Saudi Aramco has allowed contractors extra time to prepare bids for the multiple engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) packages of the third expansion project of the Master Gas System network (MGS-III) in Saudi Arabia. Aramco has divided the EPC work on the MGS-III project into 17 packages. Two of the main EPC packages cover upgrading existing gas compression systems and installing new gas compressors. The 15 other packages relate to laying gas transport pipelines across various locations in the kingdom. Contractors have now been set a bid submission deadline of July-end for a majority of the packages, while for the others the deadlines are in August. MGS-III EPC tendering phase Aramco completed the solicitation of interest (SoI) process with contractors for the two gas compression packages of the MGS-III project in December. SoIs for the pipeline packages were issued by Aramco in March, with contractors expressing interest within days. The Saudi energy giant then issued the main EPC tender for all 17 packages in April,The following contractors, among others, are understood to have been invited to bid for MGS-III: A Hak (The Netherlands) Almeer Saudi Technical Services Company (Saudi Arabia) Al-Rashid Trading & Contracting Company (Saudi Arabia) Bin Quaraya Construction (Saudi Arabia) CAT Group (Lebanon) Consolidated Contractors Company (Greece/Lebanon) Denys Arabia (Saudi Arabia) Diversified Lines Petroleum Services (Saudi Arabia) Gas Arabian Services (Saudi Arabia) Gulf Consolidated Contractors Company (Saudi Arabia) Kalpataru Power Transmission (India) Kent (UAE) Larsen & Toubro Energy Hydrocarbon (India) Mace (Saudi Arabia) M al-Barghash Company (Saudi Arabia) Mapa Group (Turkey) Max Streicher & Company (Germany) National Basics Company (Saudi Arabia) Nesma & Partners (Saudi Arabia) Petroleum Vision Contracting Company (Saudi Arabia) Saipem (Italy) Sicim (Italy) Sinopec Engineering (China) Specialised Industrial Services Company (Saudi Arabia) Tecton Engineering & Construction (UAE) Tekfen Construction (Turkey) Yuksel Saudia (Saudi Arabia) Aramco has been conducting site visits and job-explanation meetings for contractors for the various MGS-III packages since late April. (ICE RIYADH)

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