The Sanitary Affairs Sector of Ministry of
Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning has participated in the
Conference of the Partnership between the Public and Private Sectors for
Infrastructure Projects, which was organized by the Singaporean Ministry of
Foreign recently.
24 Participants attended the conference
from different countries around the world. During which, knowledge and
practical experiences were shared regarding the projects of collection,
treatment and distribution of wastewater as well as the projects of roads and
bridges.
Mrs. Rehab Abdulmahdi Mohsin who is
Engineering Program Specialist at the Sanitary Engineering Operation and
Maintenance Directorate has exhibited the experience of Bahrain related to
simplification of the tendering process by implementing the prequalification
for the contractors. As well as that, the Sanitary Engineering Affairs Sector
has presented the initiative of studying the feasibility of employing the
Capacitor Banks in the wastewater pumping stations to improve the efficiency of
the power consumption that positively influences the sustainability of the
sanitary services.
In addition to that, the conference
speakers focused on the importance of the risk management as a success factor
for the infrastructure projects, especially concerning the budget allocation
and engagement of stakeholders that affect and get affected by the outcomes of
the project. Moreover, the speakers presented some examples of infrastructure
projects in Singapore, success factors and strategies to ensure that each
project completes within the predetermined budget, timeframe and agreed quality.
