DSI wins MEC contract for ITCC project in Saudi Arabia

The contract was awarded by Rayadah Investment Company, the investment arm of the Saudi government’s Public Pensions Agency (PPA). DSI will be undertaking this project in a joint-venture with Al Zamil Group, a conglomerate in Saudi Arabia. MEP work on the project has already begun and will be completed in two years. This will include the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of: air conditioning, ventilation, plumbing and drainage, automatic fire fighting, transformers, cabling, small power & lighting systems, busbar risers, earthing & lightning protection, digital interactive TV system, CCTV and access control system. The AED6 billion ($1.6 billion) overall project will span over an area of 776,000 square meters and will include four 20-story towers, two business technology incubator buildings, a sports club, a clinic, a hotel, a convention centre, a technical college and government service buildings. ITCC is the country’s first “Smart City” which when completed will offer widespread broadband services, the latest in voice and video communication platforms and high-level data security and will operate on a huge optic-fiber cable network designed to give the fastest speeds and accommodate next generation technologies for years to come.