MESSAGE, OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES OF

THE GENERAL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT PERFORMANCE

 

The mssage of the General Supplies Department is represented by obtainment of supplies (moveable properties and services) for the ministries, official state establishments and public official establishments in a manner to achieve optimal investment for public fund, and supplies control.

 

THE GENERAL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT OBJECTIVES

1)  Drawing the general policy for the supplies administration and the implementation means of such policy.

2)  Purchasing the supply required for the departments according to the provisions of effective supplies act.

3)  Maintenance of common supplies and excess supplies of any department and to store them in the central warehouses and to distribute them to the departments as required or to exchange them among the departments.

4)  To conduct the studies required to develop the supplies department including the following:-

A-  To maintain standard specifications for the supplies of common and frequently usage.

B-  Cooperation with the concerned departments and authorities to hold training courses and workshop to develop the skills of workers in their supplies units.

C-  To provide opinion and consultation to the departments in the field of supplies administration.

D-  To conduct the required supplies inventorial for the official state establishments whenever the supplies department find that it is necessary to do that.

 

5-  To maintain records for the long-lived supplies used for long periods.

6-  Cooperation with the departments to recognize the means and methods related to good maintenance of the supplies.

7-  In purchasing operation, obtainment of best quality supplies with best prices and conditions should be taken into consideration.

8-  Priority should be given to supplies produced in the kingdom, provided that their prices  should be calculated according to the differential price decided by the cabinet which is (10%).

9-  Priority should be given to the supplies offered by the tendered residing in the Kingdom permanently.