Diriyah Company - Diriyah Project: Diriyah 2: Boulevard Southwest: Arena Block Commercial Buildings

General Information
Owner Diriyah Company
Masterplan Project (Parent Profile) DGDA – Diriyah Project: Diriyah 2: Boulevard Southwest – Ar Riyad
Location Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia
Status --
Sector Construction, Commercial, Offices
Contract Type Build
Onshore/Offshore Onshore
Greenfield/Brownfield Greenfield
Progress 0
Estimated Budget Value ---
Contract Value 1539
Net Value $1539m
Award Date July 2025
Completion Date December 2029
Last Updated On July 2025
ProjectId (Old, New) 421446, 421446


Diriyah Company is planning to undertake the construction of the Arena Block, a district that includes the multi-purpose indoor Diriyah Arena, three mixed-use office buildings, and a parking facility in Boulevard Southwest as part of the Diriyah Gate Development Program Phase 2, located on the western side of the capital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Package: MC-BV2b, MC-BV2a

Tender no. DD-CN24-046-Diriyah

The US$1539 million project includes the following:

1. Construction of three mixed-use office buildings (GFA 151942 m2, land area 47,517 m2)

2. Construction of car park (4000 nos)

3. Construction of performance arena (capacity of 20,000 seats, GFA 55,632 m2, land area 76,000 m2)

4. Construction of the retail areas

5. Construction of food and beverage area

6. Construction of leisure areas

7. Construction of exhibition areas

8. Construction of the cafeteria

9. Construction of conference hall

10. Construction of associated facilities

11. Construction of meeting rooms

12. Installation of elevators

13. Installation of safety and security systems

Second Section

16 July 2025

China Harbour Engineering Company has been appointed as the main contractor with a contract value of SAR5.7bn (US$1539m) on the project.

29 June 2025

The main contract is yet to be awarded.

21 May 2025

The main contract is yet to be awarded.

25 April 2025

China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) is the frontrunner on the project.

10 April 2025

The main contract is yet to be awarded.

18 March 2025

The last and final offers have been submitted by the contractors and the project is expected to be awarded soon. (Source: MEED)

28 January 2025

Shapoorji Pallonji, UCC holding and the JV of HBK and Safari, & Nesma and Innovo amongst others have submitted the bids on the project.

23 December 2024

Shapoorji Pallonji amongst others have submitted commercial bids on the project.

11 December 2024

The commercial bid submission date has been extended from November 14, 2024 to December 16, 2024.

14 November 2024

Shapoorji Pallonji amongst others have submitted technical bids on the project.

10 November 2024

The technical bid submission is extended from October 31, 2024 to November 13, 2024 and commercial bid submission is extended from November 14, 2024 to November 28, 2024.

18 October 2024

The technical bid submission is extended from October 9, 2024 to October 31, 2024 and commercial bid submission is extended from October 24, 2024 to November 14, 2024.

03 October 2024

The technical bid submission is extended from September 11, 2024 to October 9, 2024 and commercial bid submission is extended from October 2, 2024 to October 24, 2024.

19 August 2024

The main contract tender has been issued and the last date for technichal bid submission is September 11, 2024 and commercial bid submission is October 2, 2024.

06 June 2024

The contractors have submitted the EOI documents on the project. Nesma & Partners, Trojan, and Alec amongst others were invited.

16 February 2024

The project is still in the design stage and the request for proposal is expected to be issued in Q2 2024. AtkinsRealis is the concept and detailed master plan consultant.

31 January 2024

It is understood that the project is in the design stage.

29 October 2023

The project is in the design stage, and we are in the process of identifying the design consultant for the project. RFP is expected to be issued in Q1 2024, and bid submissions are expected in Q2 2024.