Here are top 6 contracts signed in Saudi Arabia in May 2021

According to a recent report by KAMCO Invest, Saudi Arabia is expected to be the biggest regional market for new project contract awards in 2021, followed by the UAE and Kuwait.

The report said that the GCC project market showed a healthy recovery in Q1 2021, mainly led by pending project awards from last year, which were revived amid a strong regional vaccination effort. Saudi Arabia and the UAE accounted for the lion’s share of the total project market over the last two years.

Meanwhile, the summer months are always considered to be slow for the regional project market. However, the number of project contracts awarded in Saudi Arabia in May this year signaled a gradual recovery from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Saudi government had previously implemented economic stimulus packages and measures to counter the ill-effects of the pandemic, which, by far, has helped the Kingdom return to growth across sectors.

Argaam takes a look at some of the important contracts that were signed last month in Saudi Arabia.

Jeddah Municipality awards SAR 115.3 mln ops deal to Alkhorayef Water

Alkhorayef Water and Power Technologies Co. (AWPT) secured an operation and maintenance contract worth SAR 115.32 million from Jeddah Municipality for the optimization of North Jeddah Storm Water Networks and Ground Water Level Reduction Networks.

Saudi Aramco awards offshore rig contract extension to Shelf Drilling

Shelf Drilling secured a 10-year contract extension for its High Island IX offshore jack-up rig from Saudi Aramco. The contract is in direct continuation of the rig’s current contract in the Arabian Gulf.

MEPCO subsidiary signs deal for Jeddah waste management project

Middle East Paper Co.’s (MEPCO) subsidiary, Waste Collection and Recycling Co. (WASCO), signed a 25-year partnership agreement with Jeddah Development & Urban Regeneration Co. to establish a limited liability commercial company, to develop the waste management market in Jeddah and its suburbs.

Majid Al Futtaim awards consultancy contract to AECOM for Mall of Saudi project

UAE-based business conglomerate Majid Al Futtaim awarded a four-year contract to global infrastructure consulting firm AECOM to provide lead consultancy services for its Mall of Saudi development in Riyadh, which is expected to house over 600 stores across 300,000 square meters (sqm) gross leasable area.

Saudi Paper signs SAR 58 mln deal for tissue paper rolls production line

Saudi Paper Manufacturing Co. signed an agreement worth SAR 58 million with Italy-based Toscotec to manufacture and supply a tissue paper rolls production line, with a design production capacity of 30,000 tons per year.

Doosan Infracore secures major excavator orders from Saudi Arabia

Building equipment maker, Doosan Infracore, secured a major contract to supply 25 excavators, including 20 of the 22-tonne DX220LCA model excavators and five 50-tonne DX480LCA models, to a Saudi Arabian construction company, which is also a major partner of oil giant Saudi Aramco.

Write to Paromita Dey at paromita.d@argaam.com