The Planning and Follow-up Office undertakes the following specializations:
- Prepare the work plans and strategies at the Sanitary Engineering Sector.
- Prepare monthly and annual reports on work flow, annual budget, and the five-year plan.
- Audit and issue the monthly and final payments for the Sector projects and agreements in coordination with the organizational
units at the at the Minsitry.
The Planning and Follow-up Office comprises the following sections:
- Planning Section.
- Accounting Section.
The Planning Section undertakes the following specializations:
- Coordinate with the Planning and Development Sector to prepare the general strategy and the development plan for the Sanitary Engineering Sector .
- Prepare the annual budget for the projects of the Sanitary Engineering Sector, in cooperation with the competent entities.
- Prepare the annual and monthly reports, statistics, and data on workflow based on the reports of the different departments in the Sanitary Engineering Sector.
- Follow-up the nomination of members in technical committees which are formed to examine the financial and technical proposals presented by consulting engineering offices and tender offers related to the Sector.
- Coordinate with the Legal Contracts Department with regards to examining the technical part of the lawsuits, arbitration, and claims.
- Follow-up the damages that others might cause to the Ministry facilities or the Ministry causes to others or to the facilities of other ministries.
- Examine and estimate the requirements of the Sector projects of workers to be approved by the competent entities inside and outside the Ministry.
- Keep sufficient data and information on the performance level of contractors and consultants with regards to the periodic and final evaluation results for each contract and agreement and notify the Control and Audit Affairs Sector, in coordination with the departments affiliate to the Sector.
- Follow-up the correspondence related to the questions of the National Assembly members and press, and reply to them in coordination with the competent entities.
- Study and estimate the Sector needs of labor in coordination with the competent entities with regards to developing and training the Sector staff to raise efficiency and improve performance; in addition to following up the annual reports of the Sector staff in coordination with the competent departments.
- Coordinate with the central library to follow-up the Sector needs to books, references, and periodic scientific and specialized publications.
- Follow-up the needs of the Sector of systems and software, in coordination with the competent entities.
- Coordinate with the Public Relations Department with regards to participation in fairs and celebrations in which the Ministry participates.
- Participate in responding to the notes from Accounting Headquarters, and Government Performance Follow Up Apparatus, in coordination with the competent entities.
- Submit a periodic report on a monthly basis of the cash flows of ongoing contracts at the Sector departments to the Assistant Officer of the Sector with the recommendations, if any.
The Accounting Section undertakes the following specializations:
- Audit and revise accomplishment lists of payment certificates for contractors and engineering offices prepared by them, after approving them by the competent entities.
- Audit and prepare the issuance of the periodic payments, and coordinate with the Contract Accounting Department with regards to issuing the final payment certificates.
- Audit, revise, and prepare the payment certificates for the claims related to the Sector projects, in coordination with the competent entities.
- Follow-up completing the issuance of change orders and contract extension orders, in coordination with the Contract Accounting Department, to be approved by the competent entities at the Ministry in coordination with the competent departments.
- Follow-up the bank guarantees of accomplishment, the down payment, and the retention and insurance policies presented by the contractor or consultant; in coordination with the competent entities.
- Follow-up the budget of Chapter Four, and monitor spending of funds and ensuring that the budget is not exceeded.
- Participate in the primary and final receiving committees for the sanitary engineering projects.