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Test Press.Indd Welcome to the first issue of Pride & Partnership,BBuilding uilding tthehe FFutureuture our new newsletter for our valued partners. This bi-monthly newsletter has been created basedMinister’s on feedback we Message have received from some Pride & Partnership of you where you have asked for more direct Welcomecontact with toour theMinistry. first Thus,issue the of aim Building of this : thepublication Future, is ourto share new news newsletter about activities, for our Record Achievement 415 valuedplans and partners. other topics of interest. This bi-monthly newsletter has been Projects for the Ministry between createdThe contribution based made on by thefeedback Ministry of Workswe haveto receivedthe Kingdom’s from development some of is youlargely where facilitated you January and September 2008 havethrough asked the many for partnerships more wedirect have forgedcontact with our Ministry. Thus, the aim of and these enable us to engage with both the public this publication is to share news about activities,and private sectorsplans to createand publicother infrastructure topics of interest.for the betterment of Bahrain The collaborativecontribution effort made between by theus Ministryis also of Works to the Kingdom’s development ispart largely of differentiating facilitated our Ministry.through We the are many a partnershipsdynamic, leading we professional have forged organization and thatthese enableis committed us to toengage high performance with both and the which public anduses projectprivate management sectors as toa core create competency public infrastructurewhere strategic management, for the bestbetterment practices and of Bahraininnovative technologies have made us a leader in ourThe field. collaborative You are part of thiseffort achievement. between us is also part of differentiating our Ministry. WeYou areare alsoa dynamic, part of the colossalleading metamorphosis professional organizationthat is transforming that the is urban committed landscape ofto thehigh performanceKingdom. And this and reverberates which far usesand wide. project As managementyou know, our roads, as sanitarya core engineering competency and wherestrategic projectsstrategic masterplans management, are progressing best practiceswith bene fiandts accruing innovative towards technologies enhancing The Ministry of Works has achieved simultaneously. haveeconomic, made social us anda leader cultural insectors our throughoutfield. You a record breaking number of tenders In the Roads Sector, three BD 5 are part of this achievement. the Kingdom. in 2008 and as of September 2008 million tenders were prepared, 56 You are also part of the colossal the number stood at 415 tenders for contracts worth BD 51 million were It is an exciting time in our history and your metamorphosis that is transforming the projects worth BD 635 million. These initiated, 39 contracts worth BD 12 urbancontribution landscape is key. ofI take the this Kingdom. opportunity toAnd are projects which have been awarded, million were completed and the final thisthank reverberates you all for your effortsfar and in being wide. with Asus on you completed and initiated during this account for four contracts worth BD know, our roads, sanitary engineering our journey into the future and to supporting the period. 63,000 was prepared. and strategic projects masterplans are Bahrain Government's recently launched 2030 Nayef Al Kalali, Undersecretary for In the Sanitary Engineering sector, progressingvision. with benefits accruing towards enhancing economic, social Public Works Affairs at the Ministry, 31 tenders worth BD 145 million were andI trust culturalthat you will sectorsfind this issue throughout interesting and the related this success to the Ministry’s prepared, 75 contracts worth BD 95 Kingdom.we look forward to receiving any feedback you vision and mission, which have hugely million were initiated, 30 contracts mayIt ishave an on excitinghow we can time improve in the our content history in contributed to the Ministry of Works worth BD 10 million were completed andfuture your issues. contribution is key. I take this today becoming a leading professional and the final account for a contract for opportunity to thank you all for your organisation responsible for providing BD 182,000 was prepared. effortsYours sincerely, in being with us on our journey quality services to the people of In Construction & Maintenance, intoFahmi the bin Alifuture Al Jowder and to supporting the Bahrain and enhancing quality of life. 19 tenders worth BD 22 million were Bahrain Vision 2030. The extensive care dedicated to prepared, 144 contracts worth BD 99 MinisterI trust of Worksthat you will find this issue training staff at the Ministry has also million were initiated, nine contracts interesting and we look forward to contributed to this success, where worth BD 3 million were completed receiving any feedback you may have 26 engineers have acquired Project and the final account for five contacts on how we can improve the content in Management Certification from worth BD 3 million was prepared. future issues. the American Institute for Project In Strategic Projects, four tenders Yours sincerely, Management. worth BD 21 million were prepared, The values & ethics instilled four contracts worth BD 58 million Fahmi bin Ali Al Jowder throughout the Ministry, including were initiated, four contracts worth Minister of Works & Minister in Charge integrity and team spirit, have played BD 114 million were completed and of the Electricity & Water Authority a huge role in the Ministry’s success the final account for a contract worth in implementing various projects BD 81,000 was prepared. 1 TTestest PPress.inddress.indd 1188 33/2/09/2/09 110:35:090:35:09 AAMM Building the Future MINISTRY OF WORKS LAUNCHES CONSTRUCTION RECLAMATION GUIDELINES MIDPOINT AND DREDGING & RECLAMATION MANUAL EXCEEDED ON NEW MINISTRY OF WORKS BUILDING The Ministry of Works’ new building in Hoora has exceeded the midpoint of construction. Work on the BD5.3 million project is expected to be complete by June 2009 and is being carried The Ministry has launched new to ongoing progress while at the same guidelines on reclamation levels and time caring for and striving to protect by Mohammed Jalal Contracting a Dredging and Land Reclamation the environment,” said Mr Al-Kalali. Company. Technical Manual for all dredging “The guideline and manual we have The building covers an area of and land reclamation works in the launched are part of a comprehensive 11,586 square metres spanning Kingdom of Bahrain. Two hundred undertaking where we investigated invited guests, including partners who and redefined existing recommended 11 floors. When completed it work with the Ministry and media reclamation levels within the Kingdom. will accommodate the offices attended the launch event, which These have been set and will contribute of the Undersecretary, Assistant was held under the patronage of H.E. towards achieving environmental Undersecretaries and numerous Fahmi Bin Ali Al Jowder, the Minister benefits as well as cost savings for of Works & Minister in Charge of the contractors by eradicating unnecessary Directorates and it will be Electricity & Water Authority at the ‘over’ reclamation.” connected to the existing Works Bahrain Sheraton Hotel. The guideline, titled ‘Reclamation building by bridges on the 4th The overall aim is to proactively levels: Guidelines for coastal ensure protection against natural development lands and artificial and 7th floors. disasters and at the same time create islands’ is based on a study conducted Its secondary features include environmental and economic benefits by Dutch consultant, Delft Hydraulics. a sub power station to provide by detailing specific processes, It determined required reclamation electricity to the building as well procedures and guidelines for dredging, and crest levels with recommendations land reclamation and other associated being based on calculations of extreme as to other external structures. activities in the Kingdom, said HE water levels which occur once every Nayef Omar Al-Kalali, Undersecretary 100 years. The impacts of tides, storm of Public Works Affairs at the surges, barometric pressure, wind and Ministry, wave set up and run up, meteorological “Bahrain is in the dawn of a new oscillation and climate change were era in urban development – in only also all factored into the equations. 26 years the Kingdom’s surface area The outcome of the study has also has grown by more than 11%. The provided clearance levels for the Ministry has a key role in contributing expected rise in sea water due to global 2 TTestest PPress.inddress.indd 1177 33/2/09/2/09 110:35:080:35:08 AAMM Environmental and economic benefits anticipated in tandem with growth of Kingdom warming. This is set at 0.4 metres in calculations which were conducted at the Ministry of Municipalities & 100 years and an additional safety at five reclamation sites around the Agriculture Affairs; the Housing clearance of 0.1 metre has also been Kingdom. The amount of reclamation Projects Directorate at the Ministry included. works and design parameters were of Housing, Arabian Gulf University The manual is a one stop reference then updated and imported into a and all consultants. We also thank portal providing background Geographical Information System those who worked on this project information on key aspects of dredging (GIS) and a resulting recommended from the Ministry of Works’ Strategic and land reclamation projects from reclamation
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