right to approve whatever job that has been done by the
contractor.
23. In planning, monitoring and controlling maintenance works such as civil,
electrical, mechanical, unit self help, landscape and pest control in the unit
demand the Commanding Officer to have adequate knowledge on policies and
procedure in order to avoid the contractors or third parties to influence for the
benefit of a unit. In other words, the shortcomings and problems along the line of
the process flow for work service could be minimise if all the recommendations
been counted for in a future.
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REFERENCES
1. Perintah Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (PATM) Jilid 3 Bab 13.
2. Skala Bangunan dan Kemudahan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia.
3. Laporan, Sokongan dan Ulasan Lembaga Ambil Alih Projek Cadangan
Pembangunan Semula Kem Tentera Darat di Bawah Program Army Care di 25
RAMD, Bentong, Pahang.
4. Financial Policies and Procedures AP 182, SPP Bil 2/99 Bertarikh 15
Feb 1999, SPP Bil 2/2001 Bertarikh 12 Mac 2001, KP/WANG/B/0.501/1 Jil 5 (16)
Bertarikh 25 Mac 2001 and KP/WANG/B/0.501.1 Jil 6 (15) Bertarikh 3 Jul 2002.
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