{"id":101642,"date":"2025-10-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/10\/21\/qiddiya-awards-sar-5-4-bn-contract-to-build-performing-arts-center\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T00:00:00","slug":"qiddiya-awards-sar-5-4-bn-contract-to-build-performing-arts-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/10\/21\/qiddiya-awards-sar-5-4-bn-contract-to-build-performing-arts-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Qiddiya awards SAR 5.4 bn contract to build performing arts center"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/strong>PIF-backed Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) awarded a SAR 5.4 bn (c. USD <\/strong>1.4<\/strong> bn) contract to Nesma & Partners to build the performing arts center in Qiddiya Entertainment City<\/strong>, Meed<\/a> reported earlier this month. The center will feature over 3k seats across three theatres and a cantilevered amphitheatre with 500 suspended seats overlooking the city\u2019s lower plateau.<\/p>\n

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More details: <\/strong>The contract \u2014 tendered in September 2024 and finalized after bids in May this year \u2014 comes after QIC appointed US-based Tom Wiscombe Architecture<\/a> as the design architect and Dubai-based Brewer Smith Brewer Gulf<\/a> as the design consultant.<\/p>\n

The venue is part of the wider Qiddiya City master plan<\/strong>, which also includes the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Stadium, Six Flags and Dragon Ball theme parks, an esports arena, and the Aquarabia water park \u2014 both Six Flags and Aquarabia are set to open this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

REFRESHER- <\/strong>QIC awarded a SAR 4 bn (USD 1.1 bn) contract last October<\/a> to Khobar-based Nesma & Partners and Madrid-based FCC Construction for the construction of the 45k-seat Prince Mohammad bin Salman Stadium in Riyadh\u2019s Qiddiya city, which is slated for completion in 2029. Qiddiya will host another national stadium after QIC received expressions of interest in September<\/a> from contractors for a SAR 7 bn (USD 1.8 bn) contract to build the stadium, which is scheduled to be completed by 2030.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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