Saudi’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority offers 7 privatisation and PPP projects

Saudi’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority offers 7 privatisation and PPP projects

Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority has listed seven projects under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.

The projects are as follows:

Privatising six land ports

The project covers six land ports on the borders of Kuwait (Al-Khafji), UAE (Al-Batha), Yemen (Al-Wadiah) and three land ports with Jordan (Al Hadithah, Halat Ammar and Al-Durra). In addition, the project includes developing the required facilities and infrastructure, as well as purchasing the inspection equipment.

The delivery method would be 23-year Design, Build, Finance, Maintain (DBFM) contract.

Privatising Non-Custom Area (logistics area at Jadidat Araar port)

Develop a non-custom zone area (spanning 1.2 million square metres) by developing infrastructure and superstructure for a logistic zone such as warehouses, gas stations, parking lots for cars and trucks, retail stores, light manufacturing units, and housing for port workers.

The delivery method would be 23-year Design, Build, Finance, Maintain (DBFM) contract.

Solar power plant At Rub’ Al Khali Land Port

The project involves design, finance, build, operate and manage a grid-connected solar power plant in Al-Rub’ Al-Khali land port.

The project would be procured under a design-build-operate-maintain (DBOM) model. The capacity of the power plant and contract duration wasn’t disclosed.

Designing, building, operating and maintaining national centre for K9s and associated infrastructure for ports

The project includes the