Al-Ahmadiah Aktor bids low for Fujairah highway

19 March 2009

The Public Works & Housing Ministry has received bids for the third phase of the project to build the new highway between Dubai and Fujairah.

The low bidder is the local/Greek Al-Ahmadiah Aktor with a price of AED427m ($116m), which is 38 per cent lower than the price of AED697m submitted by Nael & bin Harmal. The other bidders are local/Cypriot National Wheel J&P at AED698m, the local Emirates Road Contracting at AED704m, the local Wade Adams Contracting also at AED704m, and Saudi-based Al-Rajhi Construction at AED807m.

The third phase of the freeway involves building the section of road leading into Fujairah city.

J&P is working on the first two phases of the project in Sharjah and Fujairah.

The consultant is the local Al-Turath Consultants with the US’ Wilbur Smith & Associates (MEED 2:6:06).

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