Riyadh: The Government Expenditure and Projects Efficiency Authority (EXPRO) has launched the third edition of its awareness campaign “Evolution of Tradition” to raise awareness about the importance of the National Manual for Assets and Facilities Management, which has become a unified reference for government entities to manage public assets and facilities with quality and efficiently, to preserve resources and support sustainability.
The manual, prepared by EXPRO in partnership with experienced national cadres from several government entities, informs about the best local and international practices. Its goal is to unify the procedures for managing public assets and facilities, ensure compliance with local legislation, and build asset management systems by registering and evaluating them to support optimal decision making. It also is to extend the life cycle of assets, manage public facilities efficiently, taking into consideration cost and quality, and relying on continuous improvement, and preserve resou
rces through financial planning of asset and facility management, and effective management of supply chains and contracts, and thus contribute to achieving government excellence and enhancing financial sustainability, in line with Vision 2030.
EXPRO teams at government entities also organize activities to raise awareness about the manual, which targets several government sectors, including education and health, buildings and infrastructure, and security and military. It covers several specializations, including emergency management, energy and sustainability management, maintenance management, environmental health and safety, risk management, as well as contract and financial planning management, quality, and asset management and condition assessment.
The campaign showcases success stories of government entities that used the National Manual for Assets and Facilities Management.
EXPRO has made the manual available on its website, organized and classified according to the needs of different entities. Govern
ment entities’ partners and interested specialists, including consulting offices and contractors, can view the contents of the manual through the following link https://knowledge.expro.gov.sa/book-detail/173.
The awareness campaign includes a series of visual materials that explain the importance of following the manual’s guidelines to organize and facilitate the work of government entities, and achieve significant benefits at national level, in terms of efficiency and quality, which directly impacts the performance of these entities and of citizens.
EXPRO endeavors to contribute to government entities spending efficiently, enhancing the efficiency of government procurement operations, as well as raising the quality of projects, assets, and facilities, planning infrastructure, programs, initiatives and operational processes. It also endeavors to develop policies, systems, and methodologies, and create and qualify national cadres.
Source: Saudi Press Agency