Project record

King Abdulaziz Naval Base MMSC IOC facilities

Structural steel construction in Jubail photographed on SAMIF's MMSC IOC Facility project sheet for King Abdul Aziz Naval Base

SAMIF; exact MMSC IOC Facility structural-steel project image from the September 2025 company profile, not evidence of wharf completion or owner acceptance

On 8 May 2023, USACE awarded AICI-Archirodon JV LLC a USD 319,535,250 firm-fixed-price contract to design and construct wharf, pier, harbormaster, maintenance, fueling, infrastructure and utility facilities for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces' four-ship Multi-Mission Surface Combatant programme at King Abdulaziz Naval Base in Jubail. USAspending now records USD 400,127,768.96 obligated and exercised against a USD 503,179,897.96 base-and-all-options ceiling, after 27 award transactions through 7 May 2026. The current public performance end is 8 March 2027. Those contract values and dates do not establish percentage complete, payment progress, commissioning or acceptance.

Project signal

Construction in Saudi Arabia

Current status USAspending records W912ER-23-C-0002 at USD 400,127,768.96 obligated and exercised, with the current performance period ending 8 March 2027 and the latest modification dated 7 May 2026; no public physical-completion or owner-acceptance record is established Source confidence Confirmed

Location

Saudi Arabia / Middle East

Segment

Naval base wharf and fleet-support facilities

Status

USAspending records W912ER-23-C-0002 at USD 400,127,768.96 obligated and exercised, with the current performance period ending 8 March 2027 and the latest modification dated 7 May 2026; no public physical-completion or owner-acceptance record is established / Confirmed

Last checked

8 August 2026

Coverage

Related sectors

Naval base wharf and fleet-support facilities is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
Royal Saudi Naval Forces; the U.S. Army engineer contracting office in the Middle East acts as contracting activity under Saudi-funded Foreign Military Sales
Delivery parties
AICI-Archirodon JV LLC - confirmed prime contractor under W912ER-23-C-0002, SAMIF - reports fabrication and supply of 1,900 tonnes of structural steel for the MMSC IOC Facility, Western Star General Contracting - reports design and supply of scaffolding and formwork for the MMSC IOC Facilities Project, Other civil, marine, fuel-system, mechanical, electrical, controls, commissioning and supply lower tiers - not publicly identified in the reviewed award record
Contract route
USACE Middle East District ran full and open competition under solicitation W912ER23R0005 and received two offers. The 8 May 2023 award is firm fixed price and funded through Saudi Foreign Military Sales. USAspending identifies recipient UEI L97CE2NYYTG9 and records USD 400,127,768.96 as both total obligations and base-plus-exercised-options value as reviewed on 8 August 2026.
Execution window
The original DoD notice estimated completion on 26 September 2026. USAspending's current award record extends the performance end to 8 March 2027. That current contract period is the controlling public schedule boundary; it is not a forecast of physical completion, operational handover or fleet-support readiness.
Works package
The controlled federal description covers a wharf, harbormaster control tower, piers, maintenance and fueling facilities, infrastructure and utilities supporting the Royal Saudi Naval Forces MMSC programme. Later transactions identify fuel-system options, an MMSC training facility, a marine utility trench connection, a fuel-system pump-house chiller change and several utility reroutes. The public ledger does not expose issued-for-construction quantities, wharf geometry, commissioning dossiers or acceptance certificates.
Marine interfaces
The base must receive and support four MMSC vessels through a connected system of berth structures, navigation and access, fuel and marine utilities, maintenance facilities, controls, training infrastructure and shore-side support. The separate predecessor dredging contract W912ER-22-C-0003 prepared the harbour and appears in USACE's 2023 turnover highlights; it is not part of the IOC facilities contract and does not prove the wharf or support facilities are accepted.
Commercial evidence boundary
Original award value is USD 319,535,250. USAspending reports USD 400,127,768.96 obligated and exercised, USD 503,179,897.96 for base plus all options, and USD 41,500,000 in outlays. Net contract movement includes exercised fuel-system and training-facility scope, a USD 15.603 million descope, a USD 4.728 million value-engineering reduction and later utility and HVAC changes. These values do not represent a final account or a physical-progress percentage.

Contract and delivery chain

Named roles and open packages

Named appointments are shown against the workstream they cover. Unallocated packages remain open until a project source identifies the responsible party.

Prime design-build contract

MMSC Initial Operational Capability facilities, W912ER-23-C-0002

Named party
AICI-Archirodon JV LLC
Status
Confirmed
Source position
DoD records a USD 319,535,250 award after two bids; USAspending records USD 400,127,768.96 obligated and exercised and a current 8 March 2027 end date. Source
Marine and fleet-support scope

Wharf, piers, harbormaster tower, maintenance, fueling, infrastructure and utilities

Named party
Royal Saudi Naval Forces and USACE Middle East District
Status
Confirmed
Source position
The official contract description fixes the facility and programme boundary without publishing as-built quantities. Source
Contract modifications

Options, training facility, utility interfaces, value engineering and HVAC changes

Named party
USACE Middle East District and AICI-Archirodon JV LLC
Status
Confirmed
Source position
USAspending exposes 27 award transactions from the original award through P00010 dated 7 May 2026; transaction values describe contract movement, not physical progress. Source
Structural steel

Fabrication and supply of 1,900 tonnes of steel structure

Named party
SAMIF; client printed as ARCIRODON
Status
Reported
Source position
SAMIF's September 2025 company profile identifies the exact MMSC IOC Facility project and scope, but its project sheet contains a base-name and end-user inconsistency that remains unresolved. Source
Temporary works

Design and supply of scaffolding and formwork

Named party
Western Star General Contracting
Status
Reported
Source position
Western Star's official projects page lists the MMSC IOC Facilities Project at Jubail Naval Base without value, quantity, award date or prime-contractor attribution. Source
Predecessor harbour preparation

King Abdulaziz Naval Base harbour dredging, W912ER-22-C-0003

Named party
American International Contractors and Archirodon
Status
Confirmed
Source position
DoD separately awarded the dredging contract in January 2022; USACE listed MMSC Dredging among 2023 turnover highlights. It is not merged into the IOC facilities contract. Source
Federal subaward reporting

Subcontracts and supplier awards linked to W912ER-23-C-0002

Named party
No subrecipient returned by USAspending
Status
Undisclosed
Source position
USAspending reports zero linked subawards. That is a reporting result, not evidence that no subcontractors or suppliers exist.
Physical completion and acceptance

Wharf, support facilities, fuel systems, utilities and operational release

Named party
Royal Saudi Naval Forces, USACE and AICI-Archirodon JV LLC
Status
Not evidenced
Source position
The reviewed records establish contract execution and selected downstream packages but not certified percentage complete, commissioning, taking over or operational acceptance.

Project timeline

Material developments

Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.

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P00010 adds pump-house chiller and HVAC work

The USD 621,683.28 modification is the latest public transaction and confirms continuing contract administration without proving current site progress.

Source

A00012 modifies the wharf marine-utility trench connection

The USD 176,585.25 change exposes an active marine-to-shore utility interface. Its placement does not establish installation, testing or acceptance of the connected utility system.

Source

P00008 adjusts paving and period-of-performance terms

A zero-dollar modification changes paving and delivery administration. The current award period now ends on 8 March 2027, without a published facility-acceptance date.

Source

P00004 adds the MMSC training facility

The USD 29 million modification expands the shore-side support boundary beyond the original award description and adds a separate training-facility acceptance requirement.

Source

P00003 descopes three contract line items

The USD 15,602,632.04 reduction shows that gross additions cannot be read as simple project growth without the full transaction ledger.

Source

P00002 exercises fuel-system options 2 and 3

The USD 40,812,851.40 modification establishes exercised fuel-system scope without identifying lower-tier installers, installed quantities, testing records or commissioning status.

Source

P00001 exercises an additional option

The USD 29,029,950.25 modification is the first recorded post-award increase and confirms option exercise without disclosing the package's physical delivery status.

Source

USACE awards the MMSC IOC facilities contract

AICI-Archirodon JV LLC receives the USD 319,535,250 firm-fixed-price award after two bids, with Saudi FMS funds obligated at award.

Source

Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Current baseline programme and reason for the 8 March 2027 performance end
  • Wharf, pier, tower, maintenance, fueling and utility installed quantities
  • Fuel-system, marine-utility and MMSC training-facility package status
  • Named civil, marine, MEP, controls, equipment and commissioning lower tiers
  • Reconciliation of USAspending's zero reported subawards with disclosed supplier packages
  • Hydrographic, berth, fuel-system and utility testing and acceptance
  • First MMSC support, operational release and Royal Saudi Naval Forces handover
  • Further modifications, exercised options, outlays and final account

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Reporting status

Construction, confirmed confidence

Last checked 8 August 2026 across 12 cited sources. The dated timeline above carries the project events.

Last checked 8 August 2026 Cited sources 12

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