Project Apron Construction Project - King Khalid International
Airport Name Territory Saudi Arabia Client General Authority of
Civil Aviation - GACA (Saudi Arabia) Description Construction of a
new apron at King Khalid International Airport. Budget ($) Tender
Cost ($) Post Date February 2, 2012 Invitation Date Closing Date
Period Last February 2, 2012 Updated Status New Tender Remarks This
project is in Riyadh. Scope of work involves construction of an
apron at the existing Terminal 3 and the future Terminal 4.
Terminal 3 is currently used for domestic flights by national
carrier Saudi Arabian Airlines and budget airlines Sama Air and Nas
Air. The contract is part of an overall expansion plan for Riyadh
airport. This expansion is expected to increase the airport's
annual capacity to about 24 million passengers from the current 14
million. It is understood that bids have been submitted for the
main construction contract. Local Al-Mabani General Contractors has
submitted the lowest bid of $58.5 million. Other bidders include a
joint venture of Turkey's TAV and local Al-Arrab Contracting at $76
million; local Unimac at $60 million; local Shibh Al-Jazira at $73
million; local Al-Khodari at $91 million; and local Al-Yamama, with
Nassir Hazza al-Subaei at $75 million. Evaluation of bids is
expected to take about two months before the contract is awarded.
Netherlands Airport Consultants (Naco) is acting as the consultant
on this scheme. Main Netherlands Airport Consultants - NACO
(Netherlands) Consultant Tender Airport Categories Housing
Projects
Project Name Territory Client Description
Crude & Gas Production Increment Project Saudi Arabia Al
Khafji Joint Operations - KJO (Saudi Arabia) Engineering,
procurement and construction (EPC) contract for upgrading of
facilities to increase crude and gas production. 230,000,000
Budget ($) Tender Cost ($) Post Date May 5, 2011 Invitation Date
Closing Date August 1, 2011 Period 2014 Last February 1, 2012
Updated Status Current Project Remarks Updated On : February 1,
2012
It is understood that the client is expected to soon award the
offshore package, worth $106.5 million, to US' McDermott; and the
onshore package, worth $124.5 million, to South Korea's Daewoo
Engineering & Construction. Updated On : January 9, 2012 Client
opened and evaluated the technical and commercial bids for the EPC
packages in final quarter of 2011. US' J Ray McDermott and South
Korea's Daewoo Engineering & Construction have emerged as
lowest bidders. McDermott is understood to be lowest bidder for the
offshore work, while Daewoo is lowest bidder for the onshore
package. Updated On : June 20, 2011 It is understood that the
deadline for submission of bids for the EPC contract has been
extended from the previous deadline of June 12, 2011. This project
is in the Neutral Zone, shared between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
Work has been divided into two packages - onshore and offshore. The
onshore package includes construction of a crude and gas treatment
plant, gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) collection and
distribution facilities, with associated onshore gas facilities.
The offshore package includes demolition and replacement of some
existing offshore platforms, laying of a 50-kilometre pipeline to
the onshore facilities, as well as monitoring stations. Client has
released the tenders for the EPC contract. At least 12 EPC
contractors are understood to be bidding on the packages, with some
bidding for both and others just bidding on either the offshore or
onshore section. Companies looking to bid include: - South Korea's
Daelim - onshore package. - South Korea's GS Engineering &
Construction - onshore package.
Tender Categories
- South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries - both packages. - US'
J Ray McDermott - offshore package. - India's Larsen & Toubro -
both packages. - UK's Petrofac - both packages. - Italy's Saipem -
both packages. - South Korea's Samsung Engineering - both packages.
- China's Sinopec - onshore package. - Canada's SNC Lavalin - both
packages. - Italy's Techint - onshore package. - France's Technip -
both packages. Contract awards are expected in the third quarter of
2011. Work is expected to take (36) months, with completion due by
the end of 2014. Oilfield Development Hydrocarbon Processing,
Storage & Distribution
Project Name Territory Client Description
Dammam ERW Steel Pipe Plant Project - Phase 2 Saudi Arabia Abdel
Hadi Abdullah Al-Qahtani & Sons Company (Saudi Arabia)
Construction of an ERW steel pipe plant with capacity of 200,000
tonnes a year (t/y) in Dammam. 53,000,000
Budget ($) Tender Cost ($) Post Date February 1, 2012 Invitation
Date Closing Date Period 2014 Last February 1, 2012 Updated Status
New Tender Remarks This project is in Saudi Arabia. Client has
signed a joint venture agreement with China's Panyu Chu Kong Steel
Pipe Company to build the plant. Both the companies will hold a 50%
share in the scheme. It is understood that the project is currently
under planning. The schedule is expected to be revealed in first
half of 2012. Tender Industrial & Special Projects
Categories
Project Name Territory Client Description
Dammam LSAW Steel Pipe Plant Project - Phase 1 Saudi Arabia
Abdel Hadi Abdullah Al-Qahtani & Sons Company (Saudi Arabia)
Construction of a Longitudinal Submerge-Arc Welded (LSAW) steel
pipe plant with capacity of 300,000 tonnes a year (t/y) in Dammam.
53,000,000
Budget ($) Tender Cost ($) Post Date February 1, 2012 Invitation
Date Closing Date Period 2014 Last February 1, 2012 Updated Status
New Tender Remarks This project is in Saudi Arabia. Client has
signed a joint venture agreement with China's Panyu Chu Kong Steel
Pipe Company to build the plant. Both the companies will hold a 50%
share in the scheme. It is understood that the project is currently
under planning. The schedule is expected to be revealed in first
half of 2012. Tender Industrial & Special Projects
Categories
Project Fuel & Feedstock Pipeline Expansion Project - Jubail
2 (Stage 2) Name Territory Saudi Arabia Client Royal Commission for
Jubail & Yanbu (Saudi Arabia) Description Carrying out a second
stage expansion of the fuel and feedstock pipeline at Jubail 2.
Budget ($) Tender Cost 8935 ($) Post Date February 1, 2012
Invitation Date Closing Date April 7, 2012 Period Last February 1,
2012 Updated Status New Tender Remarks Tender No. 204-C51 This
project is in Saudi Arabia. Scope of work involves the procurement
and construction of a pipeline network. This will include the
procurement of carbon steel pipes for methane and ethane gas along
with installation of a fibre-optic network, emergency shutdown
system and a control system. Construction work will include
building scraping facilities, electrical buildings and a dedicated
fuel gas and feedstock pipeline corridor. Tender documents can be
obtained from: Supply Management Department, Contracts Section,
Royal Commission for Jubail & Yanbu Saudi Arabia. Tel No:
(+966-3) 341 4127 / 63 Fax: (+966-3) 341 2201 A pre-bid meeting
will be held on March 06, 2012. Tender Hydrocarbon Processing,
Storage & Distribution Categories Oilfield Development
Project Name Territory Client Description Budget ($) Tender Cost
($) Post Date Invitation Date Closing Date Period Last Updated
Status Remarks
Intersection Construction Project - Phase 2 Saudi Arabia Qassim
Municipality (Saudi Arabia) Construction of intersection on King
Abdullah Road Junction with Tageera Road. 935 February 2, 2012
February 21, 2012
February 2, 2012 New Tender This project is at Buraidah in Saudi
Arabia. Tender documents can be obtained from: Alqassim
Municipality Alqassim, Saudi Arabia. Tender result date will be on
February 22, 2012. Tender Categories Bridges Public Works, Roads
& Earthworks
Project Name Territory Client Description Budget ($) Tender Cost
($) Post Date Invitation Date Closing Date Period Last Updated
Status Remarks
Intersection Construction Project - Phase 2 Saudi Arabia Qassim
Municipality (Saudi Arabia) Construction of intersection on King
Abdullah Road Junction with Nahdah Road Phase 2. 1600 February 2,
2012 February 26, 2012 February 2, 2012 New Tender This project is
in Saudi Arabia. Tender documents can be obtained from: Alqassim
Municipality Alqassim, Saudi Arabia. Tender result date will be on
March 27, 2012. Bridges Public Works, Roads & Earthworks
Tender Categories
Project Name Territory Client Description
Jubail PBT Plant Project Saudi Arabia Saudi International
Petrochemical Company (SIPCHEM) Engineering, Procurement and
Construction (EPC) contract to build a Polybutylene Terephthalate
plant in Jubail. 500,000,000
Budget ($) Tender Cost ($) Post Date March 15, 2011 Invitation
Date Closing Date Period 2014 Last Updated February 1, 2012 Status
New Tender Remarks Updated On : February 1, 2012
This project has been delayed by over six months, as the client
prioritised other packages of a larg petrochemical complex.
Contractors have now been asked to submit revised bids by
mid-February the EPC contract. Bidding contractors include South
Korea's eTEC Engineering & Construction, Engineering &
Construction, Hyundai Engineering & Construction, Samsung
Engineering; an Germany's Uhde. Germany's Uhde has carried out the
front-end engineering and design (FEED) fo scheme.
This project is in Saudi Arabia. Scope of work includes the
construction of a PBT unit, catalyst sy driers, extruders, pellet
blenders and other associated facilities. Client has issued the
invitation to b for the EPC contract. Contact Person: Ahmad Shehri
(Project Manager) Tel: (+966-3) 8010111 ext. 9738. FEED Consultant
Tender Categories Uhde GmbH (Saudi Arabia) Industrial & Special
Projects
Project Name Territory Client Description
Budget ($) Tender Cost ($) Post Date Invitation Date Closing
Date Period Last Updated Status Remarks
Kingdom Riyadh Land Mixed-use Development Project Saudi Arabia
Kingdom Holding Company (Saudi Arabia) Development of a
multi-purpose scheme, focusing on tourism and housing involving
construction of mixed-use residential and commercial buildings,
hotels, retail spaces, parks, car parks, private leisure and
equestrian clubs, and serviced bungalows. 7,000,000,000
December 19, 2011
February 2, 2012 New Tender Updated On : February 2, 2012 It is
understood that the client is set to commence work on this
development. Local Omrania, an architectural and engineering
consulting firm based in Saudi Arabia, has been awarded the master
plan design and infrastructure contract. The contract also includes
provisional sums for traffic and environmental studies. As part of
their service, Omrania's contract will include the coordination and
approval of all master planning elements, as well as liaison with
local authorities. The consultancy will also supervise all the
infrastructure work on site. This project will be developed on
Riyadh - Dammam highway in the northeastern outskirts of Saudi
Arabia and cover an area of 1,600 hectares. It is understood that
the serviced bungalows are expected to be managed by Fairmont
Hotels & Resorts. The scheme is currently in concept design
stage. US' Booz Allen & Hamilton has been appointed to carry
out a study.
Main Consultant Master Plan Consultant Specialist Consultant-1
Tender Categories
Omrania & Associates Architecture & Engg. Consultants
(Saudi Arabia) Omrania & Associates Architecture & Engg.
Consultants (Saudi Arabia) Booz Allen & Hamilton (USA) Hotels
Housing Projects Leisure
Project Name Territory Client Description Budget ($) Tender Cost
($) Post Date Invitation Date Closing Date Period Last Updated
Status Remarks
Landbridge Railway Project Saudi Arabia Saudi Railways Company
(SRC) Construction of 950-kilometre-long Landbridge project
comprising a passenger and cargo railway line. 7,000,000,000
October 17, 2004 January 31, 2009 2016 January 29, 2012 Current
Project Updated On : January 29, 2012 The client is understood to
be in the process of deciding on which consortia will be awarded
the main contract on this scheme. Updated On : October 12, 2011
Saudi Arabia's Council of Ministers has approved plans to build
this mega project. It will be financed by the state-owned Public
Investment Fund. As yet, it has not been disclosed when the
successful contractor will be appointed. The scheme is expected to
be completed in four years. Updated On : September 27, 2011 It is
understood that the client is expected to make a decision soon on
how to proceed with this stalled project. It has not yet been
confirmed whether the client will award the contract on a BOT basis
or if it will re-tender the scheme using a simpler engineering,
procurement and construction (EPC) contract. No official
announcement has been made, but most likely the landbridge will be
a government project. Updated On : March 22, 2011 The project is
still on hold. Client has completed reviewing the financial bids
from four pre-qualified consortiums, which are headed by Kuwait's
Agility Logistics, local Mada consortium, local Saudi Binladin
Group and Al-Muhaidib/ACWA (Tarabot). It is not yet confirmed
whether the client will award the contract on a build, operate and
transfer (BOT) basis or if it will re-tender the project using a
simpler engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract.
Updated On : April 6, 2010 State-owned Saudi Arabian Railways (SAR)
has become the sole owner of this development. The stalled project
is expected to move ahead this year. The client, which handed over
operations to SAR, was originally scheduled to award construction
contracts in the first quarter of 2010.
Updated On : August 27, 2009 It is understood that the project
has been put on hold, while it moves from build-operatetransfer
(BOT) to engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract.
Updated On : August 10, 2009 The BOT contract is now expected to be
awarded in October 2009. Updated On : July 6, 2009 This project is
being delayed as speculation mounts that the government will step
in to fund the scheme. Contractors hoping to work on the project
are not expecting any progress before early 2010. The government
may now convert this project, originally proposed as a 50-year BOT
deal financed through debt, into a state-funded public procurement
scheme, which has long been called for by the banks. Updated On :
June 25, 2009 The BOT contract is yet to be awarded. Updated On :
March 8, 2009 Saudi Arabia's Shura Council has approved plans to
close Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO) and replace it with a new
regulatory body to oversee the Kingdom's rail programme. The move
paves way for an award on this scheme. SRO is being wound up to
avoid a conflict of interest arising from its dual status as a
client on the project and owner of the existing section of track
between Riyadh and Dammam, which will form part of the route. SRO
will hand over ownership of the rail line to a new joint stock
company, the Saudi Land-Bridge Company, which will run the project
once a contract is awarded. Updated On : February 26, 2009 A joint
bid by the consortium led by local firms ACWA Power and Saudi
Binladin Group is poised to win the much-delayed contract on this
scheme. The group submitted lowest of three bids, which is
understood to be worth $7 billion-$9 billion. The bid is now
undergoing a technical and financial assessment by the Saudi
government, although no timetable for a formal contract award has
been put forward. Updated On : January 27, 2009 The two leading
consortiums, Tarabott and Tracc, have opened merger discussions to
launch a joint bid for this project. It is understood that talks
are still at an early stage, with no firm decision taken on the
formation of a new group. Updated On : January 19, 2009 Contractors
have been invited to submit revised bids for the BOT contract by
the end of this month. Updated On : December 24, 2008 The client
has re-opened the bidding process on this scheme and asked all four
original consortiums to submit revised financial proposals. This
move has been initiated in the light
of global financial crisis and falling raw material costs, in a
move designed to achieve more accurate costs for completing the
railway. Updated On : September 7, 2008 This project is facing
delays because of deteriorating relationship between the client and
the Tarabot consortium. The client and its adviser UBS are in final
stages of choosing between rival bids submitted by Tarabot group
and the second-placed Tracc consortium, which is led by Saudi
Binladin Group. An award is expected in the fourth quarter of this
year. Updated On : March 15, 2008 Tarabot consortium, led by
Arabian Company for Power & Water Development (Acwa Power), has
been selected as preferred bidder for the BOT contract. Official
signing of the contract is expected soon. Updated On : December 7,
2007 It is understood that the main BOT contract will be awarded in
the beginning of 2008. Updated On : December 4, 2007 It is
understood that the client has signed a $21 million contract with
US Freight Car America to supply 200 double stacking railcars.
Updated On : November 15, 2007 Four pre-qualified consortiums have
submitted bids for a contract to build the Land bridge. Local Mada,
Kuwait's Agility Logistics and local Saudi Binladin Group head
three of the bidding teams. The fourth, the Tarabot consortium,
includes Korea's Samsung Corporation and Australian rail group
Pacific National. Technical and financial analysis of the four bids
has now begun. The client aims to announce a winning bidder in the
first quarter of 2008. Updated On : August 31, 2007 Bids for the
Land-bridge scheme are to be submitted in the first week of
November 2007, after a series of delays. Final consultations are
now underway between the client, its advisers UBS and the four
consortiums bidding on the project. A meeting is to be held in
Al-Khobar on September 03, 2007 to clear up final technical
questions. Four consortiums have been invited to bid. The first
three are led by local group Mada; Kuwait's Agility Logistics; and
Saudi Binladin Group, with El-Seif Group. The fourth consortium
includes Korea's Samsung Corporation and Australian rail group
Pacific National. Updated On : May 10, 2007 This project has been
postponed indefinitely, as the client is experiencing difficulties
to co-ordinate between the Ministry of Transport &
Municipalities and local authorities to acquire the corridor of
land required. Updated On : March 10, 2007
The client has invited four groups to submit proposals by
December 2007 for the BOT contract, as the project moves forward
after a series of delays. The groups are local Mada;
PricewaterhouseCoopers; Saudi Binladin Group, with local El-Seif
Group; and France's Bouygues, with UK's Lazard. Updated On : July
27, 2006 Request for proposals (RFPs) on this scheme will be issued
by the end of 2006. Meetings have been held to start work on
recourse and revenue clarification with each of the four
pre-qualified consortiums. Updated On : June 22, 2006 Meetings have
been held with the four consortiums pre-qualified for the BOT
contract. At the meetings, pre-qualifiers were invited to review
details of the BOT contract in advance of the release of tender
documents. Updated On : June 14, 2006 The client has finalised the
list of pre-qualifiers for the BOT contract on this scheme. Four
consortiums have been pre-qualified to submit technical and
commercial proposals. They are Saudi Binladin Group comprising
El-Seif Engineering Contracting, Deutsche Bahn, Mitsui &
Company; France's Bouygues with Consolidated Contractors
International Company (CCC), Athens-based CMA CGM, France's Orascom
Construction Industries, Egypt's Abdullatif & Mohammed al-Fozan
Development Company and Omran alOmran & Partners; local Mada
Company for Industrial & Commercial Investment (AlRajhi
Investment Group) comprising Canada's SNC Lavlin and Kuwait-based
United Arab Shipping Company; and Kuwait's PWC Logistics with Gulf
Investment Corporation, local Al-Faisaliah Group and Almunajem
Group. The 30-year concession was due to be awarded by the third
quarter of 2006, although this is now likely to be towards the end
of 2006. Updated On : March 22, 2006 A decision is still pending by
the government on the pre-qualification short-list for this
project. Updated On : December 23, 2005 The RFP documents plus an
announcement on the pre-qualification list were scheduled to be
issued in late November 2005, but have been delayed. Evaluation of
pre-qualification applications is still underway. The release of
RFP has now been put back until early next year. Updated On :
October 8, 2005 The client has announced names of the nine
consortia, which submitted pre-qualification applications for the
BOT contract. They are: Group 1 - France's Bouygues, CMA CGM;
Athens-based Consolidated Contractors International Company (CCC);
Egypt's Orascom Construction Industries; local Abdullatif &
Mohammed al-Fozan Development Company and Omran al-Omran &
Partners. Group 2 - Local Haif Trading & Contracting Company
and Italy's Valente. Group 3 - Kuwait's PWC Logistics, Gulf
Investment Corporation; local Al-Faisaliah Group and Almunajem
Group. Group 4 - Saudi Binladin Group; local El-Seif Engineering
Contracting; Germany's Deutsche Bahn, Siemens; and Japan's Mitsui
Corporation. Group 5 - Russia's CJSC Association - ENGEOCOM. Group
6 - Local ASTRA Group and Japan's Sojitz Corporation. Group 7 -
Spain's Obrascon Huarte Lain (OHL), US' Kellogg Brown & Root
and UK's DHV International. Group 8 - Local Al-Shola Group,
Germany's Philipp Holzmann International, Singapore's Omnico Group
and South Korea's Young Lim. Group 9 - Local Al-Rajhi Investment
Group, Canada's SNC Lavalin and local United Arab Shipping Company.
Updated On : September 22, 2005 Nine international and local
consortia have submitted applications for pre-qualification on this
scheme. Under the client's schedule, a short-list for the BOOT
contract will be drawn up in October 2005, which will be followed
by the release of request for proposals (RFP) in November 2005.
Updated On : August 7, 2005 The client has extended the deadline to
September 04, 2005 for receiving pre-qualification applications
from international consortia. This extension is in response to
demands by companies intending to bid for the project. Updated On :
May 16, 2005 More than (100) local and international companies have
expressed interest to the request for pre-qualification (RFP) on
this project and are due to submit their RFQ documents on August
15, 2005. Under the client's schedule, a short-list on the BOT
scheme will be drawn up in October 2005, which will be followed by
the release of request for proposal (RFP) documents to
pre-qualified firms in November 2005. Bids are due to be received
by the client in May 2006, with a concession to operate the
land-bridge rail link to be awarded in the third quarter of 2005.
Updated On : February 20, 2005 The client plans to appoint a
private sector concessionaire on this scheme in the third quarter
of 2005. Under the current updated schedule, pre-qualification on
the BOT scheme will now be launched by April 2005, which will be
followed by the release of tender documents to pre-qualified firms
in the third quarter of 2005. Bids are due to be received by the
client in the first quarter of 2006, with the concession to be
awarded in the third quarter of 2006. Updated On : February 9, 2005
A team of US' Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) and Saudi Consulting
Services (SaudConsult)
has been awarded the contract to carry out a route alignment
study on this planned landbridge project. Under the $3 million
contract, the US/local team will study environmental and geological
aspects of the planned railway expansion, as well as options on
upgrading the existing passenger rail track running between Riyadh
and Dammam. The study is due to be completed within six months.
Updated On : December 25, 2004 The client is preparing to launch
the pre-qualification process in January 2005 for the first of two
railway concessions to be tendered in 2005. A meeting with
potential bidders and investors for the land-bridge project -
connecting the industrial city of Jubail in the Eastern Province
with Jeddah in the west via Dammam and Riyadh - is scheduled to be
held in London in the same month. The pre-qualification process
will be followed later in the year by the award of the concession
to a private consortium, which could include construction and rail
operating companies, equipment suppliers, shipping lines, financial
institutions and passive investors. The so-called land-bridge
railway will eventually provide a seamless connection between
Jubail and Jeddah. It will be largely dedicated to freight
transport, although limited passenger services will be offered. The
concession will be granted for an agreed period of time, which
could be anywhere between 20 years and 50 years. A second
concession for a new 570-kilometre rail network in the west, which
will link Jeddah, Makkah, Medina and Yanbu, could also be tendered
in 2005. The western network will largely be dedicated to passenger
services, with the Jeddah-Makkah link to be served by a high-speed
train system. Updated On : August 17, 2004 The advisory team on
this project has been completed following the appointment of
London-based Linklaters as legal adviser. It will work in
partnership with the Saudi Law Office of Abdulaziz H Fahad. The
client plans to invite consortia to pre-qualify for the BOT
contract on the two railway concessions in late 2004. Updated On :
March 15, 2004 French railway operator Societe Nationale des
Chemins de Fer (SNCF) has been awarded the mandate to provide
technical advisory services on this scheme. The appointment of
SNCF, which had been expected for some time, has already been
approved by the Supreme Economic Council (SEC). SNCF joins the
financial advisory team comprising NCB and UBS. Under the advisory
mandate, SNCF, NCB and UBS will provide services on two components
of the railway expansion programme - the east-west railway, linking
Riyadh with Jeddah, and the western railway, which will connect
Jeddah, Makkah, Medina and Yanbu. Updated On : December 25, 2003
National Commercial Bank (NCB) and UBS Warburg have been awarded
the joint mandate to advise the client on how to proceed with this
project. The financial advisers will form a consortium together
with a technical adviser, which has yet to be appointed. It is
understood that French railway operator Societe Nationale des
Chemins de Fer (SNCF) is in line to win the technical advisory
mandate. An award is expected in early 2004. The client also plans
to invite pre-qualification in the second half of 2004 for the two
railway
concessions from consortia comprising construction companies,
equipment suppliers, shipping lines, rail operators and financial
investors. Invitations to bid (ITBs) are due to be released to
pre-qualified consortia in late 2004. Construction is expected to
take three-four years. Updated On : November 29, 2003 The client
has recommended a team of three international advisers to the
Supreme Economic Council (SEC) to advise on how to proceed with the
expansion of the railway network. Under the programme, two
concessions will be awarded to foreign consortia covering two
components - the east-west railway, linking Riyadh with Jeddah, and
the western railway, which will interconnect Jeddah, Makkah,
Madinah and Yanbu. The consortium in line for the technical and
financial advisory mandate is understood to comprise National
Commercial Bank (NCB), UBS Warburg and French railway operator
Societe National des Chemins de Fer Francais (SNCF). The selected
team has still to be approved by the SEC. Bidding is also underway
for the legal mandate on this project, with an appointment expected
by February 2004. The successful legal adviser will make
recommendations on changes to the legal and regulatory environment
to allow private sector involvement in the railways, and advise on
the merger of Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO) with the future
concessionaire of the east-west link. Updated On : January 2, 2003
The client has short-listed eight international groups to bid for
the consultancy contract on this project. They are Citigroup, Saudi
American Bank and Kellogg Brown & Root; Credit Agricole
Indosuez, Banque Saudi Fransi, WS Atkins, Fleischmann Consulting
and Consulting Centre for Finance & Investment; Ernst &
Young, Jacob Gibb Engineering and Jacobs Consultants; Macquarie
Bank, Saudi Hollandi Bank, IBI Group and Aecom Technology Group;
PricewaterhouseCoopers and Parsons Brinkerhoff; Gulf International
Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Booz Allen Hamilton, Fluor
Corporation and Fluor Daniel; Sumitomo Mitsui Corporation, Norton
Rose, Merchant Bride and Steer Davies Gleave; UBS Warburg, National
Commercial Bank and SNCF International. Updated On : November 17,
2002 The client has extended the bid deadline to December 21, 2002
for EOI from international law firms. This project is in Saudi
Arabia. Scope of work involves construction of a railway line
between Riyadh and Jeddah, plus another line between Dammam and
Jubail. The scheme also covers expansion of the existing Riyadh to
Dammam Railway. Once completed, the nation's first link between the
Red Sea and Arabian Gulf will see freight speed between Jeddah and
King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam. It is seen as a vital transport
link between east Asia and Europe, and will dramatically cut cargo
transit times between Asia, Europe and America via Jeddah's Red Sea
port. The design speed of passenger trains is expected to be 250
kilometres per hour and 140 kilometres per hour for freight trains,
making the trip between Dammam and Jeddah around 12 hours for
cargo.
Several studies on the project covering technical, financial and
legal issues have been conducted by highly reputable organisations
on behalf of the Government of Saudi Arabia. The client has invited
Expressions of Interest (EOI) by November 10, 2002 from reputed
world-class International Law Firms with necessary experience of
providing legal advice for comparable railway transactions. The
adviser will be required to conduct due diligence, suggest new
decrees, rules and regulations and amend existing ones for
regulating the operation of the railway in the private sector,
suggest laws governing safety regulations, suggest constitution of
bodies for monitoring the enforcement of rules and regulations,
help in the preparation of tender documents, draft legal documents
and assist in negotiations with the selected investors. It is
required that the International Law Firm engages or have an
on-going association with a reputed and qualified local Saudi Law
Firm to perform jointly the required services. Detailed Terms of
Reference will be supplied to the shortlisted advisers that would
be invited to submit financial proposals. Specialist Consultant-3
Financial Consultant Specialist Consultant-1 Specialist
Consultant-2 Master Plan Consultant-1 Master Plan Consultant
Specialist Contractor(1) Tender Categories Saudi Consulting
Services (SaudConsult) - Saudi Arabia National Commercial Bank -
NCB (Saudi Arabia) Linklaters (UK) Parsons (Saudi Arabia) Zuhair
Fayez Partnership Consultants (Saudi Arabia) German Corporation for
Technical Cooperation (Saudi Arabia) Freight Car America (USA)
Housing Projects Bridges Municipal Services Industrial &
Special Projects
Project Name Territory Client Description
Budget ($) Tender Cost ($) Post Date July 3, 2010 Invitation
Date Closing Date June 5, 2011 Period Last Updated January 30, 2012
Status Current Project Remarks Updated On : January 30, 2012
Medina International Airport Expansion Project - Phase 1 Saudi
Arabia General Authority of Civil Aviation - GACA (Saudi Arabia)
Expansion of Medina International Airport to develop airside and
landside facilities, including the construction of a new terminal
with capacity of 14 million passengers a year, renovation of an
existing runway and construction of a second runway.
1,500,000,000
It is understood that the financial consultant The International
Finance Corporation (IFC) has decided to reach financial close with
banks by April 2012 or May 2012 and the construction will commence
in summer 2012 once the financial close has been reached. The banks
involved are the local National Commercial Bank, Japans Sumitomo
Mitsui Banking Corporation and the Saudi British Bank. Updated On :
November 9, 2011 It is understood that work on this development
will commence once the contracting consortium and the banks reach
financial close. It is expected to take between six and nine months
to reach financial close. Some of the banks thought to be involved
include local National Commercial Bank (NCB), Arab National Bank,
Saudi British Bank; Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Europe and potentially the Islamic Development Bank. Updated On :
August 9, 2011 A consortium led by Turkey's TAV Airports Holding
Company has been appointed as the main contractor on this scheme.
Other members in the consortium include local Saudi Oger and
Al-Rajhi Holding Group. TAV, Saudi Oger and Al-Rajhi will design,
finance, build and operate the airport for a concession period of
25 years. Phase 1 of the expansion will take place from 2011 to
2014. Phase 2 of the expansion will take place between 2021 and
2024 and involve the possible construction of a new runway. Phase 2
will be executed according to demand and will further increase
capacity to 14 million passengers a year. Updated On : July 3, 2011
Client has revealed the names of four bidding groups on this
scheme. They are: - Local El-Seif Engineering Contracting Company,
Houston-based ADC & HAS Airports, Dubai-based Emirates
Financial Services/Emirates NBD Capital, local Abdulaziz Alsaghyir
Commercial Investment Company and local Mohammed Al-Sheikh.
- Local Bakri International Energy Company, Malaysian Airports
Holding Berhad, Malaysia's Lembaga Tabung Hajii and local Mohammed
& Abdullah Al-Subeaei Investment Company. - Local Saudi
Binladin Group, France's Bouygues Batiment International, Aeroports
de Paris Management, Turkey's Limak Investment and MAPA
Construction. - Turkey's TAV Airports Holding Company, local Saudi
Oger and Al-Rajhi Holding Group. Updated On : June 8, 2011 It is
understood that four groups have submitted bids for the main
contract. Names of bidders are yet to be disclosed. Updated On :
May 11, 2011 Only five bids are expected to be submitted for the
main contract on this scheme. Two bids are expected to be stronger
than the others. The first is local Saudi Binladin Group, France's
Aeroports de Paris Management, Bouygues Batiment International. The
second is Turkey's TAV Airports Holding, local Saudi Oger and
Al-Rajhi Holding Group, and Athens-based Consolidated Contractors
Company. Both groups have managed to put together fully funded
bids, with Oger having support from local Sabb, National Commercial
Bank (NCB), Arab National Bank and Japan's Sumitomo Mitsubishi
Banking Corporation. Binladin has support from France's Credit
Agricole, its local affiliate Banque Saudi Fransi and NCB. Local
Bakri International Energy Corporation, with Malaysia Airports
Holdings Berhad has appointed Riyad Bank to act as financial
adviser on its bid, but is not understood to have a fully funded
proposal. Nor is a consortium led by local El-Seif Engineering
& Contracting Company, which is being advised by Dubai-based
Emirates NBD. The Badr consortium is being advised by UK's Standard
Chartered. Other bids may materialise before the bid deadline.
Updated On : April 26, 2011 It is understood that the client has
further extended the deadline to submit bids for the main
construction contract from the previous deadline of May 02, 2011 in
order to provide bidders with sufficient time to finalise their
bids. Updated On : March 22, 2011 Client has once again extended
the tender closing date from the previous deadline of February 28,
2011 for pre-qualified companies to submit bids for the main
construction contract. An award is now expected in the summer of
2011. Updated On : January 16, 2011 It is understood that the main
construction contract will be awarded by the end of February 2011.
Updated On : November 20, 2010 Client has extended the deadline for
pre-qualified firms to submit bids for the first phase development
from the previous deadline of December 15, 2010. This extension has
been
granted in order to give more time for the consortiums to do
their due diligence on site. Updated On : September 1, 2010 Banks
in Saudi Arabia have started talks with pre-qualified bidders on
the first phase of this development. Client has given the eight
pre-qualified bidders until September 04, 2010 to submit first
round questions on the bidding documents. According to the request
for proposals (RFP), opening of the financial bids is expected in
January 2011, followed by the selection of a preferred bidder and
the notification of an award by early February 2011. Updated On :
August 23, 2010 Client has set a deadline and invited pre-qualified
firms to submit bids for the main contract. This project is in
Saudi Arabia. It will be developed in two phases on a
public-private partnership (PPP) basis. The airport currently
handles about 3.5 million passengers a year. Later expansion plans
involve the construction of a new passenger terminal, the
renovation of existing runway, the possible construction of a
second runway. Client has pre-qualified eight consortiums to bid
for the main contract. They include: - South Africa's Airports
Company - Turkey's YDA, Spain's Aena Desarrollo Internacional and
OHL - Badr Consortium comprising local Integrated Transportation
Company, South Korea's Incheon International Airport Corporation,
Central Japan International Airport and South Korea's Samsung. -
Local Saudi Binladin Group, France's Aeroports de Paris and
Bouygues. - The Saudi airplex consortium comprising local El-Seif
Engineering, Canada's MMM Group, US' Airport Development
Corporation & Houston Airport System and UAE's Emirates NBD. -
Turkey's Limak Investment, India's GMR Infrastructure and Turkey's
Mapa Construction. - The Tibah consortium comprising Turkey's TAV,
local Saudi Oger, Al Rajhi Holding Group and Athens-based
Consolidated Contractors Company. - The Saudi-Malaysian consortium
comprising local Bakri International Energy Company, Malaysia
Airports Holdings Berhad, local Almabani General Contractors,
Italy's Impregilo and local/Malaysian Riyad Bank. The International
Finance Corporation, part of Washington-based World Bank, has been
appointed as the financial and legal advisor. Financial Consultant
Main Contractor Main Contractor(1) Main Contractor(2) Tender
International Finance Corporation - IFC (Saudi Arabia) TAV Airports
Holding Company (Turkey) Saudi Oger Limited (Saudi Arabia) Al Rajhi
Saudi Group (Saudi Arabia) Housing Projects
Categories
Airport Public Works, Roads & Earthworks
Project Name Territory Client Description
Petrochemical Complex Project - Jubail Industrial City Saudi
Arabia Qurain Petrochemical Industries Company (Kuwait)
Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract to build a
petrochemical complex in Jubail Industrial City. 1,000,000,000
Budget ($) Tender Cost ($) Post Date December 14, 2011
Invitation Date Closing Date Period 2015 Last February 2, 2012
Updated Status New Tender Remarks Updated On : February 2, 2012
It is understood that tendering and bidding process for the
feasibility study and front-end engineering and design (FEED)
contract is expected to be launched in the first quarter of 2012. A
project management consultant (PMC) is expected to be selected and
announced in the second quarter of 2012 (there will be no tendering
and bidding process). Tendering and bidding process for EPC
contract is expected to commence soon after, with an award is
anticipated by end of the second quarter of 2012. Construction of
plant is expected to commence in the third quarter of 2012, while
the project completion is anticipated in the first quarter of 2015.
This project is in Saudi Arabia. The complex will receive
paraxylene feedstock from a local refinery, producing 1 million
tonnes a year (t/y) of purified terephthalic acid (PTA), 800,000
t/y of PET as well as other downstream products. Some of the PTA
will be offered to local markets, while the majority will be
converted to PET resin. This complex will support the downstream
conversion industry in Saudi Arabia in the production of bottle
pre-forms, sheet and films for the packaging of food and consumer
goods. Client has appointed US consultant IHS to advise on the
planning and development of the petrochemical complex. It has not
revealed details of the project's timescale nor the contract value
for IHS. Main Consultant Tender Categories IHS Consultant (USA)
Industrial & Special Projects
Project Name Territory Client Description
Petrochemical Plants Project Saudi Arabia Saudi Basic Industries
Corporation (SABIC) Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)
contract to build two new petrochemical plants that will produce
250,000 tonnes a year (t/y) of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and 40,000
t/y of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). 500,000,000
Budget ($) Tender Cost ($) Post Date August 12, 2009 Invitation
Date Closing Date Period 2013 Last January 29, 2012 Updated Status
New Tender Remarks Updated On : January 29, 2012
Spain's Tecnicas Reunidas (TR) has been awarded a contract to
carry out the front-end engineering and design (FEED) for this
scheme. TR was selected after a stiff challenge from US' Jacobs
Engineering and Fluor Corporation, as well as France's Technip and
Australia's WorleyParsons. TR will carry out the FEED during 2012,
with packages for the EPC contracts due to be tendered in the
second half of 2012. No announcement has been made yet in regards
to the location of the site, but the complex for National Methanol
Company (Ibn Sina) at Jubail is understood to be the favourite
site. This project is in Saudi Arabia. Client has signed a Letter
of Intent (LoI) with Japan's Mitsubishi Rayon Company (MRC) to
establish the joint venture. LoI includes the joint venture
structure, technology, marketing and feedstock supply. Mitsubishi
Rayon will provide the ethylene-based Alpha used in the production
of MMA as well as the capital to build this plant. Client will
supply the ethylene and methanol feedstock for the plant. FEED
Consultant Tender Categories Tecnicas Reunidas Gulf (Saudi Arabia)
Industrial & Special Projects
Project Name Territory Client Description
Power Plants Project - Tabuk & Al-Wajh Saudi Arabia Saudi
Electricity Company - Central Region (Saudi Arabia) Construction of
a power plant in Tabuk with capacity of 120MW and a power plant in
AlWajh with capacity of 180MW. 128,000,000
Budget ($) Tender Cost ($) Post Date February 1, 2012 Invitation
Date Closing Date Period 2013 Last February 1, 2012 Updated Status
New Tender Remarks This project is in Saudi Arabia. Local National
Contracting Company (NCC) has been awarded the main construction
contract to build both plants. The contract is worth $128 million
and excludes the cost of turbines, which has been bought by the
client from US' GE; and associated transmission costs, as the
equipment has been purchased from South Korea's Hyundai Heavy
Industries. Other firms who bid for the contract include local
Al-Toukhi Contracting, Arabian Bemco, Saudi Services for
Electro-Mechanical Works and Al-Fanar Construction Company. Work
will commence on both projects shortly and is expected to be
completed by July/August 2013. Main National Contracting Company
(Saudi Arabia) Contractor Tender Power Generation &
Distribution Categories
Project Name Territory Client Description
Pumping Station & Transmission Pipelines Package - Wassia
Water Treatment Plant Expansion Project Saudi Arabia National Water
Company (Saudi Arabia) Design and Build (DB) contract for the
construction of a pumping station with capacity of 300,000 cubic
metres a day and associated transmission pipelines, as part of the
Wassia water treatment plant expansion project - Package 4.
Budget ($) Tender Cost ($) Post Date October 20, 2010 Invitation
Date Closing Date Period 2013 Last February 2, 2012 Updated Status
New Tender Remarks Updated On : February 2, 2012 It is understood
that bids for DB contract is still under evaluation. An award is
anticipated in February 2012. Updated On : August 18, 2011 It is
understood that evaluation of bids is still underway for the DB
contract. Updated On : May 4, 2011 Bids have been submitted for the
DB contract. Bidders include Al Arrab Contracting Company, Al Harbi
Trading & Contracting Company, Al Muhaidib Contracting Company,
Al Rashid Trading & Contracting Company, Al Yamama Group,
Aqualia, Aziz Company for Contracting & Industrial Investment,
Bin Jarallah Establishment Trading & General Contracting, Civil
Works Company, a consortium of Arabian Bemco Contracting Company
and Plyanostav Arabian, Dongho Korean Saudi Company, Hyundai
Engineering & Construction Company, Mapa Construction &
Trade Company, Mutlaq Al Ghowari Establishment, Nesma &
Partners Contracting Company, Saudi Binladin Group, Saudi
Industrial Investment Group, Saudi Oger Limited, Saudi Services for
Electro Mechanic Works Company, Saudi Tumpane Company, Sinopec
International Petroleum and Yuksel Insaat. An award is expected in
the second/third quarter of 2011. Updated On : March 28, 2011
Bidders are expected to submit their bids for the DB contract in
April 2011. Updated On : January 14, 2011 Request for proposals
(RFP) has been issued for the DB contract.
This project is in Riyadh. It is understood that companies have
submitted their Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for the DB contract.
Tender Categories Potable Water Works
Project Name Territory Client Description
Saudi Stock Exchange Headquarters Project - King Abdullah
Financial District Saudi Arabia Public Pension Agency (Saudi
Arabia) Design and construction of new 40-storey headquarters
building, including a three-storey car park for Saudi Stock
Exchange (Tadawul). 266,000,000
Budget ($) Tender Cost ($) Post Date February 28, 2010
Invitation Date Closing Date March 25, 2012 Period 2014 Last
February 1, 2012 Updated Status New Tender Remarks Updated On :
February 1, 2012
Client has invited contractors to submit bids for the main
construction contract. The MEP contract is being tendered as a
separate package. Contractors are still waiting for the client to
issue tender documents for this package. Updated On : November 22,
2011 It is understood that companies are still waiting to receive
tender documents for the main construction package. Client has now
invited contractors to submit an expression of interest (EOI) for
the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) contract, which
involves carrying out MEP works on the 40-storey tower. Updated On
: October 17, 2011 Contractors have been informed that they will
receive tender documents by the end of October 2011 for the main
construction package on this scheme. Updated On : August 1, 2011
Tender documents for the main construction package are expected to
be issued by end of October 2011. Contractors have submitted
pre-qualification applications on June 29, 2011. Updated On : June
20, 2011 Client has invited contractors to submit pre-qualification
documents by end of June 2011 for the main construction contract on
this scheme. Invitation to bid (ITB) is expected to be issued in
the third quarter of 2011. Updated On : April 27, 2011 It is
understood that the scheme's project managers have approached
contractors to express
interest for the main construction package. The building is
designed to achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(Leed) rating. As part of efforts to achieve this rating, Denmark's
Ramboll is looking to incorporate an advanced natural cooling and
ventilation system. Other green design elements include mirrored
ducts to introduce natural sunlight and solar shading to reduce the
load on the cooling system. This project will be located at the
heart of King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh and cover a
total area of 140,000 square metres. The scheme is still in initial
stage of planning. Japan's Nikken Sekkei has been appointed as the
architect. Contact Person: Mr. Ali Ganjehlou (General Manager)
E-mail: [email protected] Denmark's Ramboll is acting as the
environmental design consultant. Contact Person: Mr. Wael Khalil
(Associate Director - Environmental & Nature) E-mail:
[email protected] UK-based Mace Group is the project management
consultant (PMC). Contact Person: Mr. Ian Tarry E-mail:
[email protected] Main Architect Project Manager Design
Consultant Tender Categories Nikken Sekkei Ltd. (Saudi Arabia) Mace
Group (Saudi Arabia) Ramboll (Saudi Arabia) Prestige Buildings