EOIs for Mass Rail Transit project in Mecca during 2011 Q4
Date
August 16, 2011
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AlBalad AlAmeen Company (BAC), the development arm of the Holy Makkah Municipality, is planning to invite expressions of interets for Makkah (also known as Mecca) Mass Rail Transit project (MMRT) in the last quarter of 2011 according to AMEInfo. BAC has a team of advisors composed by Ernst and Young, Ashurst and Parsons Brinckerhoff. After submission of the EOIs, AlBalad AlAmeen Company (BAC) is planning a market sounding.AlBalad AlAmeen Company (BAC) is structuring the procurement packages for the Stage 1 system. This initial stage will include rail infrastructure, railway systems, rolling stock, depot and operations. It is unkonwn what the procurement will be.
City of Mecca
The Makkah Mass Rail Transit Stage 1 expansion will complement the 18 km Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah line, opened in November 2010.
Stage 1 will include the construction of sections of Lines "B" (10 km long and 6 stations) and "C" (29 km long and 14 stations) . The other two Lines, "A" and "D", will be constructed in future stages.
Mecca is regarded as the holiest city in Islam. More than 13 million Muslims visit Mecca annually, including several million who perform the Hajj (pilgrimage). With a population of 1.7 million (2008), the city is located 73 km (45 mi) inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of 277 m (909 ft) above sea level.
Mecca-Meddina high speed rail lineLast month a Spanish consortium composed of Al-Shoula Group/Copasa/Cobra/Dimetronic/OHL/Renfe/Adif/Ineco/Imathia/Consultrans/Talgo/ Inabensa/Indra got a contract to design, build and operate a high speed rail line between the holy cities of Meddina and Mecca.
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