THE revised deadline for submission of bids for a contract to design and build Riyadh’s seventh metro line is expected to remain as June 15.
Following a request for proposals (RFP) in September, bids were originally due by March 10. However, earlier this year, the Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) in Saudi Arabia extended the tender deadline by three months.
The proposed line will be 65km long with 19 stations, connecting Qiddiya Entertainment City, King Abdullah International Gardens, King Salman Park, Misk City and Diriyah Gate. It will run in tunnel for 47km, with 19km of elevated infrastructure and 14 underground and five elevated stations.
According to local media, four consortia are among those planning to bid for the project, headed respectively by Alstom, Siemens, Hitachi Rail and CRRC.
Riyadh’s six-line network currently extends to 176km with 85 stations, and opened in three phases from December 2024.
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