Tender Board celebrates graduation of 126 engineers

Muscat: The Secretariat General of the Tender Board on Sunday celebrated the graduation of 126 engineers as part of "Imkan 2" programme for managing government projects and contracts, representing 20 government institutions.

The ceremony was held under the auspices of Dr. Mahad Said Ba’owain, Minister of Labour.

The 6-month training programme, aimed to hone the skills of personnel operating under government projects and contracts, included workshops and field visits to government projects that contributed to enhancing the efficiency of engineers. It also helped improve the management of projects under construction in a manner that meets the goals set by the Secretariat General of the Tender Board, notably the objective of raising the percentage of local content in government projects.

“Imkan 2” programme, which capped up the accomplishments of “Imkan 1” programme, helped develop a database and a functional system in all departments of government institutions in the field of projects, contracts and tenders.