Overview of the Ministry of Public Works is located on John F Kennedy Drive, New Providence, The Bahamas. 

The Hon. Alfred  Michael Sears, Q.C. serves as Minister of Public Works. 

The portfolio of matters for which the Ministry of Public Works:

• Department of Public Works
  • Construction, maintenance and upkeep of public infrastructure including Government buildings, roads, roadsides, verges, parks, drains, docks, bridges, cemeteries, Montague beach foreshore, and Western esplanade.
• Buildings Control Division
  • Explosives and volatile substances regulation
  • Construction standards and guidelines management.
• Bahamix
• Urban Renewal
  • Urban Renewal 2.0
• Urban Development
  • Downtown Nassau redevelopment scheme.
• Department of Physical Planning
  • Town and country planning
  • Private roads and subdivisions
  • Land use plan management (New Providence and Family Islands)
  • Physical planning and land use.
• Relations with The Straw Market Authority.
• Relations with The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (www.bahamaselectricity.com)
• Relations with The Bahamas Water and Sewerage Corporation (www.wsc.com)
• Relations with Bahamasair Holdings Limited (www.bahamasair.com)

The Mission of the Ministry of Works & Urban Development is:

“To plan and produce quality services that will protect, improve, provide for and maintain the physical infrastructure and natural environment of The Bahamas for its residents and visitors by serving its client agencies.”

Principal legislation administered (in its entirety or in part) by the Ministry of Public Works:

• Public Works Act
• Buildings Regulations Act
• Roads Act
• Garage Licensing Act
• Explosives Act
• Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act
• Reclamation and Drainage Act
• Planning & Subdivision Act, 2010
• Antiquities and Monuments Act
• Housing Act
• Professional Architects Act, 1994
• Professional Engineers Act, 2004
• Professional Engineers (Amendment) Act, 2006.

Bahamas Public Parks Public Beaches Authority 

• legislation

Straw Market Authority

• Straw Market Authority Act.

Bahamas Electricity Corporation

• Electricity Act.

Bahamas Water and Sewerage Corporation

• Water and Sewerage Corporation Act.

Boards or Committees have been established to support some of the aforementioned statutes.  These include:

• The Professional Architects Board
• The Professional Engineers Board, and
• The Town Planning Committee.

With regard to the Straw Market Authority, the Bahamas Electricity Corporation, the Bahamas Water & Sewerage Corporation and Bahamasair Holdings Ltd., these entities are all managed on a daily basis by Boards.  The Straw Market Authority, the Bahamas Electricity Corporation and the Bahamas Water & Sewerage Corporation are established as statutory authorities/corporations sole, while Bahamasair Holdings Limited is incorporated under the Companies Act.