RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, 13 June 2023: SNC-Lavalin said it has been awarded a District Cooling services contract by Green Park Cooling Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Tabreed, for the Riyadh-based King Salman Park project. Making the announcement through a Press release, SNC said the Park is a green destination at the heart of Riyadh.

King Salman Park (photo courtesy: AETOSWire)

The Park, SNC said, is one of Riyadh’s four megaprojects, launched by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, in 2019. The Park aims to provide a variety of sports, cultural, artistic and recreational activities to the residents and visitors of Riyadh, SNC said. As part of a 27-month contract, SNC-Lavalin said, it will provide engineering, procurement, and construction services for the Park’s District Cooling plant, with ultimate capacity of 60,000 RT. The services also cover complete design, installation, automation, and testing and commissioning of the plant, SNC said. The design will allow the DCP to be executed in three phases without interrupting the plant operation, SNC said. The development of detail design will involve the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and state-of-the-art data analytics tools to monitor progress and ensure efficiency in project delivery, SNC said.

Mohamed Youssef (photo courtesy: AETOSWire)

“SNC-Lavalin has built a successful track record of delivering high performing, technologically advanced and reliable District Cooling services for the past two decades across the Middle East region,” said Mohamed Youssef, Senior Vice President, Projects and O&M, Engineering Services, Middle East and Africa, SNC-Lavalin. “King Salman Park is a significant development that will improve the quality of life in Riyadh, in line with Saudi Vision 2030’s goals of a vibrant and healthy society. We are proud to build on our strong relationship with Saudi Tabreed and deliver this project to the highest quality and safety standards by providing our engineering excellence and digital solutions.”

The Park is built on more than 16 square kilometres to become the world’s largest urban park, SNC said. It will include vast open green spaces covering more than 11.6 square kilometres, one million trees, the Royal Arts Complex, the National Theater, a 7.2-km pedestrian walkway (loop), and a “valley” area in the middle of the park, surrounded with art and water features, SNC said. The Park, SNC added, will contribute significantly to increasing the vegetation in the city and raising the rate of per capita green spaces, which will have a direct and positive impact on the quality of the environment and climate.