The presentation discusses turnkey services for the Haramain High Speed Railway Phase 2 project in Saudi Arabia. It provides an overview of why turnkey contracts are suitable for high speed rail, describes the project which will connect Makkah and Madinah, and outlines the procurement process. The AlShoula Saudi Spanish consortium's proposal is presented, including their commitment to knowledge transfer, saudization targets, and interface management. Challenges of implementing the project are also acknowledged.

1. TURNKEY SERVICES FOR HIGH SPEED RAILWAY. FROM
VISION TO REALITY. HHR PHASE 2
KUWAIT METRO AND RAIL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
Kuwait, 17th April 2012
Presenter: Ms. Susana Gozalo Jáñez,
MSc Civil Engineering, CEng, MICE, MCIHT
Director of the Transport Strategies Department of CONSULTRANS

2. INTRODUCTION AND CONTENT OF THE PRESENTATION
• Turnkey Services High Speed Railway Services
• The Haramain High Speed Railway Phase 2
• Next Steps

3. WHY TURNKEY CONTRACTS FOR HIGH SPEED RAILWAY?
• Multi-disciplinary: cannot be provided by a sole company
• Complex activities, latest state of the art technologies
• Risk with Contractor as owner of the technology
• Definition of scope based on performance indicators
• Payments subject to finalisation of key milestones (track laying, delivery of trainsets…)
• Client gets infrastructure, track and systems and operation and maintenance service for a
fixed price

4. The Project
The Railway will:
• double track between Makkah and Madinah;
• speeds up to 320km/h;
• standard gauge line (1435mm);
• electrified line with overhead catenaries of 25kV;
• journey time, between Makkah and Madinah, of less than 2
hours 30 minutes, with a commercial operating speed of
300km/h and 3 stops (Jeddah, KAIA, KAEC).
• It will transport 166.000 passengers per day at peak times
during Pilgrimage to the two Holy Sites.

5. The Procurement Process
• Phase 1 Package 1 – Route Civil Works (Design & Build)
 Concept design completed by Dar Al Handasah
 Contract awarded to Al Rajhi Alliance on 5th February 2009
 Construction is progressing
• Phase 1 Package 2 – Stations
 Design – Awarded to Foster & Partners / Buro Happold / Dar Al Riyadh in March 2009.
 Four stations – Makkah Central, Jeddah Central, KAEC & Madinah Central.
 Build – Contract for the Four stations were awarded to
 Saudi Binladin Group with Turkey’s Yapi Merkezi: Makkah and Madinah stations for
SR3.2 bn and SR1.6 bn.
 Saudi Oger will build the stations at Jeddah at a cost of SR2.9bn and a station at
King Abdullah Economic City in Rabigh for SR1.7bn.

6. The Services
• Phase 2 – construction of track and systems, procurement and maintenance the Rolling
Stock and operation and maintenance of the entire railway. Initial period 12 years
 Procurement of Rolling Stock
 Design & Build (FIDIC)
 Ballasted Track
 ERTMS Level 2 Signaling system
 25 Kv – 60 Hz caternary system
 Telecoms
 Operation Control center
 Depots and Workshops
• Operations and Maintenance Contract for a 12 year period with payments based on:
 Performance Regime
 Fares Policy
 Revenue collection

7. AlShoula Saudi Spanish Consortium

8. The Commitment
• Creation and implementation of the high speed railway industry
• transferring the knowledge and experience to Saudi Companies
• key construction and local expertise and “know-how” of AlShoula and Al Rosan and
• the key players in the delivery of a successful high speed railway model in Spain.
20 years

9. Mobilisation
Suppliers
Saudization Construction
Sites
Rail SRO Sub-
Training
contractors
Center
Jeddah Engineering
Office In Madrid

10. Interface Management
HHR Project’s
The
Government
SRO’s
representative
• External Interfaces:
/ Consultant(s)
 Phase 1 Package 1:
Internal Interfaces
Phase 1
Phase 1 Infrastructure
Package 2
Package 1
Contract’s
Contract’s
Internal Interfaces  Phase 1 Package 2: Stations
Internal Interfaces
 Municipalities
Project’s
External Phases
project’s
External
 Ministries
Interfaces Interfaces Interfaces
 Utility Companies
• Internal Interfaces:
Phase 2 Contract’s  Head Office in Jeddah
Internal Interfaces
 Head Office in Madrid
 Subcontractors
Interfaces
Project’s
External
 Workbases
• INTERFACE MANAGEMENT PLAN

11. Saudization
• Commitment of the Saudi – Spanish AlShoula
Consortium:
 To abide to Nitaqat Law
 70-75% of saudization target for year 12
of Operation and Maintenance
 Through Recruitment and Retention and
Training Policies
 Subcontractors will have to abide to
Nitaqat Law and targets for Saudization
 To be started as of Contract Signature
 Railway School and agreements with
local Universities
 The aim is to make the railway
profession an attractive one to young
people

12. Challenges

13. TURNKEY SERVICES FOR HIGH SPEED RAILWAY. FROM
VISION TO REALITY. HHR PHASE 2
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Presenter: Ms. Susana Gozalo Jáñez,
MSc Civil Engineering, CEng, MICE, MCIHT
Director of the Transport Strategies Department of CONSULTRANS
susana.gozalo@consultrans.es; +34915754616; www.consultrans.es