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Riyadh Metro Package 1
| Owner | Arriyadh Development Authority |
Estimated Value | US$ 9,450,000,000 |
| Sector |
Infrastructure |
Sub Sector |
Railways |
| Country |
Saudi Arabia |
City |
Riyadh |
| Capacity | 2 lines consisting of 38 kms and 25.3 kms respectively | Feasibility Start Date | Q1-2012 |
| Status | Construction | Project End Date | Q2-2019 |
| Owner | Arriyadh Development Authority |
| Estimated Value | US$ 9,450,000,000 |
| Sector |
Infrastructure |
| Sub Sector |
Railways |
| City |
Riyadh |
| Country |
Saudi Arabia |
| Capacity | 2 lines consisting of 38 kms and 25.3 kms respectively |
| Feasibility Start Date | Q1-2012 |
| Status | Construction |
| Project End Date | Q2-2019 |
Project Overview
Background
The Saudi Metro is being designed to ease traffic congestion in the Saudi capital. The population in Saudi was 5.7 million in 2012, with it expecting to rise to 8.7 million in 2030.
Comprising a metro network and a parallel bus network, the public transport project in Riyadh city is being established according to the comprehensive plan for public transport developed by the High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh. This plan aims at providing all population groups with suitable public transport services, diversifying the transportation means in the city effectively and appropriately, in addition to keeping the use of private cars within the minimum limits.
The metro network constitutes the backbone of the public transport system in Riyadh. With six lines at a total length of 176 km and 85 metro stations, the metro network will cover most of the densely populated areas, public facilities, and the educational, commercial and medical institutions. The network will be connected to King Khalid International Airport and King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), main universities, downtown and the public transport center.
The current project (package 1) explains the first two lines, namely:
The blue line: Axis of Al-Olaya - Al-Batha - Al-Hayer roads, with a total length of 38 km and 22 stations and 4 transfer stations.
The red line: Axis of King Abdullah Road, with a total length of 25.3 km and 13 stations and 3 transfer stations.
These two lines will form part of the six-line metro system that will run for a total length of 176 kilometres across the city and includes 85 stations.
Scope of Work
The Riyadh metro project includes four main stations. Located in highly populated areas and at the intersections of metro lines and bus network, the main stations are among the key factors contributing to the success of the Riyadh city public transport system. They will provide many support services such as parking lots, ticket outlets, shops, and customer service offices.
The project also includes five stations serving as transit stops between different metro lines, and integrate with the bus network. They aim at facilitating the movement of the passengers among the different levels of the public transport network in Riyadh.
Scope of work for the BACS consortium on lines 1 and 2 encompasses detailed structural, architectural and transit system design together with construction, testing and commissioning works. It also includes the procurement of all products and materials necessary to support project delivery.
The consortium will also be fully responsible for the design and integration of the transit systems and the civil infrastructure. Working from the employers requirements, the BACS consortium will manufacture, furnish, install, test and commission all components related to both the transit systems and the civil infrastructure.
Line 1 will stretch from north to south through the centre of Riyadh, along the Olaya-Batha corridor, covering 38 kilometres. The line will include 22 stations and 4 transfer stations where it will connect with other new metro lines. Majority of line 1 will be underground.
Line 2 will run east to west along King Abdullah Road and will be built mostly at grade (15km) with some elevated sections. This line will run east to west and will extend more than 25.3 kilometres with 13 stations and 3 transfer stations.
Finance
Arriyadh Development Authority will be financing $22 billion project.
Additional Notes
Pursuant to the cabinet decision, a high committee chaired by HRH the Governor of Riyadh region and Chairman of the High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh, and membered by HRH Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Minister of Finance and Minister of Transport was formed in 2012 to supervise the project.
To give the Riyadh metro project a unique identity, a unified design for all trains was prepared, and the winning consortia were required to follow this design.
The latest technologies were incorporated into the metro network design. The trains will run automatically (without a driver). Central control rooms will be used to operate and monitor trains with high precision.
The Riyadh metro stations were designed according to a unified architectural pattern to give the project a unique identity. Intended to provide the passengers with safety and comfort, all stations will be air-conditioned, equipped with passenger information system and provide internet access. Some selected stations will include shops and car parks.
The stations will make use of solar cells technology to save about 20% of the power required for air-conditioning and lightening.
Dornier Consulting GmbH has conducted the pre-feasibility studies.
Parsons, Egis and Systra are the project management & construction supervision consultants for lines 1, 2 & 3.
Dar Al Handasah and Omrania & Associates will be assisting Egis Rail with the design works.
IBI Group Inc. has been appointed as the masterplan engineering and architectural works on the scheme.
Aecom will do the civil and infrastructure design for lines 1 & 2. Their scope of work includes:
- Utilities diversion design
- Temporary traffic control plans
- Highway design support for the viaduct
- Quantity surveying & coordination with all stakeholders
- Hub team provides project management for BACS
Sommerman Skinner Associates has been awarded a sub-contract to provide HR and manpower services.
Zaha Hadid Architects is designing lines 1, 4 & 6 at the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD).
Buro Happold has been appointed as the structural fire and services engineer.
Davis Langdon and Newtecnic has been appointed as the cost consultant and façade consultants respectively.
Gerber Architekten is responsible for the design of Olaya Station at the intersection of lines 1 & 2.
Snohetta is the design consultant for Qasr Al Hokm interchange between lines 1 & 3.
Perkins + Will has been awarded a sub-contract to assist with the building design and construction services.
The following companies will design a large open entrance hall:
- Bollinger & Grohmann
- BW-Engineers
- Thurm & Dinges
- DS-ABT
- Karajan
- Design Fire Consultants
- Sweett Group
The hall will be able to view four storey buildings which includes two sets of metro platforms, a mezzanine level with shops & food halls and an open concourse housing the tickets barriers.
Italy based Fairfild will provide power resistors for severe environments and outdoor mounting.
UK-based Amplicon has been awarded a sub-contract to provide rail industrial computers, rugged embedded computers and rail-approved industrial Ethernet switches.
Lebanese firm Advanced Construction Technology Services (ACTS) has been awarded a sub-contract for the testing and analysis of construction materials.
Haulotte Group will supply around 150 units of Haulotte high booms to be used by Roots Group Arabia (RGA) on the project. Majority of Haulotte models working in building the lines are Haulotte Articulated Booms, 20m, 26m and 41m & Telescopic Boom HT23RTJ. 41m has a maximum outreach of 19.80m and the best lifting speed in the market with less than 40 seconds which reduces time and increases productivity whereas new range of telescopic booms are well known for their Rough Terrain capabilities.
Huge number of Haulotte Telehandlers HTL 4017 with its high performance at all levels had supported in digging works in the tunnels with the giant drilling machines to increase the productivity and reduce the time that needs to finish the site works. The power and exceptional stability of the Haulotte Telehandlers give improved load ratings which means high productivity: they go further, higher and with a heavier load. The diesel engine has a high economic output enabling load lifting and placing operations to be performed with high precision whatever the height or distance.
Haulotte will also be using various Haulotte Scissor lifts & Diesel Articulated Booms on the scheme.
DYWIDAG-Systems International (DSI) has been awarded the contract to produce and supply high quality DYWIDAG Post-Tensioning Systems for the new Lines 1 and 2 by the BACS consortium. All of the post-tensioning systems DSI supplies will be used for post-tensioning the new bridges and viaducts that are built within the scope of this metro project. The volume of orders for all post-tensioning systems currently amounts to $13.5 million for DSI.
Related Companies
Owner
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Arriyadh Development Authority Al Safarat District, Diplomatic Quarter Riyadh, 11614, Saudi Arabia Tel: +966 11488 3331 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ada.gov.sa |
Feed/Design
Pre Qualified
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Dar Al Handasah (Shair and Partners) Verdun Street 11-7159 Tel: +961 179 0003, +961 179 0002 Email: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.dargroup.com |
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Omrania and Associates Riyadh 11461, 3225 Turki Ibn Abdullah Al Saud Road, Sulimaniyah Tel: + 966 11 29 222 60 Email: [email protected] Web: www.omrania.com |
PMC
Pre Qualified
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Egis Group 15 avenue du Centre CS 20538 Guyancourt 78286 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines CEDEX France Tel: +3 31 3941 4000 Web: www.egis-group.com |
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Hill International One Commerce Square, 2005 Market Street, 17th floor, PA 19103 Tel: +1 215 309 7700 Web: www.hillintl.com |
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Louis Berger 412 Mount Kemble Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07962-1946, United States Tel: +1 97 3407 1000 Web: www.louisberger.com |
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Parsons Corporation 100 West Walnut Street, California, Pasadena, USA Tel: +1 626 440 2000 Web: www.parsons.com |
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Systra CS 41594, 72 rue Henry Farman, 75513, Paris Tel: +33 1 4016 6100 Email: [email protected] Web: www.systra.com |
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Worley Parsons Bellaire, West Loop South Tel: +1 713 407 5000 Web: www.worleyparsons.com |
EPC
Pre Qualified
Short Listed
Awarded
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Al Mabani General Contractors |
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Bechtel Corporation (International Bechtel Company Ltd) |
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Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) |
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Siemens LLC |
Sub-contractor
Pre Qualified
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Advanced Construction Technology Services (ACTS) Aresco Center, 9th Floor, Hamra 14-5918, Beirut, Lebanon Tel: +961 1 753 100, +961 1 753 200 Email: [email protected] Web: www.acts-int.com |
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Aecom 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2600, CA 90067 Tel: +1 213 593 8100 Email: [email protected] Web: www.aecom.com |
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Amplicon Unit 11 Centenary Industrial Estate, Hughes Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 4AW, United Kingdom Tel: +44 1273 570 220 Email: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.amplicon.com |
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Ansaldo STS Via Paolo Mantovani, 3-5 16151 Genoa Italy Email: [email protected] Web: www.ansaldo-sts.com/en |
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BFG International Bldg 460, Road 4308, Block 343, Mina Salman, Bahrain Tel: +973 1772 7063 Email: [email protected] Web: www.bfginternational.com |
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Bollinger + Grohmann Westhafenplatz 1, 60327 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Tel: +49 69 2400 070 Email: [email protected] Web: www.bollinger-grohmann.com |
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BuroHappold Engineering 17 Newman Street London W1T 1PD, United Kingdom Tel: +44 20 7927 9700 Web: www.burohappold.com |
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BW Engineers Obere waldplaetze 13, Stuttgart 70569, Germany Tel: +49 711 93 150 484 Email: [email protected] Web: bw-engineers.com |
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Davis Langdon (Parent Company AECOM) 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2600, Los Angeles, CA 90067, United States Tel: +1 (213) 593 8000 Web: www.aecom.com |
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Dayton Superior California, USA Tel: +1 93 7866 0711 Web: www.daytonsuperior.com |
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Design Fire Consultants Albion Court, 5 Albion Place, Leeds LS1 6JL, UK Tel: +44 7834 977 051 Web: www.designfireconsultants.co.uk |
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Dogus Insaat ve Ticaret A.S. Cumhuriyet Cd. No:2, 34810 Kavacik-Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 216 538 1500, +90 21 6425 8846 Email: [email protected] Web: www.dogusinsaat.com.tr |
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Dornier Consulting International GmbH Platz vor dem Neuen Tor 2 10115 Berlin Tel: +49 30 253 99 10 Email: [email protected] Web: www.dornier-consulting.com |
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DYWIDAG-Systems International (DSI) Riyadh-Olaya 11536, Saudi Arabia Tel: +966 11 455 3123 Email: [email protected] Web: www.dywidag-systems.com |
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EVERSENDAI ENGINEERING SAUDI LLC Al Iman Saudi Bin Aziz Bin Mohammed Road, Al-Masif Area, Riyadh 11692, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Tel: +966 11 494 4891 Email: [email protected] Web: www.eversendai.com |
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Fairfild SRL Via Eching, 12 Trezzano Sul Naviglio, 20090, Milano, Italy Tel: +39 02 4840 7171 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fairfild.com |
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Gerber Architekten Tönnishof 9–13, 44149 Dortmund 44063, Deutschland Tel: +49 231 90 650 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gerberarchitekten.de/en/ |
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Haulotte Group Parc des Lumières 601 rue Nicephore Niepce 69800 Saint-Priest France Haulotte North America Corporate Headquarters 3409 Chandler Creek Rd. Virginia Beach VA 23453, United States Tel: +33 4 72 88 05 70 Email: [email protected] Web: www.haulotte.com/en |
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Hitachi Ltd., Infrastructure System Company 1 Fusionopolis Place #05-10 Galaxis Singapore 138522 Tel: +65 6222 0665 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hitachi-infra.com.sg |
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IBI Group 55 St. Clair Avenue West, 7th Floor, Toronto ON M4V 2Y7 Tel: +1 416 596 1930 Web: www.ibigroup.com |
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Keolis Lyon, France Web: www.keolis.com/en |
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Korail Seoul, South Korea Web: www.letskorail.com |
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Lloyds Register 71 Fenchurch Street, EC3M 4BS Tel: +44 20 7709 9166 Email: [email protected] Web: www.lr.org |
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Mohammad Abdullah Al Areedh Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Tel: +966 11 241 3265, 270 2258 Web: www.alareedh.com |
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Newtecnic 12a Perseverance Works, 38 Kingsland Road, London E2 8DD, UK Tel: +44 20 7739 2227 Web: www.newtecnic.com |
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Perkins and Will 330 North Wabash Avenue Suite 3600 Chicago, IL 60611, United States Tel: +1 312 755 0770 Email: [email protected] Web: www.perkinswill.com |
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Qatari Diar Vinci Construction (QDVC) Tornado Tower, 33rd floor Dafna Area, Doha Tel: +974 4453 8400 Email: [email protected] Web: www.qdvc.com |
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RATP Group Paris, France |
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Ricardo Rail Office Number 124, Level 1, Building 7, Zone A, The Business Gate, Airport Road, Riyadh, 11683, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Tel: +966 112 611 424 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ricardo.com |
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Roots Group Arabia (RGA) Royal Plaza, Amir Sultan Bin Aziz Street, Hai al Nahda, Opp Al Haram Center, Jeddah 21563, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Tel: +966 12 234 7500 Email: info@ arabian-roots.com Web: www.arabian-roots.com |
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Saudi Diesel Equipment Company Limited (SDEC) Al Khobar 31952, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Tel: +966 138 208 999 Web: www.saudidiesel.com |
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Serco Ltd Shrewton, Salisbury SP3 4UZ, UK Serco Group plc, Serco House, 16 Bartley Wood Business Park, Bartley Way, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 9UY, UK Tel: +44 1980 620985 Email: [email protected] Web: www.serco.com/uk |
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Siemens LLC Aktiengesellschaft, Wittelsbacherplatz 2, 80333 Munich Germany Tel: +49 896 3600 Email: [email protected] Web: www.siemens.com |
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SMRT Corporation Ltd Marina Bay, Singapore Tel: +65 6554 8535, +65 9788 4398 Web: www.smrt.com.sg |
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Snohetta Akershusstranda 21, N-0150 Tel: +47 2415 6060 Email: [email protected] Web: www.snoarc.no |
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Sommerman Skinner Associates (SSA Group) 12 Melcombe Place, Marylebone Station, London NW1 6JJ, United Kingdom Suite 401, Code Business Tower, Al Barsha, Dubai, UAE Tel: +44 20 3137 5550, +971 4 325 5033 Web: www.ssaltd.com |
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Sweett Group 60 Gray''s Inn Road, LONDON, England WC1X 8AQ Tel: +44 20 7061 9000 Web: www.sweettgroup.com |
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Thurm & Dinges Planungsgesellschaft mbH Lindenspürstraße 32, 70176 Stuttgart, Germany Tel: +49 711 228 710 Web: www.thurm-dinges.com |
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ThyssenKrupp Essen, Germany Tel: +4 9201 8440 Email: [email protected] Web: www.thyssenkrupp.com |
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Zaha Hadid Architects 10 Bowling Green Ln, London EC1R 0BQ, United Kingdom Tel: +4420 7253 5147 Web: www.zaha-hadid.com |
Short Listed
Awarded
Related Contacts
Aecom
Al Mabani General Contractors
Amplicon
Arriyadh Development Authority
Bechtel Corporation (International Bechtel Company Ltd)
Bollinger + Grohmann
Bombardier
BuroHappold Engineering
BW Engineers
Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC)
Dar Al Handasah (Shair and Partners)
Davis Langdon (Parent Company AECOM)
Dayton Superior
Design Fire Consultants
Dogus Insaat ve Ticaret A.S.
Dornier Consulting International GmbH
DYWIDAG-Systems International (DSI)
Egis Group
EVERSENDAI ENGINEERING SAUDI LLC
Fairfild SRL
Gerber Architekten
Hill International
IBI Group
IDOM
Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
Lloyds Register
Louis Berger
Mohammad Abdullah Al Areedh
Nesma and Partners Contracting Company Limited
Newtecnic
Omrania and Associates
Parsons Corporation
Perkins and Will
Ricardo Rail
Salini Impregilo S.p.A
Siemens LLC
Snohetta
Sommerman Skinner Associates (SSA Group)
Sweett Group
Systra
Thurm & Dinges Planungsgesellschaft mbH
ThyssenKrupp
Worley Parsons
Zaha Hadid Architects
Updates
| Apr 2018 | Bids have been submitted for the naming rights of ten metro stations. Otis has confirmed that they will supply 256 escalators, six moving walkways, and 183 machine room-less elevators. |
| Mar 2018 | The operational testing of the project started on 4th April. Commercial services are scheduled to commence in 2019. |
| Jan 2018 | Italian firm 3Ti Progetti has won a $675 million contract to do the designing of civil shop drawings and masonry works related to the construction of phase 1 of the station. The main scope of these deliverables is to develop the detail design available with the contractor in order to include all the information needed for the construction stage. The activities will be carried out for all the concrete structures excluding the canopy steel structures. The aim of the combined services drawings activities (CSDs), related to the ‘3B2 Station - Phase 1 – Metro Package – Line 2’, is to analyze the approved 90% detailed design solution project in order to highlight the potential interferences between all the co-existing systems. |
| Oct 2017 | Almost 80% of the construction works have been completed. |
| Sep 2017 | The Council of Economic and Development Affairs has revealed that three companies have been shortlisted for the operations and maintenance (O&M) contract:
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| Aug 2017 | Larsen & Toubro has completed 55% of the construction works on the double ballastless tracks for a distance of 63 kms in tunnels, viaducts and three depots for both the lines. |
| Aug 2017 | Companies shortlisted for the operations and maintenance contracts for all the six lines are as follows:
The client is waiting for final approval of the offers before awarding the contract. |
| Jul 2017 | Construction works on the blue line is almost 80% complete. Furthermore, ERS track-slab works are currently underway. |
| Jun 2017 | Construction works are currently underway on 85 stations, 60 km bridges, 44 km tunnels and 20 km above ground works. |
| May 2017 | Spanish firm Indra has won a sub-contract to do the ticketing works on all the lines. |
| Mar 2017 | FCC Construction from Spain will be responsible for supplying a completely integrated metro system on lines 4, 5 and 6. |
| Feb 2017 | Alstom, which is reponsible for lines 4, 5 and 6 has handed over the first set of trains to the client. They have also revealed that their target of 69 metro trainsets will be handed over in Q4-2018. |
| Jan 2017 | Advanced Construction Technology Services (ACTS) has been awarded a sub-contract for the testing and analysis of construction materials. |
| Nov 2016 | Construction works are 50% complete. |
| Sep 2016 | Siemens from Germany has been awarded a sub-contract to supply 45 four car Inspiro trains for Line 1 and 29 two car trains for Line 2. The trainset is currently undergoing vigorous tests at the Siemens test centre in Wildenrath, Germany, after previously going through trials at the Rail Tec Arsenal climate chamber in Wien. |
| Aug 2016 | Haulotte Group will supply around 150 units of Haulotte high booms to be used by Roots Group Arabia (RGA) on the project. |
| Jul 2016 | Roots Group Arabia (RGA) has supplied 150 Haulotte units to support the construction of Saudi Arabia’s $22bn Riyadh Metro project. The majority of Haulotte aerial work platforms (AWPs) working at the infrastructure development are articulated booms ranging in size from 20m to 41m, and HT23RTJ telescopic booms. RGA has also supplied a selection of Haulotte HTL4017 telehandlers to support digging works in Riyadh Metro’s tunnels. The units are being used to increase productivity and reduce the time needed by the project’s giant tunnel-boring machines (TBMs), according to Haulotte. |
| Jul 2016 | Saudi-based lifting solutions specialist Mohammad Abdullah Al Areedh recently deployed its Terex AC 500-2 all-terrain cranes for package one of the Riyadh Metro project. The company has been signed up to raise the 142 tonnes beams and supporting winch 16.75 m in the air using two Terex AC 500-2 all terrain cranes. They will also aid in the erection of a launching gantry for a light-rail bridge. |
| Jun 2016 | German firm Thyssenkrupp has been chosen as the supplier for 251 elevators and 390 escalators. |
| May 2016 | Infrastructure works are being executed by Bechtel. |
| Mar 2016 | DYWIDAG-Systems International (DSI) has been awarded the contract to produce and supply high quality DYWIDAG Post-Tensioning Systems for the new Lines 1 and 2 by the BACS consortium. All of the post-tensioning systems DSI supplies will be used for post-tensioning the new bridges and viaducts that are built within the scope of this metro project. The volume of orders for all post-tensioning systems currently amounts to $13.5 million for DSI. |
| Jan 2016 | Saudi Diesel Equipment Company (SDEC) has been awarded a sub-contract to provide construction machines which includes excavators, dump trucks, hydraulic breakers and wheel loaders. |
| Dec 2015 | Ricardo Rail has taken over from Lloyds Register to be the independent safety assessor on the project. |
| Nov 2015 | US-based Dayton Superior has been awarded the purchase order to provide standard and custom steel forming systems. These forming systems, from Symons® by Dayton Superior, will be used to form the straddle bent columns and caps as well as hammerhead columns and caps for the Riyadh Metro. The project’s straddle bents will be fully supported by a custom column-hung support system allowing the self-spanning forming systems to extend as much as 25 meters over live traffic. The entire system transfers all loads to the columns, thus leaving a clear path for traffic and avoiding lengthy construction-related delays. |
| Oct 2015 | Construction works on line 2 of the east tunnel have been completed. |
| Sep 2015 | A $161 million contract has been awarded to India's Larsen & Toubro to build double ballastless tracks for a distance of 63 kms in tunnels, viaducts and three depots for both the lines. |
| Aug 2015 | Italy based Fairfild will provide power resistors for severe environments and outdoor mounting. |
| Jul 2015 | Bollinger & Grohmann, BW-Engineers, Thurm & Dinges, DS-ABT, Karajan, Design Fire Consultants & Sweett Group will design a large open entrance hall that will give access to a four storey building which also includes two sets of metro platforms, a mezzanine level with shops & food halls and an open concourse housing the tickets barriers. |
| Jun 2015 | The client has revealed that they are using Tekla software solutions for advanced building information modeling and structural engineering works. Tekla 3D Software is used for 3D modeling of all depot structures precisely in line with the architectural geometry and with all structural steel components including steel members, embeds connections, secondary steelworks etc. The same 3D model is effectively used to coordinate with the stage wise erection engineering methodologies as well as for the co-ordination and incorporation all around the dome skin. Effective BIM coordnation is carried out by using 3D Tekla Models with all other trade contractors on the Project. |
| May 2015 | Alstom will provide its automated driverless metro system for the metro project under a $1.5bn (€1.2bn) worth contract. |
| Feb 2015 | Eversendai Engineering Saudi LLC has been awarded the roofing and cladding works on package 1 of the project. |
| Dec 2014 | Perkins + Will has been awarded a sub-contract to assist with the building design and construction services. |
| Nov 2014 | Doğuş Construction from Turkey has been awarded the construction and implementation of 16 kms long TBM Tunnels on the project. It is envisaged to be completed in 2017. |
| Oct 2014 | Eversendai Engineering Saudi LLC has been awarded a contract to supply 10,000 metric tonnes of steelworks on line-1 South & North Depots as well as line-2 east depots. The scope of Eversendai was to provide connection design, shop drawings, BIM implementation & coordination, erection engineering study and stage analysis, workshop fabrication drawings, supply, fabrication, painting, fire proofing, composite floor decking, and erection of structural steel works. |
| Oct 2014 | UK based Lloyd’s Register, a global engineering, technical and business services organization, has won a major quality safety assessment contract from ADA for its Riyadh Metro project. As per the agreement, Lloyd’s Register will be the independent safety assessor for the new rapid transit system. The scope of work will involve regular assessments and audits of safety plans, processes, activities and documentation at every stage of the system’s construction in Riyadh, from detailed designs through to the start of operations in 2018. |
| Jun 2014 | Snohetta is the design consultant for Qasr Al Hokm interchange between lines 1 & 3. |
| May 2014 | German firm Gerber Architekten is responsible for the design of Olaya Station at the intersection of lines 1 & 2. |
| Apr 2014 | Davis Langdon and Newtecnic has been appointed as the cost consultant and façade consultants respectively. |
| Mar 2014 | Buro Happold has been appointed as the structural fire and services engineer. |
| Jan 2014 | Construction works have commenced. |
| Dec 2013 | Sommerman Skinner Associates has been awarded a sub-contract to provide HR and manpower services. |
| Nov 2013 | Aecom is responsible for the civil and infrastructure design for lines 1 & 2. They will be assisted by Bahrain-based BFG International. |
| Oct 2013 | Zaha Hadid Architects is designing lines 1, 4 & 6 at the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD). |
| Sep 2013 | The consortium led by Bechtel will design and construct the metro lines 1 and 2. It will also be responsible for the train cars, signaling, electrification and integration of the lines to the metro network. |
| Aug 2013 | Parsons, Egis and Systra have been appointed as project management consultants (PMC). Dar Al Handasah and Omrania & Associates will be assisting Egis Rail with the design works. |
| Jul 2013 | BACS consortium, which consists of Bechtel Corporation, Al Mabani General Contractors, Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) and Siemens has won the contract to build the blue line and the red line. The consortium also scooped the award to construct Al-Olaya and King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) metro stations. |
| Jun 2013 | IBI Group Inc. has been appointed as the masterplan engineering and architectural works on the scheme |
| Mar 2012 | The High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh is conducting the feasibility studies for this package. |
| Jan 2012 | Dornier Consulting GmbH is doing the pre-feasibility studies. |