Project record

King Abdulaziz Naval Base MMSC IOC facilities

Participation
Not assessed
Project facts checked

USAspending records USD 400,172,871.91 obligated and exercised across 28 transactions through 7 July 2026; current performance end 8 March 2027

Project sources

USACE's MMSC IOC facilities contract at King Abdulaziz Naval Base stands at USD 400,172,871.91 obligated and exercised after 28 transactions through 7 July 2026. The latest USD 45,102.95 action relocates a ring main unit. The original USD 319,535,250 design-build award covers wharf, pier, maintenance, fueling and utility facilities for Saudi Arabia's four-ship MMSC programme. The all-options value is USD 503,225,000.91 and the current contract period ends on 8 March 2027.

Original IMWO contract modifications bridge for the King Abdulaziz Naval Base MMSC IOC facilities in Jubail, reconciling award, options, training, descopes and other changes to 400.173 million US dollars exercised

IMWO original editorial diagram, based on USAspending award and complete transaction ledger

Location

Saudi Arabia / Middle East

Segment

Naval base wharf and fleet-support facilities

Phase

Construction / Confirmed

Last checked

24 October 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 awarded a firm-fixed-price design-build contract after two offers under W912ER23R0005, funded by Saudi Foreign Military Sales. Recipient UEI L97CE2NYYTG9; USAspending reports USD 400,172,871.91 in both obligations and base-plus-exercised-options value at the 24 October 2026 review.
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, including the July 2026 ring-main-unit relocation. 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
The exact-cent account reconciles USD 319,535,250 original award, USD 69,842,801.65 of option exercises, USD 29 million for training, minus USD 20,330,628.74 of descopes/value engineering, plus USD 2,125,449 of other net changes to USD 400,172,871.91. The all-options value exceeds exercised value by USD 103,052,129. Reported federal account outlays remain USD 41.5 million. The net increase of USD 80.638 million combines changed scope and reductions; a same-scope cost comparison needs a matched scope and quantity basis.

Contract and delivery chain

Work packages and named roles

Published scope, named parties and supporting evidence for each workstream.

Prime design-build contract

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

Named party
AICI-Archirodon JV LLC
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The original USD 319,535,250 award now has USD 400,172,871.91 obligated/exercised value. The performance end is 8 March 2027. 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
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The official contract description fixes the facility and programme boundary without publishing as-built quantities. Source
Contract modifications

Options, training, utility connections, value engineering, HVAC and RMU relocation

Named party
USACE Middle East District and AICI-Archirodon JV LLC
Evidence status
Confirmed
Source position
The complete 28-row ledger ends with A00017 on 7 July 2026, adding USD 45,102.95 for RMU relocation. Options, additions and reductions reconcile to the current exercised value. Source
Structural steel

Fabrication and supply of 1,900 tonnes of steel structure

Named party
SAMIF; client printed as ARCIRODON
Evidence 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
Evidence 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
Evidence 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
Evidence 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
Evidence 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.

Open this project in the Change Log

A00017 adds ring-main-unit relocation

The USD 45,102.95 supplemental agreement takes the obligated/exercised value to USD 400,172,871.91 and all-options value to USD 503,225,000.91. The description records an electrical interface change; delivery status requires installation and testing evidence.

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P00010 adds pump-house chiller and HVAC work

The USD 621,683.28 modification adds pump-house chiller and HVAC work. A00017 dated 7 July is the later transaction in the current ledger.

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

A00001 extends time for access delays

The transaction description records a 42-day access-delay extension with a zero-dollar action. It identifies a programme adjustment alongside the priced scope account.

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

Project phase
Construction
Evidence confidence
Confirmed
Last checked
24 October 2026
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