Six international companies are prequalified to bid for the facilities upgrade contracts. They are Spain's Tecnicas Reunidas, Sharjah-based Petrofac International, Canada's SNC Lavalinand SK Engineering & Construction, Hyundai Engineering & Constructionand LG Engineering & Construction, all of South Korea.
The 30-month contracts cover the replacement of existing underground crude oil and gas flowlines in the south and southeast and the upgrade and rehabilitation of 17 GCs and three gas booster stations. The US' Parsons Engineering Corporationcarried out a preliminary study for the proposed scheme.
The larger of the two GC tenders, estimated to be worth KD 25 million ($85 million), calls for the revamp and extension of the medium crude processing facilities at GC 28 to handle an additional 40,000 barrels a day of crude. About six companies attended the 12 January pre-tender meeting. Five companies attended the 10 January pre-tender meeting for the second EPC contract, worth KD 20 million ($66 million), which covers the expansion of GC 27 (MEED 23:1:04). Parsons prepared both front-end engineering and design (FEED) packages. US-based Fluor Danielis acting as project management consultant.
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