Qiddiya awards project perimeter fencing deal to Saudi firm

Qiddiya Investment Co. (QIC), the entity behind the development of Riyadh's mega entertainment project, awarded a contract to Saudi Pan Kingdom Co. (Sapac) to build perimeter fencing as part of Phase One of the project.

The contract work includes 440,000 square meters (sqm) of site clearing as part of the preparation process, besides 20 kilometers (km) of security fencing and 23 km of cable barriers, as well as 1 million cubic meters (cu m) of earthworks to be filled.

“To facilitate construction at the site, securing the premises is going to be the first step," Sapac CEO Saleh bin Salim AlHarbi said.

The first layer of security will enable a slew of construction projects, set to be launched this year, to begin bringing in heavy construction machinery and restrict unauthorized access to the site, QIC said in a statement.

"With this signing, Phase One of developing Qiddiya’s security protocol has commenced,” Salman AlHubeis, executive director (Infrastructure & Area Development) at QIC, said.