Low bidder emerges for domestic Saudi airport

18 August 2014

Project covers expansion of Qassim airport

A joint venture (JV) between local firm Al-Ayuni for Investment and Contracting and Turkish conglomerate Kalyon is the low bidder for a construction contract covering the expansion of Qassim domestic airport in Saudi Arabia.

The JV submitted a bid of SR923.28m ($246.16m), while the other 12 bidders submitted bids in excess of SR1bn.

The contract for the work is expected to be awarded within the next two months.

The full bid list with prices is as follows:

Al-Ayuni for Investment and Contracting (local) and Kalyon Co (Turkey)SR923.28m
Arabian Company for Catering and Trading (part of the Astra Construction group) (local)SR1.05bn
First Kuwaiti Trading and Contracting Company (Kuwait)SR1.14bn
Al-Turais Saudi Company (Saudi Arabia)SR1.20bn
Al-Muhaidib Contracting Company (Local)SR1.25bn
Al-Arrab Contracting Company (local)SR1.34bn
Al-Mabani Company (local)SR1.39bn
Al-Jabreen Contracting Company (local)SR1.45bn
JV between Al-Jaber Company for General Contracting and Transportation and Al-Jaber Building (local)SR1.52bn
Al-Mansouriah Company for General Contracting (local)SR1.58bn
Al-Rawaf Company for Trading and Contracting (local)SR1.68bn
Diaa Holding Company (Azerbaijan)SR2.06bn
Seder Group Co for Trading and Contracting (local)SR2.38bn


The project entails construction of a new terminal with capacity of 1.4 million passengers a year. The works also include airport infrastructure, such as a control tower, car parks and a mosque. The deadline for bids on the project was extended a number of times during the year, with documents finally submitted on 12 August.

The expansion of the airport is part of Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Civil Aviation’s (GACA) plan to upgrade and build a number of domestic airports, including the construction of the new Abha airport and Jizan airport.

In April, Gaca awarded an estimated SR2.5bn contract to a local consortium for the construction of the new King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz airport in Jizan. The consortium, which consists of Saudi/Lebanese Modern Construction Company and local companies Safari and Al-Subaie, will build a three-storey passenger terminal, a control tower, air cargo zones and other facilities. The terminal will have 10 gates and a VIP lounge.

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