Guam Department of Public Works

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{{Infobox government agency

| agency_name = Guam Department of Public Works

| logo = Guam Department of Public Works logo.svg

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| formed = {{Start date and age|1952}}

| chief1_name = Vincent P. Arriola

| chief1_position = Director

| chief2_name = Linda J. Ibanez

| chief2_position = Deputy director

| chief3_name = Ernest G. Candoleta, Jr.

| chief3_position = Deputy director

| website = {{URL|http://dpw.guam.gov/}}

| headquarters = Dipattamenton Che’Cho’ Pupbleko, 542 North Marine Corps Drive, Upper Tumon, Guam 96913

| employees = 231

}}

The Guam Department of Public Works, often abbreviated to DPW, is an agency of the government of Guam that manages public works and transportation in Guam. It was established in 1952.{{Cite web |last=Arriola |first=Vincent P. |last2=Ibanez |first2=Linda J. |last3=Candoleta |first3=Ernest G., Jr. |date=2025-03-27 |title=Citizen Centric Report (CCR) for Fiscal Year ended September 30, 2023 |url=https://www.opaguam.org/sites/default/files/dpw_ccr23.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250417181444/https://www.opaguam.org/sites/default/files/dpw_ccr23.pdf |archive-date=2025-04-17 |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=opaguam.org}}

The department handles the construction and maintenance of highways, and bridges, and government buildings, including public schools. It also runs a bus service,{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-02-08 |title=Arriola to move from DOA to DPW |url=https://www.postguam.com/news/local/arriola-to-move-from-doa-to-dpw/article_7c6c83c8-2ab5-11e9-8748-5b7c4af49105.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250604234147/https://www.postguam.com/news/local/arriola-to-move-from-doa-to-dpw/article_7c6c83c8-2ab5-11e9-8748-5b7c4af49105.html |archive-date=2025-06-04 |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=The Guam Daily Post |language=en}} and is responsible for manufacturing and maintaining vehicles needed for its services, including busses and construction vehicles. Additional DPW responsibilities include building inspection,{{Cite web |last=O'Connor |first=John |date=2022-01-17 |title=DPW increases number of building inspectors from three to six in 2021 |url=https://www.postguam.com/news/local/dpw-increases-number-of-building-inspectors-from-three-to-six-in-2021/article_8e42603e-7357-11ec-9e7d-0f9aca4359a7.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116120140/https://www.postguam.com/news/local/dpw-increases-number-of-building-inspectors-from-three-to-six-in-2021/article_8e42603e-7357-11ec-9e7d-0f9aca4359a7.html |archive-date=2022-01-16 |access-date=2025-06-05 |website=The Guam Daily Post |language=en}} highway trash cleanup,{{Cite web |last=Eugenio |first=Haidee V. |date=2024-01-18 |title=Dumpers on Guam beware: Citations being issued for littering |url=https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/dumpers-on-guam-beware-citations-being-issued-for-littering/article_87e0ba64-b50f-11ee-a3e2-87be990da324.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127184332/https://www.mvariety.com/news/local/dumpers-on-guam-beware-citations-being-issued-for-littering/article_87e0ba64-b50f-11ee-a3e2-87be990da324.html |archive-date=2024-01-27 |access-date=2025-06-05 |website=Marianas Variety |language=en}} road safety infrastructure (such as traffic delineators),{{Cite web |last=Tenorio Healy |first=Shane |date=2024-05-21 |title=DPW to install safety measures on Asan curve |url=https://www.postguam.com/news/local/dpw-to-install-safety-measures-on-asan-curve/article_fc6e4b94-1725-11ef-ac16-f79bef6ce541.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629070403/https://www.postguam.com/news/local/dpw-to-install-safety-measures-on-asan-curve/article_fc6e4b94-1725-11ef-ac16-f79bef6ce541.html |archive-date=2024-06-29 |access-date=2025-06-05 |website=The Guam Daily Post |language=en}} and flood prevention.{{Cite web |last=Sablan |first=Jerick |title=DPW to look at long-term solutions for island flooding in recent heavy rains |url=https://www.amestrib.com/story/news/2019/08/11/guam-dpw-long-term-flooding-solutions/1960288001/ |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=The Ames Tribune |language=en-US}}

{{As of|2023||alt=As of fiscal year 2023}}, the department has 231 employees. The director, Vincent P. Arriola, was nominated to the position by Governor Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero and Lieutenant Governor Josh Tenorio, and took office in 2019.{{Cite web |last=Paco |first=Krystal |date=2019-02-07 |title=Leon Guerrero-Tenorio Administration Announces Appointment to Department of Public Works |url=https://governor.guam.gov/governor-content/uploads/2019/03/PR020719.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241104041024/https://governor.guam.gov/governor-content/uploads/2019/03/PR020719.pdf |archive-date=2024-11-04 |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=governor.guam.gov |format=PDF}} There are also two deputy directors, Linda J. Ibanez and Ernest G. Candoleta, Jr.