The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing Contractor Coding initiative, which aims to increase the efficiency of municipal project delivery, enhance the quality of implementation, and ensure contracting with competent contractors, thus contributing to enhancing transparency and increasing the reliability of projects.

Regular list of offending contractors

The Ministry explained that the initiative is based on preparing a periodic list of violating contractors in municipal and housing sector projects, where defaulting contractors will not be included in the Ministry's new tenders, in the framework of regulating the contracting market and stimulating compliance with the approved standards.
The initiative contributes to creating a more disciplined implementation environment, through specialized committees that review and audit the data received from the bid inspection committees in the secretariats, provided that an updated list is issued semi-annually, which enhances the opportunities for competent contractors and limits the assignment of projects to unqualified contractors.

The Ministry explained that the initiative contributes to creating a more disciplined implementation environment.

Launching rehabilitation programs

The Ministry pointed out that the "Coding Contractors" initiative includes a clear mechanism for grievances and requests to reduce the duration of listing by launching rehabilitation and development programs that raise the level of contractors and contribute to reducing the duration of the ban, as these requests are subject to study by the concerned committees according to specific criteria, including past performance evaluation, credit rating, and level of commitment in implementing government projects.

Enhancing Project Quality

The Ministry emphasized that the launch of the initiative comes as an extension of the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030 to increase the efficiency of government spending, enhance the quality of capital projects, and improve governance in government contracts, in order to support the development of urban infrastructure, contribute to building more efficient and sustainable cities, and raise the quality of life in various regions of the Kingdom.

The Ministry emphasized that the launch of the initiative comes as an extension of the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030. She added that the "Contractor Coding" initiative is one of the organizational tools that support the secretariats and enable them to make more accurate decisions in selecting implementation contractors in accordance with their capabilities and capacities, ensuring the delivery of infrastructure projects with high quality and according to the approved timelines, and the procedural guide for the initiative can be found on the website of the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing.