Annual survey that targets construction activities, including building construction, civil engineering, and specialized construction activities. The survey provides data and statistics on operating facilities in the sector and contributes to calculating the sector's contribution to the gross domestic product.

• Providing statistics on construction activity and measuring its contribution to economic development and its contribution to the gross domestic product.
• Identifying the number of workers, compensation paid to workers, and expenses and revenues in the construction sector.
•  Supporting decision-makers, policy-makers, researchers, and stakeholders with up-to-date and comprehensive statistics related to construction activity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Complete construction of buildings: constructing buildings for residential, office, commercial, public, institutional, agricultural purposes, etc.

Complete construction works related to civil engineering: such as highways, roads, bridges, tunnels, railways, airports, ports, water projects, irrigation systems, drainage systems, industrial facilities, pipelines, power lines, sports facilities, etc.

Specialized construction activities as part of the construction process: such as constructing parts of a building, civil engineering works without full project responsibility.

How long does it take to complete the questionnaire?

It takes 15-20 minutes to complete the questionnaire.

• - Who is the recommended employee to complete the questionnaire?
• The employee responsible for reports, financial statements, and payroll disclosure (company accountant).
• - What is the target sample of the survey?
• All establishments operating in the construction activity.
• - What are modern construction techniques?

They are the modern techniques used in building design.

- What are the types of modern construction techniques?

- Precast concrete systems (insulated and hollow concrete manufactured in factories and then transported to the construction site for installation as walls and ceilings, known for their high quality and longer lifespan).

- Lightweight cellular concrete (lightweight concrete manufactured and processed in specialized factories to be lightweight and used in various types of construction for more flexibility and ease in design and construction).

- Tunnel formwork (ready-made formwork used for casting concrete for walls, ceilings, or floors in a single stage, with the ability to reuse the formwork for repetitive casting without the need for new formwork).

- Insulated concrete units (concrete units with high-quality thermal insulation properties, contributing to reduced electricity consumption in buildings).

- Lightweight prefabricated units and structures (pre-manufactured steel structures transported to the construction site and installed to support roofs and walls, usually in the form of vertical and horizontal steel grids).

- Ready-made concrete units (pre-made concrete units in the factory, including basic finishing works, transported to the construction site for direct installation).

- Others (any technique not mentioned above).

- What is meant by revenues from the main activity?

The value of work executed during the year by the establishment, including complete or partial contracting, in addition to the value of subcontracting assigned to secondary contractors.

- What is meant by specialized construction activities as part of the construction process?

Such as constructing parts of a building, civil engineering works without full project responsibility.

What type of contract is it?

a) Main contract (it is a main contract from the company)

b) Subcontract (where some subcontractors work with the company on works that the company does not have enough manpower or expertise for, so they hire some smaller companies on a subcontract basis to complete these works, and thus the value of the subcontract is agreed upon).

- What type of project is it?

a) Residential (such as residential complexes, houses, apartments, villas, etc.)

b) Non-residential (such as schools, hospitals, hotels, etc.)

c) Civil engineering constructions (such as pouring foundations, extending electrical wires, installing and extending computer and communication networks, etc.)

- What type of work is it?

a) new construction (projects under construction) b) Capital maintenance (maintenance of long-term and heavily capitalized projects with the aim of benefiting from, adding to, or improving capital assets).

c) Ongoing maintenance (periodic work required to maintain the project continuously)

- What is meant by annual depreciation?

It is the decrease in the value of capital assets resulting from their use in the production process during the year, or normal wear and tear, expected obsolescence, or the normal rate of accidents. It does not include the portion related to unexpected obsolescence, major losses, and depletion of natural resources.

- What is meant by intellectual property?

It is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human mind. Examples of intellectual property include copyrights, patents, and industrial designs.

- What is meant by subcontractors?

They are those who specialize in contracting work, such as carpentry contractors, ironwork contractors, painting contractors, etc. Some subcontractors work with the company on works that the company does not have enough.

From 03/09/2023 to 21/10/2023.

computer-assisted telephone interviewing
Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI).