Dr.Khoja Signs Contract for Construction of SPA Headquarters

Riyadh, January 27, 2010, SPA -- Dr. Abdulaziz Mohieddin Khoja, the Minister of
Culture and Information signed here today the new Saudi Press Agency
headquarters and Information Center in Al Sahafa Borough, costing SR 80,594,710
with the KHALEEJ Al OWLA Contracting Ltd.

The Project, to be spread over on an area of 10,000 cm, will be implemented in
a period of 24 months period.

It will be a ten-storey high building and include a basement and a 3-storey
Information Center and an Auditorium that can accommodate more than 400
persons. It will also have Radio and Television Studios, scheduled for
implementation at a later date. Other glaring features of the project is a
permanent Exhibition Hall and a Library.

The building will have annexes like Warehouses, Electricity Power Station,
Parking areas as well as fences, landscaping areas and internal roads. It will
also have an annex comprising Guards Building.
On completion of the project, it will be a landmark in the city of Riyadh. All
its design, aesthetics and location on King Fahd Road have been taken into
consideration. In addition, environmental factors, and the solar thermal
storage to harness Sun-heat are also incorporated in the execution of the
project.
The information center, will be comprised of an Auditorium in the shape of the
Globe with an actual Map of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in its outer surface.


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