To: Regional Directors
Regional Secretary, ARMM Schools
Division Superintendents
All Others Concerned

1. The Calendar Year 2014 Regular School Building Program (CY 2014 RSBP) of the Department of Education (DepEd) shall be allocated by legislative district in accordance with the allocation criteria mandated under Republic Act No. 7880 entitled An Act Providing for the Fair and Equitable Allocation of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports Budget for Capital Outlay otherwise known as the Fair and Equitable Access to Education Act.
2. The Guidelines on the Implementation of the CY 2014 Regular School Building Program is detailed in Enclosure No. 1.
3. Based on the proposed list of recipient schools prepared by the DepEd schools division office (SDO), the DepEd Project Engineer/Architect (DPE/DPA) together with the Division Physical Facilities Coordinator (DPFC) and representative/s from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) District Engineering Office (DEO) shall conduct joint site appraisal and validation activities to determine the actual conditions and requirements of the proposed school recipients.
4. All school buildings constructed shall be provided with corresponding number of school furniture by the DepEd.
5. In the finalization of the list of recipient schools, the following shall be submitted using the format provided in Enclosure No. 3:
   1. The final list from DepEd SDO shall be prepared for distribution to the following offices:
      a.1 The first copy to be furnished to DepEd Central Office;
      a.2 The second copy to be furnished to the regional office (RO); and
      a.3 The third copy to be retained at the SDO.
   2. The final list from the SDO will also be submitted to the following offices:
      b.l A certified photocopy to be submitted to the Office of the Representative of the Legislative District concerned; and
      b.2 A certified photocopy to be submitted to the Office of the Provincial/City Government Unit concerned.
6. The Regional Allotment of CY 2014 RSBP is detailed in Enclosure No. 2.
7. The release of funds under the CY 2014 RSBP shall be made to the respective DPWH District Engineering Office (DPWH-DEO), following the allocation per congressional district with the corresponding list of schools, target number of projects and the types of buildings to be constructed, prepared by the DepEd and submitted to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).
8. The DPWH shall only implement projects in the list of schools to be provided by the DepEd. Any deviation or realignment shall be subject to the approval of the DepEd and shall be furnished to the DBM.
9. The DPWH shall adopt/use the Standard DepEd School Building Designs following the Minimum Performance Standards and Specifications (MPSS) and the harmonized costs in the implementation of the projects. Any deviation shall be subject to the approval of the DepEd.
10. The allocation for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) shall be released directly to the Office of the Regional Governor (ARMM-ORG). DepEd ARMM and DPWH-ARMM shall follow the same process provided for in these guidelines.
11. For more information, all concerned may contact the Physical Facilities and Schools Engineering Division (PFSED) Office, DepEd Central Office, 4th Floor, Bonifacio Building, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City at telephone no.: (02) 633-7263.
12. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.

Encls.:
As stated
Reference:
DepEd Order: No. 17, s. 2012

To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following subjects:
ALLOCATION
FUNDS
POLICY
PROGRAMS
SCHOOLBUILDING

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