OPAZ Awarding advisory services tender for the implementation of infrastructural facilities for the first phase of (EZAD)

The Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones’ awarded the tender for consultancy services of designing and supervising of the implementation of infrastructural facilities for first phase of the integrated economic zone at Al Dhahirah governorate (EZAD) to a consortium of an Omani company and a Saudi company. The area of the first phase is 20 square kilometers. The land port plan will be implemented in a preliminary phase covering 6.5 square kilometers, and Asyad Group will be responsible for managing and operating it. The remaining land will be developed for future expansions to keep up with the land requirements of all economic sectors.

“Thetender works also include the detailed design of the infrastructure facilities, the preparation of the documents for the tender of the construction works, and the supervision of the implementation of the works, the completion of the project, operation and delivery. The tender also includes supervision of a number of key components such as the land port, road, electricity andtelecommunications networks, water, irrigation and sewage networks, gas network, solid waste management, administrative buildings, and horticulture works” Engineer Yahya bin Khamis Al Zadjali, Advisor to the Chairman of the Authority for Planning, explained.

Engineer Yahya added: The establishment of EZAD was motivated by several goals, including optimizing the advantages of its strategic border location with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, boosting intra-regional trade between the two nations, bolstering development initiatives and economic diversification, opening up new markets for the Omani economy as well as the Gulf economy, and reaping the benefits of the competitive elements.

It is worth noting that the integrated economic zone in Al Dhahirah Governorate is located about 20 kilometers from the Rub’ al-Khali border crossing with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the zone is about 100 kilometers away from the Ibri Industrial City project.