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Contract of note: Zaid Al-Hussein wins
King Abdullah International Gardens deal
S
audi Arabia’s Ministry of Municipal
and Rural Affairs (Momra) awarded a
$427.4m (SAR1.6bn) contract to Zaid
Al-Hussein & Brothers Group for theimplementation of the 210ha King Abdullah
International Gardens project in Riyadh.
The project will be implemented without
being split into multiple phases, under the
recommendation of Crown Prince Mohammed
Bin Salman, acting as a key component of the
Vision 2030 mandate, said Custodian of the
Two Holy Mosques King Salman during a
Cabinet session at Neom.
The contract was signed in July 2019 by
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Municipal and
Rural Affairs, Dr Majid bin Abdullah Al
Qassabi. Studies and designs for King Abdullah
International Gardens were completed
by Riyadh Municipality, and construction
completion is expected in 30 months.
The project includes a main building
designed in the shape of two huge overlapping
crescents, which will comprise a botanical
museum, water parks, and scientific parks.
Seven botanical gardens will be developed
within King Abdullah International Gardens,
which will also comprise restaurants,
viewing towers, a banquet hall, and parking
space for 5,000 cars, according to an Arabic-
language report by Saudi Arabia’s state news
agency, SPA.
Speaking during the Cabinet session at
Neom on 23 July, 2019, King Salman said
King Abdullah International Garden was
a significant project within Saudi Arabia’s
Quality of life programme.Riyadh Municipality completed studies and designs for the King Abdullah International Gardens project, which is part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 focus [image:KAIG].