Jacobs has been appointed to provide design services for 12 hotel brands coming up within its mega mixed-use development in Madinah city by Rua Al Madinah Holding.
The developer said that the Jacobs contract is part of US $80mn in deals it inked with several international design, engineering consultation, and supervision consultancy firms to oversee the work on hotels within the fourth and fifth Super Blocks of the Rua Al Madinah project. This is in addition to large spaces to support the establishment of restaurants and cafés managed by global operating companies.
Spanning an estimated 1.5m sqm area, the Rua Al Madinah project will boast 47,000 hospitality units that will cater to approximately 149,000 visitors by 2030. This is said to align with the goals of the Hajj and Umrah sector, and with Saudi Vision 2030, which aims to enable hosting 30m visitors.
“With over 8,000 rooms, this is expected to be one of the most attractive and largest blocks within the Rua Al Madinah project,” said CEO Engineer Ahmed W. Al Juhani after signing the deals at the PIF Private Sector Forum in Riyadh.
Another key contract was signed with KEO International Consultants for overseeing the implementation of the fifth Super Block, and its delivery in accordance with the highest international standards and specifications, as targeted by the project.
Al Juhani pointed out that 25% of the infrastructure works for the Rua Al Madinah project have already been completed.
“We are committed to establishing a comprehensive urban and developmental system for the Rua Al Madinah project,” he concluded.