01 December 2019

Saudi-based The National Project Management, Operation and Maintenance Organization in Public Entities (Mashroat) and King Fahd Causeway Authority (KFCA) have signed an agreement to raise the efficiency of KFCA’s facility and asset management as well as its overall operation and maintenance practices as the latter embarks on ambitious plans to build a second causeway linking Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

As per the joint agreement, Mashroat will support KFCA in introducing an advanced and effective corporate model in accordance with international best practices to enhance efficiency and transparency in its facility and asset managment.

To cope with increasing demand, a parallel 25-km bridge with additional lanes for vehicles, trucks and two railway tracks is planned and KFCA has already signed contracts with a number of international companies to move into the transitional phase, it stated.

It also includes technical support to be provided by Mashroat to improve KFCA’s operation and maintenance portfolio. This will cover bridges, columns, administrative and investment buildings, back-up power plants and water treatment plants at the new causeway, it added.

Director-general of Mashroat Ahmed Al Balawi said: “We are delighted to have signed a memorandum of understanding with King Fahd Causeway Authority as they embark on construction plans for  a second much-needed transport connection between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Our role will be to help them benefit from global standards and enhance the facility and asset management operation.”  

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