HLG wins $316m Saudi healthcare contract
Contractor will work in a joint venture to develop project in the centre of Riyadh
Habtoor Leighton Group, operating as Leighton Middle East Contracting, has been awarded healthcare project worth $316m by the Ministry of Health King Fahad Medical City, it was announced on Tuesday.
The project, referred to as PPNNCC, will be delivered as a joint venture with Al Latifa Trading and Contracting. It will involve the construction of new medical centres on the current King Fahad Medical City campus to integrate with existing medical facilities.
“This project is in line with our growth strategy to diversify our geographic footprint, and we look forward to working with our JV partner, Al Latifia Trading and Contracting, to successfully deliver this prestigious development for our client,” said Laurie Voyer, CEO and managing director of HLG.
Located in the centre of Riyadh, the 234,000m2 project proposes the construction of a central services building spanning four levels and a services tunnel that’s approximately 320m in length. It will also house a Proton Lab, which HLG says it will deliver in a separate contract.
HLG Managing director-elect, Jose Antonio Lopez-Monis said that the project underlined the importance of Saudi Arabia in the Group’s growth plans.
He added that the medical project would be the first of five specialist hospitals built in the Kingdom over the next five years.
“Saudi Arabia is our largest growth market and this project underlines our ability to secure work here,” he said.
HLG has worked on a number of healthcare projects around the region, with the likes of Mafraq Hospital and Arzanah Wellness & Diagnostic Centre in Abu Dhabi leading examples in their portfolio.
Work on the hospital project is expected commence later this year, with the project set to be delivered in stages over the next three years.
