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DMD-2026-012

Temporary building for circuits in leased premises

RejectedProject request
Priority score
32

Score confirmed by the evaluation panel

Estimated cost
SAR 85M
Net present value
⁦−SAR 46.2M⁩
Internal rate of return
⁦-10.2%⁩
Payback period
—

No payback within the horizon

Rank in the 2027 plan
—
  1. Gate into «Submitted»DecisionGoDate7 July 2026DraftComplete
  2. Gate into «Initial review»DecisionGoDate20 July 2026SubmittedComplete
  3. Gate into «Feasibility»DecisionGoDate1 August 2026Initial reviewComplete
  4. Gate into «Evaluation»DecisionGoDate14 August 2026FeasibilityComplete
  5. Gate into «Committee review»DecisionGoDate26 August 2026EvaluationComplete
  6. Gate into «Approved»DecisionOn holdDate8 September 2026Committee reviewCurrent phaseCurrent phase
  7. Gate into «Prioritized»DecisionNot held yet7ApprovedNot started
  8. Gate into «Converted to project»DecisionNot held yet8PrioritizedNot started
  9. 9Converted to projectNot started

The request as filed

What the requester wrote on the intake form

Problem
Six judicial circuits and their support staff sit in leased buildings in Riyadh at SAR 7.2M a year until the Riyadh Administrative Court building is finished.
Current state
The leases expire one after another between 2026 and 2028.
Objective
A Board-owned temporary building for the six circuits and 420 staff.
Expected scope
Design and build of a four-storey modular building with courtrooms and offices.

Expected benefits

Savings

Ends the outside leases

Strategic link

The objectives it serves and how well it aligns

Strategic alignment · Fair

Related lessons learned

From similar past projects (§78) — read them before evaluation

Loose scope in design-build contracts breeds claims

From Riyadh Administrative Court Building

The contractor claimed SAR 14M for requirements added after concept design: extra video-hearing courtrooms and offices for judges’ assistants.

Recommendation: Freeze the building’s functional programme with the presidents of the courts that will use it before the request goes to committee.

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Confirm the land before approving the project

From Digital Administrative Court HQ, Wadi Al-Dawasir

The project was approved before the land was handed over by the municipality, and stopped after design award.

Recommendation: Do not pass a construction request to committee without a deed or final allocation letter.

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