Saudi Arabian gigaproject developer Roshn received bids on 8 April for a contract to build a new stadium adjacent to the National Guard facilities in the southwest of Riyadh.  The tender notice was issued in late October last year. The planned facility, called the National Guard Stadium, will be developed on an early contractor involvement (ECI) basis. It will cover an area of over 450,000 square metres and be able to accommodate 46,000 spectators. The scope of work also covers the construction of auxiliary facilities, including training academy offices, two hotels, and retail and food and beverage outlets. The stadium is scheduled to host 32 Fifa World Cup tournament games in 2034. The teams that were formed to bid for the contract include: Nesma & Partners / HBK Contracting (local/Qatar) Almabani / Tekfen Construction / China Harbour (local/Turkiye/China) Elseif Engineering Contracting / Midmac (local/Qatar) China Railway Construction Corporation / Sapac (China/local) Albawani / Besix (local/Belgium) In August, Saudi Arabia was planing to build 11 new stadiums as part of its bid to host the 2034 Fifa World Cup. Eight stadiums will be located in Riyadh, four in Jeddah and one each in Al-Khobar, Abha and Neom. The proposal outlines an additional 10 cities that will host training bases. These are Al-Baha, Jazan, Taif, Medina, Alula, Umluj, Tabuk, Hail, Al-Ahsa and Buraidah. The bid proposes 134 training sites across the kingdom, including 61 existing facilities and 73 new training venues. Saudi Arabia formally kicked off the World Cup participation process in October last year after it announced that it planned to bid to host the event. At the time, it was announced that the Saudi Arabian Football Federation would lead the World Cup bid. The kingdom was officially selected to host the 2034 Fifa World Cup through an online convention of Fifa member associations at the Fifa congress on 11 December 2024.   For registration as a supplier: https://www.roshn.sa/partnerships (ICE RIYADH)

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