The Ministry of Works received a delegation from Eastern Province Amana from Saudi Arabia, headed by the Amana’s Quality Management General Manager Eng. Khalid Al Suaidan and a number of engineers. At the beginning of the meeting, the Assistant Undersecretary for Technical Services Eng. Ahmed Al Khayyat delivered an informative presentation highlighting the Ministry’s Organizational Chart, sectors and services; referring to the Ministry as the Government’s construction arm.
He also shed light on the technical services sector; introducing the delegation to the services provided by this vital sector especially in relation to materials quality assurance and materials and factories control. A team for quality control has been formed; including engineers and technicians from various sectors. The team has been well trained by the Quality Assurance Team at the technical services sector to contribute in quality assurance for projects implemented by the Ministry of Works.
The meeting also referred to the Cost Engineering Directorate; highlighting its duties and responsibilities, pre-qualification of international, local and GCC contractors and consultants, and tendering process. Materials Engineering Director Eng. Sameer Affouni highlighted the directorate’s scope of work in detail. Roads Projects & Maintenance Director Eng. Raed Al Salah also shed light on the roads sector and the 2 directorates within this sector.
Through a site visit to Materials Engineering Directorate, the delegation was closely introduced to the work mechanism in the labs. At the end of the visit, Eng. Al Khayyat presented the delegation with the Standard Specifications for Construction Works and the Standard Contract Agreement and Conditions of Contract, which clearly highlight all procedures related to quality assurance and quality program. Amana’s Quality Management General Manager Eng. Khalid Al Suaidan extended thanks to the Ministry for their generous welcome and commended their efforts in applying quality assurance specifications on all projects.
