Saudi Arabia plans to tender 4 highway PPP projects

Saudi Arabia plans to tender 4 highway PPP projects

Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday that it plans to tender four highway projects under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model as part of a pipeline of 200 privatisation and PPP projects across 17 sectors rolled out by the National Centre for Privatisation and PPP (NCP).

The projects would be procured by Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services, according to details shared by NCP. The launch dates for the tenders weren’t specified.

The four highway PPP projects are as follows:

Jeddah - Makkah Highway

The Jeddah-Makkah Road extends for 64 kilometres and includes seven interchanges and four camel crossings. The construction is being carried out in three phases that account for 51 km. Construction works for Phase 4 is yet to begin but NCP said the cost would be funded by the government as in the case for Phases 1 to 3.

The Ministry plans to procure Operation & Maintenance (O&M) services in addition to developing and operating Motorway Service Areas (MSA) of Jeddah-Makkah Road under PPP.

However, the contract duration and the road length to be covered weren’t specified.

Yanbu – Jubail Highway

The highway connects Yanbu and Jubail with a length of 447 km, containing 17 intersections, 14 wildlife crossings, four bridges, one tunnel, and 18 service areas.