KAEC awards 2 design contracts sor Al Murooj Residential District
15th August 2014
According to news reports and press releases, King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has awarded the contract for the landscape and infrastructure design of two residential communities in Al Murooj District to Cairo-headquartered Engineering Consultants Group (ECG).[..]
Arma Electropanc wins US$ 7.8 mn University of Dubai MEP contract
15th August 2014
AE Arma-Elektropanç (AE) has won a US$ 7.8 million (AED ) contract to carry out MEP works on the first phase of the University of Dubai project in Dubai Academic City, according to reports in ConstructionWeekOnline.com.[..]
Ashgal floats road marking tender
14th August 2014
Qatar’s public works authority, Ashgal, has floated a tender for the markings of roads throughout the country, according to news reports from ConstructionWeekOnline.com. Ashghal is currently overseeing a large-scale programme of road building in Qatar which is a key component of the country’s infrastructure programme.The road building work will be carried out in in various locations in Qatar, said Ashghal.[..]
Ecotherm consulting wins Al Raha Beach MEP contract
14th August 2014
According to news reports in ConstructionWeekOnline.com, Ecotherm Contracting (ETC) has secured an MEP contract for work on the Al Raha Beach development in Abu Dhabi. The project, Plot PC 501, contains four residential buildings of ten stories and 31 townhouses.[..]
Llyod's Register wins UAE nuclear plant contract
14th August 2014
UK based Lloyd’s Register Energy, together with Lightbridge Corporation, has won a major contract to provide construction oversight and related technical services for a new generation of nuclear power plant in the UAE.[..]
Abu Dhabi municipality plans parks construction and upgrades
14th August 2014
According to WAM news agency reports, the Abu Dhabi City Municipality is developing designs of four public parks at Baniyas city, while work has started to construct four other parks in the same area expected to be completed in the last quarter of 2017.[..]
Ashgal to begin fourth phase of C-Ring Road project development ahead of schedule
14th August 2014
The Qatar Public Works Authority, Ashghal, has announced that it is to begin the fourth phase of its C-Ring Road Project earlier than had been previously scheduled, according to reports in ConstructionWeekOnline.com.[..]
Jumeirah group reveals beachfront development plans
14th August 2014
In an interview with Dubai Eye 103.8 this week, the Dubai based developer Jumeirah Group revealed its plans for major developments along the stretch of beachfront between Madinat Jumeirah and Jumeirah Beach Hotel. Both properties are currently the subject of major expansion plans, and, speaking to Dubai Eye 103.8 earlier this week, Jumeirah Group president and CEO Gerald Lawless explained the work to come on the coastline linking the two.[..]
Sewerage deal scrapped in Kuwait Ahmadi governorate due to breach of terms, KD 18 mn worth road and sewage projects available
13th August 2014
According to reports in the Kuwait Times, a national daily, the Ministry of Public Work (MPW) is looking for a new contractor to carry out full maintenance works of Riqqa’s sewerage system, after the project’s initial contract was terminated when the contractor failed to meet the deadline. The ministry exercised a clause in all its contracts which gives it the right to take punitive measures that includes termination of the contract if the contractor fails to honor his obligations, minister Abdulaziz Al-Ibrahim said. Ibrahim, who is also the Minister of Electricity and Water, said that the total value of road and sewerage network maintenance contracts in Ahmadi governorate is KD 17.721 million.[..]