More than $15.4bn worth of contracts were awarded across the Middle East region in January, according to this selected checklist compiled from MEED reports throughout the month.
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Table: Contracts awarded in January 2008
Project | Contractor | Client | Estimated value ($m) | Date |
Algeria | ||||
Development of a cement plant-turnkey engineering, procurement and construction | Aresco and FLSmidth (Denmark) | Asec Algeria | 550 | 17/01/2008 |
Build a convention centre at Oran: covers the construction of a 3,000-seat auditorium, an exhibition centre and a 300-room hotel | Obrascon Huarte Lain (Spain) | Algerian state energy company Sonatrach | 591 | 30/01/2008 |
Bahrain | ||||
Construction of the KFH Bahrain Industrial Oasis, comprising the construction of factory units for leasing purposes and a central six-storey building | Poullaides Construction Company (Bahrain) | Kuwait Finance House | 32 | 15/01/2008 |
Design, build and operate a seawater desalination plant at the Durrat al-Bahrain mixed-use development | Energy Central (local) | Durrat Khaleej al-Bahrain Company (owned by Bahraini government) and Kuwait Finance House | na | 24/01/2008 |
National Assembly building for the reclamation of land and construction of quay walls | Ahmed Mansoor al-Aali (local) | Ministry of Works | 82 | 30/01/2008 |
Appointed lead project manager, construction manager and supervising engineer for the Downtown Al-Areen project in Bahrain | KEO International | Gulf Holding Company (Kuwaiti-based) | na | 30/01/2008 |
Bahrain Bay development: work includes road works, establishing a water supply and general infrastructure maintenance | Ahmed Mansoor al-Aali (local) | Arcapita | 72 | 31/01/2008 |
Development of the Downtown Al Areen infrastructure - road construction, water storage facilities and other services | Downtown Construction Company | Gulf Holding Company (Kuwait) | 11.5 | 17/01/2008 |
Egypt | ||||
Contract for engineering, plant construction, assembly and supervision of a greenfield float glass manufacturing facility | Ianua (Italy) | Sphinx Glass (fully owned subsidiary of Egypt’s Mena Glass) | 143 | 06/01/2008 |
Civil works package on the 750MW Sidi Krier combined cycle power plant | Orascom Construction Industries (local) with Besix (Belgium) | West Delta Electricity Production Company | 106 | 14/01/2008 |
Civil works package on the identical El-Atf plant | Hassan Allam & Sons (local) with Consolidated Contractors International Company (Athens) | West Delta Electricity Production Company | 102 | 14/01/2008 |
Iran | ||||
Phase 12 of South Pars development: covers utilities and associated facilities | JV of Itok Iran and Pars International Development and Engineering Company (Pideco) (local) | The National Iranian Gas Export Company (NIGEC) | 100 | 28/01/2008 |
Jordan | ||||
Contract to prepare the schematic designs for the Samarah Rift | JZMK (US) | Emaar International Jordan- part of Emaar properties | na | 08/01/2008 |
Contract to provide pre-construction services of the latest phase of Samarah Dead Sea Resort | F+A Architects (US) and Koray Insaat (Turkey) | |||
Kuwait | ||||
Provide front-end engineering and design and project management services for future projects and second personnel to work at KOC’s Ahmadi offices | Fluor Corporation (US) | Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) | 334 | 06/01/2008 |
Provide gas compression and reinjection services | Safwan Petroleum Technologies Company | Central Tenders Committee- Kuwait Oil Compay (KOC) | 67.1 | 07/01/2008 |
Provide mechanical, electrical and plumbing services for the College of Basic Education’s Boys Campus at Ardiya in Kuwait | Drake & Scull | Public Authority for Applied Education & Training | 33 | 08/01/2008 |
Renewed five-year in-house management contract | Amec (UK) | Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) | 321 | 13/01/2008 |
Supply of a 3,000HP deep drilling rig for operations across the state; also covers the supply of personnel to operate the rig | Burgan Company for Well Drilling Trading & Maintenance | Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) | 100 | 15/01/2008 |
Provide consultancy services for a road system in Ahmadi - dual carriageway on the north side of Ahmadi connecting to motorway route 40 | Gulf Consult | Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) | na | 17/01/2008 |
Manufacture and supply reactors for clean fuel project - 22 hydro cracker and atmospheric residue desulphurisation reactors | Larsen & Toubro (India) | Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) | 421 | 21/01/2008 |
Install water effluent transfer pipelines between three gathering centres and the Minagish water injection plant in west Kuwait | United Gulf Construction Company (local) | The Central Tenders Committee Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) | 34.6 | 22/01/2008 |
Lebanon | ||||
Construction package on Eighth Gate Development in Damascus | Arabian Construction Company (Lebanon) and Arabtec Construction (Dubai) | Emaar IGO | 41 | 14/01/2008 |
Libya | ||||
Supply four 350MW boilers to the oil-fired thermal power plant in Al Khalij; also carry out engineering, production, installation and testing | Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction | General Electricity Company of Libya | 350 | 02/01/2008 |
Build infrastructure in Tripoli and Benghazi; also involves storage of rain water and treated waste water in local aquifers | Tennessee Overseas Construction Company | Housing Infrastructure Board | 1,250 | 03/01/2008 |
Contract for the modernisation of the urban infrastructure in the city of Tajura - to include laying pipes for the city’s water supply and sewage system, as well as telephone and electricity lines. Also includes construction of roads and lighting | Strabag (Austria) | The Housing and Infrastructure Ministry | 640 | 08/01/2008 |
Build high-speed broadband network to access internet and make phone calls | ZTE Corporation (China) | Libya Telecom & Technology | na | 10/01/2008 |
Oman | ||||
Implement Nimr C full-field water injection project in the south of the sultanate; involves drilling 89 production wells and 19 injection wells | Al-Hassan Engineering | Petroleum Development Oman | 65 | 15/01/2008 |
Build a ship repair and drydock complex at Oman’s Duqm port | Consortium of Omani group Galfar Engineering & Contracting and South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction | National Economy Ministry (Oman) | na | 18/01/2008 |
Contract to build a 3G mobile phone network | Huawei (China) | OmanTel | 46 | 23/01/2008 |
Strengthen the transmission network at Oman’s Seeb International Airport. Project includes the construction of a new 220/132/33kV substation | Larsen & Toubro | Oman Electricity Transmission Company | 89 | 24/01/2008 |
Strengthen the transmission system in the Sohar industrial area | Larsen & Toubro | Oman Electricity Transmission Company | 27 | 24/01/2008 |
Qatar | ||||
Expansion of the low sulfur condensate tank farm at Ras Laffan Industrial City: includes engineering, procurement, provision of transportation, fabrication, construction, installation, testing, pre-commissioning and commissioning services | Qatar Engineering and Construction Company | Dolphin Energy | 212 | 03/01/2008 |
Supply gas turbine and compressor technology for the fifth-stage expansion project | GE Oil & Gas | Qatar Fertiliser Company (Qafco) | na | 08/01/2008 |
Aluminium smelting complex at Mesaieed; contract covers the installation of reduction cells and pot room equipment | Dutco McConnell Dowell | Qatalum | 750 | 08/01/2008 |
Technology licensing, equipment supply and installation; involves electric arc furnace and a steel rolling mill | Danieli (Italy) | Qatar Steel Company (Qasco) | 300 | 11/01/2008 |
Turnkey contract to deliver 14 gas-insulated substations to improve the electricity network in and around Doha | Areva’s Transmission & Distribution division (France) | Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) | 698 | 15/01/2008 |
A second contract, covering the delivery of technology for the upgrade of the National Control Centre built by Areva in the late 1990s | Areva (France) | Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) | na | 15/01/2008 |
Phase eight of Qatar’s power transmission system expansion plan - build 15 substations | Areva (France) | Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation | na | 17/01/2008 |
Phase eight of Qatar’s power transmission system expansion plan. One package to build seven 220kV, 66kV and 132kV substations and install overhead lines | Hyundai Engineering & Construction (South Korea) | Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation | ||
Phase eight of Qatar’s power transmission system expansion plan. Two packages | Isolux Corsan (Spain) | Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation | ||
Phase eight of Qatar’s power transmission system expansion plan. One package to build five 66/11kV substations | Larsen & Toubro (India) | Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation | ||
Construction of the network to serve the Doha North sewage treatment plant, covers the construction of 32kms of sewage pipes and the construction of a main pipeline from the planned pumping station at Al-Khisa to the Doha North plant | Ultra Construction & Engineering Company (South Korea) | Qatar’s Public Works Authority (Ashghal) | 357 | 23/01/2008 |
Build the Sidra Medical & Research Centre in Qatar, located at Education City on the outskirts of Doha; includes a nine-storey hospital and accommodation for 350 nurses | JV of OHL (Spain) and Contrack International (US) | Qatar Foundation for Education, Science & Community Developmen | 2,300 | 29/01/2008 |
Saudi Arabia | ||||
Develop infrastructure for the company’s Jeddah Gate project - covers construction of water, waste management, electricity supply and drainage infrastructure in the development. | Al Taafuf and the Saudi Building & Development Management Company | Emaar Middle East | na | 06/01/2008 |
Build two substations connecting Maaden’s phosphate and aluminium projects at Ras al-Zour to the national grid through overhead transmission lines from Jubail. Contract covers the engineering, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning and completion of 380kV and 115kV substations on a turnkey basis | ABB Contracting Company - Swiss/local | Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) | 100 | 14/01/2008 |
Eight construction packages for the Umm Al-Qura University complex in Mecca - includes lecture buildings, student accommodation, a medicine college, pharmacy college and university hospital extension | Al Arrab Contracting Company | Umm-Al-Qura University, operating under the Ministry of Higher Education | 146 | 20/01/2008 |
Expand the company’s prawn farming facility near Jeddah | Sea Ark Africa (South Africa) | Al Faulk Group (local) | 10 | 22/01/2008 |
Build a 520km railway line in Saudi Arabia. Contract includes the construction of bridges, camel crossings and other infrastructure to support the railway | Russian Railways | not mentioned | 800 | 22/01/2008 |
UAE | ||||
Manage the Nation Towers development in Abu Dhabi - involves the construction a 65-storey hotel, a 52-storey residential tower and a retail podium | Hill International - US | International Capital Trading | 650 | 03/01/2008 |
Manage the implementation of an irrigation masterplan in al Ain | Hill International - US | Local municipality | 163 | 03/01/2008 |
Three-year contract to manage the construction of an equestrian and residential community - include villas, townhouses and apartments, a clubhouse, hotel, equestrian centre, show complex and an equine spa and therapy centre | Hill International - US | not mentioned | 490 | 03/01/2008 |
Build a green diesel plant at Ruwais - involves construction of a 37,000-barrel-a-day (b/d) hydrocracker and a 42,000-b/d sulphur hydrocracker unit, plus the revamping of the existing gas oil hydrotreater | GS Engineering & Construction (South Korea) | Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (Takreer) | 1,140 | 07/01/2008 |
Construct sewerage and drainage networks in Dubai - located in Al-Nahda and Al-Mamzar close to the Sharjah border- involves the installation of pipes and a stormwater drainage network | Arabtec Engineering Services | Dubai Municipality | 15 | 09/01/2008 |
Build two 20-30 storey commercial towers in Dubai’s Business Bay | CSHK Dubai Contracting - Hong Kong | Damac Properties | 55 | 09/01/2008 |
Provide the aluminium facades for the Vision Tower project in Dubai’s Business Bay | Alumco - Dubai | Dubai Properties | 22 | 13/01/2008 |
Install two offshore wellhead towers - design, fabricate and install the two gas towers and 20km of infield pipelines, pressure vessels, choke control and shutdown valves | National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) - Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (Adma-Opco). | 200 | 14/01/2008 |
Manage one of the hotels at the Saraya Islands development in Ras al-Khaimah - hotel will have 180 guest rooms, 30 bungalows, two restaurants, conference facilities, spa and health club | Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces | Saraya Islands Real Estate Development Company | na | 15/01/2008 |
Review sewerage and water treatment plants being constructed by commercial developers in Abu Dhabi | MWH (US) | Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company | na | 16/01/2008 |
Build a wastewater recycling facility on Palm Jumeirah island. The recycling plant will have a capacity of 17,000 cubic metres a day (cm/d) | Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, subsidiary of France’s Veolia Water | Palm Water, a subsidiary of Nakheel | 18 | 16/01/2008 |
Delivery of plant treating water in a 300,000-cubic-metre artificial lake adjacent to the Burj Dubai Tower. The plant will have capacity of 62,400 cm/d | Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies (France) | Emaar Properties | 15 | 16/01/2008 |
Front-end engineering and design contract on the grassroots expansion of the Ruwais refinery | Bechtel | Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (Takreer) | na | 21/01/2008 |
Build gas-fired combined cycle power plant at Taweelah plant in Abu Dhabi - supply six combustion turbine generators, four heat recovery steam generators, two steam turbine generators and two seawater cooling surface condensers | GE (US) | Emirates Aluminium Company (Emal) | 490 | 21/01/2008 |
Develop two new district cooling plants at the Motor City development in Dubai | Emirates District Cooling Company (Emicool) | not mentioned | na | 22/01/2008 |
Three contracts for cleaning and disposal of solid waste. First contract covers the southen area of Al-Ain city and suburbs | Consortium of the local MBM, Saudi Arabia’s Dallah and Spain’s Urbaser three contracts for cleaning and disposal of solid waste | Al-Ain Municipality | 126 | 24/01/2008 |
Three contracts for cleaning and disposal of solid waste. Second contract involves the operation and maintenance of a medical and dangerous waste incinerator | 38 | |||
Three contracts for cleaning and disposal of solid waste. Third contract deals with the operation and maintenance of the central dumping yard and the dangerous wastes cell | 82 | |||
Provide the design, engineering, supply and construction, testing and commissioning of onshore and offshore ductile iron and carbon steel pipelines | Abu Dhabi-based Lindenberg Emirates | Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (Transco) | 157 | 24/01/2008 |
Design and build five 33/11kV substations | Larsen & Toubro (India) | Al-Ain Distribution Company | 105 | 24/01/2008 |
Project management contract on the irrigation masterplan for Al-Ain | Hill International (US) | Al-Ain Municipality | 6.4 | 29/01/2008 |
Build a mixed-use development in Abu Dhabi. known as the Plot 9 hotel, residential and commercial complex | Al-Habtoor Engineering Enterprises | United Holdings (local) | 350 | 29/01/2008 |
Total | 15,403.6 |
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