Saudi Arabia Project name: King Abdullah Sports City Project
Project number: MPP2367-SA Territory: Saudi Arabia Client: General Presidency of Youth Welfare (Saudi Arabia) City: Jeddah Postal/ ZIP: 15667 Phone: (+966-2) 667 2145 Fax: (+966-2) 669 5492 Email: Construction of King Abdullah Sports City covering an area of 9 square kilometres featuring a main stadium with capacity of 60,000, together with at least five other smaller sporting arenas, including a specialist hospital for sporting injuries, a number of indoor arenas and accommodation facilities.
Budget: 4000000000 Period: 2013 Status: Current project Remarks: This project will be located around 60 kilometres north of Jeddah alongside the Mecca-Medina highway in Saudi Arabia. Belgium's Besix Group, with its joint venture partner Al Muhaidib Contracting Company, has been awarded a $520 million contract to build the stadium in this development. Arup Gulf (Dubai) Main contractor: Besix Group SA (Belgium) Main contractor 1: Al Muhaidib Contracting Company (Saudi Arabia) Tender categories: Medical, bridges, public works, roads & earthworks, housing projects, leisure
Project name: Burj Rafal Mixed-use Project
Project number: MPP2361-SA Territory: Saudi Arabia Client: Rafal Real Estate Development Company Ltd. (Saudi Arabia) Address: 9th Floor, Tatweer Tower, King Fahd Highway (Southbound), Almohammadeyyah District City: Riyadh 11547 Postal/ ZIP: 69290 Phone: (+966-1) 200 8333 Fax: (+966-1) 200 9393 Email: info@rafal.com.sa
Web: http://www.rafal.com.sa Description: Development of Burj Rafal mixed-use scheme comprising a 62-storey tower consisting of 260 luxury apartments on 23 floors; a 2,000-person-capacity ballroom and 24 meeting rooms on one floors; a 297-room Kempinski Hotel and 54 serviced apartments over 17 floors; office space, which will occupy 13 floors; two wellness spas on one floor; and 6,000 square metres of retail space on the building's podium.
Budget: 800000000 Period: 2013 Status: Current project Remarks: This project will be developed on a site of 22,000 square metres in the northern Assahafa district of Riyadh. UAE-based Dubai Contracting Company (DCC) has been appointed as the main contractor on this scheme. Construction work is ongoing. The project is expected to be completed in second quarter of 2013. Main consultant: Rider Levett Bucknall Consultants (Saudi Arabia) Project manager: Palmer & Turner Architects & Engineers Limited (Dubai) Project manager: International Projects Management (Dubai) Wind surveyor: Windtech (Dubai) Main contractor: Dubai Contracting Company L.L.C. (Dubai) Tender categories: Hotels, leisure, prestige buildings
Project name: Business Hotel Project-1
Project number: OPP360-SA Territory: Saudi Arabia Client: Shuaa Capital (Saudi Arabia) Address: Dareen Center, 2nd Floor, Al Ahsa Street, Malaz City: Riyadh 11482 Email: ksasales@shuaacapital.com Web: http://www.shuaacapital.com Descriptions: Construction of a 254 room budget business hotel
Budget: 43000000 Status: New Tender This project is in Jeddah and will cover a built-up area of approximately 12,000 square metres. Client has recently completed the acquisition of a prime plot of land through its hospitality fund for the development of this hotel, which will be managed by Rotana Hotel Management Corporation Tender categories: Hotels, housing projects
Project name: Riyadh PP10 Power Plant Conversion Project
Project number: MPP2469-SA Territory: Saudi Arabia Client: Saudi Electricity Company - Central Region (Saudi Arabia) Address: Burj Al Faisaliyah Bldg., Floor 22, King Fahad Road City: Riyadh 11416 Postal/ ZIP: 22955 Phone: (+966-1) 461 9030 / 461 9009 Fax: (+966-1) 403 2222 Email: informus@se.com.sa Web: http://www.se.com.sa Description: Build, own and operate (BOO) contract for the conversion of 3,400MW PP10 simple-cycle power plant to a combined-cycle facility by adding 1,300MW of capacity.
Budget: 1000000000 Period: 2014 Status: New tender Remarks: This project is located at a site 80 kilometres west of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. It involves converting five blocks (A1, A2, B1 & B2 and C1) from simple-cycle to combined-cycle. The expansion will comprise (10 Nos.) steam turbine generators, (40 Nos.) heat-recovery steam generators and (10 Nos.) air-cooled condensers. Six companies have submitted commercial bids for the EPC contract. They include: Local Arabian Bemco - $1.434 billion - Spain's Tecnicas Reunidas - $1.484 billion - South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries $1.485 billion - Japan's Marubeni and South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction - $1.648 billion - US' Black & Veatch and Saudi Arabia's National Contracting Company - $1.998 billion - South Korea's Doosan Heavy Industries - $2.592 billion. Tender categories: Power generation & distribution
Oman Project name: Fort Hotel Project
Project number: OPR496-O Territory: Oman Client: Oman Tourism Development Company S.A.O.C (Omran) Address: Muttrah PC 114 Postal/ZIP Code: 479 Phone: (+968) 2477 3700 Fax: (+968) 2479 3929 Email: enquiries@omran.om Web: http://www.omran.om Description: Development of five-star Fort Hotel comprising (120) suites as well as six spa suites and eight luxury villas, including a host of high-end restaurants, spa and leisure facilities and a 100-seat
amphitheatre Period: 2014 Status: New tender Remarks: This hotel will be located about 25 kilometres southeast of Muscat International Airport and 3 kilometres from Al-Khuwair in Oman over an area of 12 hectares. To be managed by Ritz Carlton, the five-star hotel will expand the range of tourist offerings available away from the beach resorts currently available in the Sultanate. The design will be inspired on Oman's heritage and culture, and based on the forts in Oman. It will provide high-quality facilities not only for tourists but for locals as well. It is understood that 22 companies have so far registered interest in the earthworks package on this development. Companies that have evinced interest include Carillion Alawi, Sarooj Construction, Galfar, Taylor Woodrow Towell and Tarmac Zawawi. The project is expected to be completed by end of 2014. Project manager: Beca International Consultants (New Zealand) Quantity surveyor: Baker Barton & Lawson (Oman) Tender categories: Hotels, housing projects, leisure
Iraq Project name: West Ramadi Phosphate Chemical Complex Rehabilitation Project Phase 1
Project number: ZPR396-IQ Territory: Iraq Client: State Company for Phosphate Address: Sadoon Street, East Gate City: Baghdad Postal/ ZIP: 5954 Phone: (+964-1) 887 3027 / 888 9708 / 888 9709 Web: http://www.scpiraq.com Description: Carrying out rehabilitation of the phosphate chemical complex, west of Ramadi, with capacity of 480,000 tonnes a year (t/y) of fertilizer and 240,000 t/y of phosphate.
Budget: 320000000 Period: 2015 Status: New tender Remarks: This project is in Iraq and will be developed in two phases. The plant will cover an area of 220,000 square kilometres. It is understood that the scheme is still under planning. A decision to launch the project is expected to be taken in second quarter of 2012 by the Iraqi Ministry of Industry & Minerals. Tender categories: Industrial & special projects
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Financial consultant: HSBC Bank Middle East Limited (Dubai) Legal consultant: Clifford Chance Legal Consultants (Dubai) Technical consultant: Mott MacDonald Ltd. (Dubai) Tender categories: Power generation & distribution