Expressions of interest roll in for the National Stadium in Qiddiya: PIF-owned Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) received expressions of interest from contractors for a SAR 7 bn (USD 1.8 bn) contract to build the National Stadium in Qiddiya, Meed reported on Wednesday. The stadium is scheduled for completion by 2030, ahead of the 2034 Asian Games in Riyadh.

More details: The 182k sqm stadium, located within the Qiddiya Sports Park, will be modeled after the London Olympic Stadium. UK-based architecture firm HOK is leading the design, with engineering support from Canada’s WSP and Germany’s Schlaich Bergermann Partner. WT Partnership, also from the UK, is serving as the cost consultant.

One more stadium for Qiddiya: QIC awarded a SAR 4 bn (USD 1.1 bn) contract to Madrid-based FCCConstruction and Khobar-based Nesma & Partnersin October 2024 for the construction of the 45k-seat Prince Mohammad bin Salman Stadium in Riyadh’s Qiddiya city. The project is slated for completion in 2029.

ALSO- Saudi Arabia Railways invited contractors to submit expressions of interest for building a 35 km line through Riyadh that will link the Kingdom’s North-South and Eastern railway networks, Meed reported on Wednesday. The railway link is part of the USD 7 bn Landbridge project. Scheduled for completion by 2030, the Landbridge will connect the Kingdom’s Red Sea coast to the Arabian Gulf and includes the development of six railway lines and seven logistics centers.

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