Project Type: Infrastructure / Metro
Estimated Completion: 2022Estimated Value: $ 12 billion
Status: Bid evaluation
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia PROJECT DETAILS
Bids for the architectural consultancy contract of the Jeddah Metro project are currently under evaluation and are expected to be awarded in December. Prequalification for the Obhur bridge has also begun. Meanwhile, Foster and Partners was selected to design 46 stations in October 2014. The project is being developed by Metro Jeddah Company on behalf of the Saudi Ministry of Transport. The project will target to cater to 30 per cent of the city’s traffic in 20 years. At present, public transportation accounts for only 1 to 2 per cent of commuters in Jeddah.
The network of Jeddah Metro will be 108 km long with three lines: Orange line, Blue line and Green line. The Orange line will be 67 km long and will connect Makkah Road with Obhur and a branch line will run along Sari Street. The Orange line will include 22 stations. The Blue line will connect King Abdulaziz International airport to the Old Airport Road. This line will be 27 km long and will include 17 stations. The Green line will include seven stations and will run along Palestine Road for 17 km. The Obhur bridge will have eight lanes for road traffic, a single railway line and two pavements.
Apart from the Metro network, this project will also include a commuter train network and a tram network spanning 151 km, marine networks, ferries, and commuter, rapid and feeder buses. The tram network will be 48 km long with 48 stations, while the commuter rail network will be 93 km long with 13 stations. The marine network will be 94 km long with 17 stations, while the bus network will span 840 km in one direction, with 2,950 bus stations and 816 buses.
With the number of pilgrims visiting Saudi Arabia for Haj and Umrah increasing by thousands each year, the holy land for Muslims is in urgent need of a successful and unproblematic transport infrastructure and basically to provide easy and fast public transport system to locals.
The Government of Saudi Arabia expects this system to be environmentally friendly because people will be encouraged to leave their cars behind and travel in public transport. It is the biggest project at present in Jeddah and it will have socio-economic effects on all parts of the province. The construction and planning process will provide a lot of employment opportunities for the local people.
Egis Rail is the conceptual design consultant. AECOM Arabia Company Limited is the pre-project management consultant and Systra is the preliminary engineering consultant.
SCOPE OF WORK
Construction includes: - 108 km Metro with 46 stations (67-km Orange line will connect Makkah Road with Obhur and will include 22 stations; 17-km Green line will run along Palestine Road with a branch to the old airport and end at the Haramain Railway and will include seven stations; 24-km Blue line will stretch from King Abdulaziz International Airport to the Old Airport Road and will include 17 stations)
- Obhur Bridge (Obhur Creek Crossing, which will be 74 m wide and 51 m high, with a clearance of 15.5 m and a creek crossing length of 360 m.
- 814 km bus network in one direction (2,950 bus stations ; 814 buses)
- 48 km long tram network with 48 stations
- 93 km long commuter train network with 13 stations
- 94 km long marine network with 17 stations
COMPANIES & PROJECT PERSONNEL
*Owner: Metro Jeddah Company
Address: C/O Jeddah Development and Urban Regeneration Company Building, Al Ma'adey Street, Al Ruwais, PO Box 3630, Jeddah 21481, Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966 12-614-2166
Fax: +966 12-614-0642
Email: info@jdurc.com
Website: www.jdurc.com Contact Name: Nassar Imtiyaz
Position: Executive Manager
Tel: +966 12-614-0788 ext: 539 Contact Name: Ossama Abdo
Position: Project Manager
Tel: +966 12-614-0788 ext: 557
*Advisory (Pre-project management) Consultant/ PMC: AECOM Arabia Company Limited
Address: Khobar Business Centre Building, 1st Floor, King Faisal Road, Al Bandariya Area, PO Box 1272, Al Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia, Eastern Province
Tel: +966 13-849-4400
Fax: +966 13-849-4411
Email: aecom@aecom.com Contact Name: Sayed Hussein
Position: Project Manager
Tel: +966 13-849-4400 ext: 1112
*Infrastructure Design Consultant (Stations): Forester & Partners
Address: Riverside, 22 Hester Rd, London SW11 4AN, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 20-7738-0455
Fax: +44 20-7738-1107
Email: info@fosterandpartners.com
Website: www.fosterandpartners.com
*Design (Conceptual Design) Consultant: Egis Rail
Address: 29 Avenue Carnot, PO Box 25000 Besancon, France
Tel: +33 3-8185-3560
Fax: +33 3-8185-3565
Website: www.egis-rail.fr/ Contact Name: Adil Guissi
Position: Projects Director - Middle East
Email: adil.guissi@egis.fr
*Engineering - Preliminary Engineering Consultant: Systra
Address: 5, avenue du Coq, 75009 Paris, France
Tel: +331-4016-6562
Fax: +331-4016-6572
e-mail: systra@systra.com
Contact Name: Wadi Bouchia
Position: Project Manager - Middle East
Tel: +33 1-4016-6089
TIMELINE
November 2014 - Bids for the architectural competition consultancy contract were under evaluation .
October 2014 - Foster + Partners has been selected to design all 46 stations July 2014 - The Preliminary engineering contract was awarded to Systra. April 2014 - The Pre-Project Management consultancy contract was awarded to AECOM Arabia Company Limited. June 2013 - The bidders submitted their proposals for the Pre-project Management, Architectural competition and the Preliminary engineering consultancy contracts. May 2013 - The ownership of the project transferred from SAR to Metro Jeddah Company (the JV of Jeddah Municipality and Jeddah Urban Development Company). February 2012 - the project was approved by the Saudi Ministry of Transport. July 2011 - The review of the plan was completed. May 2010 - The Ministry decided to review the plan over the 15 coming months.