Saudi Arabia’s Soudah Development Company (SDC) has outlined plans to tender the upcoming construction work at its Soudah Peaks project in the Aseer region. While presenting through a webinar hosted by MEED on 3 July, Daniel McBrearty, Chief Development Officer at Soudah Peaks, said: “We have several packages ready to be floated to the market by the end of this year.” “The most immediate of these is the development of site-wide infrastructure required for the project,” he added.  “The high-voltage electrical infrastructure catering to Soudah Peaks will be tendered by Saudi Electricity Company,” McBrearty explained. This package includes one bulk supply point with a capacity of 380kV /132kV, two primary substations and 142 distribution substations. The development will also require 15 water storage tanks and pump stations. The tanks will have a storage capacity of 93,150 cubic metres to cater to an expected demand of about 10,984 cubic metres a day (cm/d). A total of 14 sewage treatment plants are also planned, with a total capacity of 10,690 cm/d. The development will require 52 sewage lifting stations. The infrastructure package will also cover 24 mobile telecommunications or GSM (global system for mobile communications) towers and the relocation of eight existing GSM towers, as well as a package for the drainage culvert. SDC began the project procurement process in May when it floated a tender to bid for a contract to develop an employee housing package that will be developed using a design, build, finance, operate and maintain model. The tendering timelines are: WP1 Zone 1 Tahlal Town Centre: May 2026 WP2 Zone 1 Tahlal Ridge: August 2026 WP3 Zone 1,2,3,6 Tahlal residential, Sahab, Sabrah and Redrock: June 2026 WP4 Zone 5 Rijal: April 2026 WP5 Site-wide infrastructure: December 2025 General Contractor: Floated in May 2025 Contractor Workforce Housing: Floated in March 2025 McBrearty said: "The overall masterplan covers an area of more than 635 square kilometres and consists of six development zones: Tahlal, Sahab, Sabrah, Jareen, Rijal and Red Rock." Tahlal offers a mix of residential, hospitality, heritage and retail facilities along with an 18-hole golf course and Watan Am-Soudah heritage village. Sahab will be an international destination for adventure sports and recreation. It will provide views across the valley and within the rolling plateau landscape. Sabrah provides a luxury residential destination supported by high end hospitality. The development is integrated within the contours and is provided within a natural open space context. Rijal will be a hospitality destination with integrated views through to the Rijal Cultural Village. The development is built around the existing development, which gives the village its character. Red Rock zone will offer luxury hospitality with mansions and glamping camps set within the national park. Jareen offers a genuine approach to connecting with nature through authentic experiences within the agricultural landscape. Jareen will be developed as part of the third phase, when the infrastructure and connectivity are fully established within the development. “The masterplan will be developed in three phases, and the first phase will include the development of five out of the development's six zones,” McBrearty said. The overall development will offer 2,810 hotel rooms, 1,337 residential units and 30 other attractions. The first phase will include 940 hotel keys, 391 residential units and 1,025 staff accommodation units. The second phase will increase the total to 1,735 hotel rooms, 641 residential units and 2,150 staff accommodation units. The final phase will have over 2,810 hotel rooms, 1,337 residential units and 3,022 staff accommodation units. In March, SDC appointed US-based engineering firm Aecom as the lead design consultant for the Soudah Peaks development. Aecom’s scope of work covers the design work for the first phase of the development. Last year, SDC appointed another US-based engineering firm, Parsons Corporation, as the project management consultant for the development.For registration as a supplier: https://soudah.sa/en/soudah-development-vendors (ICE RIYADH)

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