Galleria MEP contract award pushed back to Sept

The Galleria on Tahlia Street, Jeddah.

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The award of the MEP contract of the Galleria project in Jeddah has been delayed until September from its original May deadline, according to the project consultant.

The MEP package is Phase 2A of five construction phases for the 9,000 square metre project, developed by SEDCO Development, which will comprise of two floors of shopping mall and seven floors of hotel that will contain 400 rooms.

Fouad Lodhi, assistant project manager for Kling Consult, the consultant, today revealed that the previous May deadline for the MEP contract – first reported by CW in April – has been pushed back.

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“There was a delay in issuing the MEP tender due to design but as far as appointment of the contractor is concerned, we will be on time,” he stated by email. A timeline for the project, seen by CW, show that the MEP contractor is scheduled to start work in September and run for two years up to the project’s slated completion of October 2013. During this time, Phase 2B (finishing), Phase 3A (interior decorating) and Phase 3B will be executed.

The hotel will be an Elaf Jeddah hotel, containing 400 rooms as well as numerous retail units and several restaurants and assembly rooms.

Main contractor United Constructors Contracting Company (UCCL) has been working on the project since November, having subcontracted Saudi Arabian Fertiliser Company (SAFCO) to undertake the excavation and dewatering.