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Saudi gigaproject developer Diriyah Company has awarded an estimated SR730m ($195m) construction contract for civic quarter buildings within the Diriyah development in Riyadh.

The contract was awarded to local construction firm Al-Rashid Trading & Contracting Company (RTCC).

The package comprises administrative and public service buildings, including the office, a post office, civil defence, a police station, the Diriyah operations centre and a traffic police station.

According to regional projects tracker MEED Projects, bids for the contract were submitted in December last year.

The latest award follows Diriyah’s announcement of a SR1.84bn ($490m) construction contract for the Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art (SAMoCA) within the Diriyah development. The contract was awarded to a consortium of Egyptian contractor Hassan Allam Construction and Saudi Arabia’s Albawani.

In March, Diriyah Company awarded an estimated SR2.5bn ($666m) contract to build the Pendry superblock package in the DG2 area.

The Pendry superblock includes the construction of the Pendry Hotel alongside residential and commercial assets. The package will cover 75,365 square metres and is located in the northwestern district of the DG2 area.

The previous month, Diriyah Company also awarded a SR717m ($192m) contract for the construction of the One Hotel, located in the Diriyah Two area of the masterplan, with a gross floor area of more than 31,000 sq m.

The Diriyah masterplan envisages the city as a cultural and lifestyle tourism destination. Located northwest of Riyadh city centre, it will span 14 square kilometres and combine 300 years of history, culture and heritage with hospitality facilities.