Bids are under evaluation at local developer ALDAR Propertiesfor two key contracts on the proposed multi-billion dollar redevelopment of Mina Zayed, after quotes were submitted in late October for the infrastructure and project management consultancy (PMC) packages.
Bids are under evaluation at local developer ALDAR Propertiesfor two key contracts on the proposed multi-billion dollar redevelopment of Mina Zayed, after quotes were submitted in late October for the infrastructure and project management consultancy (PMC) packages. For the larger PMC contract, the bidders include: Fluor Corporation,Kellogg Brown & Root,and Jacobs CRSS, all US-based, and the UK's Mott MacDonald. The contract is expected to be fast-tracked with an award by mid-November. Bidders for the infrastructure contract are understood to include: the UK joint venture of Hyder Consultingand Halcrow; US-based Parsons International; Conseco International, an affiliate of the UK's Pell Frischmann Partners; and the UK's Mouchel Parkman (MEED 7:10:05). The development, set to be implemented in phases over a decade, will be built on the existing Mina Zayed port area, a prime real estate location on the capital's main island. The plans include hotels, residential districts and commercial and retail areas. The conceptual masterplan has already been completed. A final decision on the relocation of the port has yet to be taken, although sites at Mussafah and Taweelah have been considered.
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