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Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority has announced seven projects under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.
The projects are as follows:
- Privatising six land ports
The project covers six land ports on the borders of Kuwait (Al-Khafji), UAE (Al-Batha), Yemen (Al-Wadiah) and three land ports with Jordan (Al Hadithah, Halat Ammar and Al-Durra). In addition, the project includes developing the required facilities and infrastructure, as well as purchasing the inspection equipment.
The delivery method would be 23-year Design, Build, Finance, Maintain (DBFM) contract.
- Privatising Non-Custom Area (logistics area at Jadidat Araar port)
Develop a non-custom zone area (spanning 1.2 million square metres) by developing infrastructure and superstructure for a logistic zone such as warehouses, gas stations, parking lots for cars and trucks, retail stores, light manufacturing units, and housing for port workers.
The delivery method would be 23-year Design, Build, Finance, Maintain (DBFM) contract.
- Solar power plant At Rub’ Al Khali Land Port
The project involves design, finance, build, operate and manage a grid-connected solar power plant in Al-Rub’ Al-Khali land port.
The project would be procured under a design-build-operate-maintain (DBOM) model. The capacity of the power plant and contract duration wasn’t disclosed.
- Designing, building, operating and maintaining national centre for K9s and associated infrastructure for ports
The project includes the development of a facility for training 300 police dogs annually. In addition, the project will include developing and managing K9 buildings in various ports.
The project would be procured under a design-build-operate-maintain (DBOM) model.
- Designing, building, operating and maintaining residential buildings in land ports
Developing and operating residential housing with approximately 144 units for families and individuals.
- Designing, building, operating and maintaining warehouses in land ports
Develop warehouses in land ports, which will be used to store confiscated goods.
The project would be procured under a design-build-operate-maintain (DBOM) model.
- Operating, maintaining and renovating water and sewage treatment plants in land ports
The project includes the operation and maintenance (O&M) of existing and new water treatment and sewage treatment plants; five projects aimed at improving and renovating existing plants (four water treatment and three sewage treatment plants); enhancing the facilities of water treatment and sewage treatment plants.
Earlier, National Centre for Privatisation & PPP (NCP) approved 200 projects in 17 sectors under the PPP model to attract more local and foreign investments.
(Writing by D Madhura; Editing by Anoop Menon)
