Saudi Arabia’s Roads General Authority (RGA), in collaboration with the National Centre for Privatisation & PPP (NCP), announced the companies that have prequalified for the Jeddah–Makkah Direct Highway Project.

The following bidders have advanced in the procurement process:

  • Consortium of Saudi Arabia’s Algihaz Holding and ICA Construction, a Turkish-Italian joint venture
  • Consortium of Saudi Arabia’s First Lamar for Development and China’s Shaanxi Construction Engineering Group Corporation
  • Mada International Holding

Jeddah-Makkah Direct Road consists of four lanes in each direction, spanning a distance of 64 kilometres, and includes six intersections, one camel crossing, and five vehicle overpasses.

The Expression of Interest (EOI) for Jeddah-Makkah Direct Highway project and associated Motorway Services Areas (MSA) was issued in October 2024.

The public-private partnership (PPP) structure comprises an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contract for the Jeddah-Makkah Highway, along with a Design, Build, Finance, Operate, and Maintain (DBFOM) contract for four new service areas on both sides of the highway.

The concession term is for a period of 10 years.

(Writing by SA Kader; Editing by Anoop Menon)

(anoop.menon@lseg.com)

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