Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry has retendered part of phase 2 of its multibillion-dollar security compounds network programme.

Invited contractors have until 30 April to submit prices for the construction tender, known as King Abdullah Project (KAP) phase 2a. According to sources in the kingdom, about 10 contractors have been invited to bid on the tender. The package will include training facilities, campus buildings and schools for public service staff and their families

The package, renamed 2a, was formerly part of the package awarded to the local Saudi Oger in 2011. The ministry cancelled Oger’s contract in 2012, the reasons for which have not been made public.

The ministry is also set award the contracts for the fourth phase of the security network programme by the end of April. The local Al-Rashid Trading & Contracting Company and local Al-Arrab Contracting Company are both expected to win packages. The fourth phase of the programme will involve building headquarters buildings across the kingdom. Contractors have submitted prices for the tender in May 2012.

The local Saudi Binladin has been awarded the construction contract for the third phase of the programme, according to sources within the kingdom. In January, contractors were invited to submit bids for the fifth phase of the scheme.

The KAP programme will cover the construction, operation and maintenance of 28 types of facilities at more than 50 locations. In total, the ministry is expected to spend more than $13bn across the five phases of the project.

The security compounds will be used to house, educate and train members of Saudi Arabia’s public security, civil defence service, police force, passports division and special security and investigative forces. The facilities have been designed to include schools, mosques, theatres, civilian dormitories, military barracks, administration buildings, training facilities and buildings for recreation and entertainment.

Most of the security premises will be constructed in and around Riyadh, but facilities will also be built in the provinces of Qassim, Hail, Tabuk, Jeddah, Medina, Taif, Al-Jouf and on Saudi Arabia’s northern borders.