Strabag pulls out of $8 billion Riyadh metro tender
Date
April 18, 2013
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Reuters has reported that Strabag has pulled out of a bid to build a new metro system in Riyadh, where it had been leading a consortium of firms.
"Due to the complexity of the project, it did not pass our selection criteria," a Strabag spokeswoman wrote in an email to Reuters, confirming a report in Austria's WirtschaftsBlatt.
Riyadh metro mapThe list of shortlisted consortia for the project was the following:Consortium 1:- Vinci Construction (France) - the consortium leader
- Siemens (Germany)
- Almabani General Contractors (Saudi Arabia)
- Consolidated Contractors Company (Saudi Arabia)
- Aecom (USA)
- Bombardier (Canada) - the consortium leader
- Al Rajhi Holding Group (Saudi Arabia)
- YAPI Merkezi Insaat (Turkey)
- Obrascon Huarte Lain (Spain)
- Al Arrab Contracting Co (Saudi Arabia)
- Shibh Al Jazira Contracting Co (Saudi Arabia)
- GS Engineering and Construction (Korea)
- Freyssinet Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia)
- Serco Group (UK)
- Mott Macdonald (UK)
- Parsons Brinckerhoff Arabia (Saudi Arabia)
- FCC Construccion SA (Spain) - the consortium leader.
- Alstom Transport SA (France)
- Samsung C&T Corporation (Korea)
- Alpine (Austria)
- Strukton Civiel Projecten BV (The Netherlands)
- SETEC (France)
- Tecnica Y Proyectos (Spain)
- Strabag Group (Austria) - the consortium leader (Not anymore)
- Ansaldo STS (Italy)
- Ansaldobreda (Italy)
- Staedtler (Switzerland)
- Besix (Belgium)
- Ali Al Swailem Group - MASCO (Saudi Arabia)
- Larsen & Toubro (India)
- Hyder Consulting (UK)
- Worley Parsons (USA)
- IDOM (Spain)
Although the bids were submitted in early 2013, there are no news regarding the preferred bidder for the project. The bid deadline was delayed several times during the process.
The Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) is the public agency awarding the US$7-8 billion contract. The private partner will design and build the future metro of Riyadh.
