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AND THE ROLE OF CONTROL IN EXECUTING CONTRACTS WITHIN
THEIR TERMS, COSTS AND CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS
Chief Engineer, Civil &
Architectural Engineering Techni-
cal Support Division
Jassem Mohammed Alkhulaifi
Associate Engineer,
Civil & Architectural Engineering
Technical Support Division
Abdullah Awadh Alenezi
Principal Specialist Engineer,
Civil & Architectural Engineering
Technical Support Division
Bader Fahad Alfadhli
In November 2018, representatives of the Budget and Final Accounts Committee of the National Assembly
met with the A/President of the State Audit Bureau of Kuwait (SAB), along with representatives of SAB and
the Civil Service Commission (CSC). The objective of this meeting was to discuss the main risks that are
currently encountered in the execution and operation of the development and dynamic projects of the State
of Kuwait. The meeting had concluded that the most significant risks are:
• Risk of delay in the completion of the development plan due to poor management of the government
with respect to the implementation of this plan.
• Risk of wasting public funds through the issuance of many change orders on projects of the plan,
which would result in cost overruns.
• Risk of delayed utilization and optimal use of the development plan projects within the required time
due to delays in project execution and the multiple time extensions issued on the contracts.
Research Abstract: Means and Methods for
Concurrent Control of Construction Projects, Prior
to Signing and During Execution, of Contract
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This is an alarming indicator that calls for an active
and consolidated work of all parties and stakeholders
to find solutions for such risks and challenges and
to accomplish development projects that meet their
development goals and are implemented within
their approved time-frame, costs, and the required
standards. They should also ensure that such projects
are being utilized once completed and delivered.
Due to certain spatial and temporal determinants,
the current control of SAB (the feed forward and the
feedback controls) may not be able to timely monitor
all potential deviations and risks to the phases and
processes of construction project execution following
signing the contracts and during the execution phase
(in real time). Therefore, it is required to activate
a special type of control to monitor such risks and
deviations in the processes and phases of project
execution, once occurred. This is in order to ensure
prompt and timely response and treatment to such
risks (during the execution phase), and to ensure
the accomplishment of construction projects that
are implemented within their terms, costs, and
contractual requirements, while attaining their
desired goals with high efficiency.
The provisions of SAB Law allows for the adoption
of this type of control, i.e. concurrent/parallel
control. If systematically activated - particularly
on development projects- , this type of control
would ensure the swift execution of such projects
according to the preset terms, costs, and contractual
requirements. It would also serve to largely reduce
waste in public funds and shorten time extensions
to the contracts.
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