The Government of Brunei Darussalam

Sections

Estate Management

This section is divided into two units, Control Unit and Management Unit.

1. Control Unit
Responsible in monitoring, researching and reporting any illegal activities to the houses under National Schemes and Indigenous Landless Schemes, such activities are as follow:

  • Alteration / Renovation of Houses / Reconstruct the actual house
  • Build store (temporary/permanent), hawker, fence ( aluminium/wood) and flower bed
  • Animals Breeding
  • Business activities such as rental, shops (whether a small business or a part time business)


If any of illegal activities above occurred/reported, the following actions will be taken :

i) FIRST WARNING:-

  • To stop any illegal activities immediately, within two (2) weeks from the date of issuing the first warning.
  • To stop any on-going constructions until receiving letter of approval from this department.
  • To consult Estate Management Sections (4th Floor), Housing Development Department within two weeks upon receiving this warning letter.


APPOINTMENT DAYS / TIMES

Wednesday / Thursday, 9.30 am -11.00 am / 2.30 pm - 3.30 pm

  • To clarify any illegal matters if submitted applications were not approved by this department


ii) SECOND WARNING:-

  • Warn that electricity supply will be disconnected.
  • Warn that water supply will be disconnected.
  • Warn that court actions will be enforced.


iii) THIRD WARNING:-

  • Disconnection of electricity supplies.
  • Copies of letters regarding the above matters will be forwarded to the Law Department.


Any queries and further information, please contact:

CONTROL UNIT
ESTATE MANAGEMENT SECTION,
4TH FLOOR, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
Tel: 2382145 extension 402/404/408

2. Management Unit

Management Unit is responsible in managing buildings under Housing Development Department controlled, such as Transit/Terrace Houses and commercial/industrial Complexes. Their tasks are:

  • Processing Applications for the Transit/Terrace Houses
  • Research, inspections and reporting
  • Preparing Tender
  • Preparing Rental Agreement and Guarantor conditions
  • Control on the misuse of the Transit & Terrace Houses and Commercial/Industrial Complexes, such as:

i. Rent it to other person
ii. Taking Commission


ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR APPLY ING THE TERRACE / TRANSIT HOUSES :

  • Those applicants who were involved in the National Housing Scheme Projects, and do not have their own houses or not staying in Government Houses.

  • Consented applicants from the National Housing Schemes or Landless Schemes, and do not have their own houses or not staying in Government Houses.


ACTIONS TAKEN FOR THE MISUSE OF THE TERRACE / TRANSIT HOUSES

  • First warning letter

    To stop any illegal activities against the enforcement on Rental Agreement.

  • Second warning letter

Electricity supplies will be disconnected

  • Last warning letter

    Disconnection of electricity supplies and the first and second warning letter will be sent to Law Department for further action.

NOTICE:

All available Commercial/Industrial Sites in Kampong Anggerek Desa Commercial/Industrial Complexes, Lambak Kanan Shopping areas (Commercial Complex 1 and Commercial Complex 2) and Shopping areas in Kampong Mata-Mata Resettlement Scheme will be advertise for tender to the public, through the Government Newsletter "PELITA BRUNEI".

Any queries and further information, please contact:

MANAGEMENT UNIT
ESTATE MANAGEMENT SECTION,
4TH FLOOR, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
Tel: 2382145 extension 400/401/405/407


Estate Maintenance

The roles and responsibilities:

1. To ensure and supervise contractors upon maintenance and repair works such as:

  • House defects, public buildings and other technical or engineering works such as slope failure and soil settlement;

  • Site maintenance, which includes opens spaces, state lands, desilting and rubbish collections at roadsides.


2. To organise maintenance and repair works that are not included in the contracts, such as:

  • Minor defects executed by internal workforces;

  • Maintenance of public buildingsí area, including the community centre and playgrounds;

  • Maintenance to several landscaping areas


3. To prepare tender documents for the maintenance works, to organise and perform quotations.

4. To assess contractorsí performance prior to the recommendations of claims, by ensuring that work is done and compiled with regulations and agreement in terms of contract.

APPOINTMENT DAYS / TIMES

Wednesday and Saturday
9.00 a.m. - 11.30 a.m / 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m.


Any query and further information, please contact:

ESTATE MAINTENANCE SECTION
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
SURAPIT BRANCH

Tel No: 2331731 , 2331732 , 2331823

 


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