Riyadh cancels border fence tender
The Defence & Aviation Ministry has cancelled the tender to build a major security fence along the entire length of its border with Iraq. According to sources close to the project, the client is looking to appoint a consultant on the scheme before issuing a new tender at a later stage. Eleven local contractors submitted bids in July for the contract (MEED 28:7:06). The estimated $530 million project centres on the construction of a 900-kilometre-long, double-lined fence that will include 135 electronically-controlled sliding gates, fence-mounted ultraviolet intruder detection sensors, buried radio detection sensors and concertina razor wire along its entire length. Border security is a priority issue for Saudi Arabia, which is seeking to crack down on terrorists and smugglers crossing its borders.www.meed.com/defence
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