The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) has extended the deadline to 15 February for companies to prequalify for the tender to design and build the next phase of the Riyadh Metro project.
MEED previously reported that contractors have formed teams to bid for the project.
The teams, each of which contains a rolling stock supplier, include:
- Alstom (France), Freysinnet Contracting (local), WeBuild (Italy), FCC (Spain), Nesma (local)
- Siemens Germany), Samsung C+T (South Korea), Acciona (Spain), Alayuni (local)
- Hitachi Rail (Japan), Daewoo (South Korea), Hyundai E&C (South Korea), Gulermak (Turkiye), Albawani (local)
Spanish consulting firms Typsa, Ayesa and US-based Aecom are the design consultants for the Alstom-led consortium
Spain-headquartered Idom, South Korea’s Dowha and Switzerland’s Pini are the designers for the Siemens-led team.
US-based Jacobs is the design consultant for the Hitachi Rail-led group.
RCRC first issued the request for prequalifications notice in October. The initial deadline was 16 October.
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By Yasir Iqbal
