Saudi Arabia’s giga project developer Diriyah Company is evaluating bids for several new packages in the Northern Cultural District at its Diriyah Gate project in Riyadh. The bid evaluation is ongoing and the project is likely going to be awarded during the second quarter. Formerly known as Diriyah Gate Development Authority, Diriyah Company issued the tender for the project in November last year. The bid submission was on 28 December. The work scope includes the construction of the following buildings:   King Salman University Misk Heritage Institute House of Al-Saud Journey of 100 Stories King Salman Square Capella Hotel King Salman Foundation Library and Headquarters King Salman University will be built on a plot area of 28,882 square metres (sq m) with a maximum height of 18 metres. US-based architectural firm Ayers Saint Gross is the project consultant. Misk Heritage Institute is a museum that will be built on a plot area of 11,307 sq m with a height of 22 metres. London-based Adjaye Associates is the project architect. House of Al-Saud and Journey of 100 Stories are both museums that will span a plot area of 24,799 sq m and 1,785 sq m. King Salman Square is the largest gathering place in Diriyah Gate. It will serve as Diriyah Gate’s central space for events. Singapore-based DP Architects, UK-based AtkinsRealis and US-based Callison RTKL are the consulting firms involved in the project.   Capella Hotel is a 100-key hotel that will be built on a gross floor area of 14,000 sq m. The local Ahmad al-Rashed al-Humaid Consulting Engineers is the project consultant. King Salman Foundation Library and Headquarters will span an area of 22,355 sq m. AtkinsRealis is the project consultant.    For registration as supplier: https://www.dgda.gov.sa/pages/procurement.aspx  (ICE RIYADH)

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