Diriyah Company, the mixed-use developer behind the transformation of Diriyah, The City of Earth, has awarded a US USD 202.2mln contract to China Harbour Engineering Company to undertake bulk excavation works in Diriyah’s second phase.
The Diriyah Company is responsible for the Diriyah and the Wadi Safar masterplans, more than 40 hotels, arts districts, museums and sporting venues within the outskirts of Riyadh. The excavation works will cover most of the area of the second phase of the Diriyah project, which spans approximately 6.3sqkm, out of the total 14sqkm development area.
The excavation works will see more than 600 heavy machines deployed on-site to carry out the work, shaping the site according to design specifications and providing a foundation for the development.
