Projects worth a total of $2bn have been added to Muscat’s projects index
Contract awards
Biggest contract: $133m
Awarded to Saudi Arabia’s Al-Muhaidib Contracting for a university teaching hospital in Medina
$133m: Value of major contract awards
1: Number of contracts awarded
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Growth in the Oman market stabilised to the Gulf Projects Index at $2.49 trillion for the week up to 19 December.
The total value of projects planned or under way in Oman grew by 2.9 per cent as 14 new projects worth a total of $2bn were added to its project index and work on three construction projects worth an estimated total of $2bn restarted.
Qatar’s projects index recorded the second largest increase in the Gulf, with the value of projects growing by 1.3 per cent to about $219bn. This includes the $1.2bn Doha Metro Red Line project and the $2bn Alpha-olefins Plant along with oxo-alcohols units at the Ras Laffan Olefins Complex.
Kuwait, the UAE and Bahrain experienced a decline in the value of their projects markets. Kuwait’s project sector recorded a fall of 1.3 per cent as Kuwait Oil Company’s Abdali Field Development was cancelled and the Electricity & Water Ministry’s $2.7bn Subiya power plant was completed.
Project updates | ||
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Project Name | Project Status | |
Iraq | Iraq Housing Project : Phase I | Construction |
Iraq | Mansuria Power Plant | Construction |
Kuwait | Abdali Field Development | Cancelled |
Kuwait | Subiya Power Plant | Complete |
UAE | Zayed Bay | On hold |
For further information visit www.meed.com/meedprojects |
The decline in the UAE can be attributed to the completion of $2.9bn-worth of projects and $3.4bn-worth of projects were put on hold, including Al-Qudra Holding’s $408m Zayed Bay development.
The Bahrain market remained broadly flat for a second consecutive week with a slight decline of 0.3 per cent.
The Gulf’s largest project market, Saudi Arabia, was static, with $658bn of projects planned or under way.
Upcoming tender deadlines | |||
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Client | Contract | Submission date | |
UAE | Al-Hilal Bank | Headquarters building | 40,545 |
UAE | Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) | Al-Ain hospital | 40,548 |
Saudi Arabia | Health Ministry | King Faisal specialist hospital | 40,557 |
Qatar | Qatar Foundation | Southeast car park | 40,558 |
Oman | Transport & Communications Ministry | Batinah expressway package 3 | 40,559 |
For further information visit www.meed.com/tenders |
Overall, the GCC index grew marginally. Outside the GCC, the Iran market remained largely flat with a minor decrease. Iraq’s projects market showed a slight uplift as projects worth a total of $50m were added to its index.
The Gulf Projects Index has fallen by 8.4 per cent during 2011.
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