He opined that the Ministry of Housing, Habitat and Buildings (MIVHED) should intensify its efforts and be more rigorous in supervising informal construction projects nationwide, and that CODIA has offered to collaborate in these efforts.
SANTO DOMINGO- Cristian Rojas, president of the College of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors (CODIA), assured last night that the building that collapsed yesterday in San Cristóbal did not have a construction permit, nor did it have the corresponding technical studies to carry out the work.
Engineer Johnny del Rosario, who was in charge of the project, according to a notification document from the Ministry of Housing, is one of the main builders in that municipality in the South of the country, as explained to El Inmobiliario by the president of the codians, who stated that the building also did not have the required plans.
“The corresponding geotechnical studies were not carried out, which is why there was a sinking of the columns due to excessive load, in addition to the fact that the person did not have the plans or the construction permits for the project on site,” explained engineer Rojas.
He said that according to information obtained from friends and members, Rosario is not affiliated with CODIA.
In the building located in the Villa Valdez sector of San Cristóbal, eight apartments were being built, two per level, whose collapse affected four of the homes located next to the place where the event occurred.
The president of CODIA, who was at the site last night, explained that the collapse occurred while the slab of the fourth level was being poured.
“But there is no structural criterion that guarantees the safety or the warranty of the construction. We must continue to urge investors to seek qualified professionals to carry out their construction projects and investments so that they are guaranteed and do not put lives at risk,” the engineering professional explained.
He opined that the Ministry of Housing, Habitat and Buildings (MIVHED) should intensify its efforts and be more rigorous in supervising informal construction projects nationwide, and that CODIA has offered to collaborate in these efforts.
“The problem is that they don’t have the personnel or logistics to deal with illegal construction at the national level,” Rojas stated.
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After the incident, technicians from MIVHED arrived at the site to notify the suspension of construction.
