Saudi Arabia’s King Salman International Airport Development Company (KSIADC) has selected three groups to deliver the Terminal 6 apron, taxiways and other airfield infrastructure at King Salman International airport (KSIA) in Riyadh.

KSIADC, which is backed by Saudi sovereign wealth vehicle the Public Investment Fund (PIF), will initially deliver the project on an early contractor involvement (ECI) basis.

The selected groups are:

• Nesma & Partners / Limak / Samsung C&T / Alayuni Investment & Contracting (local/Turkiye/South Korea/local)
• Saudi Arabian Trading & Construction Company / Top International Engineering Corporation (local/China)
• Al-Rashid Trading & Contracting Company / IC Ictas (local/Turkiye)

The ECI process requires selected contractors to submit methodologies for the project and a design proposal. One team will then be selected for the construction.

The total package could be worth up to $800m.

In March, MEED exclusively reported that KSIADC had selected three groups for the construction of Terminal 6 at KSIA in Riyadh. In November last year, MEED exclusively reported that KSIADC was targeting mid-2026 to award the contract for the construction of Terminal 6.

US firm Bechtel Corporation had been appointed as the delivery partner for the terminals at KSIA.

According to local media reports, KSIADC’s acting CEO, Marco Mejia, said the project developer had completed the project’s masterplan. The reports added that Terminal 6 will boost the airport’s capacity by 40 million passengers.

The project is expected to be delivered before the start of Expo 2030 Riyadh.