Saudi gigaproject developer Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) has allowed firms more time to submit proposals for the main contract to build a wadi bridge in Qiddiya.  Firms have been given until 19 June to submit their offers. QIC issued the request for proposals notice to firms for the project’s main construction work in September last year. The contract covers designing and constructing a 260-metre-long dual-carriageway bridge over a wadi in Qiddiya. The bridge will be located in the Uptown South district, also known as District 18, and forms part of the outer ring road in Qiddiya. The scheme will be located to the east of the gigaproject’s gaming and e-sports precinct. QIC is ramping up its construction efforts at the development. In December last year, QIC had started construction work on Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Stadium in Qiddiya City. German foundation works firm Bauer has started the piling works on the lower plateau area of the project. QIC awarded the contract for the construction of Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Stadium, on the outskirts of Riyadh, in October last year. A joint venture of FCC Construction and Nesma & Partners won the contract, which covers the construction of a multipurpose stadium on top of the 200-metre-high Tuwaiq cliff in the sports and entertainment district of Qiddiya City. QIC has also achieved key construction milestones on several schemes that are in the execution phase at the development. In an update on its website, QIC said that the overall construction works on the Six Flags Qiddiya City project have reached 89% completion, while the Aquarabia theme park is at 84% and the golf courses are at 77%. The construction of the development’s first bridge, which spans about 1 kilometre, is also 99% complete. The Qiddiya entertainment city project is one of Saudi Arabia’s five official gigaprojects, covering 360 square kilometres. GlobalData expects the Saudi Arabian construction industry to record an annual average growth rate of 5.2% in 2025-28, supported by investments in transport, electricity, housing and tourism infrastructure projects, as well as the $850bn-plus gigaprojects programme. The infrastructure construction sector was expected to grow by 5.2% in 2024, before registering an average annual growth rate of 6% in 2025-28, supported by government investments in rail, dams and road infrastructure projects.   For registration as a supplier: https://projectsuppliers.net/en/approvals/qiddiya       (ICE RIYADH)

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