THE drawing boards abound with mega developments that have been lined up for Kuwait: the ambitious Silk City with its iconic centrepiece tower, residential cities such as Kheiran City and Sabah Al Ahmad city, tourism developments such as Failaka, power and water projects, roads and railways.
CONSTRUCTION work is expected to commence next year on a major project to expand Kuwait International Airport, as part of plans to significantly increase capacity and establish Kuwait City as a new regional air hub.
FROM cities to private residences, from dignified courthouses to corporate and bank headquarters and from five-star hotels to elegant fine dining venues, Pan Arab Consulting Engineers (Pace) is designing and supervising work on some of Kuwait’s most distinctive landmarks and townships.
TWO new gleaming towers now stand proud in Al Sharq, Kuwait City’s financial hub, as they are being readied for their commissioning and handover shortly.
AHMADIAH is currently putting the finishing touches to the KD51-million ($183.95 million), 256-m-high United Tower project in Kuwait. Work on the 60-storey mixed-use office and residential project started in September 2007 and is expected to be completed by December (this month).
DRAKE and Scull Kuwait (DSK) aims to harness the international expertise of parent company Drake and Scull International (DSI), a regional market leader in integrated design, engineering and the construction disciplines of mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP), civil contracting, and water and power, to leverage its market share in the Kuwaiti
EC Harris, a leading international built asset consultancy, has been appointed by the Partnerships Technical Bureau (PTB) as lead technical adviser on a major development project on Failaka Island, a resort in the Arabian Gulf, 20 km to the east of Kuwait City.
LEADING contracting firm Mohammed Abdulmohsin Al-Kharafi & Sons (MAK) is gearing up to handover a major turnkey pumping station project, which is believed to be the largest of its kind in Kuwait.
