Matarat Holding, in cooperation with Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Privatization & PPP, has received expressions of interest from 89 local and international entities in developing Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Qassim.
The interested parties include 55 Saudi and 34 international companies across key airport development and operating sectors, as preparations continue to offer the project through a public-private partnership, according to a statement on the center’s website.
They comprise 19 developers, 33 engineering, procurement and construction contractors, 13 airport operators, 11 consultants, nine investment companies, three financing institutions and one other entity.
The list includes prominent international airport and infrastructure businesses:
Leading developers
Samsung C&T
Plenary Group
Egis Projects
Vision Invest
Al Bawani
Saudi Binladin Group
Leading airport operators
TAV Airports Holding
GMR Airports Limited
daa International
Oman Airports Management Company
Leading consultants
Foster + Partners
Hill International
Currie & Brown
Meinhardt
Populous
Banks and financing institutions include
Aljazira Bank
Arab National Bank
Piper Sandler
The Qassim airport development forms part of Saudi Arabia’s airport privatisation programme, which aims to increase private-sector participation in airport development and operations and improve infrastructure efficiency and passenger services.
To read the National Center for Privatization & PPP announcement, click here.
