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DMD-2026-014

Contracting Excellence Award — next edition

DraftIdea
Electronic form
Priority score
48

Preliminary score from screening — confirmed after evaluation

Estimated cost
SAR 15M
Net present value
—

After the business case

Internal rate of return
—

After the business case

Payback period
—

After the business case

Rank in the 2027 plan
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  2. Gate into «Initial review»DecisionNot held yet2SubmittedNot started
  3. Gate into «Feasibility»DecisionNot held yet3Initial reviewNot started
  4. Gate into «Evaluation»DecisionNot held yet4FeasibilityNot started
  5. Gate into «Committee review»DecisionNot held yet5EvaluationNot started
  6. Gate into «Approved»DecisionNot held yet6Committee reviewNot started
  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
The Contracting Excellence Award runs every two years with no nomination and judging platform: files arrive by email and judging takes five months.
Current state
Nominations arrive by email and sector judges score them on separate sheets.
Objective
The next edition with an online nomination and judging platform, categories for small and medium contractors, and a closing ceremony at the Future Projects Forum.
Expected scope
The nomination and judging platform, the closing ceremony, and media coverage and sponsorships.

Expected benefits

No benefits yet — required to submit.

Strategic link

The objectives it serves and how well it aligns

Strategic alignment · Good

Related lessons learned

From similar past projects — read them before evaluation

Confirm the land before approving the project

From Wadi Al-Dawasir Vocational Qualification Centre

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.

Open the lesson

Loose scope in design-build contracts breeds claims

From SCA Academy Campus, Riyadh

The contractor claimed SAR 14M for requirements added after concept design: extra e-test halls and trainers’ offices.

Recommendation: Freeze the building’s functional programme with the sector that will use it before the proposal goes to committee.

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