In a step towards fulfilling the Sultanate’s commitment towards e-governance, the Majan Electricity Company (MJEC) and the Information Technology Authority (ITA) have jointly launched the first-ever tender over the newly launched portal for e-tenders.
The entire e-tendering process is quite simple. The tender gets initiated when a client enters details, such as the type of tender, the work requested, the length of time, deadline and activities involved, and submits it on the portal.
It also allows the registered companies to purchase the tender documents. Once a company buys the documents, it can present their proposal within the specified timeframe. The portal even allows companies to chat, negotiate and ask questions about the tender.
The e-tender portal contains a database of more than 4,000 registered companies that comply with the tender board rules. MJEC is one of the first organisations to have worked on the programme right from the beginning and strives to use technology to improve working standards and achieve global standards in customer service, digital archiving, asset management, tendering and other services.
The launch was held in the presence of Abdullah Al Nawfali, chief executive officer of Majan Electricity Company, said a company release.
The event is a crucial step for the ITA towards implementing an e-governance program in the country.
The e-portal is a secure and safe platform that allows contractors and companies to gain information and access the tender details. The system brings about transparency and fairness in awarding tenders while reducing human errors and the portal also reduces human errors and the time taken to award tenders. It also means it will now be easy to follow up on tenders and the reporting structure will become simpler.
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Quelle/Source: Times of Oman, 21.11.2015
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