UAE leads all countries with 43 national winners
MEED has announced the national winners of the highest quality projects in the GCC.
A total of 87 projects were recognised as the best at the national level, with the UAE leading all countries with 43 national winners, followed by Saudi Arabia and Oman with 10 each. Kuwait had nine national winners, followed by Qatar with eight, while Bahrain had four. Three outstanding suppliers were also given awards.
The national winners in the sixth edition of the MEED Quality Awards for Projects have been decided by MEEDs team of independent judges. The successful schemes will now move through to the second round of judging, which will narrow down the highest-quality GCC projects in the following categories:
- Besix Innovation Project of the Year
- Commercial Project of the Year
- Leisure & Tourism Project of the Year
- Oil and Gas Project of the Year
- Hotel Project of the Year
- Award for Sustainability
- Healthcare Project of the Year
- Mixed-use Project of the Year
- Education Project of the Year
- Small Project of the Year
- Logistics Project of the Year
- Supplier of the Year
- Building Project of the Year
- Power Project of the Year
- Retail Project of the Year
- Water Project of the Year
- Social, Culture & Heritage Project of the Year
- Residential Project of the Year
- Transport Project of the Year
- Mega Project of the Year
- Road, Bridge, Tunnel Project of the Year
As well as competing for the GCC award in their specific sectors, the national winners have a chance to win the coveted title of the MEED Quality Project of the Year.
The MEED Quality Awards for Projects have become the leading stamp of quality and achievement for anyone operating in the GCC projects sector. The awards not only recognise the construction element of project delivery, but also consider the value and quality of a project throughout its entire life cycle, from the design concept through to engineering and construction and its wider contribution to society and to the environment.
The GCC projects market continues to be a key driver for regional growth, and part of its success in contributing to economic development in the region has been its continuing focus on developing high-quality projects that generate jobs, contribute to the efficient delivery of infrastructure and utility services and ensure sustainability by incorporating safety and environment-friendly measures in project development and execution, says Richard Thompson, editorial director of MEED. We commend the national winners for their commitment to project excellence and hope that their unwavering commitment to quality will inspire others to follow their lead as more projects are developed and completed in the future.
Top projects
Bahrains national winners include the Ministry of Youth & Sports Affairs Muharraq Model Youth Centre Project (Social, Culture & Heritage Project of the Year), Bin Faqeeh Real Estate Investment Companys Dar al-Salam Reef Island Project (Residential Project of the Year) and MWHs Maamir sewage treatment plant project (Small Project of the Year and Award for Sustainability).
Kuwaits winning projects are Shamal al-Zour al-Oulas Al-Zour North One Power and Water Plant Project (Mega Project of the Year, Power Project of the Year and Water Project of the Year), Gensler & Associates International Limiteds Avenues Phase 3 Project (Retail Project of the Year), AGi Architects Three Gardens Project (Residential Project of the Year), Jahra & Farwaniya Courts Complexes Project (Building Project of the Year and Small Project of the Year), Kuwait Oil Companys (KOCs) Construction of 11KV Ahmadi E substation in Ahmadi Township Project (Power Project of the Year) and Larsen & Toubro Limited-Power Transmission & Distributions Supply & Installation of 132/11 kV GIS Substation SGRE-A at Shagaya Area And Two Bay Extension at SHAG-A Substation Project (Small Project of the Year).
Omans national winners include Hoehler + alSalmys Conference and Exhibition Hall at GUtech Project (Building Project of the Year), AWS Engineerings BP Remediation Project at Post of Salalah Project (Award for Sustainability), Atelier Pod and Engineering Innovation Design & Consultings Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort Project (Hotel Project of the Year), Musstirs Al Baleed Resort Project (Hotel Project of the Year), Larsen & Toubro (Oman) LLCs Construction of New 400KV Grid Station at Izki Project (Power Project of the Year), Public Authority for Electricity & Waters Construction of Extensions to the Water Supply Network at Nizwa Project (Water Project of the Year), AWS Engineering LLCs EPC for Sohar Refinery Sea Water Cooling System Revamp Project (Oil & Gas Project of the Year and Small Project of the Year), Six Constructs Sohar Industrial Port Project (Water Project of the Year) and Larsen & Toubro (Oman) LLCs Sultan Qaboos Youth Complex Project (Social, Culture & Heritage Project of the Year).
The eight winning projects from Qatar are ASTADs Northwestern University in Qatar Project (Education Project of the Year); Al-Malki Trading & Contractings Dukhan Tunnel Project (Small Project of the Year); Galfar al-Misnad Engineering & Contracting W.L.Ls EPIC for Route survey, Design, Construction, Installation and Hookup of Oil, Gaslift flowline, PWI spur lines in Dukhan field Project (Oil and Gas Project of the Year) and Six Constructs Qatar Gabbro Terminal (Bulk Material Handling System) Project (Logistics Project of the Year).
The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) had three national winners, namely the Doha North Sewage Treatment Works Project (Award for Sustainability and Water Project of the Year), Salwa Road Project (Road, Bridge, Tunnel Project of the Year) and Medical City Fit Out Project (Healthcare Project of the Year).
UAE winners
In the UAE, the national winners include Admares Burj al-Arab Terrace Project (Besix Innovation Project of the Year), Bombardier Transportations Dubai Airport T1-CD Automated People Mover Project (Besix Innovation Project of the Year and Transport Project of the Year), Consolidated Contractors Companys Dubai Opera Project (Besix Innovation Project of the Year, Leisure & Tourism Project of the Year and Social, Culture & Heritage Project of the Year), Parsons Dubai Water Canal Project (Besix Innovation Project of the Year and Leisure & Tourism Project of the Year), Aecoms Sheikh Mohammed bid Rashid Al Maktoum Road Project (Road, Bridge, Tunnel Project of the Year), Al-Futtaim Carillions One Central Phase 1, The Offices 1 Project (Commercial Project of the Year), Al-Sahel Contracting Co. LLCs PT-122 - DMC Butterfly Building Project (Commercial Project of the Year) Goettsch Partners Al-Hilal Bank Tower Project (Commercial Project of the Year) and McLaren Groups Chef Middle East HQ and Food Cold Storage, Production & Distribution Facility Project (Commercial Project of the Year, Logistics Project of the Year and Small Project of the Year).
Three UAE-based projects scooped the Hotel Project of the Year national winner award, including Faithful+Goulds Four Seasons Abu Dhabi Project, China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East and P&T Architects and Engineers Ltds Viceroy Hotel Resorts & Residences Palm Jumeirah Project and Al-Jihan Gulf Horizon General Contractings Nurai Island Resort by Zaya Project.
The Award for Sustainability category also had three national winners from the UAE, among them ASGCs Waldorf Astoria, The Palm Jumeirah Project, Atkins Al-Ain Bus Station Project and Six Constructs Sewage Treatment Plant at Ruwais Project, which also won in the Water Project of the Year category.
Other national winners from the UAE are China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle Easts Al-Amal Psychiatric Hospital project (Healthcare Project of the Year), Al-Habtoor Groups Al-Habtoor Polo Resort & Club Project (Leisure & Tourism Project of the Year), Al-Hosn Gas Al-Hosn Gas Shah Project (Oil and Gas Project of the Year), Hyatt Regency Creek Heights Project (Mixed-use Project of the Year), Dewan Architects & Engineers Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) Phase 3 project (Education Project of the Year), Dubai Electricity & Water Authoritys (Dewas) SGT5-4000F GT Outage Period Project (Small Project of the Year), IMG Worlds of Adventures IMG Worlds of Adventure Project (Building Project of the Year, Besix Innovation Project of the Year, Leisure & Tourism Project of the Year, Mega Project of the Year), Larsen & Toubro Limited-Power Transmission & Distributions N6977B - Supply and Installation of 220/33 kV New Grid Station in Ain al-Faydha and all related 220 kV OHL/Cable Works Project (Power Project of the Year), Nakheels Dragon Mart 2 Project (Retail Project of the Year) and Six Constructs The Green Planet Project (Leisure & Tourism Project of the Year)
Meraas Dubais City Walk Project won multiple honours, including Mixed-use Project of the Year and Residential Project of the Year. The winners for the project were Parsons/Arcadis/WSP/Parsons Brinckerhoff in conjunction with local developer Meraas. Al-Futtaim Carillions City Walk Phase 2 Retail Development Project won Retail Project of the Year.
ASGCs Etihad Museum Project received national winner awards in four different categories, namely the Building Project of the Year, Besix Innovation Project of the Year, Leisure & Tourism Project of the Year and Social, Culture & Heritage Project of the Year.
Among the projects recognised as national winners in Saudi Arabia were Alfanar Construction Companys Haramain High-Speed Railway Six 380kV Substation Project (Power Project of the Year), Arcadis Mecca Reservoirs Project (Water Project of the Year), Jabal Omar Development Companys Jabal Omar Development Project (Mixed-use Project of the Year), Lifestyle Developers Saudi German Hospital Hail project (Healthcare Project of the Year), Samsung Engineerings Shaybah-NGL (Natural Gas Liquid) Project (Mega Project of the Year and Oil & Gas Project of the Year), TAV Constructions Design and Build of Terminal 5 and Related Facilities in King Khaled International Airport Project (Transport Project of the Year), Sadaras Sadara Project (Oil & Gas Project of the Year), Saudi Industrial Property Authoritys Modon Lake Project (Leisure & Tourism Project of the Year) and Larsen & Toubro Limited-Power Transmission & Distributions Connection of Al-Dawadmi BSP S/S # 9037 with 132 kV Network in Riyadh Area Project (Small Project of the Year).
Three other winners were named Supplier of the Year, including Almajdouie Logistics Company, Hempel Paints Qatar WLL and MVP Tech.
MEED would like to thank Besix, Gold Sponsor and its partners Society of Engineers UAE, Kuwait Society of Engineers, Oman Society of Engineers, Bahrain Society of Engineers and Qatar Society of Engineers for their long-standing support.
The GCC winners of the 2017 MEED Quality Awards for Projects will be announced on 3 May 2017 at The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina, UAE.
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