Public Buildings
Middle East public buildings construction news and analysis, tenders, contracts awarded, commentary and economic data.
Public Sector Buildings News
Contractors prepare bids for King Abdullah International Gardens
Locals Saudi Oger, Saudi Binladin Group and South Korea’s Samsung are the bidders
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Abu Dhabi tenders Capital City District consultancy role
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Building work starts on Amman's new stock exchange
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Six Construct and Samsung win Abu Dhabi Cleveland Clinic deal
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Iraq votes to extend contract for 200 schools
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Contractors to bid on King Abdullah International Gardens
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Abu Dhabi switches to lump sum deals for Zayed museum
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Aldar in talks to manage delayed Masdar project
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Transport ministry receives bids for housing work
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Abu Dhabi tenders Louvre museum substructure
Public Sector Buildings Analysis
Regional investment agency chiefs
Six of the leading figures competing for inward investment in the Middle East are: Amr al-Dabbagh, Mohammed bin Essa al-Khalifa, Osama Saleh, Sami al-Araji, Salem bin Nasser al-Ismaily and Fahad al-Gergawi
Saudi Arabia architects
Six of the kingdom’s leading planners and designers of the built environment are: Basem al-Shihabi, Zuhair Hamed Fayez, Tariq Hajj, Tarek al-Shawaf, George Efstathiou and Jacob Kurek
Seoul opens up a new Silk Road
South Korean firms won more than $71bn of contracts in the region last year. MEED charts their rise
Drake & Scull International
The Dubai-based contractor is planning to expand its capabilities through a series of acquisitions
Public Sector Buildings Special Reports
Special Report: Construction - Contract awards raise hope in the Gulf
The outlook for the region’s construction sector in 2010 looks mixed. The Gulf’s major economies, such as Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, are surging out of the financial downturn, but $575bn worth of projects remain on hold across the GCC
Public Sector Buildings Data
Projects 2010: Market begins to recover in the region
Contract awards are expected to pick up significantly in the year ahead, with more than $500bn worth of projects currently being tendered across the region as clients take advantage of lower construction costs
Construction 2010: Public sector offers best opportunities
The real estate market is set to remain subdued in 2010, but infrastructure projects will push ahead
Public Sector Buildings Tenders
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Gaza/West Bank: Police training facility works
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Oman: School classrooms (16)
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Bahrain: Theatre building construction works
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Kuwait: Building services
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Qatar: School modifications
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Kuwait: Ministry buildings operation and repair
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Oman: School classrooms (24)
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Kuwait: Mosque maintenance (Mubarak al-Kabeer)
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Kuwait: Mosque maintenance (Farwaniya)
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Kuwait: Mosque maintenance (Capital)
Public Sector Buildings Contracts Awarded
Middle East contracts awarded: 9 March 2010
Almost $2.4bn worth of contracts have been awarded across the Middle East up to 9 March 2010, according to this selected checklist compiled from MEED reports
Middle East contracts awarded: February 2010
Almost $3.5bn worth of contracts have been awarded across the Middle East in February 2010, according to this selected checklist compiled from MEED reports
Baytur starts building Saudi teaching hospital
Contract covers construction of clinic with 800 beds and nine structures
