http://www.meed.com/rss/rss_meed_construction.xml en-uk Sharjah-based Tameer Holding has invited contractors to express interest in the contract to build an estimated AED5bn ($1.36bn) 125-floor tower on Sheikh Zayed road. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/contractors_approached_for_tameer_tower_project.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/contractors_approached_for_tameer_tower_project.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 Colin Foreman 23 July 2008 11:56 The local Al-Redwan has been awarded a contract to construct villas in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in Saudi Arabia. http://www.meed.com:80/contractawarded/2008/07/alredwan_awarded_king_abdullah_economic_city_villa_contract.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 http://www.meed.com:80/contractawarded/2008/07/alredwan_awarded_king_abdullah_economic_city_villa_contract.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 Christopher Sell 23 July 2008 13:39 The Saudi-based contractor Manazel is the low bidder for the construction contract at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/saudibased_manazel_lowbids_for_university_contract.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/saudibased_manazel_lowbids_for_university_contract.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 Christopher Sell 23 July 2008 13:58 The joint venture between US-based Hill International and Egypt’s Talaat Moustafa Group Holding (TMG) has been awarded contracts to manage nine projects with a total construction value of $3.8bn for TMG. http://www.meed.com:80/contractawarded/2008/07/hill_joint_venture_takes_on_work_in_egypt_and_saudi.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 http://www.meed.com:80/contractawarded/2008/07/hill_joint_venture_takes_on_work_in_egypt_and_saudi.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 Colin Foreman 23 July 2008 11:48 Carrying out road works and earthworks. Closing date: 13 August 2008 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/bahrain_tender_road_and_earthworks.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/bahrain_tender_road_and_earthworks.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 Jane Bishop 23 July 2008 13:11 Carrying out land reclamation works. Closing date: 8 September 2008 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/oman_tender_land_reclamation.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/oman_tender_land_reclamation.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 Jane Bishop 22 July 2008 16:17 Dubai's Roads & Transport Authority has received bids from four firms for the consultancy contract on the extension to the green line on the Dubai Metro. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/four_firms_bid_for_dubai_Metro_s_green_line_contract.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/four_firms_bid_for_dubai_Metro_s_green_line_contract.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 Colin Foreman 22 July 2008 13:30 http://www.meed.com:80/images/metro4-station-metro_resized_70_tcm24-1324090.jpg Dubai-based Limitless has broken ground on its $300m Sanaya Amman towers project in Jordan, at a ceremony attended by Jordanian Prime Minister Nader al-Dahabi and Omar Maani, mayor of Amman. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/limitless_breaks_ground_on_jordans_tallest_buildings.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/limitless_breaks_ground_on_jordans_tallest_buildings.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 Colin Foreman 22 July 2008 13:35 http://www.meed.com:80/images/limitless_resized_70_tcm24-1329468.jpg Three bids have been submitted for the Al-Tameer office building in Kuwait, all from local firms. The low bidder is Khalid Ali al-Kharafi & Brothers Company with a bid of KD41.5m ($157m). http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/kuwait_firm_khalid_ali_alkharafi_bids_low_for_altameer_project.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/kuwait_firm_khalid_ali_alkharafi_bids_low_for_altameer_project.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 Christopher Sell 22 July 2008 08:38 Demolition, reconstruction, completion and maintenance of a mosque. Closing date: 10 August 2008 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/kuwait_tender_mosque_construction_yarmouk.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/kuwait_tender_mosque_construction_yarmouk.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 Jane Bishop 22 July 2008 13:45 Demolition, reconstruction, completion and maintenance of a mosque. Closing date: 10 August 2008 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/kuwait_tender_mosque_construction_sabah_alsalem.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/kuwait_tender_mosque_construction_sabah_alsalem.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 Jane Bishop 22 July 2008 13:32 Reconstruction of roads and associated infrastructure. Closing date: 14 September 2008 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/qatar_tender_roads_and_infrastructure.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/qatar_tender_roads_and_infrastructure.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 Jane Bishop 22 July 2008 13:24 Construction, completion and maintenance of a mosque. Closing date: 10 August 2008 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/kuwait_tender_mosque_construction_jahra.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 http://www.meed.com:80/tenders/2008/07/kuwait_tender_mosque_construction_jahra.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 Jane Bishop 22 July 2008 13:01 Dubai-based property developer Deyaar Development has announced a net profit for the second quarter of 2008 of AED247m ($67m), almost three times the figure for the same period in 2007. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/dubaibased_deyaar_development_releases_profit_figures.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/dubaibased_deyaar_development_releases_profit_figures.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 Christopher Sell 21 July 2008 06:38 Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded two contracts worth a total of AED1.29bn ($350m) to upgrade sections of Al-Khail road. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/contracts_awarded_to_upgrade_alkhail_road_in_dubai.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/contracts_awarded_to_upgrade_alkhail_road_in_dubai.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 Colin Foreman 21 July 2008 13:55 The joint venture of Belgium’s Dredging International and Royal Boskalis Westminster of the Netherlands has started work on the dredging and reclamation package for the redevelopment of Mina Rashid, also known as Port Rashid, in Dubai. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/dredging_starts_at_dubais_port_rashid.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/dredging_starts_at_dubais_port_rashid.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 Colin Foreman 21 July 2008 13:50 A local joint venture of Black Cat Engineering & Construction and SEG Qatar has won a QR1.1bn ($302m) contract to design and build the new Ras Laffan Emergency & Safety College. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/joint_venture_wins_major_qatar_safety_college_contract.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/joint_venture_wins_major_qatar_safety_college_contract.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 Ed James 21 July 2008 12:33 Dubai-based developer Chapal World has awarded a AED367m ($100m) contract to the local Ranya Group. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/dubaibased_ranyan_wins_aed367m_dubai_sports_city_contract.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/dubaibased_ranyan_wins_aed367m_dubai_sports_city_contract.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 Christopher Sell 21 July 2008 12:31 At least two groups have submitted bids for the main contract works for the Nation Towers project on Abu Dhabi corniche. http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/bids_in_for_abu_dhabis_nations_tower.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/bids_in_for_abu_dhabis_nations_tower.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 Colin Foreman 20 July 2008 11:13 Kuwait’s Mushrif Trading & Contracting Company is in the process of raising capital valued at KD14m ($53m). http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/kuwaits_mushrif_to_raise_kd14m_53m_capital.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 http://www.meed.com:80/news/2008/07/kuwaits_mushrif_to_raise_kd14m_53m_capital.html;jsessionid=66F0BA0FA6E2F7AE3AF2F508CACEF818 Christopher Sell 20 July 2008 11:08