RSK-0046Deir ez-Zor Suspension Bridge Reconstruction
Bids 18% above the engineering estimate
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
Higher construction costs and few bidders for specialist suspension-bridge works
Preventive controls
- Negotiate with the lowest bidder under the unified contracts law
- Split the project into two phases
2 / 2
Event
Bids 18% above the engineering estimate
Negotiation fails to bring the gap under 10%
Contingency
Re-tender through the General Authority for Supply and Provision with a reduced scope
Impact
A funding gap near SYP 2.34bn, or a re-tender
Assessment
The level before and after the response
Inherent
Residual
Exposure
SYP 2.3B
Residual
47% 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 5 days ago
Project manager
Current levelEng. Wael Al-Khawlani
Currently followed up here- 2
Programme manager
Eng. Qasem Al-Hariri
Automatically at 15 days unreviewed · in 10 days - 3
PMO director
Dr. Reem Al-Qabbani
Automatically at 20 days unreviewed · in 15 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
Negotiate with the lowest bidder under the unified contracts law
Eng. Wael Al-KhawlaniEng. Wael Al-KhawlaniDirector, Engineering Supervision of Construction ProjectsP-036wael.alkhawlani@psa.gov.syIn progressIn 23 days2026-11-20Split the project into two phases
Eng. Qasem Al-HaririEng. Qasem Al-HaririDirector, Transport & Housing ProjectsP-020qasem.alhariri@psa.gov.syNot startedIn 33 days2026-11-30
Trigger
Negotiation fails to bring the gap under 10%
Contingency
Re-tender through the General Authority for Supply and Provision with a reduced scope