Saudi Arabia's Madinah Municipality has issued a tender for an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to upgrade the city’s rainwater drainage network.

According to regional project tracker MEED Projects, it is the first main contract tender the municipality has issued for a major water infrastructure project since 2022.

The $30m project covers the construction of rainwater drainage networks and the repair of existing stormwater pipelines across major roads and corridors within the urban area of Medina.

It aims to improve the performance of the city’s stormwater drainage system, reduce surface flooding and protect roads and nearby assets during heavy rainfall.

The bid submission deadline is 5 September.

According to MEED Projects data, Madinah Municipality completed two rainwater drainage networks projects in Madinah in 2024.

The local Al-Ayuni Investment & Contracting was the EPC contractor for both Phase 1 and Phase 2 projects. Saudi contractor Azmeel Contracting also previously submitted bids for both projects.

The municipality is also understood to be nearing completion of a separate Phase 1 Rainwater Drainage Network project in Al-Rawabi in Al-Madinah province.. This project was tendered in 2022 and awarded to Al-Naeim Contracting (Saudi Arabia) in 2023.

Meanhwhile, Madinah Muncipality received prequalification documents at the beginning of the year for two stormwater drainage projects in Yanbu. It is unclear if the the main contract tender will be issued this year.