The Project

The Makkah Royal Clock Tower stand at heart of the holiest city.  The Clock Tower was developed as a component of the King Abdulaziz Endowment Project and provides an iconic setting for Islamic World

The Tower stands 600 meters above the ground, visible from 25 kilometres away by a four-faced clock.  The clock is over 400 meters above the ground, each of the clock’s four faces measure 46 m in diameter and are illuminated by 2 million LED lights.   The Tower contains Astronomy, Lunar Cosmology & Prayer Centres.

The client requirements

The Tower contains highly advance and sophisticated assets. such as the Clock mechanism, faces, hands & pediments with over a custom-built LED system which consists of about 700,000 LED points.  In addition of laser and beacon lights as well as retractable lightning protections & photovoltaic system and many more.   The client required the procurement, supervision and the management of the services listed below

  • Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Services
  • Civil & Architectural Works
  • Clock mechanism and lightings
  • IT, Low Current, Security & Safety System
  • Firefighting misting equipment
  • Lifts and escalators
  • Sound system
  • Maintenance of cleaning cradles
  • Strain gauges – A.R.C weldable vibrating wire (V.W) strain gauges measuring the strain/stress (tension or compression) on top part of the steel members.
  • External & internal cleaning & waste management services
  • Pest control service
  • Security services
  • Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM)
  • Helpdesk / command control centre

Our Solution

Olive Arabia commenced its services at the commissioning and the handover stage.  No service provider had been appointed which meant developing all the relevant service specifications, scope of services and stringent KPIs.

Due to the nature of this project and the highly visible tower which occupy an important placing in the Islamic world for its spiritual standing, all our staff had to conduct themselves to highest order during their daily work routine as well as having the gravitas to oversee and manage a highly specialised supply chain of highly technical service providers.

Due to the complexity of some of the installed assets, the client requested Olive Arabia not only to supervise and manage the services but to self-perform on assets of high value and constitute an important part of the project.

Saudi Arabia, Makkah featuring the Makkah Royal Clock Tower lit up agains the night sky.
Saudi Arabia, Makkah an aerial by day featuring the Makkah Royal Clock Tower.
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