Saudi Arabia’s Metro Jeddah Company (MJC) has received bids for the public-private partnership (PPP) consultancy services for the Corniche tram and water taxis and ferries projects.

Companies that submitted bids for the Corniche tram and their offers are:

• Deloitte (US): SR7.90m
• EY (UK): SR9.92m.

The same firms submitted an offer for the water taxis and ferries scheme.

• Deloitte: SR8.54m
• EY: SR10.50m.

MEED understands bids for the two contracts were submitted in early July.

Both EY and Deloitte submitted bids along with a legal advisory partner, sources familiar with the schemes tell MEED.

France-based Systra is the technical adviser for both projects.

The Corniche tram and water taxis and ferries projects are part of the multibillion-dollar Jeddah Public Transport Programme (JPTP).

Other components of JPTP are the four-line Jeddah Metro, Obhur suspension bridge, a three-line light rail transit (LRT), two lines of bus rapid transit (BRT), 11 park and ride facilities and one mixed-use commercial development.