π Tender Overview
Scope of Work:
Construction of Kingdom Health Project in Amman.
Description:
The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project is being implemented under the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model by the Saudi Jordanian Investment Fund (SJIF), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia with the state-owned Jordan Investment Fund, the UK-based University College London Medical School (UCLMS) as the academic partner and the Los Angeles-based UCLA Health as the clinical partner of the project. The Sidara Collaborative, comprising Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners), Perkins & Will, and Currie and Brown, were awarded design, engineering and construction supervision contracts respectively for the project.
The project, which will have a total built area of more than 110,000 square metres, comprises the Kingdom University of Health Sciences with a total capacity for 600 students and an annual intake of 100 students and the 330-bed Kingdom University Hospital, which will also have 72 outpatient clinics and a dedicated childrenβs hospital. It also includes five centres of medical excellence focused on cardiology, oncology, neurology, gastroenterology, and orthopedics, and four research centres in genetics and precision medicine, stem cells, bioinformatics, and health systems.
The university will be operational by the end of 2026, while the hospital will commence operations in early 2027. The project, which will integrate diagnosis, intervention, and treatment with scientific research, development, and clinical trials within one campus, will create over 5,000 job opportunities. Hill International is providing construction management services for the project. The projectβs master plan includes a framework for future growth with up to 50 percent expansion of the hospital and the addition of four different medical colleges to the university to meet future healthcare needs in the region. The ownership of the project and all its elements will be transferred to the Jordan Investment Fund after the investment period.
