Red Sea Development awards contract to build 150-room hotel

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) has awarded a contract to Saudi Amana Contracting, a subsidiary of UAE-based Amana Contracting Group, to design and build a management hotel at the project site, it said in a statement on Sunday.

The manufacturing of the hotel will be sub-contracted to UAE-based DuBox Precast Products Industrial based, a subsidiary of the Amana Contracting.

The 150-room hotel will be completed in 12 months using pre-fabrication and modular construction technique. It will also provide accommodation for staff and third parties visiting the site during delivery of the first phase of the development.

The latest contract is part of a wider Coastal Village initiative to provide accommodation, office space and supporting civil amenities to around 40,000 workers and staff who will work at the project during and after development.

During the first phase, the Coastal Village will house around 14,000 people who will be employed in roles at the destination as well as temporarily house 25,000 workers who will be building the development assets.

 The Red Sea Project is on track for completion by 2022-end, including 14 luxury hotels offering 3,000 rooms across five islands and two inland resorts. 

Earlier this year, TRDSC, owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), said construction had begun on site and its base camp was fully operational.