PROJECT OVERVIEW

The Lahore Ring Road Project was launched on December 22, 2004 at a ground-breaking ceremony attended by President General Pervez Musharaf. The project was scheduled for completion in 6 months in a budget worth Rs. 939.6 million.

DGM&E SERVICES

DGM&E is providing the following services to the Government Departments:

Project Plan Preparation In order to facilitate stakeholders of the project, the Directorate General of Monitoring & Evaluation, in consultation with the Project Management Consultant, has prepared a detailed project plan for the Lahore Ring Road Project (Package-1). The project plan document was submitted by the DGM&E to the Secretary C&W Department on 21st November, 2005. The project plan was developed using the available project information from; PC-1 Document, Engineer Estimate, Contractor.s bid, Contractor.s method statement, Contractor's initial project plan, Historical data from Irrigation Department, Books/Material related to Structural and Road Works with the Client and the Consultant.
Project Plan Monitoring DGM&E is monitoring the project from its commencement date. DGM&E has proposed a fresh approach to be employed for the Monitoring and Control of .Lahore Ring Road Project.. It is based on Earned Value Management Technique, a technique that is already recognized globally as a project management Best-Practice. Extensive implementation experiences across the World show that this technique can promise significant improvements in both schedule and cost efficiencies.
Weekly Status Reports DGM&E is monitoring and updating the Project Plan on Weekly Basis. DGM&ETeam visits the Project site every week, monitors the activities happening at site, noted them down and updates the schedule. After updating they prepare a Report and send this report to the Government Departments to inform them about the Current Status of the Project whether it is likely to be completed in time or missed.