Sultan Haitham City Project: Bidding Opportunities and Project Overview

Sultan Haitham City covers 14.8 million m² and will accommodate 100,000 residents in 19 integrated neighbourhoods. Aligned with Oman Vision 2040, the four-phase scheme blends housing, commercial hubs and green infrastructure, embedding sustainable building and large-scale infrastructure development. Early works are under way, presenting wide-ranging construction opportunities for contractors active in the Gulf.

Project Overview

• Location: Muscat metropolitan area

• Total homes: 20,000 units (villas, townhouses, apartments)

• Mixed-use amenities: schools, hospital, university plots, mosques, malls, 2.9 million m² parks

• Delivery model: phased public-private partnerships led by Oman’s Ministry of Housing & Urban Planning (MoHUP) with international developers

An artistic representation of the future Sultan Haitham City

Development Phases

1. Phase 1 (2024-2030) – six neighbourhoods, 6,743 homes, 1.6 million m² central park, core utilities.

2. Phase 2 (2028-2034) – 4,200 homes over 2.6 million m².

3. Phase 3 (2033-2040) – 3,500 homes on 2.3 million m².

4. Phase 4 (2038-2045) – final 4,500 homes, 5.5 million m².

Current Status (2025)

• Al Wafa, January Housing and Al Sarooj Oasis districts in active build.

• 70% of Phase-1 enabling works complete; first model villas hand-over targeted mid-2026.

• TMG Holding signed a RO 1.7 billion mixed-use JV (2.7 million m²) near Muscat Airport, underscoring investor confidence.

• Road, water, power and telecom networks progressing in parallel with housing plots.

Understanding the Bidding Process

As the Sultan Haitham City project unfolds, bidding opportunities are now available for various construction and design packages. The Minister of Housing and Urban Planning is overseeing this tender process, ensuring transparency and fairness. This is a crucial step for industry stakeholders eager to participate in the project.

Currently, the ministry has opened several packages for bid that include road construction, enabling works for neighborhoods, and design services for major facilities. Interested contractors and firms must prepare their submissions according to the specifications laid out in the tender documents.

This presents significant procurement opportunities for construction professionals, contractors, and suppliers interested in the Middle East market.

Construction workers engaged in building a new residential area

Infrastructure Development Highlights

• Primary roads, bridges and utility corridors tendered as “Works Packages 12, 13” (bids closed July 2025).

• Planned upgrades to Khasab-Daba-Lima Road, Al Sharqiyah Expressway and Muscat Expressway enhance regional connectivity.

• Smart-city backbone will integrate district cooling, fibre networks and renewable-ready grids.

Investment & Partnership Landscape

• Public-private partnerships drive funding; MoHUP provides land and off-site infrastructure while developers finance vertical construction.

• Egyptian, Saudi and local Omani developers have secured neighbourhood plots; further packages out to market through 2026.

• Flexible plot-finance terms and streamlined approvals attract foreign capital, supporting Oman’s economic-diversification agenda.

Construction materials waiting for delivery to the site

Construction Opportunities

• Residential builds: villas, townhouses, mid-rise blocks in walkable clusters.

• Transport links: primary carriageways, underpasses, BRT stops and active-travel paths.

• Utilities: water, sewage, substations, smart metering, district-cooling plants.

• Social infrastructure: schools complex, healthcare centre, sports club, cultural venues.

• Landscaping: 10 ha of wadi parkland, bioswale networks, urban farming plots.

Blueprints illustrating the layout of the new city

Strategic Importance

Sultan Haitham City is a showcase for sustainable building, placemaking and resilient infrastructure in the Middle East. It underpins Oman’s housing policy, raises living standards and supplies shovel-ready work for the region’s construction sector, while offering case-study data for future market analysis.

Indicative Timeline

• Late 2024 – site mobilisation and first infrastructure tenders

• Oct 2025 – enabling-works Package 07 bid deadline

• 2026 – first villas handed over in Al Wafa

• 2030 – Phase 1 complete

• 2045 – final hand-over of Phase 4

Conclusion

For contractors, consultants and suppliers, Sultan Haitham City provides a decade-long pipeline rich in project management challenges and scale. Firms able to deliver low-carbon design, advanced infrastructure and effective public-private partnership execution will find sustained prospects as Oman realises one of the Gulf’s largest planned cities.