Is it permissible for an engineer supervising state projects to award projects to contractors who are close [to him] and competent, and is it permissible for him to take a share of the project's value or agree on half [the profit] in exchange for awarding the project to them?

The engineer supervising projects is entrusted with them and must assign them to the most competent and suitable individuals without favoritism. This is because assigning them to the unqualified constitutes betrayal and negligence. Furthermore, it is not permissible for him to receive financial compensation for assigning them to the qualified, as this is an integral part of his work and falls under the category of forbidden gifts to employees.