Committees

Steering, PMO, change, executive and procurement committees.

Governance committees: 5
Sessions held in 2026: 128
Decisions recorded: 15
Average attendance: ⁦91%⁩

Governance structure and escalation

Who decides up to which ceiling, and where anything above it goes.

Executive Committee

Eng. Abdullah S. Al-Qahtani

No financial ceilingNext ⁦2026-10-28⁩

Takes whatever exceeds the committees’ authority

Above SAR 50M or 180 days

Projects Steering Committee

Eng. Abdullah S. Al-Qahtani

Authority up to SAR 50MNext ⁦2026-11-03⁩

Above SAR 20M or 90 days · strategic gates

PMO Committee

Dr. Noura M. Al-Otaibi

Authority up to SAR 50MNext ⁦2026-11-04⁩

Change Control Board

Dr. Mohammed I. Al-Subaie

Authority up to SAR 20MNext ⁦2026-10-29⁩

Awards above SAR 10M

Bid Evaluation & Award Committee

Munirah A. Al-Khalidi

No financial ceilingNo session scheduled

The committees

Chair, members, quorum, cadence and the next session.

Executive committee

Executive Committee

The Authority’s highest governance tier: sets strategic direction, approves annual budgets, and rules on critically distressed projects and on what the Steering Committee escalates.

Quorum

⁦4⁩ of ⁦5⁩

Meets

Weekly

Attendance

⁦93%⁩

Eng. Abdullah S. Al-Qahtani

39 sessions in 2026⁦4⁩ decisions1 resolution late

Next session⁦2026-10-28⁩Today

Steering committee

Projects Steering Committee

Steers the strategic portfolios and programmes: approves baselines, recovery plans and gate decisions for strategic projects, and tracks benefit realisation.

Quorum

⁦5⁩ of ⁦7⁩

Meets

Monthly

Attendance

⁦90%⁩

Eng. Abdullah S. Al-Qahtani

10 sessions in 2026⁦4⁩ decisions4 resolutions in progress

Next session⁦2026-11-03⁩In 6 days

Procurement committee

Bid Evaluation & Award Committee

Bid opening, evaluation and award under the Government Tenders and Procurement Law: pre-qualification, technical and financial evaluation, award recommendations and guarantees.

Quorum

⁦3⁩ of ⁦5⁩

Meets

As needed

Attendance

⁦89%⁩

Munirah A. Al-Khalidi

17 sessions in 2026⁦2⁩ decisions1 resolutions in progress

Next sessionNo session scheduled

PMO committee

PMO Committee

Guards the delivery method: gate reviews for non-strategic projects, standards and templates, data quality and PMO maturity.

Quorum

⁦4⁩ of ⁦7⁩

Meets

Fortnightly

Attendance

⁦87%⁩

Dr. Noura M. Al-Otaibi

21 sessions in 2026⁦3⁩ decisions3 resolutions in progress

Next session⁦2026-11-04⁩In 7 days

Change control board

Change Control Board

Controls change to scope, cost, schedule and contracts: assesses each request’s impact and rules within three working days of a complete file, re-baselining on approval.

Quorum

⁦4⁩ of ⁦6⁩

Meets

Weekly

Attendance

⁦91%⁩

Dr. Mohammed I. Al-Subaie

41 sessions in 2026⁦2⁩ decisions1 resolutions in progress

Next session⁦2026-10-29⁩In 1 day

Decision authority matrix

Decision type against committee: who decides, who recommends, who is informed (§42, §55).

Decision authority matrix
Decision type	Executive committee	Steering committee	Procurement committee	PMO committee	Change control board
Change requests (cost)	Above SAR 50M	Up to SAR 50M	—	Impact review	Up to SAR 20M or 10%
Schedule extensions	Above 180 days	Up to 180 days	—	Critical-path check	Up to 90 days
Gate decisions	Informed	Strategic projects	—	Non-strategic projects	—
Baselines and re-baselining	—	Approves	—	Reviews, recommends	On change
Tender awards	Above SAR 10M	—	Evaluates, recommends	—	—
Transfers between portfolios	Approves	Recommends	—	—	—
Project closure and cancellation	Informed	Cancellation	—	Closure	—

DecidesRecommendsInformed

Latest resolutions

Numbered resolutions and how far they are implemented.

EX-2026/35In progressExecutive Committee
The first draft of the 2027–2030 Strategic Plan is noted; department workshops finish by end of November.
Abeer H. Al-ShamraniIn 33 days
SC-2026/13Not startedProjects Steering Committee
Analytics & AI Platform clears the planning gate with three conditions to be met by 26 November.
Rahaf I. Al-NefaieIn 29 days
EX-2026/33In progressExecutive Committee
ESCO retrofit put on hold; its funding is requested in the 2027 budget.
Haifa S. Al-RuwailiIn 18 days
PR-2026/24Not startedBid Evaluation & Award Committee
The waterfront contractor’s replacement guarantee is accepted on condition its validity runs to the end of the defects period.
Khalid N. Al-MutairiIn 13 days
SC-2026/09In progressProjects Steering Committee
Wadi Al-Rummah Bridge revised baseline approved (+SAR 8.4M, +55 days), with monthly reports on piers 12–16.
Eng. Ahmed Y. AsiriIn 11 days
SC-2026/12In progressProjects Steering Committee
Offices Complex contractor claims referred to the dispute board; the claims file is prepared before the hearing.
Eng. Shahad M. Al-MalkiIn 9 days