Hassan Allam to build new ministerial building

03 May 2017

Contractor was earlier awarded a design and build contract for work on another government building

The Egyptian government has appointed local contractor Hassan Allam Construction to build another building at the ministerial district in the new Capital City.

According to a number of local sources, the government has asked Hassan Allam to build the new Justice Ministry building in the ministerial district.

Earlier this year MEED reported that Hassan Allam was awarded a design and build contract for work on another government building in Egypt’s new Capital City project.

That project will cost $70m and will also be built within the planned ministerial complex at the proposed new Capital City.

Hassan Allam was also appointed earlier this year as the main contractor for work on six buildings in the proposed ministerial district.

“We are set to start work very soon on six government buildings in the new Capital City,” the company’s CEO Hassan Allam told MEED on 21 February.

State-owned Arab Contractors was also appointed earlier this year to carry out works on the new main parliament building in Egypt’s proposed Capital City.

Sources close to masterplanned project say Arab Contractors will start work soon on the new parliament building, which is set to be developed within the planned ministerial district of the new capital city.

Arab Contractors is currently working on approximately $150m-worth of infrastructure work in the Capital City, which the company says will be completed by mid-2018.

The contractor is also expected to complete a wide range of other infrastructure schemes in the area.

Egyptian contractor stays positive on work opportunities

Hassan Allam, CEO of Hassan Allam Construction

Hassan Allam, CEO of Hassan Allam Construction

Hassan Allam, CEO of Hassan Allam Construction

Local contractor Hassan Allam Construction has found itself at the centre of Egypt’s attempts to rebuild, following years of instability and underinvestment.

The Hassan Allam Holding subsidiary, which was founded in 1975, is currently working on more than $2bn-worth of projects, ranging from power and water schemes to major building work.

More recently, the contractor has emerged as one of the companies the government is now depending on to deliver its most ambitious project: the $45bn New Capital City. “We are working on a significant portion of the ministerial district along with many other parts of the New Capital City,” Hassan Allam, the company’s CEO, tells MEED in an exclusive interview. “We are among other Egyptian contractors replacing the Chinese.” Read more.

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