Majda Muhsen

The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC), in partnership with the National Centre for Privatisation & PPP (NCP) and Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC), has received strong local, regional and international interest for the Qiddiya High-Speed Rail Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Project, with more than 145 companies submitting Expressions of Interest (EOIs).

Launched on 22 September 2025, the EOI window closed on 12 October, drawing responses from leading infrastructure developers, global rolling stock suppliers, rail operators, investors, and design consultants.

EOIs from Lead Developers & Contractors (68 companies)

1. Afcons Contracting Company – Shapoorji Pallonji
2. Al Omaier Trading & Contracting Co.
3. Al Rashid Trading & Contracting Company
4. Al Rawaf Contracting
5. Al-Ayuni Investment & Contracting Company (AICC)
6. AlBawani Co
7. Al-Fahd Company
8. Alghanim International
9. Alkhorayef Water and Power Technologies Co.
10. Almabani General Contractors
11. Amar
12. Anjal Al-Khair Contracting Co.
13. Aviation Industry Corporation of China
14. Bouygues Travaux Publics
15. Branch China Railway 18th Bureau Group Co., Ltd.
16. Branch of China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd.
17. Built Industrial Company
18. CAP FRANCE BAT SA
19. China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation
20. China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC)
21. China Railway Construction Corporation Inter.
22. China Railway International Group Co., LTD
23. COPASA
24. Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon Pvt. Ltd.
25. Doğuş İnşaat ve Tic. A.Ş.
26. EDECS Contracting Holding Limited
27. El Seif
28. El Soadaa Group
29. ElSewedy Electric
30. Esnad Contracting
31. FCC Construcción
32. Freyssinet Saudi Arabia
33. Global Construction Development Solutions Company
34. Gülermak Ağır Sanayi İnşaat ve Taahhüt A.Ş.
35. Hassan Allam Construction
36. Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd
37. IC Ictas Saudi Arabia Limited
38. Imathia Construcción
39. Kalyon İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
40. Kolin İnşaat Turizm Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
41. Larsen & Toubro Construction
42. MAKYOL İnşaat, Sanayi, Turizm ve Ticaret A.Ş.
43. Mapa Group
44. Marubeni
45. Mofarreh AlHarbi & Partners
46. Mota-Engil
47. Mubarak Abdullah AlSuwaiket & Sons (AlSuwaiket Trading & Contracting CJS)
48. Nesma Co. Ltd. & Nesma Partners
49. Nesma Infrastructure & Technology (NIT)
50. Nurol İnşaat
51. Orascom Construction
52. Pan Kingdom Holding SAPAC
53. Redco International
54. Rio Contracting
55. Riyadh Al-Khozamah LTD
56. Rowad Modern Engineering
57. Safari Company
58. Saipem SpA
59. Salcef S.p.A.
60. SAMAMA HOLDING
61. Samsung C&T Corporation
62. Saraya Al-Andalus
63. Syneox (Cobra IS)
64. The Arab Contractors (Osman Ahmed Osman & Co.)
65. Twaik
66. UCC Holding
67. Webuild S.p.A.
68. Yapı Merkezi İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş

EOIs from Rolling Stock & Systems Suppliers (10 companies)

1. Alstom Transport
2. CAF
3. Colas Rail
4. CRRC (Hong Kong) Co. Limited
5. CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., LTD.
6. Hitachi Rail
7. Hyundai Rotem Company
8. Siemens Mobility
9. Stadler Rail AG
10. Talgo

EOIs from Rail Operators (12 companies)

1. Alsa Grupo
2. Alsaif Transportation Company
3. DB International Operations
4. Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Group
5. Intertoll Europe Group
6. Keolis
7. Moventis
8. MTR Corporation Ltd
9. RATP Dev
10. Renfe Operadora
11. Serco
12. Transdev

EOIs from Equity Investors (16 companies)

1. Aberdeen Investcorp
2. Al Gihaz Holding
3. Almutlaq Real Estate Investment Company
4. Arj Holding
5. Foure Holdings
6. ITOCHU Corporation
7. Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation (KIND)
8. Lamar Holding
9. MADA International Holding
10. Meritz Financial Group
11. MXB Investment
12. Plenary
13. Sojitz
14. Tamasuk
15. VINCI Concessions
16. Vision International Investment Company

EOIs from Design & Project Management Consultants (23 companies)

1. AECOM
2. AtkinsRéalis
3. Ayesa Engineering
4. CH2M Saudi Limited (a Jacobs company)
5. Contrax International DMCC
6. El Raeid Consulting Engineers
7. Gensler
8. Geoharbour Saudi Co Ltd.
9. Hatch
10. Hill Int
11. IDOM
12. INTROSOFT Solutions
13. Italferr S.p.A.
14. K.L. Consults Associates
15. Kunhwa Engineering and Consulting Company
16. MARRS Global Ltd (UK)
17. One Works S.p.A.
18. PPMDC
19. RINA Services S.p.A.
20. Sener
21. Surbana Jurong
22. SYSTRA
23. Técnica y Proyectos TYPSA for Engineering Services

Others (16 companies)

1. Al Nasser
2. Alutec WLL
3. Alvarez & Marsal
4. COMATEC
5. Concrete Technology Company
6. Generale Costruzioni Ferroviarie
7. Hogan Lovells
8. INDRA
9. Intellex Consulting Services Ltd
10. International SOS
11. Najd Wire Industries Company
12. Rawasi Albina
13. Smart Directions
14. STC
15. Workforce Staffing Solutions
16. Zebraware Limited

Qiddiya High Speed Rail aims to connect King Salman International Airport, King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) and Qiddiya City. The high-speed rail will have a top speed of 250 kilometres per hour, connecting the destinations within 30 minutes.

(Writing by Majda Muhsen; Editing by Anoop Menon)

(anoop.menon@lseg.com)

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