Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada) has invited firms to bid by 20 September for the design and supervision consultancy package for a road project linking Abu Dhabi’s Marina area to Corniche Road, as well as the extension of Al-Maqta Bridge and exit from Khalifa City to Abu Dhabi city.

MEED understands the scheme covers the construction of two bridges and an underpass.

Musanada has awarded road projects worth an estimated $6.3bn since 2009, according to MEED Projects data.

The infrastructure packages for Shamka South, as well as the Mafraq to Ghuweifat road development, are the largest of these projects.

Shamkha South lies about 12 kilometres west of Abu Dhabi International airport. It comprises 3,980 hectares of previously undeveloped land allocated for the construction of 12,460 villas for UAE citizens, along with a central business district and various community facilities.

Construction work is also under way for the $200m package for contract 2 of the crossing that links Umlifaina Island and Al-Reem Island to the rest of Abu Dhabi.

A joint venture of Italy’s Salini Impregilo and local firm Tristar won the contract for the crossing project’s contract 2 earlier this year.