According to RGA, the project scope includes provision of design, build, finance, operation and maintenance services in the Motorway Services Areas (MSAs) as well as O&M services for the Jeddah-Makkah Direct Highway.

 

Fifteen top global firms are in the race for the project including Egis (France); FCC Aqualia (Spain); lntertoll lnternational Holdings BV (Netherlands); NPSGK (Russia); Tamasuk Holding Company (US) and Urbas (Spain) as well as Icholding (Turkey) and Sichuan Road & Bridge Group and Edgenta Arabia Limited (Malaysia).

 

In addition to this, big regional players too are in the fray such as Kuwait-based groups Alghanim and Combined Group Contracting Company; Contrax International DMCC (UAE); Lamar Holding (Bahrain) as well as Egyptian construction major Orascom.

 

According to RGA, the project has drawn solid interest from Saudi firms with a record 27 firms submitting EoIs for the project. 

 

These are: Al Bawani; Al Gihaz Holding Company; Al Modon Al Arabia Holding; Al-Ayuni Investment & Contracting; Al-Enjaz Trading and Contracting Company; Alfahdco; Almusbah Telecom Company; Alsuwaiket Trading and contracting; Annasban Group; Buhur for investment; Dathin Contracting Company; Erada Advanced Projects; Esnad Elturuq General Contracting Company; GCLA Engineering Consultancy; Hafil Transport Company; Mada International Holding; Modern Building Leaders; Moon Holding Company; Mowah Company; Nesma and Partners Contracting Company; Nesma Company; Rio Arabia For contracting; Samaya Group Company; Sajco; Talid Arabia Trading; Three Palm Trees Trading Group and Twaik M Al Otaibi for Contracting.

 

RGA said the tender aims to attract the best in-class road construction companies, to be delivered to the highest standards of traffic safety and quality, in line with the Roads Strategy and the National Transport and Logistics Strategy (NTLS).-TradeArabia News Service