The Saudi Broadcasting Authority (SBA), in partnership with the National Centre for Privatisation & PPP (NCP) has prequalified three consortia and one company for major Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) project to modernise and expand the Kingdom's TV and radio infrastructure.

The project involves developing and operating the SBA's towers infrastructure across 143 locations under a 25-year Rehabilitate-Finance-Operate-Maintain-Transfer (RFOMT) contract.

The list of prequalified companies are as follows:

  1. Consortium of Alfanar Company and Albabtain Leblanc Company
  2. Haji Abdullah Alireza & Co Ltd (HAACO)
  3. Consortium of MADA International Holding and Tawal
  4. Consortium of Technical Links Services, Mawarid ,  Mediagates, TDF  and Rai way

The Expression of Interest (EOI) notice was issued In June 2024.

(Writing by Deva Palanisamy; Editing by Anoop Menon)

(anoop.menon@lseg.com)

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