Over $2.5bn worth of contracts were awarded across the Middle East region in October, according to this selected checklist compiled from MEED reports throughout the month.
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Table: Contracts awarded in October 2008
| Project | Contractor | Client | Estimated value ($m) | Date |
| Algeria |
| Front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for second phase work on the In Salah zone in the southern Sahara area of Algeria | Foster Wheeler (US) | Bp (UK) | na | 13/10/2008 |
| Bahrain |
| Build a district cooling plant at Bahrain Financial Harbour | SNC Lavalin (Canada) | Tabreed Bahrain | na | 20/10/2008 |
| Kuwait |
| Maintenance and upgrade of electricity transmission networks in Kuwait | Siemens | Electricity & Water Ministry | 28.4 | 13/10/2008 |
| Replacement of 132/300kV ground cables with overhead power lines | Siemens | Electricity & Water Ministry | 36 | 13/10/2008 |
| Engineering, procurement and construction contract for a 300/400kV substation at Sulaibiya in Kuwait | ABB (Europe) | Electricity & Water Ministry | 159 | 28/10/2008 |
| Libya |
| Gather 3D seismic data on the Ghadames Basin acreage in Libya | WesternGeco | Gazprom (Russia) | na | 22/10/2008 |
| Project management deal for the development of a 200,000-barrel-a-day (b/d) refinery in western Libya | Foster Wheeler (US) | Zwara Oil Refining Company (Zorco) | na | 31/10/2008 |
| Oman |
| Interchange project in Sohar | Consolidated Contractors International Company (CCC) | The Transport & Communication Ministry | 127 | 2/10/2008 |
| Qatar |
| Construction of a seven-floor commercial building with three basement levels. The total built-up area is about 70,000 square metres | Qatari Arabian Construction Company | Jaidah Investment & Real Estate & Development Company | 95 | 9/10/2008 |
| Construction of a hotel, a transit terminal, a communications centre, a transmission tower and six new aircraft gates | Gulf Contracting Company (local) | Gulf Contracting Company (local) | 163 | 30/10/2008 |
| Saudi Arabia |
| Construction of a 300MW power plant in Tabuk, in the northwest of the kingdom | Najm al-Jazeera Contracting Company | Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) | 226 | 10/10/2008 |
| UAE |
| Build an interchange serving the Meydan racecourse development in the Nad al-Sheba area of Dubai | Afcons (India) | Roads & Transport Authority | 272 | 2/10/2008 |
| Build 12 five story residential buildings at the Mudon development in Dubailand | Arabtec Construction | Dubai Properties | 150 | 5/10/2008 |
| Marine works packages on the Fujairah F2 Power and Desalination Plant project | Joint venture of Arabian Construction Company (ACC) and Leader Marine Contracting (Hong Kong) | Fujairah Asia Power Company (FAPCO) | 54 | 5/10/2008 |
| Widen Emirates road in Dubai to accommodate more traffic between Arabian Ranches and the Green Community junction | China State Construction & Engineering Corporation | Roads & Transport Authority | 225 | 9/10/2008 |
| Provide pre-construction services for the 1-Dubai project in Jumeira Gardens | Samsung Corporation (South Korea) | Meraas Development | na | 10/10/2008 |
| Ten-year programme management services | CH2M Hill | Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) | na | 14/10/2008 |
| Storage tanks subcontract on the Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline (Adcop) project | Belleli (Italy) | International Petroleum Investment Company (Ipic) | 160 | 19/10/2008 |
| Provide preconstruction services for the Al-Dubawi resort project in Dubai | Al-Naboodah Laing O’Rourke | Zabeel Properties | 273 | 20/10/2008 |
| Provide project management services for the cultural district on Saadiyat island in Abu Dhabi | Aecom (US) | Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC) | 210 | 21/10/2008 |
| Build and operate a district cooling plant and pipe network at the Dubai World Trade Centre redevelopment with an initial capacity of 55,000-refrigeration tonnes, which will be expanded to 120,000 tonnes in phase two | Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) | Dubai World Trade Centre | na | 27/10/2008 |
| Total | 2,551.4 | |
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