Saudi Aramco awards EPM contracts to consortiums
Saudi Aramco has signed two engineering and project management services contracts as part of its General Engineering Services Plus (GES+) initiative.
Saudi Aramco’s GES+ initiative requires that the majority of its engineering services requirements be conducted in Saudi Arabia and will enhance the development of training and domestic employment opportunities.
The GES+ contracts were executed with two consortiums comprising the following entities:
1. Mustang International and Faisal Jamel Al-Hejailan Engineering Co., Dar Al-Riyadh Engineering Consultants and Petro-Infrastructure Engineering Consultants Co.;
2. A. Al-Saihati, A. Fattani & O. Al-Othman Consulting Engineering Co., Saudi Consolidated Engineering Co. for Engineering Consultancy, and Foster Wheeler Arabia.
The two consortiums were selected following a competitive bidding process. Accordingly, following contract development, Saudi Aramco identified qualified contractors capable of carrying out front end engineering design (FEED), detailed design, material procurement, and project management services (PMS) to support its capital program.
Once registered and licensed in Saudi Arabia, these consolidated entities will be independent standalone companies and will employ and train Saudi nationals. It is anticipated that there will be additional contract awards once certain requirements have been fulfilled by other qualified contracting companies, which were involved in the GES+ bidding.
The GES+ contracts are for the duration of five years with options available for extensions.
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