Delivery partner appointed for construction of world’s largest airport in Saudi Arabia
21 August 2024
Official image of how the King Salman International Airport is expected to look (Image supplied by Mace)
UK-based construction company Mace has won the role of delivery partner for Saudi Arabia’s King Salman International Airport, which is expected to be the world’s largest airport once completed.
Mace will oversee the planning and construction of the airport in Riyadh and will work alongside the King Salman International Airport Development Company (KSIADC), which is owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).
The six-runway airport is expected to be ready to transport people travelling for Riyadh Expo 2030 and the FIFA World Cup 2034.
The multi-billion-dollar project will create an airport spanning 57 square kilometres and is expected to handle more than 100 million passengers a year.
Mace, which has experience working on major airports including the UK’s Heathrow and Schiphol in the Netherlands will lead the full range of delivery partner services incorporating project and programme management, planning, construction management, cost and commercial management, procurement, logistics, health and safety strategy, and sustainability advisory services.
The appointment was sealed this week (20 August) at an official ceremony in Riyadh, where Marco Mejia, acting CEO for KSIADC and Christopher Seymour, managing director of Middle East and Africa at Mace Consult, signed the contract.
