01 June 2019

FEB Aqar, a wholly-owned real estate subsidiary of First Energy Bank (FEB), said it has awarded the main construction contract to Kooheji Contractors for its new mixed-use project at a prime location in Bahrain.

The 27-storey tower, which will come up at Bahrain Financial Harbour, boasts offices, residential and retail spaces in addition to high-end building facilities and services, said the company.

The enabling works of the project, comprising the mobilisation and piling works, began in September and were completed in April. The main project is expected to be ready by March 2021, it added.

The main contractor was selected after a transparent tendering process, showing a strong competition between highly reputable contractors in Bahrain, said Mohamed Ghanem, FEB Aqar chairman, and Fawaz Al Jowder, FEB Aqar managing director, after signing the deal with Abdul Raheem Al Kooheji, CCO of Kooheji Contractors, in the presence of managing director and chairman Abdul Ghaffar Al Kooheji.

The ceremony was attended by Orabi Mohammed from FEB Aqar, Nasser Kanaan, Khalid Kanaan from Projacs International as well as Thamer Salahuddin and Sushil Keir from Mohammed Salahuddin Consultancy Bureau (MSCEB) and Christian Bojaoude from DG Jones.  

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