Contractors can now submit pre-qualification requests online

Manama : Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning has launched an electronic system to receive contractors’ pre-qualification applications, under the supervision of the Works Affairs Undersecretary and Chairman of the Contractors and Consultants Pre-qualification Committee Ahmed Al Khayyat.

The launch took place in collaboration with members of the Committee and in coordination with the Technical Development and Preparation Team from the Cost Engineering Directorate and the Information Technology Directorate. This goes hand in hand with the eGovernment’s programmes, aiming to create a leap in terms of upgrading the service and ensuring a higher quality service. Al Khayyat stated contracting companies are now able to complete their transactions through the eGovernment portal and use it to access the Ministry’s official portal to use the electronic pre-qualification system link to submit their applications without the need to personally go to the Ministry for follow-up and inquiry. Also, the period needed to issue the pre-qualification license has been reduced to 7 weeks instead of 12 weeks, which serves the interest of customers and enhances the quality of services provided.

This qualitative initiative is also part of the Ministry’s efforts to facilitate services to customers and ensure compliance to the Kingdom of Bahrain’s strategic vision to improve the services sector. This electronic service enables the application of a new pre-qualification service, or renew or upgrade an existing pre-qualification request.