Bureau Veritas, a world leader in testing, inspection and certification, has signed an agreement with NEOM - ETSD (Engineering and Technical Service Department) to provide quality compliance and excellence consultancy services for the projects to be carried out in NEOM.
The agreement between NEOM Company and Bureau Veritas is a frame agreement for a period of three years covering quality compliance and excellence consultancy services for all the projects in NEOM such as renewable hydrogen plant, solar power plant, wind power plant, rail projects, infrastructure projects, airport project and others. Bureau Veritas will contribute to the aim of NEOM to introduce a new model for urban sustainability and to be a place that is focused on setting new standards for community health, environmental protection and the effective and productive use of technology.
NEOM is the vision of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and is a centerpiece of Saudi Arabia’s 2030 Vision plan to grow and diversify the Saudi economy and position the country to play a leading role in global development. NEOM is being built on the Red Sea in northwest Saudi Arabia as a living laboratory – a place where entrepreneurship and innovation will chart the course for this New Future. NEOM is the world's first independent special economic zone and green field region extending across three countries. It is expected to emerge as a leading global hub that exemplifies the future of human civilization by offering its inhabitants an idyllic lifestyle combined with exceptional economic prospects.
This new framework agreement is a result of trust of NEOM ETSD after Bureau Veritas has successfully completed quality compliance services for last 3 years. For quality compliance services, our inspectors assess the quality of operations on construction sites and they ensure that construction is performed as per the design and project decisions. Our services for NEOM includes projects quality control, vendor quality services, QA management and auditing, excellence and continuous improvement and quality innovative technologies.
Futhermore, Bureau Veritas has different ongoing agreements with NEOM. These projects are with Governement Affaire and Public Safety Department for loss prevention, fire safety services for all the projects in NEOM and with ENOWA for food assurance development and agri diagnosis services.