Parsons Corporation Awarded NEOM Contract

NEOM has awarded the U.S.-based engineering firm Parsons Corporation, a member of the U.S.-Saudi Business Council, with the project management consultancy role for NEOM’s Industrial City. NEOM will include a Circular City 7 kilometers in diameter, half of which will be built on land and the rest floating over the water. The design is focused on modern manufacturing, industrial research, and development centered on expansion of the Duba port – a concept which was also used for the development of Jubail Industrial City in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. The city will further include a Southern Cluster which will house a hydrogen plant, a desalination plant, and manufacturing facilities.