At the induction meeting, the of the
Saudi Contracting Committee yesterday
Saudi Contracting Committee approved on Tuesday, February 28 as
the date for holding this first general assembly meeting of the Committee and the
Council of Saudi Chambers in Riyadh, while ending registration in the Committee next Monday, February 20, 2017 this month.
Stated
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Osama Al Afaleq in the meeting the strategic plans hosted by Asharqia Chamber on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 where he said that
the number of companies registered in the Committee has not yet exceed 300 companies
while the total number of companies that have completed the registration
requirements 160 companies estimated conservatively sector size approximately
140 thousand Foundation .. pointing that the Committee approves at present 34 initiatives
aiming to reach an ideal improved Contracting
environment.
Afaleq
added that the Committee was a dream came true, the basic task is to raise the
sector and organization level, we have found great cooperation from all
concerned government agencies, as well as a number of private sector
organizations, making it easier with our tasks in the future.
He
said that the Committee in its
activities for the development of the construction sector is not a substitute
for the National Committee for Construction and other committees of the chambers in Saudi Arabia but is complementary to the best, they are the voice of the
contractor to have, an observer on our performance .. destined for Saudi
chambers including Asharqia Chamber a great support for the committee to organize and develop the sector.
He
stressed that the Committee approves the classification of contractors issued
by the Ministry of Trade and Investment, a (general contracting, specialized
contracting, operating and maintenance contracting, construction contracting)
.. He explained that the Committee approves a contracting all of its system,
including the contractor and the beneficiary sector.
He
expressed the hope in a unified contract for all construction works realized
from which all rights of all parties issuance, and strive to achieve
transparency in everything, noting the importance of registration in the Committee
and attend the General Assembly, it is the source of all financial decisions
and the executive committee.
For
his part, said the member of the Council of Asharqia Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the
Contracting in Asharqia Chamber Hakim Amar that the Saudi Organization
for contractors launched in order to set
the foundations, standards and regulations related to the industry and
development, adding that the committee
is a product of the initiatives put forward by the contracting committee in Asharqia Chamber over the past years and have been adopted in every forum,
not strange, that the state of their interest in moving towards the
reorganization of economic entities to the regulatory process of the economic
and social impact is reflected positively on the national economy, they
represent a basic unit in the building is characterized by an economic growth
and sustainability.
He
added that the achievement of our aspirations in the construction sector, still
needs more efforts and increased access to successful experiences around us at
home and abroad efforts of the Saudi committee for contractors on its keenness to
communicate with contractors across the Kingdom, with wishes for its leading role in enhancing
Saudi contractors.
The
Secretary General of the Saudi Committee
for contractors Eng. Thabit Mubarak Al Swaid, through a detailed working paper
in which he reviewed many of the points for the Authority as it said that the
construction sector is facing a number of challenges, the most important terms
and conditions of contracts both with government agencies or non governmental that
face problems due to poor organization of the sector, in many contracts lacking transparency.
He
pointed to the challenges faced by contractors in their activity, which is an
accurate reflection of the culture of the community that the project budgets
are constantly changing during the implementation period, due to poor planning
from the start.
He
noted that the contracting system include government agencies or government owned,
and consulting offices for project management, engineering offices and
consulting, banking, and the judicial system, and the contractors and sub contractors,
municipalities, utilities and material suppliers, and facing the system are
many challenges with these parties, with government agencies, we find that acquisitions
lacks quality, and contracts lacks neutrality and justice, as well as the
workers in this sector lack sufficient experience, and the results
subcontractors dues disbursement delays.
Turning
to the expected impact of Vision 2030 on the construction market, it said that
it will be positive based on several data, enhancing the role of contractors in the
national economy, including increasing the capacity to attract pilgrims from 8
million to 30 million pilgrims, and to increase the percentage of ownership of
citizens for housing from 47% to
52% by 2020 by funding mortgages and allow reconstruction of the private
sector, and the restructuring of health and education sectors to provide better
services.
He
said: "Based on the Vision 2030 and the challenges of contracting system
and the best standards of practice the Saudi Committee identified for
contractors tasks as a point of non profit by the private sector and making
recommendations for system construction, the task of putting the principles and
standards related to the industry, consists regulatory framework of contractors
and subcontractors, and clients sector, and workers in the operation and
maintenance, and project management consultant.
He
explained that the vision of the Committee is ( establishing the future with
confidence), and its mission is(to organize the construction sector through the
development and implementation of high quality regulatory standards, encouraging innovation and skills development, improving communication in the
sector, and to achieve economic sustainability), containing the values of (partnership, excellence,
transparency, efficiency and effectiveness, human
development, and innovation).
He mentioned that the most important concerns and goals of the committee is to, improve contractors skills
and help local companies in the sector to expand its business outside the Kingdom, and the human capital, the development
of technical
capabilities, and to encourage a culture of accountability and the enhancement of
the Committee all over the Kingdom.
And
the activities by the Committee in the range (Contractors licenses), to ensure
that contractors with minimal qualifications and capabilities through contractors
license in accordance with the previously defined standards, as well as
(classification of contractors) based on their ability to implement and put
(standards and regulations contracting) to improve Contracting
system through research on the best standards and regulations, formulation and
recommendation in cooperation with the relevant authorities, and finally
attracting the latest innovations of the construction sector of the kingdom to
make it on top of innovative sectors in the Kingdom,
He
pointed that the Committee plan map includes 34 Initiative that have been
prepared to enable the Committee to achieve the goals, pointing that there are
advantages obtained by the contractor by the registration mainly is the work of
the an organized contracting environment, access to contracts forms for private
sector contracting projects,
also training, studies and reports and participation in conferences,
exhibitions and other services.
