Omagine has appointed Consolidated Contractors Company Oman (CCC) as the general contractor for its 300-acre residential and entertainment complex planned in Oman. CCC, the local Omani subsidiary of Consolidated Contractors Group (CCG), will be responsible for all construction activities for the company's Omagine Project.

Oman’s $20 billion Blue City project, which broke ground in the midst of dignitaries last month, marking the commencement of the construction of the mega project. Billed to be the largest development in Oman, the Blue City is expected to create an entirely new city of more than 250,000 people, once complete.

Bids in for $10bn Saudi railway Kuwaiti logistics firm Agility and a group of Saudi and foreign firms submitted bids for a $10 billion Saudi railway project, the company's chairman said. Chairman Tarek Al Sultan said the firm had bid in a consortium with US firms KBR, General Electric Company and Saudi Arabia's Al Rajhi Bank.

Gulf GRC and Trading Company, a leading Qatar-based specialist in the interior and exterior works and interior design and construction of buildings, is currently engaged in some of the most prestigious projects under way in the country, ranging from the Villagio retail, sports and entertainment centre to a 100-unit housing project in Dukhan.

A new BD4 million ($10.67 million) purpose-built premises of the Oriental Printing Group – a leading Bahrain-based printing company – looks set to open by the end of February in the Hidd Industrial area, following the pouring of the last concrete on the main building early last month.

Emaar, The Economic City (Emaar EC), the Tadawul-listed company developing King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Total Lubricants Company (Satlub).

Larsen & Toubro (Oman) has secured three projects in Oman with a combined value of $190 million. The first one is a $110.37 million Muscat Golf Course contract.

The second workshop on concrete deterioration and prevention organised by the Centre for Engineering Research at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) and sponsored by Saudi Readymix highlighted the benefits of using self-compacting cement (SCC) and it applications in the industry.

Kuwait-based Alargan International Real Estate Company has recently commenced construction work on Saar Gate, its first development project in Bahrain with an estimated value of BD21 million ($55.83 million). A first-of-its-kind in the country, the project will specifically cater to the needs of the middle-income local families.

Pearl Development and Real Estate Company (PDREC), a consortium of GCC investors, has announced plans to launch  the Platinum Tower — its second project in Bahrain. Construction work on the project was slated to commence last month.