Emaar Properties is expected to choose from among the six companies who have submitted bids for the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) contract for Burj Dubai, this month. The company that wins the award will form part of the Dh3.3 billion ($900 million) contract awarded to a consortium led by South Korea’s Samsung Corporation.

Formwork solutions from Doka are helping achieve the streamlined three-day cycles for the typical floors of the world’s tallest tower – the Burj Dubai – currently taking shape in Dubai.

Damac Properties, a leading property developer in the UAE, is to invite tenders for the construction of the Dh1.5 billion ($408.4 million) 82-storey Ocean Heights tower at Dubai Marina, a top official said.

Global Village gets off the groundDubai: Dubailand, part of Dubai Government's investment arm Dubai Holding, has begun construction of the Dh900 million ($245 million) Phase 1 of the Global Village.

One-third of the ground grading work for the first phase of Dubai Logistics City (DLC), a key component of the world’s first integrated logistics and multi-modal transport platform, is now complete with the work on course for completion next February.

Wafi Mall – which is located at Wafi City and in close proximity to Dubai International Airport – has unveiled an impressive new expansion plan which it expects will help build a secure platform for the future success of the operation.

Kerzner International Limited of the US has awarded Al Naboodah Laing O'Rourke the Dh2.2 billion ($600 million) contract to build a massive hotel that will form part of the Atlantis project in Dubai. The $1.1 billion Atlantis project will also include the largest water park in the Middle East.

Emaar Properties has unveiled Fairfield Tower, the fourth and last tower in Dubai Marina's Park Island development. It sits within Dubai's new growth corridor, offering close proximity to Dubai Internet and Media Cities, the American University in Dubai, beachfront hotels, The Montgomerie, Dubai golf course and Emirates Golf Club.

Benaa and Dubailand have signed a Dh6.5 billion ($1.8 billion) deal to set up a vast complex housing a fully integrated ‘golf city’ at Dubailand. The project will feature five themed signature courses, a golf academy, a six-star resort hotel and spa, golf communities, golf villages and retail suqs, says a spokesman.

Jotun Paints, which recently launched the region’s first ‘Professional’s Network’, aims to bring together architects, interior designers and consultants, providing them with a platform by which they can share professional ideas and insights. Registration is free and can be managed online.

Emirates airline has started work on a new jet engine test facility, one of the world’s largest and most sophisticated and the only one of its size in the Middle East. The facility, designed in co-operation with General Electric International, is due for completion in January 2007.