Bauer Foundation Contractors, a leading foundation engineering specialist, said it has completed a key piling contract awarded by marine contracting specialist  Archirodon for the iconic bridge to Shurayrah Island along with two smaller bridges for The Red Sea Project.

Archirodon was commissioned by The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) to design and build the bridge to Shurayrah Island.

A subsidiary of German group Bauer Spezialtiefbau GmbH, Saudi Bauer Foundation Contractors said as per the contract, it had produced three test piles for a load test as part of the first phase of the project, and in the second phase a total of 37 onshore piles with a diameter of 1,300 mm for two new bridges.

For the central bridge, which connects the main island of Shurayrah with the mainland, Bauer has installed 60 piles with a diameter of 1,500 mm and 27 piles with a diameter of 1,300 mm offshore in the third phase of the project.

Archirodon’s custom-built floating crane and crew were deployed to assist the Bauer team in the construction of 87 offshore piles.

“This is not a typical working location even for us. What’s important here, above all, are precision and good logistics by Archirodon,” remarked Project Manager Mudasser Iqbal. “Fortunately, the timing for material deliveries by barge was optimal, so we were able to keep to the schedule.”

To carry out the drilling work, a Bauer BG 28 drilling rig was placed on the barge and securely fastened. Work started in September 2021 and was successfully completed in February this year, he added.