Committees

The executive, steering, project approval, change and award 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

Dr. 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

Dr. Abdullah S. Al-Qahtani

Authority up to SAR 50MNext ⁦2026-11-03⁩

Above SAR 20M or 90 days · strategic gates

Project Approval Committee

Dr. Noura M. Al-Otaibi

Authority up to SAR 50MNext ⁦2026-11-04⁩

Change Committee

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 tier of project governance, chaired by the Secretary-General: sets strategic direction, approves the annual project budgets, rules on critically distressed projects and on what the Projects Steering Committee escalates, and takes to the SCA board whatever exceeds its authority.

Quorum

⁦4⁩ of ⁦5⁩

Meets

Weekly

Attendance

⁦93%⁩

Dr. Abdullah S. Al-Qahtani

39 sessions in 2026⁦4⁩ decisions1 resolution late

Next session⁦2026-10-28⁩Today

Steering committee

Projects Steering Committee

Steers the Authority’s strategic portfolios and programmes: approves baselines, corrective plans and gate decisions for strategic projects, and tracks benefits and what they mean for member contractors and the sector.

Quorum

⁦5⁩ of ⁦7⁩

Meets

Monthly

Attendance

⁦90%⁩

Dr. 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 Authority’s approved procurement rules: 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 resolution in progress

Next sessionNo session scheduled

Project approval committee

Project Approval Committee

Approves project proposals in the annual work plan and 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 Committee

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 resolution 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	Project approval 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 SCA strategy refresh is noted; sector and branch workshops finish by end of November.
Abeer H. Al-ShamraniIn 33 days
SC-2026/13Not startedProjects Steering Committee
The Project Tracking Platform — National Phase clears the planning gate with three conditions to be met by 26 November.
Rahaf I. Al-NefaieIn 29 days
EX-2026/33In progressExecutive Committee
The ESCO energy retrofit of existing SCA buildings is 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 Jeddah branch & centre 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
Qassim qualification centre revised baseline approved (+SAR 8.4M, +55 days), with monthly reports on the foundations of axes 12–16.
Eng. Ahmed Y. AsiriIn 11 days
SC-2026/12In progressProjects Steering Committee
Academy campus contractor claims referred to the contract’s dispute board; the claims file is prepared before the meeting.
Eng. Shahad M. Al-MalkiIn 9 days