Press Releases
08 Dec 2021
Honouring best contractors and vendors in 2020
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His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has honoured the best-performing contractors and vendors working with the RTA in 2020, as well as the companies winning the Taxi Excellence Awards in 2019. The move was made in recognition of the substantial support of those companies to RTA efforts and achievements in public transport, infrastructure and other services. Several CEOs and directors of RTA together with representatives of the honourees were present in the event, which was held in RTA’s Auditorium.
Award Winners
Al Tayer honoured the winners of the best contractors, vendors and investors in different categories. Honourees were: McKinsey and Company LME Limited in the Best Administrative Consultancy category, CDM Smith Inc. in the Best Engineering Consultancy category, Paramount International Contracting LLC in the Best Small Projects Contractor category (less than AED 20 million), Afcons Construction Mideast LLC in the Best Mega Projects Contractor category (more than AED 20 million), Reach Employment Services LLC in the Best Commodities and Services Provider category and Evento Solution LLC in the Best SME category.
Al Tayer also honoured the agencies, sectors and companies supporting SMEs and investors. The winners were: Corporate Administrative Support Services Sector in the category of entities supporting SMEs, Scientechnic in the category of mega-companies supporting SMEs, and Transguard Group in the investors category. Honourees also included winners of RTA’s Taxi Excellence Awards to reward the best taxi companies in Dubai. Dubai Taxi Corporation clinched the first position, the runner-up was Arabia Taxi and National Taxi took the third place.
Al Tayer reiterated RTA’s commitment to boost relationships with the private entities considering them strategic partners in supporting the delivery of various RTA’s projects. He indicated that honouring those entities was a gesture of recognition of their roles in delivering outstanding services which have contributed to realising RTA’s ambitions.
“We have considerable challenges and ambitions. What RTA managed to achieve in the past, and what it plans is part of its endeavours to improve the infrastructure and integrate its customer services. The RTA is keen on facilitating the transactions of companies and providing every possible support to enable them to avail the best contractual services,” said Al Tayer.
“Since its inception, RTA’s Taxi Excellence Awards contributed to improving the quality of taxi services to clients and nurturing a competitive environment between companies and leveraging the quality and excellence of their services. The awards also aim at raising public awareness of traffic safety, bringing happiness to taxi riders. They motivate drivers to excel, show job compliance and serve customers,” added Al Tayer.