Saudi Arabia's Rua Al-Madinah, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) subsidiary tasked with Medina's tourism and cultural development, has issued an expression of interest notice to contractors to develop the assets in District 9a of the Rua Al-Madinah development. The notice was issued a few weeks ago and the deadline for the submission was 10 July. The District 9a project consists of two clusters containing nine assets, which are further divided into four zones. Cluster one comprises five hotels and Cluster two consists of three hotels and one office building. The project will add 6,115 hotel rooms to the overall development. In June, Abdulaziz Alzahrani, Rua Al-Madinah's supply chain supply chain executive director provided overall project updates on the sidelines of the Rua Al Madinah project showcase in Istanbul. The design works have been completed on the visitor centre, masterplan and conceptual design. Design works is 92% completed on Superblock 5, 70% on District 9A and B and 6% on Superblock 4 He also provided an update on the ongoing construction works on the project infrastructure. "The early works on the Superblock 5 have finished and the other infrastructure works are 29% completed.   Rua al Madinah project Rua Al-Madinah estimates Superblock Five will require 430,000 cubic metres of concrete, 875,000 square metres of block wall, 423,000 sq m of drywall, 74,000 tonnes of steel rebar, 215,000 sq m of tiles and 228,000 sq m of facades, curtain walls and windows. The hotels, which will mainly provide accommodation for pilgrims visiting the holy city, will have a built-up area of about 65,000 sq m. In February, the client awarded two contracts worth $80 to international consulting firms for work on the superblocks four and five components of the project. It signed a contract with US-based engineering firm Jacobs for design consultancy services on 12 hotels and other infrastructure for superblock four of the Rua Al Madinah project. Another contract was signed with US-based firm KEO International Consultants to oversee the implementation of the Superblock Five project. Last year, US-based Parsons won a $15m contract to provide construction project management consultancy and contract administration services (PMCM) for the Rua Al Madinah project. The US consultancy firm will manage the main infrastructure works, including the tunnel, road and utility works. In 2021, US-based Hill International was awarded a contract for the project management of road works at the Madinah Central Area (MCA).   For registration as supplier: https://ruaalmadinah.com/suppliers/   (ICE RIYADH)

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