Four international consortia have been shortlisted to offer financial and technical bids to implement the Riyadh monorail project, Riyadh Gov. Prince Sattam announced.
Prince Sattam, who is also the chairman of the High Commission For Riyadh Development (HCRD), said the consortia are made up of a total of 33 companies from countries and include the biggest world rail makers who carried out rail and metro projects in cities including Paris, London, Washington and Hong Kong.
The shortlist was announced after 38 consortia submitted bids to the HCRD, said Prince Sattam, who is head of the higher supervisory committee overseeing the implementation of a public transport system in Riyadh.
The four consortia should submit their financial and technical bids within four months, he said.
Each consortium has companies with multiple disciplines including rail manufacturing, metro tunnel building, civil works, bridges, control and operation systems, electrical and mechanical works, design and management of mega projects.
Meanwhile, requests made by 16 major international consortia for the operation and maintenance of buses that forms part of the overall public transport project in the city are being reviewed and will be decided on shortly.
The monorail project, once completed, will incorporate six main routes covering a total length of about 175 kilometers.
It will form the backbone of the public transport system in Riyadh, covering densely populated areas in the city center, government facilities, commercial centers and link to King Khalid International Airport, King Abdullah financial districts and major universities.
It will relieve pressure on the roads and also ease traffic congestion, especially during peak hours.
The four consortia for the Riyadh monorail project include:
1. VINCI Construction (France), Siemens (Germany), Al Mabani General Contractors (Saudi Arabia), Consolidated Contractors Company (Saudi Arabia) and AECOM (USA);
2. Bombardier (Canada), Al-Rajhi Holding Group (Saudi Arabia), YAPI Merkezi Insaat (Turkey), Obrascon Huarte Lain (Spain), Al-Arrab Contracting Co (Saudi Arabia), Shibh Al-Jazira Contracting Co (Saudi Arabia), GS Engineering and Construction (South Korea), Freyssinet Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia), Serco Group (Britain), Mott Macdonald Ltd. (England) and Parsons Brinckerhoff Arabia (Saudi Arabia);
3. FCC Construction SA (Spain), Alstom Transport SA (France), Samsung C&T Corporation (South Korea), Alpine (Austria), Strukton Civiel Projecten BV (Holland), SETEC (France) and Tecnica Y Proyectos (Spain); 4. Strabag (Austria) - consortium leader; Ansando STS - Train Control (Italy); Ansalo Breda - Train Makers (Italy); Stadler Rail AG (Switzerland); SA (Belgium); Al-Ali al-Suwailim Group (Saudi Arabia); Larsen & Toubro (India); Hyder Consulting (Britain); Worley Parsons (USA) and Edom (Spain).
