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US consultancy reveals details of services it will provide for 170km linear city – The Line at NEOM – in Saudi Arabia
US consultancy Parsons has revealed additional details about the scope of its work for the 170-kilometre The Line at NEOM in Saudi Arabia.
The Line at NEOM is designed to have no cars, roads or carbon emissions and operate on 100 percent clean energy.
It will be a 200 metres (m) wide and 500m-tall urban development designed to address urban real estate challenges such as outdated infrastructure, pollution, traffic and human congestion.
Parsons’ framework agreement for consultancy services on The Line includes project and construction management services for the design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning of the project.
The consulting firm will also manage the project’s critical interfaces with adjacent NEOM projects and logistics.
Construction on The Line at NEOM began in the first quarter of 2021. Its delivery team is expected to reach 6,000 staff at peak between 2025 and 2026.
“The Line is a civilisational revolution inspired by the dream of sustainable urban living in harmony with nature,” said Pierre Santoni, president for the Middle East and Africa at Parsons.
“Closely aligned to Parsons’ own mission of delivering a safer, cleaner, and more connected world, we are proud that as The Line’s delivery partner, our work will not just reshape the region, but will reimagine the future of sustainable urban living around the world.”
In December, Saudi BAUER Foundation Contractors Ltd, a company of the BAUER Group, has been awarded a new contract for two further construction phases for the foundation of NEOM THE LINE, satellite images of which were revealed earlier this month.
As part of the contract, Bauer will also be responsible for the construction of approximately 70m deep large-diameter bored piles up to 2.5 m in diameter.
This is the second contract award for Bauer for NEOM THE LINE. In August 2022, the company secured a contract for the first specialist foundation engineering project.
Beyond The Line at NEOM
Other projects planned for the NEOM gigaproject are also progressing. YOTEL, a global hospitality brand, announced its first hotel signing in Saudi Arabia in January.
Scheduled to open in 2025, the YOTEL property will also be the first hotel to open in Oxagon, which will be the home of advanced and clean industries in NEOM.
Oxagon will be one of several cities and destinations within the NEOM development, all set to be powered by renewable energy sources, amplifying Saudi Arabia’s plan to sustainably diversify its economy, as part of its Vision 2030 strategy.
Also in January, General Hotel Management Ltd (GHM) announced its strategic agreement with NEOM Hotel Development, the developer of a future-centric hospitality ecosystem in the northwest corner of Saudi Arabia, to manage The Chedi Trojena.
GHM is the second hotel partner for Trojena – a unique perennial mountain destination and host venue of the 2029 Asian Winter Games.
Integrated within the Slope Residences atop the mountain peaks, The Chedi Trojena will be part of an iconic residential village in one of TROJENA’s six distinctive clusters: Gateway, Discover, Valley, Explore, Relax and Fun.
Construction on Trojena commenced in December 2022 and is slated to welcome its first guests in 2026. It is one of the several components planned for development at NEOM, alongside Sindalah Island, Oxagon and The Line at NEOM. |
