A.4.1 Implementation
The Structure Plan is implemented through a variety of means including Local Area Plans prepared for various zones. The implementation may be done through the following methods
Supplementary planning guidance does have to be prepared in order to assist in implementing the strategy. The particular supplementary planning guidance should contain broad guidelines about the requirements for developer contributions towards the services and facilities needed to support new development.
It is proposed that implementation of the Gelephu Structure Plan, Gelephu Municipal Corporation would be the Implementing Authority. Observing at the present structure of the Gelephu Municipal Corporation, there is an immediate requirement to strengthen or rather recruit technical professionals in the engineering and management fields.
Also, the Gelephu Municipal Corporation along with the Department of Urban Development and Engineering Services (DUDES) should explore the commissioning of the external or international consultants for design and project management of the jobs. Corporation representatives can be a part of the team so as to get trained and also as a means of direct exposure to the work.
The records from the Construction Development Board confirm that contractors under various categories are capable for executing projects of different scales, thus strengthening the capacities of the building construction contracting industry.
A provision in the projects implementation process is that the work should not be necessarily awarded to the lowest cost bidder. Should be ensured this provision will take care of the quality of the job. But, again this may not suffice, and, a very strict monitoring by a team of technical professionals has to be lined-up for close supervision and monitoring.
With the execution of the projects there has to be a back-up of a very strong maintenance team. This team will ensure regular monitoring and maintenance of the jobs being executed to keep them intact and functioning.
A.4.2 Resources
The Implementing Authorities have a good idea of the resources that are likely to be available to implement the Structure Plan’s proposals. This includes taking account of the city’s economic policies, the financial policies of implementing agencies and the likely availability for the use of land, labour and other material resources. As the Structure Plan sets out policies and proposals for land use in broad terms and over the long term, such an assessment can only be made in general terms and will inevitably be subject to some uncertainty.
The Structure Plan provides the strategic precinct planning framework for the decision making by a wide range of public and private sector bodies and agencies whose contribution will be necessary to implement the Plan. In preparing the Plan consultation took place with concerned bodies regarding amongst other matters the use of resources. The Implementing Authority will need to work with these other bodies and agencies to secure the necessary resources to implement the Plan. Making effective use of resources will necessitate genuine partnership working both between the Implementing Authority and various bodies and organizations operating at the strategic and more local levels and with local communities.
Public investment includes funds made available from Local Authorities and those secured from the Government via bidding arrangements as for the Local Transport Plans and from other organizations. The restrictions on public expenditure means that much will depend on securing private finance to implement the development requirements proposed in the Plan. The above mentioned guidelines dealing with requirements for developer’s contributions towards the services and facilities required to support new development will be particularly relevant in this respect.
A.4.3 Monitoring
Monitoring plays an important part in the Structure Plan implementation process. In order to assess the effectiveness and progress of the Plan, policies should be regularly monitored by the Implementing Authority.
There are two main elements of the monitoring process:
The second element will be undertaken by the use of a selected number of key indicators and targets that will measure specific policies or groups of policies. It will provide a consistent basis to judge whether the Plan is achieving its objectives, and to identify where policies need to be strengthened, maintained, changed or removed as part of future reviews.
The following factors have been taken into account in identifying the key indicators
The indicators will monitor progress towards meeting the targets set by the Plan. The measurement of such indicators will provide an initial indication of the effectiveness of the policies. However, further analysis will be required to be undertaken to give a more informed consideration. The analysis of indicators and implementation of the policies through Local Area Plans will provide an opportunity to identify areas requiring further investigation and, where appropriate, the need for new policy responses in a future review of the Structure Plan.
Table A.11 : Cost Estimate for the Proposed Sewerage Scheme and Network System
Table A.12 : Cost Estimate for the Storm Water Network, River Training and River Protection works
Table A.13 : Cost Estimate for the Proposed Solid Waste Management System , Table A.14 : Cost Estimate for Electrical Distribution System and Table A.15 : Cost Estimate for Proposed Street Lighting
Table A.18 : Cost Estimate for the Proposed Transportation System