SWPC issues RFQs for development of two ISTPs in Saudi Arabia
Total capacity of plants will be 150,000 cu m per day
Saudi Water Partnerships Company (SWPC) has issued a request for qualifications (RFQs) for the development of two independent sewage treatment plants in the Kingdom, with a total capacity of 150,000 cu m per day.
it was considering the option to bundle both the Riyadh East and Khamis Mushait ISTP and seek bidders for the Bundled ISTPs together under one RFP. The successful bidder will then be awarded the Bundled ISTPs.
However, it added that each project will be implemented by a separate project company, which will be incorporated by the successful bidder following award of the Bundled ISTPs, it added.
According to SWPC, a total of 42 utility project developers, including 23 Saudi companies, had expressed their interests in the projects.
The top firms eyeing the project include Spanish infrastructure majors Acciona, Abengoa Agua; Cobra; GS Inima Environment and Copasa Group, French groups Veolia, Saur Sas and Suez International, Dutch utility specialist Arkoil Technologies and Ireland-based Ask Environmental Services in addition to Korea’s Samsung Engineering and the local units of China Gezhouba Group and Harbour Engineering Company.
Among the top Saudi firms in the race are Ajlan & Bros; Marafiq; AFAC; Tawzea; Al Bawani Water & Power (AWP); Nesma; Alkhorayef Water and Power Technologies; Haaco; AWT; Alfanar Company; Al Yamama; Lamar Saudi; Mowah and Tamasuk Holding Company.
Other regional heavyweights who have expressed interests in the project include UAE groups Utico and Metito; Kuwait-based Alghanim International General Trading & Contracting and Egypt’s Orascom Construction and Hassan Allam Holding.
According to SWPC, the winning bidders, under a 25-year sewage treatment agreement with the utitility firm, will be incorporated to develop each facility.
For the Riyadh East and Khamis Mushait ISTP, the utility firm is being advised by KPMG Professional Services as financial and lead advisor, White & Case as legal advisor and Future Water and Power Consulting as the technical advisor.
The deadline for submitting the bids has been set at January 12, the statement concluded.
