Confirming what 'Al-Siyasa' published... KD 181.7 million to dispose of health area waste

Confirming what “Al-Siyasa” reported in its issue dated Monday, October 26, under the headline “181.9 million dinars to dispose of health area waste... subject to the Court of Accounts’ approval,” “Al-Siyasa” has learned that the Court of Accounts approved, yesterday, the Ministry of Health’s contract for the tender at a total cost of 181.790330 million dinars, representing a direct saving of 119.277799 thousand dinars resulting from the Court’s review and audit. This saving stemmed from correcting accounting errors in items 1, 2, 7, 8, and 10, as well as adjusting certain prices listed in tables 5 and 6 under item 5.

Previously, on October 19, the Ministry of Health referred the tender for cleaning, internal transport, and waste disposal services, valued at a total of 181.909 million dinars, to the Court of Accounts. This followed the Central Tenders Committee’s approval, by majority vote, to award the contract during its meeting held on August 5, based on the Ministry of Health’s recommendation, after completing the process across ten items as follows:

1. Al-Sabah Specialized Medical Area – 1, at a cost of 17.120 million dinars;

2. Al-Sabah Specialized Medical Area 2, at a cost of 21.096 million dinars;

3. Al-Sabah Medical Area 3, at a cost of 23.137 million dinars;

4. Capital Health Area, at a cost of 13.852 million dinars;

5. Hawalli Health Area, at a cost of 11.296 million dinars;

6. Farwaniya Health Area, at a cost of 19.533 million dinars;

7. Jahra Health Area, at a cost of 21.020 million dinars;

8. Ahmadi Health Area, at a cost of 24.737 million dinars;

9. Mubarak Al-Kabeer Health Area, at a cost of 14.493 million dinars;

10. The Ministry’s General Diwan and Central Centers, at a total cost of 15.620 million dinars.