The Ministry of Housing has set 3 requirements for those wishing to inspect prefabricated buildings, which are summarized as having an engineering bachelor's degree (architectural, civil, mechanical, electrical), membership of the Saudi Council of Engineers, having professional liability insurance through the Saudi Council of Engineers, in addition to the need to pass the training course href="https://www.saudieng.sa/Arabic/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">Saudi Council of Engineers, in addition to the need to pass the training course. The General Supervisor of Real Estate Regulation at the Ministry of Housing, Engineer Mazen Al-Dawood, explained that the ministry does not charge fees for consulting offices providing the building inspection service. The service is carried out by independent engineers.
"The inspection service is provided through independent examining engineers, and any engineer who complies with the inspection conditions can provide the inspection service after passing the training course, and this service is not limited to the Ministry's real estate plans, it is available to include all property owners and is not limited to a specific category." He pointed out that the service aims to qualify qualified Saudi cadres to work as examiners with the highest quality standards and provide job opportunities for Saudi engineers. <The service is provided through the electronic sustainable building platform, where the applicant registers his data and the data of the property to be inspected, and then requests the inspection so that an accredited examiner visits the property and performs the inspection process at the agreed upon time, according to the inspection procedures that the examiner has been qualified on, in accordance with the best international quality standards. The inspection includes a sample of the architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical aspects, based on which a detailed report on the condition of the unit is issued.
He stated that the ministry has provided a prefabricated building inspection service to raise the quality of housing units in general.
Providing a mechanism for the beneficiary to check the quality of any housing unit.
About Building Inspection Conditions News
- 3 requirements for those wishing to inspect prefabricated buildings, summarized as:
- Bachelor of Engineering (Architectural, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical).
- Membership of the Saudi Council of Engineers.
- And having malpractice insurance through the Saudi Council of Engineers.
- In addition to the need to pass the training course.
- The Ministry does not charge fees for consulting offices providing the building inspection service.
- The service is carried out by independent engineers.
- The ready-made building inspection service is not limited to the Ministry's real estate plans, it is available to all property owners.
