PROJECTS: Saudi Arabia plans waterfront transit-oriented development

PROJECTS: Saudi Arabia plans waterfront transit-oriented development

Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Metro Company is expected to seek expression of interest from companies to provide consultancy services for a waterfront transit-oriented development (TOD) by end of the year, according to a source familiar with the project."The project has been revived and the client is expected to seek interest by the end of 2020. The project was facing delays due to the economic slowdown in the country," the source told Zawya Projects.The tender for the consultancy services was issued with a bid submission deadline of 12 July 2018 but the project was subsequently put on hold and then revived in July 2020, the source added.The bidders for the design and lead consultancy services were Ernst & Young, Deloitte, McKinsey & Company, Samba Capital, Boston Consulting Group, Strategy & Saudi Consulting,