Saudi Arabia issues RFQ for key water pipeline project

Saudi Arabia issues RFQ for key water pipeline project

Saudi Water Partnerships Company (SWPC) has issued request for qualifications (RFQs) for the development of the 603-km-long Jubail-Buraidah Independent Water Transmission Pipelines Project with a transmission capacity of 650,000 cu m per day. The Jubail-Buraidah Independent Water Transmission Pipelines Project will be implemented on a Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) model, said a statement from SWPC. A total of 32 companies have expressed their interests in the project including 14 Saudi firms, said a statement from SWPC. The top international companies eyeing the project include Spanish infrastructure majors Acciona and Abengoa Agua; Swiss group Hoffmann Technics; top Korean builder Samsung C&T Corporation and Japan's Marubeni in addition to China's Gezhouba, Harbour Engineering, China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering and Powerchina International. Among the top Saudi firms in the race are Ajlan & Bros; Al Bawani Water & Power (AWP); Nesma; Alkhorayef Water and Power Technologies; Sicim; Arabian Bemco Contracting; Mowah, Tamasuk Holding Company and Tecton Engineering & Construction Saudi Contracting. The regional heavyweights who have expressed interests in the project are Gulf Investment Corporation and Alghanim International General Trading & Contracting (both from Kuwait); Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa); Bahrain-based Lamar Holding and Egypt's Orascom Construction and Hassan Allam Holding, it stated. The deadline