24 July 2015
The Roads and Transport Authority - Manal Khaled: RTA's Asset Department has recently briefed a visiting delegation from the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) about the best practices and procedures adopted in the management of RTA's assets. Discussion topics started from the stage of planning for buying new assets, and included procedures of monitoring performance of assets, along with the listing, numbering and replacement of assets. The delegation was also briefed on the components of the system set by the Department to ensure the monitoring of RTA's assets at world-class standards.

To this effect a meeting was held in RTA's Head Office and attended by Udai Al Deesi - Director of Asset Management, RTA; and Abdul Rahman Sultan - Deputy Director of Finance, DHA; and a host of officials from both parties.

"The RTA is keen on boosting cooperation with various community-serving entities, especially government bodies, and attaches paramount importance to making concerted efforts towards realizing the objectives of our leadership to build a smart city and make people happier. Moreover, these gatherings are important in sharing expertise in a number of specialist business and administrative fields," said Al Deesi.

"During the meeting with the DHA delegation, we were keen to give a comprehensive overview of RTA's asset management model along with the procedures in place and future plans. We explained how we act as work team to leverage the performance & deliver the tasks assigned to us in order to achieve asset sustainability and ensure the continuity of services. The RTA has allocated massive budgets to own assets related to roads, bridges, tunnels, metro, buses, taxis, and marine transit modes among others, and has set future plans for keeping these assets intact," he explained.

During the gathering, a presentation was made detailing the organizational chart of the Department, sub sections as well as the respective roles & responsibilities and the strategic goals sought by the Department. Discussions also included the asset lifecycle strategy and future objectives set by the Department with the aim of upgrading the applicable system and contributing to asset sustainability.

The Department also explained the procedures adopted in the procurement of new assets, stocktaking of various assets, in addition to the conservation registration, listing and destruction of assets, including the steps of scrapping/retirement of assets.

Members of the visiting delegation praised this effective communication with RTA's Asset Management Department, offering them exposure to the job nature of the Department and the implementation of such a world-class model. They hailed the role of the RTA in attracting experts in various business domains and the persistent efforts made to adopt the best global models to bring more prosperity to the Emirate of Dubai.

© Press Release 2015