MEED
Issue No 40 2-8 October 2009
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Abu Dhabi delays Ruwais refinery bid deadlines
Bidders on main process unit packages have more time to prepare prices -
Adib el-Moubadder
Adib el-Moubadder, corporate director of facilities, Union Properties -
Al-Assad boosts power of Damascus
Syria’s president has made the country a growing diplomatic force in the region -
Al-Sahel Contracting wins Iranian Hospital deal in Dubai
Local contractor to build extension on Al-Wasl road -
Bids in for Dubai Police college work
Winning contractor to build academy near Outer Bypass road -
Borouge to tender Ruwais expansion deals
Third phase of petrochemicals complex will be the largest in the world -
Bouygues in front for Barwa Financial District contract
French construction giant to build new financial centre in Doha -
Commercial property project delays in Gulf fuel demand
With commercial real estate schemes across the Gulf put on hold because of the global economic slowdown, good quality office space is in short supply -
David Pocock
David Pocock, Global director, asset management and engineering, Halcrow -
Doha delays port tender to investigate soil quality
Study will give bidders better information for preparing prices -
Dubai must face economic reality
To avoid a default over the next few years, the emirate must make some tough decisions -
Dubai real estate enters period of consolidation
The government’s decision to merge several of its largest real estate developers into a single company under the Emaar brand is expected to lead to a series of smaller firms joining forces -
Firms line up for $300m Saudi petrochemicals construction deal
At least three contractors submit bids on 27 September deadline -
Firms line up for Kuwait gas booster deal
International contractors value construction work at $800m -
Gulf facilities management
Six key figures in the Gulf facilities management business -
Gulf office space is back in demand
Developers that can overcome the hurdle of financing will find a growing list of clients for offices -
Iraq abandons $1bn Umm Qasr privatisation
Appointment of US consultant scrapped -
Iraqi voters will see through spin
Baghdad says international firms have been given six months to bid for the contract to build the metro. This is news to the foreign companies -
John Cowling
John Cowling, consultant, Faithful & Gould -
Mecca defies the global property trend
Unlike projects elsewhere in the kingdom and the wider Gulf region, real estate schemes planned for Islam’s holiest city have been relatively unaffected by the global downturn -
MH Alshaya
Despite the retail downturn, the Kuwaiti firm is forming partnerships with a series of international brands -
MH Alshaya: MEED Assessment
Despite the retail downturn, the Kuwaiti firm is forming partnerships with a series of international brands -
Mike Cairney
Mike Cairney, partner, EC Harris -
Mubadala issues tenders for Arzanah Medical Complex
Contractors to bid in December for Abu Dhabi health centre -
Qatar to award Dukhan gas deal to Galfar al-Misnad
State firm to set up glycol-regeneration trains -
Riyadh is paying price for Ras al-Zour retender
The change on Ras al-Zour did not need to happen. Riyadh has chosen the more difficult route -
Riyadh to retender Ras al-Zour work by November
Saline Water Conversion Corporation to award power and water plant deal in 2010 -
Sadek Owainati
Sadek Owainati, founder, Emirates Green Building Council -
Saudi Aramco close to awarding Yanbu refinery supply deals
The four separate contracts worth $500m include procurement of long-lead equipment -
Saudi Aramco helps engineering partners list on bourse
Joint venture companies could list on Tadawul by 2015 -
Saudi Aramco must rethink capital maket listings
Energy major wants international firms seeking contracts to consider local initial public offerings. Large contractors are simply not willing to risk their reputations -
Slowdown forces change of plan in Dubai commercial property
With Dubai facing oversupply in commercial real estate following the collapse in the sector, developers are looking at converting towers that were designed for office use into short-term rental apartments -
Sohar awards deep-water port contracts
Saipem and Afcons secure jetty construction work -
Sources dismiss Iraq's claims of progress on Baghdad Metro
Lack of funding is hindering project -
Special Report: Real Estate - Downturn hits office space supply in Dubai
The days of Dubai government-owned property firms competing with each other to launch the most eye-catching real estate developments are long gone -
Taweelah C power and water project nears
Abu Dhabi plans the emirate’s first steam power plant and its largest power plant to date -
The high price of restoring economic confidence in Dubai
Dubai will avoid defaulting on its debts this year, but the emirate’s financial problems are far from over -
Zouheir Chebl
Zouheir Chebl, vice-president, Middle East, SNC Lavalin ProFac Gulf
