Bahrain’s Ministry of Electricity and Water has awarded Sasakura Engineering Company of Japan the BD10 million ($26.5 million) Ras Abu Jarjur brackish water reverse osmosis desalination plant work. Sasakura will work to augment the potable water production capacity of the plant by 3.
Sharjah-based Al Hamad Contracting Company has won the $250 million engineering and construction contract for the Phase 1, Financial Centre, of the Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH). The Financial Centre comprises the Dual Towers, the Harbour House and the Financial Mall.
Bechtel has announced the reopening of the south span of Al Mat Bridge – a key transportation link in Iraq. The four-lane bridge, around 300 km west of Baghdad and 180 km from the Jordanian border, is one of three priority bridges that Bechtel is reconstructing in Iraq.
A $2 billion causeway, and natural gas and electricity deals between Bahrain and Qatar have been put on the fast track following a meeting between Bahrain's Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa and Qatari Crown Prince Shaikh Tameem bin Hamad Al Thani.
A two-day conference held at Muscat’s Al Bustan Palace Hotel focused on major new projects and investment opportunities in Oman. The premier event, which was held under the patronage of Hamoud bin Abdullah Al Harthy, president of the State Council, discussed on a large number of business opportunities arising from key developments.
A Dh 56 million ($15 million) turnkey contract to provide a range of highly specialised water treatment schemes for the $500 million Nubaria combined cycle power plant in Egypt was also won recently by Metito. The plant, located 60 km south of Alexandria will be one of the largest in Egypt with a total output of 2 by 750 MW.
Nine international firms have applied to prequalify for an estimated $900 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) tender to construct a petrochemical plant in Shuaiba, recently.
The National Motor Company’s (NMC) new BD5 million ($13.26 million) Sitra showroom in Bahrain, will open this month. This premium, one-stop-shop facility will house the Honda, Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac and Hummer brands in Bahrain. NMC’s corporate and administration offices are part of the new building.
Oman is likely to award multi-million-dollar contracts later this year for a modern wastewater collection and treatment system in the wilayat of Bausher, the second biggest and most developed of Muscat Governorate’s six wilayats.
Seef Mall in Bahrain, is set to increase its total area by one third of its current space in two years’ time.
Contractors urged to hasten workManama: Work is progressing on the BD10 million ($26.6 million) Seef flyovers project, which is part of Bahrain’s North Manama Corridor roads improvement plan.
Kuwait’s international standard KD11.5 million ($35 million) golf club project, which will feature sport, entertainment and commercial facilities, is slated for completion later this year.
