Middle East contracts awarded: August 2008

14 August 2008
Almost $3.5bn worth of contracts were awarded across the Middle East region in August, according to this selected checklist compiled from MEED reports throughout the month.

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Table: Contracts awarded in August 2008

ProjectContractorClientEstimated value ($m)Date
Bahrain
Build a lube base oil refinery at SitraSamsung Engineering (South Korea)Joint venture of Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) and Neste Oil (Finland)31419/8/2008
Build, own and operate the $2bn Addur independent water and power project (IWPP) in BahrainSuez Energy International (Belgium) and Gulf Investment CorporationFinance Ministryna28/8/2008
Provide designs for all civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering for a BD70m ($190m) mixed-use tower in the Al-Seef district of BahrainMott MacDonald (UK)Ithmaar Development Companyna28/8/2008
Egypt
Design, engineering and procurement contract to build a fifth gas processing train at Khalda Petroleum Company's natural gas plant at Salam in the Western desertPetrofac (UK)Khalda Petroleum Companyna4/8/2008
Jordan
Selected to act as legal adviser to the lenders on Jordan’s Al-Qatrana independent power project (IPP)Chadbourne & ParkeMinistry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR)na7/8/2008
Kuwait
Modify and improve the power distribution system at the gathering centre, which has an oil processing capacity of 120,000 barrels a dayO&G General Engineering & ContractingKuwait Oil Company (KOC)20.428/8/2008
Qatar
Build a pumping station which will feed the Doha North wastewater treatment plant. The contract also covers the construction of pipelines which will deliver treated sewage effluent to the capital for irrigationMarubeni Corporation (Japan)Public Works Authority (Ashghal)36311/8/2008
Provide front-end engineering and design (FEED) services for the offshore component of Qatar Petroleum’s giant Barzan gas field developmentJ Ray McDermottQatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil Corporation (US)na14/8/2008
Build the School of Foreign Services, at Education City in QatarMidmac Contracting (local)Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development16521/8/2008
3D-seismic survey of QP's ageing Dukhan oil and gas field.CGS Veritas (French)Qatar Petroleum (QP)14021/8/2008
Develop the conceptual design for a national railway system in QatarDeutsche Bahn (Germany)Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Companyna28/8/2008
Build residential buildings at the Viva Bahriyah district on the Pearl-QatarArabian Construction Company (Lebanon)United Development Company (UDC)15531/8/2008
Saudi Arabia
Provide its Spheripol licence technology to the new polypropylene plant planned by the Yanbu-based Arabian Industrial Fibres Company (Ibn Rushd)LyondellBasell (Rotterdam)Ibn Rushd a subsidiary of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic)na6/8/2008
Onshore gas processing package on the 900,000-b/d Manifa incrementGS Engineering & ConstructionSaudi Aramco50014/8/2008
UAE
Engineering, procurement and construction contract for the Hamriya power plantGE (US) and SNC Lavalin (Canada)Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority (Sewa)na1/8/2008
Design and construct 1,437 villas in DubailandArabtec ConstructionEmaar-Bawadi joint venture4364/8/2008
Construction of apartment buildings and villas for the SkyGardens project on Reem island in Abu DhabiTaahud General Contracting Company (local)Plus Properties (local)
4095/8/2008
Under the 16-year contract, Alstom will provide spare parts and maintenance services for the plant’s five Alstom gas turbinesAlstom (France)Fujairah Asia Power Company (Fapco)na6/8/2008
Design, fabricate, construct and commission a sewerage treatment plant for a labour camp in the Mafraq area of Abu DhabiConcorde-Corodex GroupAbu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company (ADSSC)na7/8/2008
Construction of 18 office buildings of between four and 13 floors, on top of a common single-floor podium at the Meydan development at Nad al-Sheba in Dubai. The total built-up area is about 350,000 square metresMammut Building SystemsMeydan LLC40810/8/2008
Design bridges on its Palm Deira development in Dubai. The contract involves preparing the architectural concept for all the 44 long-span bridges that will connect the 26 islands that make up Palm Deira.Hyder Consulting (UK) and LWK ArchitectsNakheelna 13/8/2008
Construction of two 280-metre tall, 45-floor towers for the G-Emporium project at City of Arabia in DubailandSimplex Infrastructures (India)GIO Developmentsna 14/8/2008
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing contract for the Trump International Hotel and tower project in DubaiBK Gulf (local/UK)Joint venture of Nakheel and the US' Trump Organisation114 14/8/2008
Build the Pacific development on Al-Marjan island, Ras al-KhaimahConstruction Technology Contracting (CTC)Joint venture of Select Group (local) and Select Property (UK)272 21/8/2008
Build a residential tower at Dubai MarinaDubai Contracting Company (DCC)na72 25/8/2008
Build zones three and six at the Dubai Lagoon project at Dubai Investments ParkBelhasa Engineering & ContractingSchon Properties46326/8/2008
Design and build an aquatic sports centre in DubaiSaudi Binladin GroupDubai Municipality300 26/8/2008
Provide its proprietary technology for the world’s largest residue fluid catalytic cracking unit at the grassroots expansion of the Ruwais refineryShaw Group (US)Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (Takreer)na 31/8/2008

Total

3,497

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