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NWC Awards Contract Worth $427mn for New Water Projects in Jeddah

The National Water Company (NWC), Saudi Arabia has announced awarding 15 new contracts, to implement projects that support the infrastructure of its water system in Jeddah Governorate, at a cost of more than 1.6 billion Saudi Riyals.

 

NWC stressed that the new projects will contribute to the service of more than half a million beneficiaries, increase the coverage of its services, and improve the level of service provided in the governorate.

 

The company said that the new contracts included implementation of seven projects at a cost of more than 1.3 billion Saudi Riyals, including main and transmission lines of lengths exceeding 154 km, in various diameters, over a period of 24 to 36 months.

 

NWC explained that the projects would link the transmission lines and strategic and operational tanks in the governorate to the distribution system, in order to serve several districts in Jeddah, including Hamdaniya, Al-Falah, Al-Rahmaniya, Al-Bashayer and Taiba, all the northern districts of Abhor, the southern Abhor district, and the north-central and south-central districts

 

The company indicated that the other eight contracts, which cost about 339 million Saudi Riyals, include the implementation of water sub-networks of lengths exceeding 704 kilometers, to serve the districts of: Zomorrod Plot north of Abhor, Lolou plot north of Abhor, and parts of Al-Khumriyah district north of Garnioyah, south of Jeddah, Al-Yaqout plot north of Sharm Abhor, the Alajaweed plot, the plot between Al-Ajaweed and Prince Fawaz 1.2, and the Al-Qarniya district, and Al-Fadhila plot. NWC added that these contracts would have the effect of increasing the coverage of water services in the targeted districts.

 

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