MEED reported Saudi Arabia's mega project NEOM chose potential contractors to build new set of tunnels. Companies are invited to submit bids until June 12.............

The tender for Delta Junction offers 5 packages each with about 5 kilometers of tunnelling work, total 26,5 kilometer. The tunnelling method is described as drill and blast, cut and cover in a hard=rock geology.

Report lists following companies invited to bid:

Saudi Arabia: Al-Ayuni, Almabani.

China: China Railway Construction Corporation/ China State Construction Engineering

India: Larsen & Toubro

Italy: Webuild

Korea: Hyundai E&C, Samsung C&T

Spain: Acciona, FCC

Contractor for engineering consultancy is Aecom from the USA.

MEED has also information about the Spine Tunnels tender whose deadline extended to May 11:

https://www.meed.com/contractors-prepare-neom-delta-junction-bids

Mountain tunnels already awarded in June 2022

Last year, NEOM had awarded the mountain tunnels (all drill & blast) to two different consortiums with two packages each. Over this NEOM said:

Two joint venture groups will undertake the project, which is separated by lower and upper geographies, with the first contract awarded to FCC Construction SA/China State Construction Engineering Corporation/Shibh Al-Jazira Contracting Company Joint Venture (FCC/CSCEC/SAJCO JV), and the second to Samsung C&T Corporation /Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd/Saudi Archirodon Company Ltd Joint Venture (SHAJV).

The tunnels work will provide over 28 kilometers in length and provide separate tunnels for high-speed and freight rail services – making the movement of people and goods faster, safer and easier.

The rock excavated as part of this tunneling project will be processed for subsequent reuse within the permanent concrete lining of the tunnels and other projects within NEOM to ensure minimal impact to natural landscapes.

Commenting on the contract awards, Nadhmi Al-Nasr, CEO of NEOM, said: “Today marks yet another significant milestone for NEOM. The sheer scope and scale of the tunneling work to be undertaken highlights the complexity and ambition of the project. We are moving forward to achieve NEOM’s vision of the new future, which has been established by His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Chairman of the NEOM Company Board of Directors. At NEOM, we are inspiring a new way of living, making seamless mobility possible, reducing emissions and protecting our environment. We are not only making a giant leap for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, but we are also establishing a model for sustainable living around the world.”

https://www.neom.com/en-us/newsroom/neom-tunneling-contracts