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| SYSTRA /EGIS joint venture wins Euro Saudi Arabian metro contract Riyadh's Development Authority, Arriyadh (ADA) awarded the €425m project management contract for its future metro network to the PARSONS, EGIS and SYSTRA joint venture, led by Parsons. The contract covers project management and construction supervision for Lines 1, 2 and 3 of the Riyadh metro and accounts for nearly half of the engineering service s for the 6 lines. Riyadh, a city with a population of 5.7million, has a saturated road network. Given that its population is set to grow to 8 million by 2030, it was essential to increase the capacity of its public transport system. In December 2012, Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA), Riyadh city's development authority, launched an international tender amongst the world's largest engineering firms to manage the project and supervise the construction of 6 metro lines, divided into 3 work batch packages. This is an extremely prestigious project due to its sheer size and very tight delivery deadlines. The future network must be delivered within 5 years and will comprise 6 automated lines and 92 stations covering 177km - 60km underground, 36km overground and 81km of viaduct sections. For passenger safety and comfort the project incorporates the latest features for modern automated metros. The PARSONS / EGIS / SYSTRA JV won two of the three work batch packages covering Lines 1, 2 and 3 – a total of 108km and 55 stations. Approximately 1 000 people will be required to work in Riyadh to complete the work. Working for ADA, the JV will validate studies, oversee and coordinate construction work, accept engineering structures and approve pre - commissioning tests. The BACS Consortium (managed by Bechtel and Siemens) won design - construction tenders for Lines 1 and 2, and Arriyadh New Mobility (managed by ANSALDO STS, Impregilo and Bombardier) for Line 3. EGIS also worked for ADA for a number of years on the preliminary design studies for the current metro project. In 2012, EGIS produced the specifications for tender bids by Consortiums for design - construction work and over the past few months has helped ADA with candidate selection. write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Construction News :: home page |