Ministry to seize assets of 11 firms

The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance is seeking a number of measures to seize the properties and funds of 11 firms that have hampered the renovation work of mosques across the Kingdom.
The ministry addressed all government agencies, as well as the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), requesting their cooperation in transferring the funds of the implicated firms to the ministry’s accounts via SAMA, in addition to seizing their assets to repay the liabilities incurred. 
The details and reasons for the seizure of funds and assets were explicitly clarified with the exception of one firm, whose address was unidentified. In one instance, investigations revealed that one of the firms had won a contract for maintaining and cleaning 14 mosques and buildings at the Al-Washim governorate. Due to the firm’s negligence, the ministry demanded SR 110,000 in compensation charges.   
The second and third firms, which are located in Jeddah, incurred liabilities worth SR 120,000 each for not properly executing their responsibilities in relation to a number of mosques in Makkah. 
Meanwhile, a firm in Taif was charged with SR 110,000 for their inability to deliver the duties assigned to it in relation to repair and maintenance work.  
The fifth implicated firm located in the Al-Dawadmi governorate was requested to repay a sum of SR 37,000 for failure to maintain a group of mosques in Al-Muthanab. 
Riyadh was not spared the incompetency of these firms, as the sixth firm listed by the ministry operates from the capital and was charged with liabilities amounting to SR 41,000 due to committing a number of violations of the contract signed.
A renovation company in Rabigh was charged with a penalty worth SR 56,000 for not complying with the renovation work of Fares Abu Al-Ola Mosque in Makkah. 
A multi-purpose firm in Jeddah, which was in charge of construction as well as electric and tourism work for the large mosque in Baha, incurred the largest liability sum of SR 1,000,000. 
The second largest repayment sum was handed to a firm in Makkah at a total amount of SR 220,000.
In addition to monetary charges, the ministry has re-assigned the projects that were previously under development by those companies to new contractors.