Arbitration & Engineering Expertise

Independent technical opinion you can rely on

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An engineering dispute is settled by technical evidence, not by force of argument. This practice combines an academic engineering grounding in planning and scheduling with executive experience in contracts, procurement and bid evaluation — allowing claims and delay to be analyzed with quantitative tools that tie each event to the contract clause and to its effect on schedule and cost.

Services

Each service lists practical applications, by the kind of work it is carried out in. Services are taken singly, or combined into one scope, depending on the size of the case.

01

Engineering arbitration

Adjudicating engineering and contractual disputes under the applicable laws and procedures.

Practical applications

  • Construction and contracting disputes
  • Supply and fit-out contract disputes
  • Engineering services contract disputes
  • Arbitration by tribunal or sole arbitrator
  • Disputes over contract termination and its consequences
02

Independent technical expertise

Reasoned reports that can be relied upon before arbitral tribunals and judicial authorities.

Practical applications

  • Technical expert report for the tribunal
  • Independent technical opinion issued to both parties
  • Review of the opposing expert's report
  • Technical site and works inspection
  • Opinion on conformity of the works to specification
03

Delay claim analysis

Linking events to the critical path and to contractual responsibility.

Practical applications

  • Time impact analysis on the critical path
  • Windows analysis of delay
  • Identifying and apportioning concurrent delay
  • Entitlement to extension of time
  • Prolongation costs and loss of productivity
04

Cost claim analysis

Assessing the effect of scope change and additional works on time and cost.

Practical applications

  • Valuing change orders and additional works
  • Pricing new items
  • Loss-of-productivity claims
  • Verification of cost records
  • Compensation and liquidated damages claims
05

Engineering contract review

Examining the contract before signature to reduce the chance of a later dispute.

Practical applications

  • Reviewing time, extension and damages clauses
  • Notice and claim mechanisms and their time bars
  • Scope-change clauses and their valuation
  • Dispute resolution mechanism and its tiers
  • Allocation of risk between the parties
06

Tender review and bid evaluation

Qualification and evaluation criteria on an auditable basis.

Practical applications

  • Reviewing pre-qualification criteria
  • Technical and financial evaluation weights
  • Bid examination and documentation of the comparison
  • Preparing an auditable award record
  • Reviewing objections to the award
07

Mediation and dispute settlement

Settling the disagreement before it escalates, to preserve the contractual relationship.

Practical applications

  • Early settlement before escalation
  • Participation in dispute resolution boards
  • Facilitated negotiation between the parties
  • Drafting the technical content of the settlement agreement
  • Assessing settlement against arbitration
A technical opinion is built on the record; it is not drafted to favor a party.
Sanja — Arbitration & Engineering Expertise

Method

A

The record

Assembling the documents and establishing the chronology of events.

B

Analysis

Tying each event to the contract clause and to its quantified effect on schedule and cost.

C

The opinion

Issuing a reasoned, independent opinion that stands on its stated grounds.

Why this practice

Specialized local accreditation

Registration with the Saudi Center for Engineering Arbitration, the specialized authority for engineering disputes in the Kingdom.

Quantitative delay analysis

A doctoral background in schedule optimization applied to critical-path analysis and extension-of-time claims.

Applied contractual experience

Chairing a bid examination committee, with direct knowledge of the Government Tenders and Procurement Law.

Prevention before dispute

Reviewing the contract before signature costs less than adjudicating after the fall-out.

About

Dr. Naif bin Ghazi AlMuhawas
Dr. Naif bin Ghazi AlMuhawas
Dr. Naif bin Ghazi AlMuhawas
Certified Arbitrator & Consultant Engineer

A certified arbitrator with the Saudi Center for Engineering Arbitration and with the International Academy of Mediation and Arbitration (IAMA), a certified consultant engineer at Consultant classification with the Saudi Council of Engineers (8771), holding a doctorate in industrial engineering.

Academic qualifications

  • Doctor of Engineering — Planning and optimization of petroleum refinery scheduling — Industrial Engineering · Lamar University (2014)
  • Executive MBA — King Abdulaziz University (2007)
  • BSc Electrical Engineering — King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (2004)

Relevant credentials

  • Consultant Engineer — Saudi Council of Engineers, Consultant classification (8771)
  • Certified Arbitrator — Saudi Center for Engineering Arbitration
  • Certified Arbitrator — International Academy of Mediation and Arbitration (IAMA)
  • GRC Officer (AGRC)
  • Associate Value Specialist (ASV)

Relevant experience

  • Business consultant — Supply chains, operations and strategic planning, across the public, private and non-profit sectors
  • Chair, Bid Examination Committee — University of Ha'il (2021–2022): technical and financial bid evaluation under the Government Tenders and Procurement Law
  • Advisor to the Vice-Rector — University of Ha'il (2021–2023): procurement regulation and resource allocation
  • Doctoral dissertation on schedule optimization — A direct methodological basis for schedule analysis, critical path and delay claims
  • Judge and mentor — Asf National Innovation Hackathon (2022)
  • Contract review and compliance frameworks — Within consulting work for the contracting and real estate sectors

No details of any arbitration, pending or concluded, are published without express permission and in observance of confidentiality obligations.

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Dr. Naif bin Ghazi AlMuhawas
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info@sanjaarbitration.com
Serving clients wherever they are

An independent professional practice operating under a Saudi freelance work certificate, eligible to contract with government entities under the Government Tenders and Procurement Law.