RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s $500-billion giga-project NEOM has given contractors until July 31 to submit bids for the main works package to a key component of the city.
The work is to deliver clusters 3-6 of its Sindalah Island site, including the construction of an ultra-luxury and an upper-upscale resort, according to MEED.
Sindalah Island is located about 5 kilometers from the mainland and has a total land area of approximately 840,000 square-meters.
Assets are split across two mandatory packages and bidders may submit prices for either or both packages.
The first package includes cluster 3, which comprises the ultra-luxury resort and clusters 4 and 6 which comprise the luxury resort south and the beach club, golf club house and sports centre, respectively.
The luxury resort south is located within cluster 5 under the second package.
Assets in package 1 have a combined gross floor area of around 37,605 sq m, while the second package’s GFA is 48,968 sq m.
The scope of the contract includes procurement, construction, testing and commissioning with completion scheduled in December 2023 for package 1 assets and November 2024 for package 2 assets, MEED said.