Kier International awarded $18mn contract for Qiddiya Water Theme Park
Once complete, the park will be the first in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the largest in the region
Kier International has been awarded a US $18.3mn contract for Qiddiya Water Theme Park, a major project coming up near Riyadh.
The firm said the contract will see it provide engineering, design, electrical and communications, as well as electromechanical works for the project.
Qiddiya Water Theme Park is billed as the Kingdom’s first and the region’s largest water theme park. Home to 23 rides and attractions – seven of which will be world firsts – the park’s theme and offerings have been designed keeping in mind Saudi Arabia’s rich culture and heritage.
In mid December 2020, Saudi’s NWC said it would supply treated water to the Qiddiya project and, early February 2021, it was announced that Jack Nicklaus would design a championship golf course in Qiddiya.
It will be the only water theme park in the world that offers a unique mix of dry and wet rides, as well as state-of-the-art competition level facilities for those with a penchant for water sports, the firm explained.
Kier International’s appointment to work on the water park project follows another recent announcement, where it has been appointed by the Saudi Electricity Company to connect a water purification plant, with a station in the Al Kharj region of the Kingdom.
The contract, which is worth $6.5mn, will see the utilities services company responsible for the electrical and communication linkage works between the Hit station and the Al Kharj station. The project scope of work also includes infrastructure works for the electrical network for medium voltage 33kV.
In early May 2022, Dewan was appointed as lead design consultant for the Qiddiya Water Theme Park.
