Projects in the Gulf
01 August 2009
BAHRAIN
Bahrain Rail Network
Owner: Bahrain Ministry of Works and Housing
Budget: $13 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 184-km rail network in Bahrain in three phases. The scope of work includes a mix of light rail trains, monorails, trams and other systems. It will be linked to the Bahrain-Qatar Causeway, which will carry a railway as well as a road. The project includes six rail links. Phase One consists of a 23-km section of the monorail including the Green Line, a Light Rail Transit (LRT) system that extends from Juffair through Manama to Seef district, and the Red Line, a tramway that extends from Bahrain International Airport through the Diplomatic Area to Seef district.
Update: The government has still to find finance for Phase Two. The second study will take 12 months to complete.
@ Bahrain – Sakhir
Owner: Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company
Budget: $3.5 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for design and construction of a business, technology, retail and leisure city to be built alongside the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir. The development will feature a 10,000-retractable-seating arena, 75,000-sq-m exhibition centre, 25,000-sq-m convention centre, technology centre, research institute, technology park as well as three, four- and five-star hotels.
Update: Aedas will work with Scott Wilson and Mohamed Salahuddin Consulting Engineering Bureau (MSCEB) on the design.
Dilmunia Health Island – Masterplan
Owner: Ithmaar Development Company (IDC)
Budget: $1.38 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a health island, Dilmunia, located along the northeast coast of Muharraq. The island will include a 358-bed hospital, a 216-bed hospital, specialist clinics and sport medicine treatment facilities. The scope of work comprises three five-star hotels, a four-star hotel, leisure areas and shopping centres, 118 villas and 1,362 housing units complete with the associated facilities. The island will cover an area of approximately 1.25 million sq m.
Update: Ithmaar Development Company (IDC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the hotel with Dusit International. Construction work is expected to start in 2011.
Manama Network of Highways – King Faisal Highway
Owner: Bahrain Ministry of Works and Housing
Budget: $500 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the upgrade and construction of the King Faisal Highway including some junctions on King Faisal Highway including those with Palace Avenue, Shaikh Isa Al Kabeer Road and Al Furdha Avenue. Tunnels will be constructed at these locations to ease traffic movement. The project also includes a low path of 2.5 km length that will be extended from the west of Al Farda Street intersection to Sheikh Isa Bin Salman bridge in addition to three high bridges.
Update: The ministry is working on the King Faisal Highway design.
Energy Tower
Owner: Bahrain National Oil & Gas Authority (Noga)
Budget: $378 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 50-storey tower that will be the headquarters for Bahrain National Oil & Gas Authority (Noga). The tower will use solar technology to generate power.
Update: Design work is ongoing on the development.
Al Areen Desert Spa & Resort – Downtown Al Areen
Owner: Gulf Holding Company
Budget: $348 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a combination of commercial and residential facilities. It includes restaurants, cafés, high-end retail shops and public gardens and will cover an area of 260,000 sq m.
Update: Phases One and Two are expected to be ready by December; Phases Three, Four and Five will be completed by December next year.
Service Area at Bahrain Logistics Zone
Owner: Bahrain General Organisation of Sea Ports (GOP)
Budget: $280 million
Scope of work: The project calls for design and construction of a customs-free storage, warehousing and commercial service building in the vicinity of the Khalifa Bin Salman Port, located behind the customs gates. The service area will house offices on 6,500 sq m, general warehousing facilities and a 4,000-capacity car-park for the storage of imported cars. The service area will offer a number of amenities such as a petrol station with basic maintenance facilities, banking facilities, food outlets and a convenience store.
Update: Detail design work is complete. Tender documents for the BOT (build-operate-transfer) contract will be issued in October.
Sitra Causeway and Umm Al Hassam Junction Redevelopment
Owner: Bahrain Ministry of Works and Housing
Budget: $266 million
Scope of work: The scope of work includes the replacement of the existing causeway bridges and construction of two new marine bridges. The North Bridge is 200-m long and South Bridge is 400 m. In addition, there will be 2,400 m of associated embankment works across the shallow waters of Tubli Bay and construction of flyovers at both ends of causeway and on Nabih Saleh Island. The embankment and bridges will carry a dual carriageway road with four lanes in each direction, together with extensive services. Flyovers will connect Umm Al Hassam and North Sitra at the northern and southern ends of the causeway and also Nabih Saleh Island in the middle of the causeway. The scope of work also includes a three-level grade-separated intersection at Umm Al Hassam; at-grade signalised intersections at the entrance to Nabih Saleh Island; and at North Sitra with an underpass and flyover.
Update: Reclamation work is almost complete on the two marine bridges and casting work is ongoing. Work is set to start on the second stage of Umm Al Hassam junction.
North Manama Causeway and Bridge
Owner: Bahrain Ministry of Works and Housing
Budget: $260 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 2.4-km-long causeway on reclaimed land, upgrades of junctions on the King Faisal highway, 1.6-km of road upgrades, a single span 51-m-long bridge crossing a canal, and a flyover running alongside the Bahrain Bay development. The project will provide access to the Bahrain Bay development from Manama diplomatic district.
Update: The client is currently in negotiation with contractors.
Diyar Al Muharraq – Phase One – Dredging & Reclamation – Stage One
Owner: Kuwait Finance House (KFH)
Budget: $203 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the dredging and placement of 35 million cu m of marine borrow material to reclaim a 6 million sq m area for the Diyar Al Muharraq mixed-use development. The project will be located north of Bahrain airport in the Muharraq region of the kingdom, close to Amwaj Islands off the coast of Muharraq.
Update: Work is in the completion stages.
KUWAIT
KMPW – Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah Hospital (South Surra Hospital)
Owner: Kuwait Ministry of Public Works (MPW)
Budget: $1.2 billion
Scope of work: The scope of work will include the design, engineering and construction of a 1,050-bed hospital within the South Surra district in Kuwait. The development will include five buildings from two to eight storeys in height, a 4,000-slot car-parking area and other related facilities. The total development area will be of 225,000 sq m.
Update: The bid submission date was extended to July for the main contract.
Bubiyan Island Development – Phase Three (Port Work) – Stage One
Owner: Mega Projects Agency (MPA)
Budget: $1 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a container terminal, four berths and 1,300-m-long quay wall as part of the Bubiyan Island Development. It also includes port buildings and utilities, digging and soil improvement works and site levelling. The container terminal will have a capacity to handle 2.5 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units).
Update: Prequalified contractors have been invited to submit their bids by July 28 for the main contract.
Regional Road – Northern Part
Owner: Kuwait Ministry of Public Works (MPW)
Budget: $500 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of the 97-km northern part of the Regional Road that will start from Al Salmi.
Update: Tender documents for the design work are expected to be issued shortly.
Bubiyan Island Development – Phase Two – Dredging
Owner: Mega Projects Agency (MPA)
Budget: $500 million
Scope of work: The scope of work includes dredging work of a 40-km-long, 260-m-wide approach channel with depth of 20 m, as part of the Bubiyan Island Development.
Update: Tender documents for the main contract are expected to be issued by next month (September).
Bubiyan Island Development – Phase One – Infrastructure
Owner: Mega Projects Agency (MPA)
Budget: $399 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 34-km-long road from the planned port on the east side of Bubiyan to Khor Subiya in the west. The scope of work also includes a 1.4-km, three-lane road and land bridge from Subiya to Bubiyan, about 4 million cu m of landfill, soil improvement works and railway embankment.
Update: Soil improvement work is complete. A temporary road is being built, while detailed design is in progress. Temporary bridge design is pending approval.
OMAN
Duqm Free Trade Zone & Industrial Area
Owner: Oman Supreme Committee for Town Planning
Budget: $500 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a free trade zone and industrial area at Duqm in the Al Wusta region covering an area of around 24,000 ha.
Update: Jurong International Holdings has been awarded the deal to prepare the masterplan of the free trade zone and industrial area at Duqm.
Salalah International Airport Expansion – Phase One – Terminal Building
Owner: Oman Ministry of Transport & Communications
Budget: $500 million
Scope of work: The expansion calls for design and construction of a new terminal – to be located to the north of the runway – with floor area of 35,000 sq m, eight passenger-boarding air bridges and a 1,900-slot car-park at Salalah International Airport. The project also comprises a sea cargo terminal and upgrading of the runway and taxiway system. Phase One will increase the annual capacity to one million passengers.
Update: The closing date for the main contract has been extended to August 17.
Adam Airport
Owner: Oman Ministry of Transport & Communications
Budget: $150 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a new airport at Adam. The capacity of the terminal will be 250,000 passengers.
Update: A consultant has yet to be appointed for a contract to provide consultancy services for the airport. BDO Jawad Habib is the lowest bidder.
Harbour and Road Network at Halaniyat Islands
Owner: Oman Ministry of Transport & Communications
Budget: $100 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a multipurpose harbour and road network at Halaniyat Islands. The harbour will have a terminal for coastal ferries, quay wall for government and small cargo vessels, and wharves for other assorted craft, two breakwaters of a total length of 800 m and around 470 m of pre-cast blockwork quay walls. There will also be a floating steel pontoon, a ramp for landing craft and a number of wharves. Considerable reclamation work, involving around one million cu m of rock, will be undertaken as well. The scope of work will also include 25 km of internal roads that will run from the west to the east of the island.
Update: Contracting companies have submitted their bids for the main contract.
QATAR
Al Waab City
Owner: Al Waab Development Company
Budget: $3.2 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of the 1.25 million sq m Al Waab City located along Salwa and Al Bustan Road, 10 km from the corniche. The project will comprise 639 villas; seven-storey apartments; 88,000 sq m of retail space; a world-class 200-room hotel and 300,000 sq m of car-parking area.
Update: Phase One of Al Waab City will be completed by September while other phases are scheduled to complete by the end of next year.
Lusail Real Estate Development – Qatar Entertainment City (QEC) – Lusail Light Railway Train
Owner: Abu Dhabi Investment House (ADIH)
Budget: $1.65 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 30-km light railway transit system at Qatar Entertainment City in Lusail. The line will extend 6.6 km underground and 18 km at grade. The scope of work includes seven underground stations, 22 at grade stations and provisions of four tramway operations with 30 trains in total. The development will be the first section of Qatar railway network and extend from Lusail to Doha International Airport.
Update: Consultants are working on the development. The main contract is expected to be awarded by the year-end.
New Doha International Airport (NDIA) Project – Phase Three – Main Passenger Terminal – North Node
Owner: New Doha International Airport (NDIA) Steering Committee
Budget: $900 million
Scope of work: The project calls for design and construction of the first section of the main passenger terminal, which includes five-level structures with a total floor area of 130,000 sq m. The ground level will be a transfer area; the first level will be for departures; the second level for arrivals; and the third and fourth levels will be a 100-room hotel.
Update: The original tender for the main contract was cancelled and new tenders were expected to be issued last month.
New Doha International Airport (NDIA) Project – Phase One – Airport Operations Facilities Package
Owner: New Doha International Airport (NDIA) Steering Committee
Budget: $100 million
Scope of work: The project includes design engineering, procurement and construction of a main fire station covering 2,400 sq m, two satellite fire stations covering 900 sq m each as well as a fire training facility covering 5,500 sq m; two sea rescue stations covering 120 sq m each as well as three security checkpoint buildings covering 1,700 sq m each; airport administration buildings covering 5,000 sq m; a facilities maintenance building (3,600 sq m); a motor transport workshop (1,500 sq m); an employee mosque (600 sq m); an employee canteen (2,000 sq m); a medical centre (1,500 sq m); a general aviation terminal for private jets (1,500 sq m), a general aviation maintenance hangar (3,500 sq m) as well as a ground service maintenance facility (7,900 sq m); and a solid waste handling facility and incinerators.
Update: Design work has not started yet, GHD is waiting for confirmation from NDIA.
SAUDI ARABIA
King Abdullah Economic City
Owner: Emaar Economic City Company
Budget: $92.912 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for building an integrated city covering an area of 168 million sq m along the Red Sea between Jeddah and Rabigh. It includes a seaport over 14 million sq m area with a capacity to handle 300,000 pilgrims; an industrial district over 63 million sq m, with Phase One covering 6.24 million sq m; financial island over 3.8 million sq m; resorts over 3.5 million sq m; residential over 51 million sq m, including 150,000 apartments; and an educational zone including multi-university campus to accommodate 18,000 students.
Update: Emaar Economic City Company has launched Hawadi development as part of King Abdullah Economic City.
Sudair Industrial City – Masterplan
Owner: Saudi Industrial Property Authority (Sipa, Modon)
Budget: $37.5 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 257 sq-km industrial city in Sudair region. It includes commercial, industrial, technological, sport and leisure and residential components and will be constructed in phases.
Update: Saudi Industrial Property Authority (Modon) has invited 10 developers to submit their proposals for Phase One of Sudair City.
GCC Railway
Owner: GCC states
Budget: $12 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for connecting the GCC countries with a railway transportation system, which will run 4,000 km along the coast of the Arab Gulf from Muscat in Oman to Kuwait City in Kuwait passing through Saudi Arabia and the UAE – with an option for Saudi to Manama in Bahrain and 110 km from Saudi to Doha in Qatar. The proposed full network also includes a line from Turkey all the way south along the Red Sea to Yemen passing through Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The proposed full network is 16 lines totalling 19,000 km.
Update: The approval authority appointed by the governments of all the GCC countries has given the preliminary go-ahead for the GCC railway. The final decision will however depend on the project feasibility.
SRO – South Railway (Jeddah-Jizan-Taif-Khamis Mushayt)
Owner: Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO)
Budget: $10 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for expanding the Saudi Arabian railway network to serve Asir and Jizan areas in the southern region of Saudi Arabia. The railway will extend from Jeddah all the way south to Jizan and from Taif near Makkah all the way south to Khamis Mushayt. Similar to Makkah-Madinah railway, Saudi Land Bridge and North South Railway (NSR), the contract will be on a esign, build, operate and transfer (DBOT) basis.
Update: The project is still waiting budget approval from SRO.
SRO – North Railway (Madinah-Dhiba-Tabuk-Abu Ajram)
Owner: Saudi Railways Organisation
Budget: $10 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for expanding the Saudi railway network to serve the northern coast and Tabuk in the north west region of Saudi Arabia. It will extend from Madinah to Dhiba on the Red sea, then northeast to Tabuk at the Saudi Jordanian borders to Abu Ajram in the northwest Al Nufud region where it meets the Maaden phosphate railway. Similar to Makkah-Madinah railway, Saudi Land Bridge and North South Railway (NSR), the contract will be on design, build, operate and transfer (DBOT) basis.
Update: The project is still in the study stage.
Saudi Landbridge
Owner: Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO)
Budget: $7 billion
Scope of work: The project is composed of two main lines: Riyadh-Jeddah and Dammam-Jubail. The new Riyadh-Jeddah single track line will be approximately 950-km long. This line in conjunction with the existing Riyadh-Dammam line, will be primarily used for the transport of container traffic to and from the port of Jeddah to the Port of Dammam in the Arabian Gulf for further shipment to and from the UAE, Iran, Kuwait, (that is, a land-bridge) and for inland destinations (that is, a mini-bridge). The line will also be used to transport passengers between Jeddah and Riyadh. The new Dammam-Jubail single track line will be approximately 115-km long and link Jubail and the Jubail Port. The line will carry up to 40 double stack container trains per day. All trains will be diesel powered.
Update: BOT contract has still to be awarded.
Tareeq Al Mawazee Project
Owner: Dallah Albaraka Group
Budget: $5.6 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a residential and commercial project located in Makkah. The project will develop a 3-km-long, 80-m-wide, four-lane highway into the city. The buildings will cover an area of approximately 1 sq km.
Update: Concept design have been completed with schematic structure design in progress. Construction work is expected to start soon.
King Abdullah Financial Centre
Owner: Public Pension Agency (PPC)
Budget: $5.426 billion
Scope of work: The project, to be implemented in three phases, calls for the design and construction of an integrated financial complex on a 1.6 million sq m area in north Riyadh. The centre aims to be the largest financial complex in the Middle East and will include 60 commercial and residential buildings.
Update: Tender documents have been issued for the earthwork.
SRO – Makkah-Madinah Railway
Owner: Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO)
Budget: $4.2 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the development of a rail network linking the Makkah and Madinah, passing through the Western port cities of Jeddah and Rabigh. It will be executed on design, build, operate and transfer (DBOT) basis for 50 years. Railway will be primarily geared towards passenger service and will be a high speed mass transit system serving approximately 2.5 million pilgrims during the Hajj period and 7.5 million The development also includes the set-up of signalling and control systems.
Update: Tender documents for the second phase were expected to be issued to prequalified companies by the end of June.
King Abdullah Economic City – Red Sea Village (Bay La Sun Village) – 1000 Residential Units
Owner: Emaar Economic City Company
Budget: $3 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 16 buildings in the Red Sea Village district in Rabigh. Each tower will consist of 10 storeys. The project will comprise 1,000 apartments, car park for 1,700 vehicles, a retail area of 15,000 sq m and a lobby area of 7,000 sq m. The total built-up area of the project is 332,000 sq m.
Update: Some components will be complete in the third quarter, while project completion is expected next year.
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology in Thuwal – Academic & Administration Campus
Owner: Saudi Aramco
Budget: $2.7 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for design and construction of King Abdullah University of Science & Technology in Thuwal near Rabigh and is about 60 km north of Jeddah along the Red Sea coast between the King Abdullah Economic City to the north and Thuwal village to the south. It will comprise eight facilities specialising in medicine, applied medical sciences, computer and information system studies, science, finance, management, pharmacology, engineering, social sciences and education with a capacity of 13,000 students of both genders. The campus will also include a 200-bed hospital. The development will cover 26 million sq m.
Update: Construction work is in the completion stage.
Al Marina – Masterplan
Owner: Injaz Real Estate Development Company
Budget: $2.655 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 3.4 million sq m mixed-use development that will be located in Dammam in Saudi Arabia. The project includes a 4-km-long industrial lake and 300,000 sq m of land.
Update: The infrastructure contract will be signed in August. Local and international investors are expected to release prime plots at the development next year.
Sudair Industrial City – Phase One
Owner: Saudi Industrial Property Authority (Sipa, Modon)
Budget: $2.5 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 16 million sq m that will form part of Sudair Industrial City. The development will include commercial, industrial, technological, sport and leisure and residential components.
Update: Saudi Industrial Property Authority (Modon) has invited 10 developers to submit their proposals for Phase One of Sudair City.
Ajmakan Development
Owner: Ajmakan
Budget: $2.4 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction
of 1.75 million sq m of integrated residential and commercial development at Khuzami area in the northwest of Riyadh. It will have a commercial district of integrated services commercial buildings and also include 800 luxury villas and palaces, five-star hotel and their services facilities. The development includes infrastructure, roads, walk gardens and other leisure and entertainment facilities.
Update: Al Arrab Contracting Company has been appointed as the main contractor.
UAE
Yas Island Development – Masterplan
Owner: Aldar Properties
Budget: $38.78 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the construction of a mixed-use tourist development, including residential space, hotels, beaches, marinas, retail space, golf facilities, equestrian and motor racing facilities as well as a Ferrari theme park located along the coast of Abu Dhabi. The retail areas will occupy an area of 300,000 sq m and the island will have a total area of 2,500 ha. It will also feature a beachfront shoreline of approximately 32 km.
Update: Project completion is expected in November.
Saadiyat Island Development – Masterplan
Owner:Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC)
Budget: $22.915 billion
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of a mixed-use island complex that will be situated 7 km south of Abu Dhabi city. It will include 19 km of beachfront, 29 hotels comprising 7,000 rooms in total, three marinas, 8,000 residential villas and in excess of 38,000 residential apartments. Spread across six districts, the island will cover an area of approximately 27 sq km and will house about 150,000 people. The project components will include a museum, concert hall and maritime history centre (Black Pearls); three harbours and central park (Al Marina); a golf course, sailing club and hotels (Saadiyat Beach); three- and four-star hotels and boardwalk along the shoreline (South Beach); residential villas and units around the island's central lagoon with another golf course (Saadiyat Park and The Wetlands). The development will have a built-up area of approximately 1,800 ha.
Update: Al Jaber (Alec) has been awarded the main construction contract to build the Hyatt Hotel at Saadiyat Island development.
Masdar City – Masterplan
Owner: Masdar
Budget: $22 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and development of a 6 sq km area. It will include a university, commercial, residential and eco-friendly industrial areas. The development will depend on solar energy. The walls used for the development will resist high temperatures (stone-and-mud walls). Electricity will also come from photovoltaic cells integrated into rooftops and a 20-Megawatt (MW) wind farm. The city will get its water from a solar-powered desalination plant. Masdar will be car-free, shaded paths to make walking bearable. Land surrounding the city, which is 20 miles outside the centre of Abu Dhabi, will contain wind and photovoltaic farms, as well as research fields and plantations that will supply crops for the city’s bio fuel factories. The project will be the first zero-carbon, zero-waste city in the region.
Update: Mott MacDonald Group has been appointed as project infrastructure designer.
Dubailand – Sports & Outdoor World – Motorcity – Masterplan
Owner: Union Properties
Budget: $19 billion
Scope of work: The development’s five key components include Dubai Autodrome, Formula One Theme Park, Business Park Motor City, and the Residential District that includes Uptown Motor City and Green Community Motor City.
Update: Phase Two was partly handed over in April and will be fully completed next month (September).
Dubailand – Al Ruwaya Tiger Woods Golf Community – Masterplan
Owner: Tatweer
Budget: $2.35 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the construction of a 25.3-million-sq-ft golf community as part of the Dubailand scheme. It will comprise a golf course designed by Tiger Woods, a golf academy, a 60,000-sq-ft clubhouse, a boutique hotel, 300 luxury villas, 20 mansions and a shopping centre.
Update: Ransomes Jacobson and Turf Equipment Manufacturer have been awarded the contract to supply golf course maintenance equipment for the project.
Capital Centre – Abu Dhabi – Masterplan
Owner: Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec)
Budget: $1.91 billion
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of 23 towers with an average height of 25 storeys, including seven hotels, five commercial buildings, five serviced apartment buildings, three residential and serviced apartment complexes and three mixed-use developments. The development will also include a 35-storey iconic Feature Tower, 2.3-km waterfront Marina Zone, a shopping mall with restaurants, and a retail outlet and cinemas. Three bridges will connect Capital Centre to its Marina Zone. The project will be developed in phases, the centrepiece being Adnec’s exhibition hall with a total built-up area of 57,000 sq m. The total built-up area of the Capital Centre development will be 12.9 million sq ft.
Update: Group 3 Engineers Contractors has been awarded the main construction contract to build the mixed-use development at the Capital Centre.
Al Suwwa Island Development – Phase One – Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD)
Owner: Mubadala Development Company
Budget: $1.9 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 360-bed first-class specialty hospital located on Al Suwwa Island in Abu Dhabi. It will comprise a 324-room clinic, car parking for 3,000 cars. The project will have a total built-up area of 500,000 sq m.
Update: Aecom has been awarded the contract to provide engineering services for Cleveland Clinic.
Masdar City – Infrastructure – Phase One
Owner: Masdar
Budget: $1.6 billion
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of Phase One of infrastructure work within the Masdar City development in Abu Dhabi. This will involve construction of roads, electricity and water, networks and area lighting, drainage facilities and storm-water drainage. The development will cover an area of 6.5 sq km.
Update: Mott MacDonald Group has been appointed as project infrastructure designer.
Dubailand – Al Ruwaya Tiger Woods Golf Community – Golf Course Compound
Owner: Tatweer
Budget: $1.5 billion
Scope of work: The development will comprise a golf course designed by Tiger Woods, a 139,000 sq ft clubhouse, a luxury spa, 80-suite boutique hotel, 190 luxury villas and community buildings, 21 residential palaces, 75 mansions, 18-hole par 72 golf course with a golf academy and a driving range.
Update: Ransomes Jacobson and Turf Equipment Manufacturer have been awarded the contract to supply golf course maintenance equipment for the project.
Al Reem Island Development (Abu Shuoom Island Development – Emirates Pearl) – Marina Square Plot One – Masterplan
Owner: Tamouh Investments
Budget: $1.225 billion
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of 17 towers and a range of other amenities including a shopping arcade, restaurant and a five-star hotel, eight Cineplexes, mosque, medical centre, parks, supermarket, retail outlets and other residential and commercial units as part of the Al Reem Island development scheme in Abu Dhabi. Covering a total area of 13.2 million sq ft, the development will have 22,000 residential units, which will house around 100,000 people.
Update: Structural work is complete, and finishing work is in progress. Handover will be in December.
Dubailand – Remraam Project – Phase One
Owner: Mizin
Budget: $1.087 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of seven-storey buildings offering 2,090 units that will form a part of Remraam Project within Dubailand scheme. It will include parks, swimming pools, gym and health clubs, sauna and steam rooms, tennis and basketball courts, walking paths, children’s’ playing areas and open spaces for recreation.
Update: The project is facing delays because the owner is waiting for the approval from the relevant authorities.
Zayed University Campus
Owner: Mubadala Development Company
Budget: $817 million
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of an integrated university campus located at New Khalifa City, near Abu Dhabi International Airport. It will cater for approximately 6,000 students and cover an area of 75 ha with a total built-up area of 200,000 sq m.
Update: Al Habtoor Specon and Hastie International have been awarded a $164-million contract to provide MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) and fire-system services for Zayed University in Abu Dhabi. The contract is scheduled for completion in July 2011.
Dubailand – Remraam Project One (Residential)
Owner: Mizin
Budget: $815 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 100 apartment buildings, which will form part of Remraam Project within Dubailand. The project will comprise low-rise building ranging from four to seven storeys with a total built-up area of 650,000 sq m.
Update: The project is facing delays because the owner is waiting for the approval from the relevant authorities.
Dubai Waterfront Development – Madinat Al Arab – Aquarius Gate
Owner: Cirrus Developments
Budget: $815 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of two mixed-use towers in Madinat Al Arab within the Dubai Waterfront Development. It will comprise 29-storey commercial and 20-storey residential towers and associated facilities.
Update: Excavation works is still ongoing and shoring work is 50 per cent compete.
Ajman One – Masterplan
Owner: Aqaar
Budget: $762 million
Scope of work: The project is to be built in two phases and cover an area of approximately 72,000 sq m. Ajman One will consist of 3,000 apartments housed in 16 freehold residential towers, plus a hotel, a freehold commercial tower, convention centre, serviced apartments and a tower for leased apartments. It will be situated at the entrance to the emirate’s coast road near the Coral Beach Roundabout in Sharjah. Phase One is expected to be completed this year.
Update: Construction work is 30 per cent complete. Handover will be in the first quarter of 2011.
Jumeirah Lake Towers Development – Jumeirah Business Centre 5
Owner: Al Fajer Properties
Budget: $694 million
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of a 40-storey commercial tower that will form a part of the Jumeirah Lake Towers development scheme. The built-up area will be of 3.1 million sq ft and it will offer flexible office units ranging from 800 sq ft to 11,000 sq ft and an additional 150,000 sq ft dedicated to retail space.
Update: Al Fajer Properties has signed agreement with Commercial Bank of Dubai to provide financial services to customers and investors on the project.
Dubai International Airport Expansion Project – New Concourse Three at Terminal Three
Owner: Dubai Department of Civil Aviation
Budget: $545 million
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of Concourse Three at Terminal Three as a part of the Dubai International Airport expansion scheme. The new concourse will comprise 27 gates (18 of which will be dedicated to accommodating the new Airbus A380 aircraft); a 250-room airport hotel as well as retail facilities covering approximately 12,000 sq m. It will be linked to Concourse Two and the other terminal via the airport’s dedicated people mover system. The building will be 90 m wide and 645 m long, having a total built-up area of approximately 528,000 sq m. It will also have stations for the automated people movers (APM) system, which will be partially underground.
Update: ETA Ascon has been appointed as the MEIP contractor.
Business Bay Development – Executive Towers
Owner: Dubai Properties
Budget: $545 million
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of 11 high-rise buildings, each 30 to 40 storeys high that will be situated within the Business Bay development. It will offer 2,211 residential units, including studios, loft apartments, four-bedroom terrace apartments, garden apartments and one- to four-bedroom apartments. The development also includes 60 villas and a three-storey podium which will provide car parking for 4,500 units.
Update: Dubai Properties has signed an agreement with Standard Chartered Bank to provide financial services to customers and investors on the project.
Hydropolis Underwater Hotel
Owner: Dubai Development & Investment Authority (DDIA)
Budget: $500 million
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of a new underwater hotel that will be situated in Dubai. The hotel will comprise approximately 220 suites with a built-up area of about 14,500 sq m. The 107,700 sq m development will also include a ballroom, spa, restaurants, cafes and bars. The project will be constructed from a combination of steel, concrete and Plexiglass and will rest 20 m beneath the surface. Access to the hotel will be via a 515-m-long tunnel with the hotel shaped like a bowl.
Update: The hotel is set to open in the third quarter.
Emirates Park Towers Hotel & Spa – Sheikh Zayed Road – Dubai
Owner: Emirates Group
Budget: $490 million
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of two 80-storey towers at the entrance to Business Bay, next to the Dnata and Emirates Holidays buildings in Dubai. Each building is anticipated to reach a height of 376 m. The development will in total comprise 1,314 luxury five-star hotel rooms as well as 300 serviced residential apartments. It will be situated on a 20,000 sq m plot and will also provide 20 restaurants, rooftop bar, entertainment centre, banquet, ballroom and conference facilities.
Update: The first 807-room tower is scheduled to open in 2011 and the second tower in 2013.
Ajman One – Phase One
Owner: Aqaar
Budget: $400 million
Scope of work: Phase One involves the construction of 12 residential towers located at the entrance to the emirate’s coast road near the Coral Beach Roundabout in Sharjah. The project comprises six 26-storey towers, offering 283 apartments and six towers of 32-storeys, offering 366 apartments. It also comprises four-storey car park podiums.
Update: Construction work is 30 per cent complete. Handover will be in first quarter of 2011.
Qasr Al Sarab Hotel – Abu Dhabi
Owner: Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC)
Budget: $380 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a five-star resort near Liwa at the Empty Quarter (Rub Al Khali). Located 7 km from the main Hamim highway, it will have a 150-room hotel and 60 villas, 50 one-bedroom and 10 two-bedrooms, a luxury health spa, a conference centre, adjoining excursion and tented villages, a children’s playground and an observatory. The development will also have staff housing and power generation facilities.
Update: Finishing job is in progress. Handover is expected this month.
Ajman One – Phase 2
Owner: Aqaar
Budget: $360 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of three offices towers which called (Apex Business Towers) comprising 640 offices units, a convention centre, and a four-star business hotel called (Ajman One Hotel) with serviced apartments. The project will also include the associated facilities.
Update: Infrastructure work has been completed.
Jumeirah Village Development – Jumeirah Village South – Seasons Community
Owner: Ishraqah Development
Budget: $330 million
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of a new community located in Jumeirah Village south.It will comprise of four residential clusters, each cluster representing a season and providing more than 1,500 apartments.Each apartment consisting of one to two bedrooms with an optional garden and four-bedroom townhouses in an integrated community that will feature four pools, two fitness centres and retail outlets.
Update: Construction work for Phase One is expected to complete in the first quarter of 2010. Enabling and shoring works for Phase Two is in progress.
Business Bay Development – Octavian Twin Towers
Owner: Omniyat Properties – Investate Realty
Budget: $327 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 19-storey twin-towers with a 1.19 million sq ft area, which will form a part of Business Bay Development. The project will comprise three podiums; four storeys of basement parking and a ground floor comprise retail space, restaurants and outlets which covering 60,000 sq ft.
Update: Omniyat Properties invited contractors to submit their bids by July 17 for the main construction contract.
Ain Al Faydah – Al Ain
Owner: Al Qudra Holding
Budget: $300 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a mixed-use development covering 29 million sq m, located close to Jebel Hafeet in Al Ain. The project will combine 7,593 residential units which consist of 6,000 villas, hotels, retail outlets and healthcare services which will include centres of medicine, treatment and chinese medicine centres.
Update: Tenders for the 200 villas main contract have been delayed.
Work is expected to be complete by December 2010.
Dubailand – Sports & Outdoor World – Motorcity – Residential District – Uptown MotorCity – Phase 2
Owner: Union Properties PJSC
Budget: 300
Scope of work: The package will involve the construction of a development that will comprise studio; one and two bedroom within Motor City project in Dubailand. The project will also include the associated facilities.
Update: Project has been partly handed over in April 2009 and will be fully completed in September 2009.
