Royal Commission for Riyadh City
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Quarterly Programme Steering Committee

25 Oct 2026 · 14:00–15:30
Purpose and intended outcome

Resolve programme recovery priorities and the Line 6 schedule gap.

Agree a recovery-date commitment and the route to your D1 decision.

Decisions sought from you
3 essential facts
  • Transport schedule at 85% vs 91% plan (6 pts behind; official register); consortium reports 88%
  • Recovery plan for Line 6 is overdue — chased twice
  • Risk register item 4 (depot utilities) unresolved
Prepared by your office · Sources: Quarterly Programme Steering Committee · Office pre-reads
3 suggested questions

When will the consortium commit to a recovery date?

  • How will depot utilities risk (item 4) be closed?
  • What evidence supports the consortium’s completion figure?
Attendees
His Excellency
Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs, Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs
Last met 21 Oct 2026
No open asks
Mr. James Whitford
Country Director, Meridian Rail Consortium
Last met 15 Oct 2026
Open asks: Contractor resourcing plan
Mr. Daniel Okafor
Programme Controls Lead, Meridian Rail Consortium
Last met 9 Oct 2026
Open asks: Safety audit close-out
Eng. Faisal Al-Otaibi
Programme Director, Public Transport, RCRC
Last met 24 Oct 2026
Open asks: Line 6 recovery plan
Eng. Khalid Al-Dosari
Director, Sports Boulevard, RCRC
Last met 9 Oct 2026
Open asks: Crossing 3 traffic study
Dr. Sara Al-Harbi
Director, Green Riyadh, RCRC
Last met 12 Oct 2026
Open asks: Irrigation tender evaluation memo
Dr. Reem Al-Fayez
Director, Risk & Assurance, RCRC
Last met 24 Oct 2026
Open asks: Risk register refresh
Protocol notes

His Excellency · Seat first among guests

Mr. James Whitford · Contractor; after government guests

Mr. Daniel Okafor · Contractor

Eng. Faisal Al-Otaibi · Internal director; reports to CEO

Eng. Khalid Al-Dosari · Internal director

Dr. Sara Al-Harbi · Internal director

Dr. Reem Al-Fayez · Internal director

Previous decisions

Approve Line 4 opening sequence24 Oct 2026 · Executive Committee weekly

Defer Crossing 5 to phase two23 Oct 2026 · RCRC/OUT/1448/301

Adopt shared contractor safety standard22 Oct 2026 · Email thread #1202

Action history
Board paper on schedule recovery · At risk
Approve Green Riyadh phase three scope · On track
Align Sports Boulevard crossings with roads programme · At risk

Line 6 recovery planEng. Faisal Al-Otaibi · due 15 Oct 2026 · overdue · chased twice

Irrigation tender evaluation memoDr. Sara Al-Harbi · due 21 Oct 2026 · overdue · chased 3 times

Crossing 3 traffic studyEng. Khalid Al-Dosari · due 20 Oct 2026 · overdue · chased twice

Contractor resourcing planMr. James Whitford · due 29 Oct 2026 · open

Risk register refreshDr. Reem Al-Fayez · due 1 Nov 2026 · open

Safety audit close-outMr. Daniel Okafor · due 6 Nov 2026 · open