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OCEC set to name hotel contractors

THE OMAN Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC) will shortly name contractors for two five-star and four-star hotel projects to be built within its precinct, according to a senior official. “We are in the process of evaluating tenders submitted by various contractors for construction of the two five-star and four-star hotels inside the OCEC premises ...

Real estate dominates $2.5trn list

THE real estate sector constitutes the largest volume of the $2.5 trillion worth of ...

Infrastructure work on Saraya Bandar Jissah begins

SARAYA Bandar Jissah, Oman’s latest integrated tourism complex (ITC), broke ground ...

Qatar budgets $24bn for major projects

A TOTAL of QR87.5 billion ($24 billion) has been earmarked for large-scale projects in ...

Joint venture wins $1.4bn contract

A JOINT venture of QVDC and Bin Omran Trading and Contracting has been awarded Phase Two ...





Riyadh’s metro breaks ground

RIYADH’S governor Prince Khalid bin Bandar flagged off work on Saudi Arabia’s first metro in the capital Riyadh at a groundbreaking ceremony last month (April 3). The multi-billion-dollar project will involve the installation of six rail lines extending 176 km and carrying electric, driverless trains, in what Saudi officials project to be the ...

Mixed-use tower to rise in Riyadh

NAYEF Al Rajhi Investment has signed a contract with Japan’s Nikken Sekkei ...

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Contract awards slide 19pc in Q1 THE value of contracts awarded in Saudi Arabia during ...

$114bn projects taking shape in Riyadh region

MORE than 3,709 projects are being currently implemented in the Riyadh region at a cost of ...

$7.2bn desalination plant commissioned

SAUDI Arabia has commissioned the first phase of the world’s largest desalination ...





LG seeks to strengthen role in HVAC market

LG, a global technology leader in consumer electronics and home appliances, is looking to further boost its sales and presence in the region in line with its goal of gaining a leadership position in the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) market. Towards this end, the company has recently launched a range of HVAC solutions for the Middle East ...

Kuehen + Nagel expands advanced logistics centre

KUEHEN + Nagel has opened Phase Two of its state-of-the-art logistics centre at the ...

Blue Stream helps keep Palm clean

DUBAI-BASED Blue Stream Environmental Technology, a leading designer and manufacturer of ...

Dubai’s Union Museum design gets the go-ahead

THE final design elements of the Union Museum, which will be built at the Union House in ...

Dubai construction sector faces manpower shortfall

DUBAI’S construction and real estate sectors are facing a combined manpower ...





Comparing construction laws

MOST of the construction agreements in the Middle East are based on international standard form agreements which are used on projects worldwide, for example the Fidic (Federation Internationale Des Ingenieurs-Conseils) suite of agreements. Even if such standard form agreements are not used, all construction agreements, regardless of their jurisdiction, ...





Diary of events

Gulf Construction updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East and beyond.   MAY 4-6: Cityscape Jeddah, an urban development and real estate investment event, at the Jeddah Centre for Forums and Events, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 6-8: gulfBID, gulfInteriors and Gulf Property Show, three exhibitions under one roof covering the ...





Tenders

Gulf Construction brings you the latest tenders available in the Gulf region and beyond.   BAHRAIN • Tender No EB/14/E 02. Construction of the El Istiqlal residential project. Open to contractors registered with the Ministry of Housing or Ministry of Works under category A and above. Bid bond is BD5,000. Documents can be obtained from the Eskan ...





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