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Madinah Region Development Authority (MRDA) has tendered a contract to expand Quba Mosque in the Medina region of Saudi Arabia.

The tender was issued earlier this month, with a bid submission deadline of 31 August.

MRDA has appointed local consulting firm Jasara as the project management consultant.

Jasara, in turn, has appointed London-based firm HKA to provide specialist procurement and delivery-model advice and to support the selection of a suitable contracting partner for the project.

Dar Al-Omran has prepared the design for the expansion.

Quba Mosque is located about five kilometres south of the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina.

Project background

Quba Mosque is considered the first mosque established in Islam, in 622 AD. The proposed expansion will increase the mosque’s area from 5,035 square metres (sq m) to 53,000 sq m and raise capacity to 66,000 worshippers, from 12,000.

The expansion will also include the restoration of 57 historical sites and the creation of three pathways to enhance Medina’s spiritual and cultural landscape.