Saudi Arabia's Neom is expected to receive bids by the end of March for the contract to provide rolling stock for the high-speed and freight railways running alongside The Line and connecting to the Oxagon industrial city development. As well as the provision of rolling stock, the contract covers the electrification, signalling and control systems for Connector South and The Spine. The Spine is the infrastructure corridor running parallel to The Line, which includes the high-speed rail, while Connector South links Oxagon to The Line. In October last year, Neom had tendered the contract and given companies a deadline of February for the submission of bids. Civil works Construction work on the railway network at Neom has already started. In early May 2023, a joint venture of Italy-based Webuild and Riyadh-headquartered Shibh Al Jazira Contracting (Sajco) secured a $1.5bn contract to build the Connector South line. The contract involves the construction of a 75-kilometre railway line, including earthworks, 14 viaducts, seven roads, nine rail underpasses, 152 pipe and box culverts, a freight line, infrastructure maintenance depots and associated facilities. The infrastructure corridor will run south from The Line to Neom City Station through Neom Bay Mansions, Neom Bay airport and on to Oxagon.   For registration as supplier: https://www.neom.com/en-us/our-business/suppliers (ICE RIYADH)

Fonte notizia: Meed