Risk register

AI insight

User acceptance testing cannot start on time (⁦2026-12-01⁩)

Unified Digital Services Platform16HighSAR 1.6MThe Nafath environment has been down 9 days, automated coverage is under 60% and the phased test plan is late — three signals converge on one milestone no risk covers

Confidence⁦81%⁩

AI insight

No treated water to irrigate the Central Park at handover

Al-Waha Central Park12MediumSAR 2.3MThe East Waha plant is 126 days late and the park needs its water from 2026-12-31 — the delay exceeds the float by 34 days

Confidence⁦77%⁩

AI insight

The contractor may suspend works over unpaid variations

Government Offices Complex15HighSAR 12MA claim on variation 7 since September, a delay-penalty warning and a legal opinion on arbitration — a pattern that usually precedes a suspension notice

Confidence⁦69%⁩

AI insight

Financial data migration pushes go-live past the fiscal year-end close

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System12MediumSAR 3.4MAsset data is unavailable, the Etimad link failed twice and the budget increase is still in review — a December go-live collides with the year-end close

Confidence⁦72%⁩

AI insight

Reuse the platform’s Nafath integration in the mobile app instead of rebuilding it

Services Mobile App9OpportunitySAR 640KThe app plans its own Nafath integration while the platform builds the same interface — sharing saves about four weeks

Confidence⁦64%⁩

AI insight

Bundle panel purchasing with the building-retrofit initiative for a volume discount

Solar Power for Government Buildings6OpportunitySAR 1.9MBoth projects sit in one programme and buy similar equipment in 2027 — joint purchasing cuts about 6%

Confidence⁦58%⁩


RSK-0021 Main contractor cash-flow distress and unpaid subcontractors	East Waha Wastewater Treatment Plant	Financial	25Critical	SAR 36M	Eng. Waleed O. Al-Juhani	Escalate	Escalated	In 8 days	⁦1⁩ d
RSK-0015 Steel and asphalt price rises driving price-adjustment claims	Northern Ring Road Development — Phase 2	Financial	20Critical	SAR 48M	Eng. Ahmed Y. Asiri	Escalate	Escalated	In 18 days	⁦4⁩ d
RSK-0016 Late land acquisition and utility diversions in sections 3 and 4	Northern Ring Road Development — Phase 2	Schedule	20Critical	SAR 31M	Eng. Bandar M. Al-Shammari	Escalate	Escalated	In 64 days	⁦4⁩ d
RSK-0026 Contractor financial claims piling up over unapproved variations	Government Offices Complex	Financial	20Critical	SAR 41M	Eng. Shahad M. Al-Malki	Escalate	Escalated	In 13 days	⁦3⁩ d
RSK-0034 Unforeseen ground conditions at the pier foundations in the wadi bed	Wadi Al-Rummah Bridge	Technical	20Critical	SAR 27M	Eng. Ahmed Y. Asiri	Escalate	Escalated	In 23 days	⁦5⁩ d
RSK-0044 Late land handover and title deed from the owning entity	Regional Emergency & Safety Centre	Regulatory	20Critical	SAR 12M	Eng. Shahad M. Al-Malki	Escalate	Escalated	In 64 days	⁦22⁩ d
RSK-0001 Nafath and SADAD integration interfaces not ready on time	Unified Digital Services Platform	Technical	16High	SAR 2.4M	Eng. Sultan F. Al-Ghamdi	Mitigate	Open	In 18 days	⁦2⁩ d
RSK-0002 Shortage of integration and back-end engineers on the vendor team	Unified Digital Services Platform	Resource	16High	SAR 1.9M	Eng. Sultan F. Al-Ghamdi	Escalate	Escalated	In 8 days	⁦2⁩ d
RSK-0012 Customisation and Etimad integration costs exceeding the approved contingency	Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System	Financial	16High	SAR 6.8M	Dana S. Al-Saleh	Escalate	Escalated	In 13 days	⁦5⁩ d
RSK-0017 Contractor claim for a 120-day extension with compensation	Northern Ring Road Development — Phase 2	Contractual	16High	SAR 18.5M	Khalid N. Al-Mutairi	Mitigate	Open	In 33 days	⁦8⁩ d
RSK-0019 Exchange-rate swings on imported equipment without fixed prices	National Backup Data Centre	Financial	16High	SAR 7.4M	Eng. Omar H. Bawazir	Mitigate	Open	In 23 days	⁦7⁩ d
RSK-0024 Marine protection costs up after the hydrographic survey	Waterfront Rehabilitation	Financial	16High	SAR 22.5M	Eng. Fahad T. Al-Sulami	Escalate	Escalated	In 15 days	⁦6⁩ d
RSK-0027 Late delivery of curtain-wall glazing from the overseas factory	Government Offices Complex	Schedule	16High	SAR 15M	Eng. Shahad M. Al-Malki	Mitigate	Open	In 48 days	⁦3⁩ d
RSK-0036 Logistics developer late on its infrastructure investment share	Northern Logistics Zone Infrastructure	Financial	16High	SAR 14M	Yousef A. Al-Omari	Mitigate	Open	In 64 days	⁦56⁩ d
RSK-0043 Funding left out of the 2027 budget, keeping the tender suspended	Energy Retrofit of Existing Buildings (ESCO)	Financial	16High	SAR 4.8M	Eng. Mishari K. Al-Otaibi	Escalate	Escalated	In 48 days	⁦20⁩ d
RSK-0022 Treated-water quality failing NCEC requirements	East Waha Wastewater Treatment Plant	Regulatory	15High	SAR 12M	Eng. Mishari K. Al-Otaibi	Mitigate	Open	In 79 days	⁦9⁩ d
RSK-0028 Possible removal of the MEP subcontractor	Government Offices Complex	Contractual	15High	SAR 9.5M	Eng. Abdulrahman S. Al-Harbi	Mitigate	Open	In 28 days	⁦10⁩ d
RSK-0046 Tender prices 18% above the engineer’s estimate	Abha – Al-Baha Road Dualisation	Financial	15High	SAR 93.6M	Eng. Ibrahim A. Al-Ghamdi	Mitigate	Open	In 33 days	⁦5⁩ d
RSK-0003 Late sign-off of licensing-service requirements by the owning departments	Unified Digital Services Platform	Stakeholder	12Medium	SAR 1.2M	Eng. Reem K. Al-Dosari	Mitigate	Open	In 23 days	⁦6⁩ d
RSK-0006 Possible critical findings in the pre-launch penetration test	Unified Digital Services Platform	Security	12Medium	SAR 600K	Eng. Yasser M. Al-Zahrani	Mitigate	Open	In 74 days	⁦8⁩ d
RSK-0013 Late migration and reconciliation of historical financial data	Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System	Schedule	12Medium	SAR 2.1M	Dana S. Al-Saleh	Mitigate	Open	In 33 days	⁦5⁩ d
RSK-0020 Late delivery of cooling units and standby generators	National Backup Data Centre	Schedule	12Medium	SAR 3.2M	Eng. Omar H. Bawazir	Mitigate	Open	In 33 days	⁦7⁩ d
RSK-0023 Failures in the main force mains during commissioning	East Waha Wastewater Treatment Plant	Technical	12Medium	SAR 5.6M	Eng. Waleed O. Al-Juhani	Mitigate	Open	In 53 days	⁦9⁩ d
RSK-0025 Late marine-works permits from the competent authorities	Waterfront Rehabilitation	Regulatory	12Medium	SAR 6M	Eng. Fahad T. Al-Sulami	Mitigate	Open	In 33 days	⁦6⁩ d
RSK-0031 Late integration of the central control system with the lights	Smart Street Lighting	Technical	12Medium	SAR 1.4M	Eng. Waleed O. Al-Juhani	Mitigate	Open	In 33 days	⁦44⁩ d
RSK-0033 Municipal objections to trenching in built-up districts	Fibre Optic Network Expansion	Stakeholder	12Medium	SAR 2.2M	Eng. Omar H. Bawazir	Mitigate	Open	In 33 days	⁦37⁩ d
RSK-0035 Pile lengths exceeding contract quantities	Wadi Al-Rummah Bridge	Cost	12Medium	SAR 8.4M	Eng. Ahmed Y. Asiri	Mitigate	Open	In 48 days	⁦5⁩ d
RSK-0018 Safety incidents in traffic diversion zones	Northern Ring Road Development — Phase 2	Technical	10Medium	SAR 4M	Eng. Ahmed Y. Asiri	Mitigate	In progress	In 245 days	⁦14⁩ d
RSK-0042 Undetected vulnerabilities in legacy systems before SOC onboarding	Enterprise Cybersecurity Programme	Security	10Medium	SAR 3M	Eng. Yasser M. Al-Zahrani	Mitigate	In progress	In 34 days	⁦2⁩ d
RSK-0005 Incomplete migration of beneficiary data from legacy systems	Unified Digital Services Platform	Technical	9Medium	SAR 750K	Rakan F. Al-Mohammadi	Mitigate	Open	In 34 days	⁦7⁩ d
RSK-0007 Staff resistance to the new digital procedures	Unified Digital Services Platform	Stakeholder	9Medium	SAR 300K	Nouf M. Al-Balawi	Mitigate	In progress	In 110 days	⁦13⁩ d
RSK-0010 Mobile-app team competing with the platform for the same people	Unified Digital Services Platform	Resource	9Medium	SAR 520K	Eng. Reem K. Al-Dosari	Mitigate	Open	In 21 days	⁦3⁩ d
RSK-0048 Cloud hosting contract signed late	Unified Digital Services Platform	Contractual	9Medium	—	Khalid N. Al-Mutairi	Accept	Closed	⁦2025-07-01⁩	⁦479⁩ d
RSK-0014 Implementation consultants’ contracts ending before go-live	Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System	Resource	9Medium	SAR 900K	Munirah A. Al-Khalidi	Mitigate	Open	In 48 days	⁦12⁩ d
RSK-0029 Cloud consumption costs above estimate	Migration to the Government Cloud	Financial	9Medium	SAR 2.6M	Eng. Omar H. Bawazir	Mitigate	Open	In 64 days	⁦11⁩ d
RSK-0030 Lighting-pole quantity variances between drawings and site	Smart Street Lighting	Financial	9Medium	SAR 1.8M	Eng. Waleed O. Al-Juhani	Mitigate	Open	In 33 days	⁦44⁩ d
RSK-0032 Higher reinstatement costs after trenching	Fibre Optic Network Expansion	Financial	9Medium	SAR 3.9M	Eng. Omar H. Bawazir	Mitigate	Open	In 64 days	⁦37⁩ d
RSK-0037 Too few accredited data owners in the departments	Data Governance & Master Data Management	Resource	9Medium	SAR 650K	Rahaf I. Al-Nefaie	Mitigate	Open	In 34 days	⁦8⁩ d
RSK-0038 High UAT defect count in the outgoing-mail module	Document & Correspondence Management Platform	Technical	9Medium	SAR 480K	Dana S. Al-Saleh	Mitigate	Open	In 13 days	⁦7⁩ d
RSK-0039 Late supply of mature trees from approved nurseries	Al-Waha Central Park	Schedule	9Medium	SAR 2.1M	Eng. Fahad T. Al-Sulami	Mitigate	Open	In 64 days	⁦4⁩ d
RSK-0040 Low middle-management participation in change activities	Change Management & Culture Programme	Stakeholder	9Medium	SAR 250K	Ghada A. Al-Shahrani	Mitigate	Open	In 33 days	⁦34⁩ d
RSK-0047 Camera-data privacy requirements under the Personal Data Protection Law	Intelligent Traffic Monitoring System	Regulatory	9Medium	SAR 900K	Eng. Yasser M. Al-Zahrani	Mitigate	Open	In 95 days	⁦10⁩ d
RSK-0004 Cloud hosting capacity exceeded at launch	Unified Digital Services Platform	Technical	8Medium	SAR 900K	Eng. Omar H. Bawazir	Mitigate	In progress	In 48 days	⁦9⁩ d
RSK-0008 Late delivery of identity & access management licences	Unified Digital Services Platform	Contractual	6Low	SAR 450K	Khalid N. Al-Mutairi	Transfer	Open	In 33 days	⁦10⁩ d
RSK-0011 Updated user-experience standards from the Digital Government Authority	Unified Digital Services Platform	Regulatory	6Low	SAR 280K	Lama S. Al-Harbi	Accept	Open	In 95 days	⁦16⁩ d
RSK-0045 Preliminary-handover snags on the outlet gates	Rainwater Harvesting & Small Dams	Technical	6Low	SAR 600K	Eng. Waleed O. Al-Juhani	Mitigate	Open	In 15 days	⁦2⁩ d

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User acceptance testing cannot start on time (⁦2026-12-01⁩)

No treated water to irrigate the Central Park at handover

The contractor may suspend works over unpaid variations

Financial data migration pushes go-live past the fiscal year-end close

Reuse the platform’s Nafath integration in the mobile app instead of rebuilding it

Bundle panel purchasing with the building-retrofit initiative for a volume discount

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