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7. King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) Development
Estimated value: US $4.5 billion
Client: General Authority of Civil Aviation
Schedule: Work on phase one began in 2007 and is scheduled to finish in the first quarter of 2012
Scope: King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) is a potentially massive development; the blueprint includes scope to increase capacity to 80 million passengers by 2035 in three phases. Phase 1, which is underway, covers construction of a 400,000 square metre terminal complex; a new control tower, access roads and utilities infrastructure.
Aeroports De Paris Ingenierie (ADPI) was awarded the design contract and Dar Al Handasa Consultants is the project manager. Construction is in progress and is expected to be completed in 2012.
8. Haramain High Speed Rail Project
Client: Saudi Railway Organisation (SRO)
Estimated value: US $4 billion
Schedule: The project is split into three main packages: civil works (Phase 1 Package 1); stations (Phase 1 Package 2) and infrastructure (phase 2). Al Rajhi consortium won the civil works contract and has begun work. A JV of Foster & Partners and Buro Happold won the station design and build contract.
Scope: Haramain High Speed Rail Project (HHR) is a 450km railway connecting Makkah and Madina via Jeddah. The railway will be a high speed electrified passenger double line between Makkah, Jeddah and Madina. The railway is due to start operation by 2012.
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9. North-South Railway
Client: Public Investment Fund (PIF) & Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO)
Estimated value: US $3.5 billion
Schedule: The project is under construction and is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Scope: North-South Railway is a 2400km-long railway project. The primary objective of the railway will be to connect bauxite and phosphate mines at Az Zubairah and Al Jalamid to processing facilities located at Ras Azur port.
The railway will be used for the transportation of minerals and passengers in Saudi Arabia.
10. Jizan Economic City (JEC)
Client: MMC Group; Saudi Binladin Group
Estimated value: US $3 billion
Schedule: Construction will be completed in phases by the end of 2020. Phase one will take an estimated 30 months to complete.
In November 2007, Aluminum Corporation of China (Chalco) signed an agreement with Malaysia’s MMC Corporation and the local Saudi Binladen Group to develop a 1 million tonne a year aluminum smelter in the city.
Scope: The project calls for construction of Jizan Economic City located 725km south of Jeddah by the Red Sea. The city comprises residential, commercial and industrial zones.
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Dear All, Could any body please advice the details of this project being run in Eastern Region? Main Contractor is JV of