Local Road Management Manual 40 a. A citizen of the Philippines; b. A resident of the local government unit concerned, of good moral character; c. A licensed civil engineer; and d. Have acquired experience in the practice of the profession for at least five (5) years in the case of the provincial or city engineer, and three (3) years in the case of the municipal engineer. The same section of the Local Government Code provided the power and duties of a local engineer, specifically: a. The city and municipal engineer shall also act as the local building official; b. The engineer shall take charge of the engineering office and shall: • Initiate, review and recommend changes in policies and objectives, plans and programs, techniques, procedures and practices in infrastructure development and public works in general of the local government unit concerned; • Advise the governor or mayor, as the case may be, on infrastructure, public works, and other engineering matters; • Administer, coordinate, supervise, and control the construction, maintenance, improvement, and repair of roads, bridges, and other engineering and public works projects of the local government unit concerned; • Provide engineering services to the local government unit concerned, including investigation and survey, engineering designs, feasibility studies, and project management; and • In the case of the provincial engineer, exercise technical supervision over all engineering offices of component cities and municipalities. c. Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance. The organizational structures of a local engineering office were assessed by the Local Road Sector Study commissioned by DILG and funded by the Australian Agency for International Development (now under the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade). The said study summarized the typical organizational structures of local engineering offices, which are shown in Figures 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3. For larger LGUs such as provinces and cities, the local engineering office is operated as a department with several