Contract worth more than €730 million in Saudi Arabia
Alstom, a member of FLOW Consortium with Ansaldo STS and Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) to provide operation and maintenance (O&M) services for lines 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Riyadh Metro over a period of 12 years including the mobilisation period.
Alstom partnered with the Italian companies to form the FLOW Consortium for the tender for the operation and maintenance of the metro system. The total value for the consortium comes to around SAR 10.9bn (€2.5bn), with the rolling stock and systems infrastructure maintenance representing more than €730mn.
Alstom’s scope of work within the FLOW consortium will include the full maintenance of the transit system, including trains provided by Alstom for lines 4,5,6 and as well as those provided for line 3, as well as fixed installations such as tracks, signalling, communication, passenger information systems and power supply.
“This award also illustrates Alstom’s commitment to supporting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia‘s mobility projects for a more efficient, more reliable and more sustainable transport network,” declared Didier Pfleger, Senior Vice President for the Middle-East and Africa region at Alstom.
FLOW will provide a comprehensive range of O&M services for lines 3, 4, 5 & 6 of total length of 113km and 50 stations including two main station and five interchange stations three depots and three Operation Control Centres (OCCs).
The services also include Metro Operation, Security, Passenger Assistance, Facility Management, Maintenance of Buildings (stations, Park & Rides, depots) and the complete transit system, including Trains, Signalling, Telecommunication, Power Supply, Passenger Information, among others.
The contract, as set by ADA, carries a minimum Saudisation target of 45%, as well as a minimum level of 55% for Local Content in the areas of supplies and services related to the Riyadh Metro operations in addition to on-the-ground logistic support.
