📋 Tender Overview
Scope of Work:
To Build Riyadh Metro Line 7.
Description:
Line 7 will be executed in two phases. The first phase includes constructing a metro line linking Qiddiya Entertainment City, King Abdullah International Gardens, King Salman Park, Misk City and Diriyah Gate. The total length is about 65 kilometres (km), of which 47km is underground and 19km is elevated. It will have 19 stations. Fourteen stations will be built underground and five overground. The consultants working on the scheme are France’s Egis and Lebanon-based Dar al-Handasah. Phase two of Line 7 will connect Diriyah Gate with New Murabba and King Khaled International airport. The project is still in the study stage.
Background:
Several consortiums planning to bid for the contract to deliver Line 7 of the Riyadh Metro have changed as some civil contractors have joined teams and others have decided not to participate in the tender. The consortiums planning to bid for the project include: Alstom (France), FCC (Spain), Freysinnet Contracting (local), WeBuild (Italy), Nesma (local) Siemens (Germany), Samsung C+T (South Korea), Acciona (Spain), Alayuni (local) Hitachi Rail (Japan), OHLA (Spain), Daewoo (South Korea), Hyundai E&C (South Korea), Almabani (local), Albawani (local) CRRC (China), Mapa (Turkiye), Limak (Turkiye) RCRC received prequalification forms from contractors for the tender in February 2024. 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. Spanish engineering firm Sener is the design consultant for the Hitachi Rail-led group.
