RSK-0024Chamber Branch & Manufacturers’ Service Centre — Second Industrial City
Ground-improvement costs up after the geotechnical survey
A risk's detail, response, contingency and residual risk.
Risk statement
From cause to event to impact — with the preventive controls before the event and the contingency after it
Cause
The geotechnical survey found softer soil and higher groundwater than the design study assumed
Preventive controls
- A change request for the extra ground improvement
- Value engineering of the foundation solution with the consultant
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Event
Ground-improvement costs up after the geotechnical survey
The change request is not approved at the next CCB meeting
Contingency
Treat the ground in two stages, the manufacturers’ service block first
Impact
SAR 1.13M of extra ground improvement and a 75-day extension
Assessment
The level before and after the response
Inherent
Residual
Exposure
SAR 1.1M
Residual
63% off the score
Score trend
Last six months
- Score
- Target residual
Escalation path
Escalation engine: a high risk unreviewed for 10 days notifies the PM, 15 the programme manager, 20 the PMO director
Last reviewed 6 days ago
Project manager
Eng. Fahad T. Al-Sulami
Currently followed up hereProgramme manager
Current levelEng. Fahad T. Al-Sulami
Automatically at 15 days unreviewed · in 9 days- 3
PMO director
Dr. Noura M. Al-Otaibi
Automatically at 20 days unreviewed · in 14 days - 4
Executive committee
Dr. Abdullah S. Al-Qahtani
By the PMO director’s decision
Mitigation plan
Each action with its owner and date — tick it off when complete
A change request for the extra ground improvement
Eng. Fahad T. Al-SulamiEng. Fahad T. Al-SulamiSenior Project Manager — Branches & Service CentresP-023f.alsulami@chamber.saDone2026-10-062026-10-0625 Rabiʻ II 1448 AHValue engineering of the foundation solution with the consultant
Eng. Fahad T. Al-SulamiEng. Fahad T. Al-SulamiSenior Project Manager — Branches & Service CentresP-023f.alsulami@chamber.saIn progressIn 15 days2026-11-122 Jumada II 1448 AH
Trigger
The change request is not approved at the next CCB meeting
Contingency
Treat the ground in two stages, the manufacturers’ service block first