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Saudi Tender Watch — Issue 7
Storage, infrastructure and water deadlines lead this week’s Saudi opportunities
Developers have more time to bid for six large battery-storage projects, while Qiddiya, NEOM and Expo 2030 Riyadh have live infrastructure and construction competitions. New awards in lithium, hospitality, data centres and transmission identify immediate supply-chain targets.
The value metric combines confirmed contract values with the reported estimate for the HUMAIN–Center3 data-centre award. It excludes undisclosed packages and is not a total programme value.
Current opportunities
SPPC extends bids for 3GW battery-storage programme
Who should pursue — Prequalified developers, consortium partners, lenders, battery and inverter suppliers, EPC contractors, grid specialists, fire-safety providers and technical advisers.
SPPC has extended the bid deadline for the second group of independent battery-storage projects. The six 500MW schemes are Samha, Al-Leeth, Al-Henakiyah, Khulis, Sadawi and Ashyrah, each providing four hours of storage.
Up to 27 firms were reported prequalified, including Masdar, ACWA Power, EDF, Kepco, Engie and Marubeni. Winning developers will own the project companies and enter storage-services agreements with SPPC.
Next milestone: developer bids on 12 November, followed by evaluation, preferred-bidder selection and storage-services agreements.
Qiddiya tenders 17.4km District 0 infrastructure package
Who should pursue — Invited design-and-build contractors, bridge specialists, road and utility contractors, geotechnical firms, precast suppliers, traffic-system providers and Saudi delivery partners.
The contract covers design, supply, construction, testing, commissioning and the defects-liability period for Road I in District 17, Road Q in District 19 and the District 18 Ring Road.
Dar Al-Handasah is lead designer for districts 17 and 19, while Jacobs is lead designer for the District 18 Ring Road. Two earlier District 0 infrastructure packages remain under final evaluation.
Next milestone: proposals due 14 October; QIC’s invitation and exact submission time should be confirmed directly.
NEOM extends Oxagon wastewater bids
Who should pursue — Invited water-treatment contractors, process-equipment suppliers, modular-plant manufacturers, ECA-backed vendors, controls firms, membrane suppliers and O&M specialists.
The interim plant will be delivered in modular 5,000m³/day trains and can be relocated as Oxagon’s industrial requirements evolve. The contract includes supply, installation and commissioning of the industrial and sanitary treatment systems.
Alfanar, PowerChina and Veolia are reported to be preparing bids. Tender documents reportedly allow export-credit-agency financing proposals to form part of the commercial evaluation.
Next milestone: bid submission on 25 October, bidder confirmation and evaluation of technical, operating and financing proposals.
Expo 2030 Riyadh sets deadline for Saudi pavilion
Who should pursue — Invited main contractors, complex-building specialists, façade and roof contractors, MEP firms, exhibition-technology integrators, fit-out contractors and specialist suppliers.
The pavilion will occupy a prominent site in the KSA District on the eastern side of the Expo masterplan. The revised deadline follows an initial submission date of 26 August.
Procurement is accelerating across the six-square-kilometre Expo site, including a convention centre, five Souq precincts and infrastructure and metro works. The pavilion value and bidder field have not been disclosed.
Next milestone: bids due 25 October, followed by technical and commercial evaluation.
NWC advances Central Cluster sewage-treatment package
Who should pursue — Prequalified wastewater operators, rehabilitation contractors, process and electromechanical suppliers, automation firms, sludge-treatment specialists and performance-contract advisers.
NWC has moved package 16 of its sewage-treatment LTOM programme into tendering. The programme’s original published plan described Central Cluster as covering 14 plants with combined capacity of 153,000m³/day.
Public reporting has not established the final package scope, bidder list, bid deadline or value. These must be confirmed in the current NWC procurement documents because earlier LTOM packages have been regrouped or amended.
Next milestone: verify the final RFP scope, prequalified field, clarification timetable and submission deadline.
Awards and procurement milestones
NESR signs approximately US$200m Aramco lithium agreement
Who should pursue — Approved modular-process suppliers, brine-treatment and filtration vendors, chemical and instrumentation providers, analytical laboratories, fabrication firms and commissioning specialists.
NESR will execute Aramco’s 2027 Lithium Demonstration Project using its LiThara platform. The turnkey scope is intended to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate from Saudi brines.
The prime agreement is closed, but the defined process route and 2027 commissioning target provide an identifiable procurement channel through NESR for specialist technology and modular equipment.
Next milestone: detailed engineering, supplier orders, fabrication and site commissioning.
Diriyah awards SAR2.729bn hotel and residential contracts
Who should pursue — Approved façade, fit-out and MEP subcontractors, hotel-equipment and kitchen suppliers, lighting firms, specialist finishes providers, landscape contractors and commissioning teams.
The MAN Enterprise Al Saudia–Al Majal Al Arabi joint venture secured a SAR1.324bn package. Urbacon Saudi received a SAR1.406bn package. Together, the contracts cover hospitality and branded residential assets in Diriyah Square.
Both main contractors already hold other Diriyah work. Engagement should therefore focus on their approved supplier and subcontractor channels rather than the closed prime competition.
Next milestone: subcontract awards, material approvals, fit-out procurement and construction mobilisation.
Hassan Allam–Sterling & Wilson JV wins Riyadh data-centre contract
Who should pursue — Approved cooling, electrical and backup-power vendors, data-hall specialists, fire-suppression firms, BMS and security integrators, fibre suppliers and commissioning providers.
The joint venture will deliver the first phase of an artificial-intelligence data centre for HUMAIN and Center3. The reported award value is an industry estimate rather than a disclosed contract consideration.
The 16.2MW first phase provides a defined route for mission-critical systems, including power distribution, cooling, controls, security and testing, through the appointed delivery team.
Next milestone: detailed design, equipment orders and specialist subcontract appointments.
Al Yamamah signs SAR254.3m of 380kV tower contracts
Who should pursue — Approved steel, fastener and galvanising suppliers, fabrication-support firms, testing and inspection providers, heavy-logistics companies and erection subcontractors.
Al Yamamah Steel signed two contracts with Algihaz Contracting valued at SAR135.65m and SAR118.63m. Both cover tower supply for extra-high-voltage transmission projects in western Saudi Arabia.
Deliveries are scheduled to begin in March 2027, providing a visible timetable for materials, fabrication, quality assurance and logistics planning.
Next milestone: raw-material procurement, fabrication release, inspection and delivery mobilisation.
KBR wins Marjan engineering and execution-support contract
Who should pursue — Aramco-approved offshore-equipment suppliers, compression and power-system vendors, engineering specialists, brownfield contractors, inspection firms and commissioning providers.
KBR will support upgrades across the Marjan field’s offshore facilities. The appointment covers engineering and execution support rather than the award of every downstream construction or equipment package.
Supplier access will depend on Aramco and KBR procurement routes, vendor registration and the definition of later packages.
Next milestone: engineering definition, equipment requisitions and execution-package procurement.
Pipeline watch
Ghazlan 1 gas-supply pipelines
Gas Arabian Services has received an award from SPPC for engineering, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning of gas-supply pipelines. The value exceeds 20% of the company’s 2025 revenue, but the exact amount and delivery timetable were not disclosed. Watch for subcontract and equipment orders.
Saudi–UAE rail and electricity studies
The two governments have agreed to conduct technical and feasibility studies covering rail connectivity and electricity interconnection. No procurement route, value or timetable has been announced. Monitor for adviser appointments and formal study tenders.
Energy Recovery desalination order
Energy Recovery will supply pressure-exchanger devices for a new Saudi desalination plant. The customer, plant, order value and delivery schedule remain undisclosed, so the development is retained for verification rather than treated as an open opportunity.
Confirm current status and eligibility with the procuring organisation. Check Saudi registration, regional-headquarters applicability, local content, prequalification, classification, Saudisation, security requirements and joint-venture conditions. “Eligibility unconfirmed” means public material did not establish access for a new foreign bidder.
Editorial information is independently compiled and rewritten from official announcements and specialist project reporting. Source records are retained by GCC Tender News for verification.