REEF Island in Bahrain achieved a major safety milestone last month when the project’s contractor, Al Hamad Construction, achieved one million hours without a lost-time accident.
PLANS to create a $250-million tourism resort in Bahrain, in a joint venture with Australian developers, are in the pipeline. Promoseven Holdings chairman Akram Miknas, who is leading the project, confirmed the outline of the plan but said details of the project were not ready to be released.
BAHRAIN’s Works Ministry has extended the deadline for tenders for the country’s largest flyover until March 18 after bidders asked for an extension. To be built at a cost of BD114 million ($300.2 million), the 2.
Maintenance service goes onlineBAHRAIN’S Ministry of Works (MoW) has launched a maintenance request e-service on the government’s portal www.bahrain.bh.
A CONSORTIUM of Saudi, French and Chinese firms has won the SR6.8 billion ($1.8 billion) civil works contract for a high-speed railway to be built between Makkah and Madinah in Saudi Arabia.
WORK on a spectacular 40-storey residential tower in the Saudi city of Jeddah is poised to start following the award of enabling works to Kasktas Arabia Construction, a local contractor.The Al Jawharah tower, being built by Damac Properties, will be located at Jeddah Corniche.
OMAN has shortlisted six firms including global construction company Bechtel, France’s Vinci and India’s Larsen & Toubro for a deal to build a $1.4 billion airport terminal, a tender board official said.
ABDULLAH H Al Darazi and Sons has been appointed by First Bahrain Real Estate Development as the main contractor for the first phase of its $45-million warehouse project at the Bahrain Investment Wharf (BIW). The deal follows First Bahrain’s acquisition of more land within the BIW, taking its total acquired land to 716,000 sq ft.
A TOP Bahrain business group has formed a joint venture with an Indian industrial house to set up a $100-million company for the manufacture of aluminium fluoride. The Pearl Industrial Chemicals Company (PIC) has been established by Bahrain’s EBH Holding and India’s Archean Group of Companies.
THE three wind turbines at the Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC) have started supplying power to the office towers, following certification by Bahrain’s Electricity Distribution Directorate (EDD). The 29-m-diameter turbines were commissioned to mark Bahrain’s National Day last December.
THE International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has introduced a new standard – ISO 23045:2008 – which will help the building sector to contribute to energy saving by providing it with specific design guidelines. The building sector is recognised as a major contributor to the build-up of greenhouse gases.
UK-BASED architect Morgan Professional Services (MPS) has unveiled designs for a landmark oil and gas museum and exhibition centre set to be built in Kuwait City. The Oil & Gas Display Centre and Exhibition Centre for the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), will be built in Al Ahmadi, Kuwait.
