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Issued on: 24/7/1445
Corresponding to: 5/2/2024

Published in Umm Al-Qura 5022 issued on 1 March 2024.

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Issued on: 23/7/1445
Corresponding to: 4/2/2024

Published in Umm Al-Qura 5020 issued on 16 February 2024.

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Issued on: 23/7/1445
Corresponding to: 4/2/2024

Published in Umm Al-Qura 5021 issued on 23 February 2024.

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Issued by Riyadh Infrastructure Projects Center Decision 11 dated 20 Rajab 1445 corresponding to 1 February 2024.

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Based on Council of Ministers Decision 902 issued on 30 Dhu Al-Hijja 1444 [19 July 2023], which contained the approval of the Organizational Arrangements of the Infrastructure Projects Center in the Riyadh Region (the “center”),

based on article 3(3) of the organizational arrangements of the center, stipulating that the functions of the center include issuing licenses for infrastructure project works in the region and withdrawing, canceling, or suspending them in whole or in part, permanently or temporarily, as well as collecting fees and financial considerations for them in accordance with the relevant legal provisions,

and based on article 5(3) of the organizational arrangements of the center, stipulating that the functions and powers of the board of directors of the center include “approving the controls, requirements, standards, methodologies, and practices for infrastructure project works in the region,” the board of directors of the center Decision 11 has been issued on 20 Rajab 1445, corresponding to 1 February 2024, approving these controls,

Article 1
Definitions

Controls: The Controls for Oversight, Compliance, and Licenses for Infrastructure Project Works in Riyadh Region, its annexes, and any amendments to it.

Center: The Infrastructure Projects Center in Riyadh Region.

Infrastructure project works: Works related to the implementation, development, operation, and maintenance of infrastructure projects as defined in the organizational arrangements of the center.

License: A written approval from the center to carry out infrastructure works and projects.

Licensee: Any legal entity licensed to carry out infrastructure project works.

Violation: A violation or violations related to infrastructure works and projects and any other violations that the center is competent with policing and imposing punishments for.

Offender: Whoever commits a violation and is a legal entity.

Auditor: Whoever is assigned by the center the tasks of auditing infrastructure works or projects.

Penalty or punishment: Fines or measures imposed or taken by the center resulting from non-compliance with the controls.

Article 2
Practice of Infrastructure Project Works

1․ It is not permitted to practice infrastructure project works in Riyadh Region except after obtaining a license from the center.

2․ The center is competent with servicing infrastructure project works licenses in accordance with the schedule of Annex A, whether issuing, amending, renewing, withdrawing, canceling, or suspending them in whole or in part, permanently or temporarily, as well as collecting fees.

Article 3
License Services

The application for license services must be submitted by applying to the center in accordance with the mechanism it specifies. The center shall receive the applications and decide on them after verifying that their requirements are complete.

Article 4
License Duration and Fees

The duration of a license must be determined according to its type, and the fees set out in Annex A of these controls apply to all licenses issued by the center.

Article 5
Oversight and Imposition of Penalties

The center shall issue a decision for the imposition of penalties and punishments resulting from violations related to infrastructure project works in accordance with the schedule of Annex B.

Article 6
Oversight Procedures

The center shall carry out oversight and inspection operations aimed at enhancing compliance through guidance, awareness, and enforcement of these controls and the relevant laws and regulations, and in order to achieve this, it may exercise oversight through automatic or manual monitoring or other monitoring methods adopted by the center, whether in the office or in the field, as follows:

1․ An auditor shall exercise oversight works by implementing oversight visits in accordance with the oversight plans approved by the center or the reports received by the center to verify the compliance of licensees and detect violations.

2․ If the exercise of monitoring and oversight reveals a violation, the auditor shall record the violation in accordance with the mechanism adopted by the center, including the following:

(a) Information about the offender, a description of the violation, and the activity practiced by the offender.

(b) The number corresponding to the violation in accordance with Annex B and the amount of the punishment specified for it.

(c) Date and time of observation, in day and hour.

(d) The place where the violation occurred (city, neighborhood, street, or road).

3․ The auditor shall document a detailed description of the violation—insofar as possible—using the necessary techniques for this purpose.

4․ Policing the violation does not require the presence of the offender, and it is sufficient to notify it of the details of its violation in accordance with the evidence means recognised for notification.

5․ The center may take the necessary measures to demand the attendance of an offender or his official representative through one or more of the following means:

(a) Sending a notification to its address associated with its license, specifying an attendance grace period in accordance with the nature of the violation.

(b) Sending a text message to the mobile number associated with its license.

(c) Sending a notification on the application designated for the service, if any.

(d) Posting a notice of the need for attendance at the activity site.

(e) Demanding its attendance through the competent entity.

6․ If the offender is present and does not cooperate with the auditor, shows resistance, or begins to disrupt the oversight works, the auditor is deemed a witness to this, and the center shall complete the procedures related to preventing the auditors from performing their duties.

7․ The monitoring or policing procedures are invalidated in the event that the documentation of any of the violation details stipulated in paragraph 2 of this article is not completed, unless the auditor provides a reason for the inability to do this.

8․ The center may impose penalties for non-grevious violations when the correction period ends without the violation being remedied.

9․ The center may combine the enforcement of the ancillary procedure for the violation with the imposition of the penalty for grievous violations.

10․ The penalty for repetition must be enforced if the violation continues after the expiry of the correction grace period specified in Annex B, and the center shall—in the event of multiple repetitions—take the appropriate action to ensure the compliance of the offender.

Article 7
Assignment

The center may assign the tasks of oversight and inspection of violations or licensing services to the private sector in accordance with the relevant legal procedures.

Article 8
Grievance Filing Procedures

1․ An offender may file its grievance against the decision to impose a penalty issued against it within a period not exceeding 60 days from the date of its notification through the means designated for that purpose.

2․ It is permitted to file a grievance against a decision issued by the grievance committee before the competent administrative court in accordance with the provisions of the relevant laws and regulations.

3․ A penalty must not be enforced until the period specified for the grievance in this article has passed in line with the provisions of the relevant laws and regulations.

Article 9
Review and Amendment of Controls

The center shall conduct a periodic review of the provisions of the controls to update them and to determine the extent of the need to amend them.

Article 10
Approval of Controls

1․ These controls must be published in the official gazette or the website of the center.

2․ Any amendments to the controls must be effective as of their publication in the official gazette or the website of the center.

Annex A
License Services for Regular and Emergency Infrastructure Projects

Number	Service	Unit	Fee Amount	Maximum License Duration
1	General excavation works
1․1	Highway	Linear meter per day	50 Halalah	30 days
1․2	Main roads, service roads, and local roads	Linear meter per day	50 Halalah	60 days
2	Road works
2․1	Highway	Linear meter per day	10 Halalah	150 days
2․2	Main roads, service roads, and local roads	Linear meter per day	10 Halalah	300 days
3	Flood drainage network works and main service lines
3․1	All types of roads	Linear meter per day	10 Halalah	150 days
4	Directional drilling
4․1	All types of roads	Linear meter per day	10 Halalah	150 days
5	Inspection and detection	Per visit	20 Riyals	–

Annex B  Schedule of Violations, Penalties, and Punishments Related to Infrastructure Project Works

#	Description of the Violation	Classification	Correction Period	Procedure in Case of Repetition	Ancillary Procedure	Value of Violation
1	Non-compliance by a contractor to place the logo of the service entity in addition to the logo of the contractor and name on the temporary barriers	Non-grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
2	Non-compliance by a contractor to provide pedestrian crossings every 100 meters or less	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
3	Working on the site without a license or working on a site that violates the contents of the license	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	10,000
4	Failure to renew the infrastructure project works license or failure to extend the license duration	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	10,000
5	Failure to cut the asphalt layers and stone foundation according to the technical method specified by the competent entity	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	1,000
6	Failure to backfill excavations and restore the condition to its original state after completion of work on the site	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	30,000
7	Failure to remove waste resulting from infrastructure project works after completion of work in the project surrounding area	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	10,000
8	Failure to place a ground fence, guidance signboards, or reflective warning sign in the work area that poses a danger to pedestrians or traffic	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	10,000
9	Failure to maintain fencing or guidance or warning signboards at the work area (per site)	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
10	Failure to place signboards bearing the name of the employer, the name of the supervising consultant, and the name of the contractor (per site)	Non-grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
11	Damage to asphalted and paved streets when using equipment and machinery for infrastructure project works	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
12	Closing streets without a license	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	30,000
13	Damage to lighting poles by any means	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
14	Damage to public sidewalks or residential sidewalks and their edges by any means	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
15	Damage to distribution boards by any means	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
16	Damage to any public property by any means during infrastructure project works	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	10,000
17	Uprooting grass and trees, damaging small tree protection cages, tampering with public gardens or squares, or damaging palm trees, trees, or irrigation networks by any means	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	1,000
18	Mixing cement on asphalt and sidewalks	Non-grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	10,000
19	Pumping water into flood channels or unauthorized places	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	20,000
20	Installing artificial speed bumps without the approval of private entities	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	10,000
21	Using backfill materials that do not conform to approved specifications	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	1,000
22	Obstructing pedestrians on sidewalks by any means, such as pedestrian crossings	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	15,000
23	Using an excavation license in a manner that violates the provisions of the license	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	30,000
24	Disconnecting main or sub-service piping	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	20,000
25	Failure to use a screed during asphalt works	Non-grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	10,000
26	Uncleanness of the work site during or after completing work	Non-grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
27	Failure to secure the cross sections and fortify the sides of an excavation according to the required specifications	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	10,000
28	Stockpiling materials outside the boundaries of the licensed work area	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	10,000
29	Non-compliance by workers with safety measures, safety of neighboring facilities and installations, and protection of services	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	1,000
30	Failure to suck water from the bottom of the excavation in accordance with the soil test report	Grievous	One day	None	The violation must be corrected	3,000
31	Not supporting the sides of an excavation	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	1,000
32	Using an emergency excavation license for a non-emergency excavation	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	50,000
33	Failure to provide a manhole cover or non-maintenance of cover	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	10,000
34	Leaving temporary barriers immediately after completion of work for 24 hours	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	3,000
35	Removing a legal speed bump or part of it without permission from the competent entities	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
36	Failure by a contractor to use RC2 or MC1 during re-asphalting	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	30,000
37	Laying asphalt over a sidewalk to modify a path	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
38	Laying asphalt over manholes	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
39	Failure to place heavy materials and equipment at a safe distance of at least 1.5 meters from an excavation	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	3,000
40	Non-presence of security and safety supervisor on site	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	20,000
41	Using dilapidated, damaged, unpainted, or mismatched temporary barriers	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
42	Failure to place temporary barriers in a single row in a regular and continuous manner	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	50,000
43	Non-uniformity of type and size of temporary barriers	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
44	Non-compliance with the requirements for the places of use and methods of installing temporary barriers	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
45	Failure to provide equipment and machinery with lighting that conforms to the specifications approved for the entire project	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	20,000
46	Infringing on public property during work, for example: Using electricity from lighting poles	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	50,000
47	Excavating at a location that violates service route requirements (updated road section)	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	20,000
48	Non-compliance with the dimensions specified in the Service Routes Manual (updated road section)	Non-grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	20,000
49	A real estate developer not applying the requirements of service routes (updated road section) in new plans	Non-grievous	14 days	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	20,000
50	Carrying out infrastructure project works through an unqualified contractor	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	50,000
51	Dumping of excavation waste next to the project during infrastructure project works	Non-grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	10,000
52	Installing temporary toilets outside the license boundaries	Non-grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	10,000
53	Tampering with road signs, reflectors, or traffic control signs	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
54	Presence of a light fixture that is about to fall or has fallen or exposed lighting wires and extensions	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	2,500
55	Presence of an electric meter attached to the lighting that has been damaged, fallen, or burnt	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
56	Failure to replace traffic signs and paints after the project is completed	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	3,000
57	Lack of a legal license information signboard (project license details—contractor name—project duration)	Non-grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
58	Failure to place warning lights on the entirety of the traffic diversion	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	3,000
59	Edges of roads, streets, paths, and pedestrian walkways are not clearly defined and there are overlaps with surrounding areas	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
60	Non-compliance with the standard specifications for installing speed bumps	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	3,000
61	Presence of exposed electrical transformers in the streets	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
62	Increasing the total length of infrastructure project works beyond what is stated in the license	Grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	5,000
63	Non-compliance of the license holding entity to provide an accredited consulting office for infrastructure project works	Non-grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	30,000
64	Non-compliance by the accredited consulting office with supervising, overseeing, and being present at the implementation works in accordance with the excavation stages	Non-grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	30,000
65	Non-compliance by the accredited consulting office to comply with the procedures and requirements for infrastructure project works of the competent entity	Non-grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	20,000
66	Non-compliance by an accredited consulting office to oversee and report on visually unpleasant elements during the implementation stages of infrastructure projects	Non-grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	30,000
67	Non-compliance by an accredited consulting office to submit forms and reports from the competent government entity during the stages of implementing the work on the platform	Non-grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	20,000
68	Any violation of the laws and requirements of roads and streets that has no specific punishment	Non-grievous	One day	The fine must be doubled in case of repetition	The violation must be corrected	3,000

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Published in Umm Al-Qura 5022 issued on 1 March 2024.