The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) announced on Sunday that it has awarded an infrastructure design and build contract for its Coastal Village to Saudi firm Contracting & Construction Enterprises Ltd (CCE).  

The Village will be home to around 14,000 people who will eventually work at The Red Sea Project, the company said in a press statement posted on its website. 

The Riyadh-based CCE would develop the local infrastructure, paths and walkways, earthworks and utility hub buildings, the statement said. 

The contract value wasn’t disclosed. 

In line with TRSDC’s ambitious sustainability standards, CCE would develop a circulation network to connect the Village that prioritises walking, cycling, and a fleet of electric buggies and service vehicles for sustainable travel, the statement said. This would be supplemented by energy-efficient LED street lighting and illuminated signages that will comply with the Red Sea Dark Sky guidelines. 

The contract also covers the construction of utility hubs, a potable water network, a firefighting water network, an irrigation network, and a sewerage network. 

"Our Coastal Village will soon be home for the employees who will operate the destination, as well as their families. We want our residents to be as comfortable at The Red Sea Project as the guests who visit us, which is why we’re developing a liveable and sustainable community in which they can live, work and relax," said John Pagano, CEO of TRSDC. 

The Coastal Village is scheduled to open by the second quarter of 2021. 

Khaled Al Nabet, Chairman of CCE, said: “It is an exciting challenge to design and build new infrastructure for this new residential village, and to do that while meeting the ambitious sustainability targets set by TRSDC. Our designs have been developed to ensure we play our role in creating the world’s first truly regenerative tourism destination, and to lay a solid foundation for the success of future work.” 

The statement also noted that work is on track to welcome the first guests at the project by the end of 2022, when the international airport and the first hotels will open.  

(Writing by SA Kader; Editing by Anoop Menon) 

(anoop.menon@refinitiv.com) 

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