MoW History
The Ministry of Works is the construction arm of the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain. It is entrusted with a major portion of the public works sector and capital asset formation in Bahrain.
With responsibility for public works and infrastructure engineering covering construction, roads and sanitary drainage projects the Ministry has an extensive portfolio of projects across these key sectors. Implementation requires rigor, responsiveness, flexibility and a high degree of coordination between development partners.
Today, the Ministry's Responsibilities Include:
1- Buildings: design, supervision of construction and maintenance of schools and public buildings.
2- Roads: planning, design, supervision of construction and maintenance of roads, bridges and traffic facilities.
3- Sanitary drainage: planning, design, supervision of construction and operations and maintenance of networks, treatment plants, pumping stations and Treated Sewage Effluent (TSE) systems.
The Works undertaken by the Ministry include a large number of small projects and services that are local in nature such as small schools, local access road sections, road safety works, signs and signals, sanitary house connections, repairs of the sewage network; in addition to medium-sized projects and large complex projects that are of strategic nature or of global community interest such as ports, airport, hospitals, bridges, complex interchanges, and sports facilities that normal span several years to complete and require large budgets and specialist expertise.
Ministry Brief History:
At that time, it comprised four directorates: Works, Electricity, Water, and Research & Projects.
The Housing sector (formerly Ministry of Housing established in 1975) was responsible for providing housing services to citizens of the Kingdom with well-planned programs to provide suitable houses to Bahraini families incapable of building their own houses.
1975
In 1975 under Emiri Decree No. 18 of 1975 under the name of the Ministry of Works, Electricity and Water, and it consisted of the Works Department, the Electricity Department, the Water Department, and the Research and Projects Department.
1992
In 1992, the Ministry was restructured by Emiri Decree No. 3 of 1992, whereby the Ministry was organized into two sectors: the Public Works Sector and the Electricity and Water Sector.
1995
In 1995, a cabinet reshuffle was made under which the Ministry was transformed into the Ministry of Works and Agriculture by Emiri Decree No. 12 of 1995.
2001
In April 2001, another amendment was made to rename the Ministry of Works.
2002
Following the legislative elections held in November 2002, the housing sector was added to the Ministry of Works to become the Ministry of Works and Housing. The housing sector (formerly called the Ministry of Housing, established in 1975) was responsible for providing housing services to the Kingdom's citizens, as well as developing and implementing plans to provide decent housing for Bahraini families unable to own their own homes.
