Oman’s Tender Board approved construction, infrastructure, and property tenders worth $14.8m (OMR5.7m) during its seventh meeting of 2017.
The organisation, led by chairman Dr Rasheed bin Al Safi al-Huraibi, approved 25 tenders, worth $53.4m (OMR20.6m), at its latest meeting.
The following pages outline the Tender Board’s approvals relating to the sultanate’s construction contracting sector.
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai – has unveiled the blueprint for Dubai Food Park (DFP), the latest addition to Dubai Wholesale City (DWSC), according to a statement by WAM.
To be developed at a cost of $1.5 billion, it will be the first destination in the Middle East dedicated to serving the food sector.
“DFP seeks to enhance Dubai’s position as a leading regional hub for food trade, import, export and re-export of foodstuffs. Conceptualised at a time when food trade makes up 11 percent of the UAE’s GDP and the food industry is estimated to grow by 70 percent to $6.3 billion by 2030, the park will offer all categories of food wholesale services to meet the high demand of the food sector in the UAE and the wider region,” WAM said.
DFP will span over 48 million square feet within DWSC, the largest wholesale hub in the world occupying 550 million square feet that will take shape over a 10-year period at an estimated cost of $8.2 billion.
Read the full article on ME Construction News.
The first four trains that will run on the Doha Metro arrived in Qatar yesterday, in what is a landmark moment for the infrastructure project.
After a three-week journey by sea from Kobe in Japan, the new carriages were welcomed by officials into Hamad Port last night, Qatar Rail said.
This is the first batch of some 75 trains that will run on the new driverless rail network, which opens to the public in early 2020.
According to Qatar Rail, the trains will be transported to its Al Wakrah depot, reassembled and then tested to ensure safety standard.
Read the full article on Medium – Doha News.
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) hospitality market is witnessing solid growth with a total of 123,589 rooms under construction in the region, said a report.
Of this, about 95,089 rooms are under construction in the Middle East – up 14.3 per cent in year-over-year (y-o-y) comparisons, while the rest are in the African region, said STR’s July 2017 Pipeline Report.
Dubai topped the MEA list for the largest number of rooms under construction with the total put at 23,816 rooms in 18 hotels.
Three other markets reported more than 5,000 rooms under construction in the region: Makkah, Saudi Arabia (23,816 rooms in 18 projects), Doha, Qatar (8,714 rooms in 36 projects), and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (6,712 rooms in 30 projects).
Read the full article on Zawya.
Master developer Nakheel has awarded four contracts worth a collective AED430 million ($117m) for its Deira Islands project, a 15.3 sq km waterfront city under construction in Dubai.
The contracts, covering islands A and B of the four-island development, are for a sewage treatment plant, a district cooling plant, a substation and piling work for an 800-room resort.
Nakheel has so far invested nearly AED7.5 billion in infrastructure and construction contracts for Deira Islands with more due soon, according to a statement from the company.
The latest awards include a AED228.3 million contract with VWS Emirates LLC/ Butec S.A.L (Dubai Branch) under a joint venture for the design, construction and 10 years’ operation and maintenance of a sewage treatment plant.
The second is a AED100 million contract with Emirates District Cooling (Emicool) to build a district cooling plant for Nakheel’s Deira Islands Night Souk and nearby Nakheel buildings, with 10 years’ operation and maintenance.
Read the full article on ME Construction News.
Arabtec Construction has been awarded a contract worth AED628m ($171m) by DAMAC Properties to build 1,296 villas at DAMAC’s Akoya Oxygen master development in Dubai, UAE.
Situated off the Umm Suqeim Road extension Akoya Oxygen provides a tranquil environment with green surroundings in a secluded, family-friendly community.
The site is located just 15 minutes from DAMAC Hills, Akoya Oxygen will include contemporary residential properties of various sizes surrounding an 18-hole championship golf course.
The residential property will also feature an organic produce market, hydroponic café, luxury wellness centre, outdoor yoga enclave and retail outlets featuring well-known brands.
Read the full article on World Construction Network.
