{"id":21912,"date":"2026-11-03T13:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T13:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/no-mandatory-resident-sign-off-in-cda-repair-contracts-for-parliament-lodges\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T13:50:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T13:50:55","slug":"no-mandatory-resident-sign-off-in-cda-repair-contracts-for-parliament-lodges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/no-mandatory-resident-sign-off-in-cda-repair-contracts-for-parliament-lodges\/","title":{"rendered":"No Mandatory Resident Sign-Off in CDA Repair Contracts for Parliament Lodges"},"content":{"rendered":"

255 Repair Works at Parliament Lodges, But CDA Contract Does Not Require Residents\u2019 Signatures on Completion Certificates<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nadeem Tanoli<\/strong><\/p>\n

Islamabad: A major accountability gap has emerged in repair and renovation work at Parliament Lodges and government residences in Islamabad, after the Capital Development Authority (CDA) told the Senate that its contracts do not require government employees living in the buildings to sign completion certificates confirming that the work has actually been done.<\/p>\n

The disclosure has raised serious questions about how the CDA verifies repair work, checks contractors\u2019 claims and ensures that public money is spent properly. The official reply lists 255 repair and maintenance jobs, provides contractor names and financial details, and includes completion certificates. However, it does not establish that residents of the affected buildings independently checked and approved the work.<\/p>\n

The information was provided by the CDA\u2019s Parliament Lodges and Hostels Directorate in response to a question moved by Senator Kamran Murtaza. He sought details of completion certificates submitted by contractors, the number of certificates issued for repair and renovation work in government residences in sectors G5, G6 and F6, and the names of contractors along with the funds released and payments made to them.<\/p>\n

The senator specifically asked whether contractors were required to submit completion certificates signed by government employees living in the concerned residences. He also sought details of work carried out during the previous two years.<\/p>\n

In its reply, the CDA stated that the contract agreement does not contain any clause requiring signatures from government employees residing in the concerned residence.<\/p>\n

The authority added that Parliamentarians had been requested to provide completion certificates as acknowledgement that the work had been completed to their satisfaction.<\/p>\n

This explanation raises an important question: if residents are not required to sign off on repair work, what independent system ensures that the work listed in official records has actually been completed to the required standard?<\/p>\n

The CDA said that the list of work carried out during the last two years had been placed at Flag A and that the completion certificates were attached for reference.<\/p>\n

The attached financial record contains 255 listed repair and maintenance jobs involving Parliament Lodges and government hostels in Islamabad. The work includes repairs to individual suites, family suites and other residential facilities.<\/p>\n

The table records the name of each job, its agreement amount, the contractor responsible, the total allocation, the total expenditure and the remaining balance.<\/p>\n

Several contractors appear repeatedly in the records. These include Technoflux, ASK Enterprises, Team Work, RMRK Engineering, Shah G and Brothers, M\/s Muhammad Rehman Z and Company, Saifullah Builders, AL Madina Traders, Best Ways Traders, HM Capital Builders, Ansari Trading Corporation and other firms.<\/p>\n

The listed work includes repairs to bathrooms, plumbing, electrical fittings, doors, flooring, PVC panelling, curtains, furniture, kitchen cabinets, air conditioning systems, whitewashing and other renovation work.<\/p>\n

The 34 page document also contains several completion and acknowledgement certificates issued for individual residences and Parliament Lodges.<\/p>\n

These certificates describe work carried out by contractors and mark the listed items as completed. Some cover basic repair work such as whitewashing, door locks, electricity switches, curtains and upholstery. Others list more extensive renovation work, including bathroom repairs, flooring, kitchen fittings, air conditioning and furniture.<\/p>\n

Some certificates contain statements that the work was completed to the satisfaction of the concerned resident or representative. The attached pages also contain signatures and names of people acknowledging the work.<\/p>\n

However, the main question remains whether these certificates are supported by a consistent and independent inspection process. The CDA’s reply does not provide a clear explanation of how the authority checks the work before accepting a contractor’s claim or releasing payment.<\/p>\n

The presence of repeated contracts awarded to different firms makes proper monitoring especially important. Repair and maintenance work may involve several separate items in one residence, and the financial record lists different agreement amounts and expenditure figures for individual jobs.<\/p>\n

Without a clear verification process, questions can arise over whether the work was completed in full, whether the materials used matched the agreed specifications and whether the amount paid was justified.<\/p>\n

The senator’s question sought precisely the information needed to examine these issues, including contractor names, completion certificates and payment details.<\/p>\n

Although the CDA has supplied a detailed list of jobs and financial records, its response leaves the issue of independent verification unresolved. In particular, it does not say whether a separate inspection team checks each completed job or whether the authority relies mainly on certificates and acknowledgements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CDA told the Senate its repair contracts for Parliament Lodges and government residences do not require residents\u2019 signatures on completion certificates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":21911,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21912"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21913,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21912\/revisions\/21913"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}