[1] The CPO has developed a novel and sophisticated Geographic Information System (GIS) to support this function.

[2] The cabinet added the Housing sector to the functions of the Ministry after Parliament elections in November 2002.

[2] It is operating within two constraints: statutory, pertaining to the degree of harmony of its mission with its evolving environment, including civil service legislation; and budgetary, pertaining to the scarcity of resources available compared with those needed, at a time when public agencies are invited to rationalize public expenditure and improve the management of allocated resources.

[4] The main contractor was a joint venture of Belgium's Six Construct (subsidiary of Besix) and the local Haji Hassan Group.

[5] The 2018 Al-Fateh Highway Upgrade project which launched in 2018 and with a total costs of $107.32m (BD 40.5m) is expected to be completed by 2024.