RSK-0026Hama National Hospital Upgrade & Extension
Contractor’s financial claims piling up over unapproved change orders
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
Variations carried out before formal approval, and disputes over their pricing
Preventive controls
- Refer the claims to the dispute committee named in the contract
- List every unapproved variation with the independent engineer
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Event
Contractor’s financial claims piling up over unapproved change orders
A dispute-committee recommendation above SYP 625M
Contingency
An amicable settlement within a ceiling set by the national projects steering committee
Impact
Claims that could reach SYP 1.025bn and a strained contract relationship
Assessment
The level before and after the response
Inherent
Residual
Exposure
SYP 1B
Residual
40% 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 3 days ago
Project manager
Eng. Sara Al-Barazi
Currently followed up hereProgramme manager
Current levelEng. Sara Al-Barazi
Automatically at 15 days unreviewed · in 12 days- 3
PMO director
Dr. Reem Al-Qabbani
Automatically at 20 days unreviewed · in 17 days - 4
Executive Council
Dr. Samer Al-Daqqar
By the PMO director’s decision
Mitigation plan
Each action with its owner and date — tick it off when complete
Refer the claims to the dispute committee named in the contract
Eng. Sara Al-BaraziEng. Sara Al-BaraziSenior Project Manager — Hospitals & Health FacilitiesP-022sara.albarazi@psa.gov.syDone2026-10-132026-10-13List every unapproved variation with the independent engineer
Eng. Wael Al-KhawlaniEng. Wael Al-KhawlaniDirector, Engineering Supervision of Construction ProjectsP-036wael.alkhawlani@psa.gov.syIn progressIn 13 days2026-11-10
Trigger
A dispute-committee recommendation above SYP 625M
Contingency
An amicable settlement within a ceiling set by the national projects steering committee