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UAE signs contracts worth $106.4m at ISNR 2016

ABU DHABI, March 17, 2016

UAE’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) and the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters have signed Dh391.1 million ($106.4 million) worth of contracts during the ongoing International Conference for Security and National Resilience (ISNR) Abu Dhabi 2016.

ISNR being held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec), kicked off on March 15, and will conclude today (March 17).

The announcement was made by Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Inspector General of the Ministry of Interior and deputy chairman of the higher organising committee of ISNR Abu Dhabi 2016.

Al Raisi noted that the contracts were signed upon the directives of Lt General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, to acquire the best technological security devices, equipment and vehicles, and to seek qualified personnel and training services to promote the skills of the MoI staff members according to the best international standards, said a statement.

Major General Al Raisi said that the MoI, represented by the General Directorate of the Federal Criminal Police, signed five contracts to purchase handling, detection and specialised security vehicles, for a total value of Dh26,106,574 ($7.10 million). The most prominent contracts are as follows: a Dh12,428,147 ($3.38 million) worth contract with Al Hamra Trading Est; a Dh9,487,110 ($2.58 million) worth contract with Eye On Technology; a Dh1,846,489 ($502,699) worth contract with International Golden Group; a Dh1,742,828 ($474,477) worth contract with GulfNet Security Systems Company LLC; and a Dh602,000 ($163,892) worth contract with Qartaja Trading Est.

Major General Al Raisi added that the MoI also signed four supply contracts for a total value of Dh231,697,342 ($63.07 million), notably a contract to supply, install and operate tools, equipment, software, training, and maintenance of e-Ports projects with Electronic Identity Management and Security Solution (Eimass) worth Dh187,800,342 ($51.12 million); two contracts with Atlas Communication worth Dh43,897,000 ($11.9 million) to supply, install, and operate the main station, base stations of Tetra System, with the training; and to supply, install, and operate visual communications network (LTE) and supply wireless devices.

The MoI also signed a contract with Bin Salmeen Computers and Office Supplies, worth Dh6,494,455 ($1.76 million) to supply, install, and operate CCTV cameras on the digital network system, added the statement.

According to Al Raisi, the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters announced the signing of 11 contracts, for a total value of Dh127,318,388 ($34.66 million). The contracts are as follows: four contracts with Eimass; one to separate the MoI’s and Emirates Identity Authority (EIAD) fingerprint databases; two contracts for the iris recognition devices maintenance and technical support for central and supporting locations; one contract to implement a new system to connect all operating systems in the country’s different ports, for a total value of Dh44,683,694 ($12.1 million).

The Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters signed three contracts with Emirates Solutions for Integrated Security (ESIS), to design, and supply three GIS mobile labs, and provide technical support and software for the operations rooms’ systems (IDS, STORM), as well as providing consultancy services in the field of security GIS systems worth Dh36,272,159 ($9.87 million); and two contracts with Atlas Communications to renovate the wireless network (Tetra) worth Dh19,158,948 ($5.21 million); and a contract with Emirates Photo Marketing, Abu Dhabi Branch, to supply the ink for the driving licenses and registrations for the Federal Traffic and Licensing system, worth Dh5,074,460 ($1.38 million).

The press conference was attended by Brigadier Saeed Saif Al Nuaimi, deputy director of Finance and Services at the Abu Dhabi Police; Brigadier Jassem Al Mansouri, from the office of Inspector General of the Ministry of Interior; and Colonel Abdulla Al Masood Al Issaei, from Abu Dhabi Police, it added. – TradeArabia News Service




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