CR-2026-014Government Fibre Backbone — Damascus–Homs Segment
Re-route the network in Homs’s Al-Waer district
Justification and the cost, schedule and risk impact, with a recommendation.
Impact analysis
Before and after — as it will show in the baseline if approved
Cost
+SYP 30MCurrent budgetSYP 3.3B
After the changeSYP 3.3B
+0.9%
Schedule
+20 d- Baseline finish2027-01-31
- New finish2027-02-20
Risk
−6Resolves the standing objection
Benefits
0%No effect on benefits
0% of expected benefits
Reason for change
Homs City Council objected to digging on Al-Waer’s main streets
Justification
The side-street route gets a permit within two weeks
PMO recommendation
ApproveImpact analysis in progress at the national PMO
Approval workflow
Submitted
Eng. George Haddad
Done2026-10-19
PM review
Eng. George Haddad
Done2026-10-20
- 3
Impact analysis
Kinan Azzam
Now2026-10-24
- 4
Finance & procurement
Rasha Al-Mudarres
Later
- 5
Project owner’s acceptance
Eng. Mazen Kassab
Later
- 6
Change committee decision
Dr. Ziad Al-Atassi
Later2026-11-02
- 7
Baseline updated
Eng. George Haddad
Later
Why this route
The route is built from the request’s kind and impact level under the approved authority matrix.
Impact levelModerateUp to SYP 125M and 90 days
- Impact SYP 30M and 20 days — «moderate», so the Change Committee decides.
- It has a financial link, so Finance & Procurement take part before the decision.
- It changes scope or deliverables, so the project owner must accept it.
Change committee vote
Members vote before or during the meeting; the decision is taken once quorum is met
- Dr. Ziad Al-AtassiDeputy President, Strategy & PerformanceDr. Ziad Al-AtassiDeputy President, Strategy & PerformanceP-009ziad.alatassi@psa.gov.syChairNot voted
- Dr. Reem Al-QabbaniDirector, National Project Management OfficeDr. Reem Al-QabbaniDirector, National Project Management OfficeP-002reem.alqabbani@psa.gov.syYouNot voted
- Omar Al-NahhasSenior Finance & Contracts SpecialistOmar Al-NahhasSenior Finance & Contracts SpecialistP-007omar.alnahhas@psa.gov.syNot voted
- Rasha Al-MudarresDirector General, Finance & ContractsRasha Al-MudarresDirector General, Finance & ContractsP-018rasha.almudarres@psa.gov.syNot voted
- Eng. Rita GhanemEnterprise ArchitectEng. Rita GhanemEnterprise ArchitectP-031rita.ghanem@psa.gov.syNot voted
- Eng. Wael Al-KhawlaniDirector, Engineering Supervision of Construction ProjectsEng. Wael Al-KhawlaniDirector, Engineering Supervision of Construction ProjectsP-036wael.alkhawlani@psa.gov.syNot voted
- Approve0
- Approve with conditions0
- Reject0
- Abstain0
Awaiting the impact analysis