Over $12bn worth of contracts were awarded across the Middle East region in April, according to this selected checklist compiled from MEED reports throughout the month.
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Table: Contracts awarded in April 2008
| Project | Contractor | Client | Estimated value ($m) | Date |
| Build a desalination plant in Mactaa, in the northern province of Oran on a build-own-operate basis with 51 per cent stake | Hyflux (Singapore) | State-owned Algerian Energy Company | 468 | 01/04/2008 |
| Build a 200,000-cubic-metre-a-day desalination plant at Tenes, 200 kilometres west of Algiers with a 51 per cent stake | Befesa (Spain) | Algerian Energy Company (AEC) | 291.5 | 03/04/2008 |
| Build tram system in Oron consisting of an 18-kilometre line serving 32 stations | Consortium of Alstom (France) and Isolux Corsan (Spain) | The public transport company Entreprise du M?o d’Alger (EMA) | 564.7 | 10/04/2008 |
| Build tram system in Constantine consisting of an 8-kilometre line serving 11 stations | Consortium of Alstom (France) and Pizzarotti (Italy) | 488.25 | ||
| Upgrade and extend the electrical grid; build three new substations, and revamp seven others at the Arzew refinery | Cegelec (France) | Naftec - subsidiary of state energy company Sonatrach | 106.7 | 16/04/2008 |
| Engineering, procurement and construction contract for the development of an ammonia and urea complex | Consortium of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Daewoo Engineering & Construction (Japanese/Korean) | Djazairia el-Omani Lil Asmida - 49:51 Joint venture of Sonatrach and Bah- wan Group (Oman) | 1,000+ | 18/04/2008 |
| Engineering and procurement of a fertiliser complex | Uhde (Germany) | Sofert Algerie - Joint venture of Sonatrach, Orascom Construction Industries (Egypt) and Uhde (Germany) | 1,000 | 18/04/2008 |
| Bahrain | ||||
| Provide project management services on its $450metre mixed-use development in the Seef district | Mace International (UK-based) | First Bahrain Real Estate Development Company (local) | na | 15/04/2008 |
| Carry out pre-front-end engineering and design of the planned revamp and expansion of the Banagas liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) plant | Foster Wheeler (US) | Bahrain National Gas Company (Banagas) | na | 17/04/2008 |
| Fit-out contract for the Arcapita Bank headquarters located within the Bahrain Bay Development complex | Mivan Depa (local) | Nass Murray & Roberts | 20.6 | 29/04/2008 |
| Contract for the raft foundation on the Four Seasons hotel project at Bahrain Bay | Multiplex (Australia) | Arcapita | na | 30/04/2008 |
| Iran | ||||
| Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the development of the South Pars gas field | Aras consortium (local) | Petropars, a subsidiary of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) | 284 | 14/04/2008 |
| Sub-contract for the detailed design of elements of the platforms on phase 12 development of the South Pars gas field | Worley Parsons (Australia) | Iran Offshore Engineering & Construction (IOEC) | na | 22/04/2008 |
| Contract to develop areas of the capital | Etebar Gostar Aras (local) | Tehran Urban & Suburban Railway Company (TUSRC) | 200 | 25/04/2008 |
| Contract to develop areas of the capital | 30 | |||
| Contract to develop areas of the capital | Sina Tarabar (local) | 60 | ||
| Iraq | ||||
| Provide 17 drill rigs for work in the southern oil fields and the northern Kirkuk region | Drillmec (Italy) | Iraq Drilling Company | 207 | 17/04/2008 |
| Jordan | ||||
| Equip some 1,148 schools with computers and other IT equipment | Optimiza (local) | Education Ministry | na | 29/04/2008 |
| Kuwait | ||||
| Supply two deep drilling rigs and the personnel to operate them | Burgan Company for Drilling, Trading & Maintenance (local) | Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) | 221 | 09/04/2008 |
| Build-operate contract to produce crude and associated gas | Processes Unlimited (US) | Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) | 117 | 24/04/2008 |
| Morocco | ||||
| Build two greenfield cement plants, each with capacity of 1.6 million tonnes a year (t/y) | Polysius (France) | Ciments de l’Atlas (Cimat) (local) | na | 02/04/2008 |
| Oman | ||||
| Supply centrifugal compressors for four gas fields operated by Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) | GE Oil & Gas (Florence-based) | Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) | 250 | 21/04/2008 |
| Qatar | ||||
| Process technology package for the 250,000-barrel-a-day (b/d) Al-Shaheen oil refinery | Axens (France) | Qatar Petroleum (QP) | na | 30/04/2008 |
| Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Supply equipment for a water transmission system | Siemens (Germany) | Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) | 94 | 06/04/2008 |
| Construction contract on the Manifa heavy oil field covering civil works and facilities management for the site | Nesma & Partners Contracting Company (local) | Saudi Aramco | 67 | 08/04/2008 |
| Contract for infrastructure work on the Information Technology & Communications Complex (ITCC) in Riyadh | El-Seif Engineering & Contracting (local) | Public Pension Agency (PPA) | 64 | 22/04/2008 |
| Build an administration complex for the Ministry of Finance | Saudi Oger (local) | Ministry of Finance | 244 | 28/04/2008 |
| Design and construct two aircraft hangers in Riyadh and Jeddah | 167.18 | |||
| Contract for management of water and wastewater networks in Riyadh | Veolia Water (France) | Water and Electricity Ministry | 60 | 29/04/2008 |
| Build residential towers in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) covering the design and construction of 16 buildings | Saudi Binladin Group (local) | Emaar, The Economic City | 370 | 29/04/2008 |
| Syria | ||||
| Build a gas treatment plant in Ebla, in northwest Syria | Petrofac International (UAE-based) | Petro-Canada | 477 | 04/04/2008 |
| Tunisia | ||||
| Build a 400 MW combined-cycle power plant at Ghannouch, near Gabes on the southeast coast | Alstom (France) | Societe Tunisienne de l’Electricite et du Gaz | 312 | 30/04/2008 |
| UAE | ||||
| Carry out complete fit-out of 13 stations on the red line of the Dubai Metro | Lindner Depa Interiors | JT Metro - joint venture comprised of Obayashi Corporation, Kajima Corporation (both Japan) and Yapi Merkezi (Turkey) | 102 | 02/04/2008 |
| Construction of the North District cooling plant in the Dubai International Financial Centre | Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) (Dubai-based) | Voltas (India) | 71 | 02/04/2008 |
| Design and build work contract for the Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment - involving construction of 2,290 villas in Al-Barsha, Al-Warqaa and Oud al-Muteena areas of Dubai | Arabtec Construction (local) | Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment | 817 | 09/04/2008 |
| Mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) contract for the 47-storey Tiara United Towers located on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai | Drake & Scull International (Dubai-based) | Joint venture between Zabeel Investments and United Holdings | 50 | 13/04/2008 |
| Construction of 100 apartment buildings on the Remraam Community residential project in Dubailand | Dubai Civil Engineering (DCE)(local) | Mizin - the real estate development subsidiary of local Tatweer | 817 | 14/04/2008 |
| Second package to build 100 buildings on the Remraam Community residential project in Dubailand | Al-Ghafly (Abu Dhabi-based) | 817 | ||
| Build Champions Tower III at Dubai Sports City | Cairo Contracting Company (Egypt) | Memon Group of Companies (local) | 22.3 | 16/04/2008 |
| Build hotel on Reem island development in Abu Dhabi | Joint venture of IJM Corporation and LFE Corporation (Malaysia) | Tamouh Investments (local) | 266 | 16/04/2008 |
| Contract on King Abdullah University of Science & Technology covering internal and external work on university buildings | Saudi Company for Development of Construction and Trading Company (Sacodeco) | Saudi Aramco | 40 | 16/04/2008 |
| Piling contract for the first phase of the $22bn Masdar City project in Abu Dhabi | Soletanche Bachy (France) | Abu Dhabi Guture Energy Company (Masdar) | na | 17/04/2008 |
| Engineering, procurement and construction contract to build a 131-kilometre-long pipeline from Fujairah to Al-Ain | Consortium of Technip (Paris-based) and Dodsal (Dubai-based) | Abu Dhabi Transmission & Despatch Company (Transco) | 610 | 18/04/2008 |
| Infrastructure works contract for the Al-Furjan development in Jebel Ali, involving the construction of roads, drainage and other services within the residential community | Khansaheb Civil Engineering (local) | na | 245 | 21/04/2008 |
| Build residential development located in the Mussafah area of Abu Dhabi | STX Group (South Korea) | Tasameem (Property arm of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority) | 180 | 27/04/2008 |
| Build the first phase of the Al-Sufouh tram system in Dubai | Consortium of Alstom (France) and Bel Hasa Six Construct (local/Belgium) | Dubai Roads & Transport Authority | 544 | 28/04/2008 |
| Contracts to build hotel, resorts and golf course projects in Abu Dhabi. Contracts also include construction of a headquarters for TDIC and the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority | TDIC-Leighton Contracting - Joint venture of Gulf Leighton the Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) | Tourism Development Investment Corporation - Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority | 435 | 30/04/2008 |
| Total | 12,180.23 | |||
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