Direct Purchase Procedure - Approved July 2024

Annexure C

C01 – Utilities

1) Electricity 2) Water 3) Telecommunications

C02 – Government fees and dues

1) Licenses 2) Permits 3) Taxes 4) Attestation 5) Notarizations 6) CR/SPV registration/renewal/ Amendments 7) OCCI Issuance/renewal fees of the Membership Certificates for Omani Companies

C03 – Insurance

1) HE President Life Insurance 2) Vehicle Insurance 3) Directors & Officers Insurance

C04 – Board and committees’ related fees and expenses

1) Board sitting fees and expenses 2) Audit committee sitting fees and expenses 3) Tender committee sitting fees and expenses

C05 – HR/Employee related expenses

1) Recruitment related expenses 2) Learning & Development – Trainings only

3) Ex-employee rewards 4) Employee engagements 5) Conferences – HR related 6) Conferences - business related

C06 – Obligatory services

1) Obligatory services - Existing

(License payments, subscription charges, and similar expenditures are required to maintain services following a historical purchase decision. OIA is obligated to fulfill these payments unless it has decided to discontinue or replace the service. Examples include annual licenses, fee payment to Bloomberg, TNR, Cambridge Associates, Aladdin, INTERACTIVE DATA (EUROPE) LIMITED, Rimes Technologies Corporation, Eagle

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