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Modon inks $417m Riyadh City contracts

01 October 2019

Modon Properties (Modon), a development company mandated by the Abu Dhabi government to build vibrant and sustainable communities and develop strategic mixed-use projects, has awarded the Dh1.53 billion ($417 million) infrastructure contract for the Phase One of Riyadh City South project in the UAE capital.

The project, which is being carried out in co-operation with Abu Dhabi Housing Authority (ADHA), was awarded to three contractors – Nael & Bin Harmal Hydroexport Establishment (NBHH), National Projects & Construction and Al Jimi & Partners Contracting Company, said Modon.

As per the deal, the trio will develop roads, electricity networks, potable water and sewage infrastructure, irrigation networks, traffic signals, gas connections, telecommunication networks and connect the entire project to existing infrastructure.

Tristar Engineering & Construction is currently working on preliminary tasks in accordance with approved plans.

Modon said the awarding of this project follows the completion of the preliminary infrastructure work which started last April across 4,000 hectares, equivalent to 40 per cent of the land area of Abu Dhabi Island.

Riyadh City, located 30 km from the capital, will have easy access to major urban and industrial venues across the emirate, said Modon.

Modon CEO Abdulla Al Sahi said the awarding of the project confirms that work is currently moving ahead in a timely manner.

“The infrastructure works, which have been awarded to three contractors, will officially begin in October and will cover 8.4 million sq m. It will serve over 3,310 residential plots, seven schools, two kindergartens, two healthcare centres besides 18 mosques, 14 commercial plots, a civil defence centre, a number of petrol stations and five plots designated to government buildings,” explained Al Sahi.

Al Sahi said the infrastructure work in the south of Riyadh City will be completed in five phases. As per the current schedule, the remaining phases will commence in 2020, serving a total of 13,000 plots, he stated.