The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) has opened the commercial proposals for a contract covering the design and build of Riyadh Metro’s Line 7.
Contractors submitted their commercial proposals on 31 January.
In February, MEED reported that RCRChad started post-tender clarifications with bidders for the project.
The project involves constructing a metro line linking the Qiddiya Entertainment City development, King Abdullah International Gardens, King Salman Park, Misk City and Diriyah Gate.
The line will be about 65 kilometres (km) long, of which 47km will be underground and 19km will be elevated. It will have 19 stations, 14 of which will be underground and five above ground.
According to sources close to the project, the consortiums are:
- Alstom (France) / Webuild (Italy) / Nesma (local) / China Harbour Engineering Company
- Siemens (Germany) / FCC (Spain) / Orascom Construction (Egypt) / Shibh Al-Jazira Contracting Company (local)
- Hitachi Rail (Japan) / L&T (India) / Albawani (local) / Kalyon (Turkiye) / Cengiz (Turkiye)
- CRRC (China) / Mapa (Turkiye) / Limak (Turkiye)
In February, MEED exclusively reported that firms were preparing bids for a contract covering the project management consultancy services for the construction of Riyadh Metro Line 7. More
