A brief About the Ministry
of Public Works sectors
The ministry oversees the implementation of many of the projects included in the structural plan
and the development plan in the country, which aims to develop the infrastructure of roads,
rainwater and sewage networks, Lifting and handling stations as well as the implementation of the
Ministry’s buildings and other government agencies buildings. It is keen on improving services
through the development of long-term prospective studies on roads and sanitation systems with the
development of plans and perceptions of the current and future situation.
The ministry consists of several sectors, including administrative ones:
The minister’s advisory body: putting the working strategies in the ministry and making
recommendations and suggestions to raise the efficiency within the ministry.
- The Government Center for Testing and Quality Control & Research sector: undertakes the
inspection and testing of materials used in construction - whether of structures, roads or sanitary
and rainwater drainage projects - to ensure their validity. It also inspects the materials' conformity
with standard Kuwaiti specifications or international standards or the technical specifications of the
Ministry of Public Works. Moreover, it inspects the existing structures and the foundation soil of
structures and roads. The Sector activity covers projects of the Ministry of Public Works,
Ministries and Government Agencies and the public sector.
- Planning & Development Sector: takes the task of preparing the ministry’s general strategies
and its related development plans by identifying all the projects in the ministry’s level and their
starting priorities, placing the general frameworks that ensure good and integrated performance,
training needs, preparation and execution of the work force’s training and rehabilitation programs
plans, and placing, executing, and reviewing the operational plans for the Information Systems and
Techs.
- The Control and Audit Sector: reviews and audits the change orders and the consequent
financial and time burdens. The sector decides how far they are needed before approving the
change and extension orders by the competent entities, and then it follows-up the completion of
approvals by the competent entities. It also participates in the committees and work groups that are
formed to study the contractors' claims, lawsuits and arbitration cases in which the Ministry is a
party. Moreover, it compares the prices and categories recorded in the accomplishment lists
according to which the payment certificates were issued to the ones mentioned in the project
contract; in addition to tracking the occurred discounts, fines, etc. Furthermore, it follows-up the
value of the issued payment certificates and the remaining amounts of the funds.