Projects in the Gulf.

BAHRAIN

Durrat Al Bahrain – Durrat Marina – Masterplan
Owner: Durrat Marina
Budget: $1.9 billion
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a state-of-the-art marina resort, which will include 50 buildings that will vary between six and 30 floors. The focal point of the development is the 300-boat marina, offering water sports facilities, restaurants and cafes. The marina resort will be located to the east of golf club with an area of 700,000 sq m.
Update: The tender for the infrastructure work is expected to be issued by the year-end.

Nurana Project (Wahat Al Muharraq) – Masterplan
Owner: NS Holdings Company
Budget: $1 billion
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a mixed-used development that will be located to the northwest of Bahrain. It will cover approximately 2 million sq m and will include residential units, retail spaces, hospitality and civic amenities. It also includes reclamation of 170,000 sq m in the Muharraq waterfront area.
Update: Reclamation works has started on the development.

North Bahrain New Town (NBNT) – Phase One
Owner: Bahrain Ministry of Works and Housing
Budget: $800 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of 1,500 housing units of a total of 15,000 housing units at North Bahrain New Town (NBNT) development.
Update: Tender documents for the main contract will be issued in March next year.

Nomas Towers
Owner: Nomas Enterprises
Budget: $800 million
Scope: The project calls for design and construction of a tourism city on a 35,000 sq m area in Al Fateh suburb in the eastern area of Bahrain. The city will include four 60-storey mixed-use towers with residential apartments, offices and beacons. The city will also include a five-star hotel, entertainment city, nautical club, boats and yachts anchorage, a three-storey commercial centre, entertainment facilities and a waterfront office.
Update: Tenders for the main contract has not been issued yet.

Amwaj Islands – Amwaj Waves
Owner: Lona Real Estate
Budget: $396 million
Scope: The project calls for design and construction a 287,083 sq m residential development that will form part of Amwaj Islands. It will include 16 buildings comprising 1,200 apartments with a total built-up area of 290,000 sq m. The project will be constructed in four phases. Phase One will include four residential building consisting of two 13-floor and two seven-floor buildings. The project will include 1,661 sq m of commercial space. The scope of work also includes landscaped pools, courtyards, children’s play areas and a tennis court and restaurant.
Update: Simplex is doing the piling and foundation work for Phase One of the project. The main contractor has not been appointed yet.

Salmabad Township
Owner: Bahrain Ministry of Works and Housing
Budget: $260 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a new town situated to the south of Salmabad. The scope of work includes 80 buildings comprising 1,840 apartments, 300 government houses, two schools, mosques and commercial outlets.
Update: Construction is expected to be completed in December.

Ibis Seef Hotel
Owner: Action Hotels Company
Budget: $180 million
Scope: The project calls for design and construction of a 26-storey Ibis Hotel in Seef, close to Dana Mall, boasting spectacular views of the Arabian Gulf. It will include 268 rooms, 18 two-bedroom apartments, restaurants, a café, meeting rooms, a fitness centre and a swimming pool.
Update: Opening will be delayed until December.

360 Degrees Towers – Juffair
Owner: Swiss-Attixs Development
Budget: $180 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of 208-m high, 55-storey twin residential towers residential with a frontier design that interconnects the two towers through an aerobridge. It will include 1,380 apartments and car parking for 1,600 vehicles with a total built-up area of 247,000 sq m in Juffair. It also includes a spa, fitness centre and swimming pool.
Update: Design work has been completed. Tender documents for the main construction contract should be issued by December. Construction work will take two years to complete.

Amwaj Islands – Al Fanar Resort – Marriott Renaissance Hotel
Owner: Ossis Property Developers
Budget: $145 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a new five-star Marriott Renaissance Hotel at the Fanar Resort in Bahrain. The 20-storey building will comprise 323 sea-facing rooms and will also include five restaurants, lounges, a 1,500 sq m conference centre and other related leisure facilities.
Update: Construction work is in progress and will by completed by early next year.

Bahrain Bay Development – Commercial Tower
Owner: Salhiya Real Estate Company
Budget: $125 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a 30-floor commercial tower with approximately 1,000 car parking spaces. The development will be situated at Bahrain Bay Development opposite the Shaikh Isa bin Salman causeway.
Update: Design work is ongoing on the development.

Bahrain Financial Harbour – Bahrain Performance Hall
Owner: Bahrain Financial Harbour Holding Company
Budget: $104 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a state-of-the-art media centre featuring offices, studios and a multipurpose hall; a chain of restaurants and retail shops; and a hall capable of accommodating up to 1,600 spectators. The total area is 25,800 sq m.
Update: The development is still in the early study stages and for the time being will be handled by the Bahrain government.

Darari Residential Tourism Project – Masterplan
Owner: Darari Investment Company
Budget: $100 million
Scope: The project calls for design and construction of a residential tourism project on the southern coast of Bahrain, after Durrat Al Bahrain project. It will include residential units.
Update: Dredging and reclamation works are complete.

Durrat Al Bahrain – Durrat Marina – Infrastructure Work
Owner: Durrat Marina
Budget: $100 million
Scope: The infrastructure work calls for the design and construction of utilities networks at Durrat Marina covering an area of about 700,000 sq m of Durrat Marina.
Update: The tender for the main construction contract is expected by the year-end

KUWAIT

Al Khiran Residential City (New Zour Township) – Masterplan
Owner: Kuwait Public Authority for Housing Welfare
Budget: $19.85 billion
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a residential development on an area of 40 sq km and will comprise a total of 32,000 residential units. It will include a commercial complex, a ministerial complex, a private and a state university, a general hospital and fuel stations.
Update: The development is still in the design phase. The consultant’s contract has been cancelled. Completion is expected in 2015.

KMPW – Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah Hospital (South Surra Hospital)
Owner: Kuwait Ministry of Public Works
Budget: $1.2 billion
Scope: The scope of work will include the design, engineering and construction of a 1,050-bed hospital in the South Surra district. The development will include five buildings, which will vary in size from two to eight storeys, a car parking area with a capacity for 4,000 vehicles and other related facilities. The total development area will be 225,000 sq m.
Update: The main contractor will be appointed in November. The lowest bid was submitted by Arab Contractors.

Kuwait International Airport Expansion – Terminal Two
Owner: Kuwait Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
Budget: $1 billion
Scope: The scope of work includes the engineering, procurement and construction of a new passenger terminal building to increase passenger capacity to 20 million at the Kuwait International Airport. The new 90,000 sq m terminal will be located to the south of the existing terminal.
Update: MPW is evaluating consultancy bids. An award is expected by the end of November.

Jahra Road Upgrade
Owner: Kuwait Ministry of Public Works
Budget: $740 million
Scope: The project calls for upgrade of the Jahra Road to expressway. The project will be developed in two phases. Phase One includes upgrading Jahra Road to an expressway with many interchanges from the Second Ring Road to the UN roundabout. Phase Two includes upgrading Jahra Road to an expressway and linking Sheikh Jaber city to the highway network, from the UN roundabout with the end of Doha link. The scope also includes linking Sheikh Jaber/Doha link with Jahra Road, road extension from Road 55 to Subiya new road and Sheikh Jaber city. Furthermore, it will have 14 km of bridges and upper roads.
Update: Closing date for bids has been extended to September 1.

New University City in Shadadiyah – Infrastructure
Owner: Kuwait University
Budget: $690 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of campus infrastructure over an area of 6 million sq m, which will include a 15-km ring road, 6 km of tunnels, landscaping components and earthworks. The infrastructure work will cater for the Kuwait University’s campus in Shadidiyah.
Update: Design work will be completed by December.

Service Schools for the Disabled
Owner: Kuwait Ministry of Public Works (MPW)
Budget: $500 million
Scope: The project calls for design and construction of schools for the disabled in Jahra, Fintas and Hawali areas. The schools will have all the facilities required to cater to the special needs of the disabled.
Update: The consultancy contract will be awarded in December.

Gate of Kuwait Tower
Owner: Alshaya Trading Company
Budget: $260 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of 70-storey mixed-use tower building in Al Sour Street in Kuwait City. The first three levels of the 270-m-high tower will be a car parking space for 1,600 cars. The next 10-floors will be a five-star hotel and the remaining floors will be offices with business facilities like conference halls. The project will have a built-up area of 127,000 sq m and will provide 5,000 sq m of retail space.
Update: Tenders for the main contract has not been issued yet.

Medical Village in Al Mahaboola
Owner: Commercial Real Estate Company (CRC)
Budget: $220 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a medical city on a 25,000 sq m area in Al Mahaboola. It will include a general hospital, orthopedics, prevention centre, residences and hotel, medical spa, pharmacy and optometry.
Update: Design work in the final stages.

New Headquarters for Education Ministry
Owner: Kuwait Ministry of Education (MOE)
Budget: $205 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a 11-storey building for the Ministry of Education in south Soura covering an area of 40,000 sq m. The scope of work also includes three basements, 1,600 car-parking slots and theatre for 600 people. The total built-up area of the development is 110,000 sq m.
Update: The main construction contract has still to be awarded. The award is expected by the year-end.

Al Khiran Residential City – Main and Subsidiary Roads
Owner: Kuwait Public Authority for Housing Welfare
Budget: $150 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of the main and subsidiary roads of Al Khairan Residential City in Kuwait.
Update: The development is still in the study phase. The consultant’s contract has been cancelled and the tender for the main contract has also been delayed. A new project schedule is not available at present.

New University City in Shadadiyah – University Hospital
Owner: Kuwait University
Budget: $150 million
Scope: The project calls for design and construction of a 600-bed university hospital at New University City in Shadadiyah.
Update: About 95 per cent of the project design is complete. The design for each building will be carried out alongside international designers and architects.

OMAN

Crowne Plaza Duqm Resort
Owner: Oman Tourism Development Company
Budget: $300 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a four-star, 200-room hotel and 28 chalets. The hotel will have conference and meeting rooms, a business centre and recreation facilities. The scope of work also includes restaurants, cafes, shops and car parking area. The total built-up area of the development will be approximately 45,000 sq m.
Update: The main contractor has not been appointed yet.

Majlis (Parliament) Oman Project
Owner: Oman Government
Budget: $260 million
Scope: The project calls for design and construction of the majlis (parliament) building in Muscat with development area of 101,000 sq m. It features the parliament assembly hall and the upper and lower houses. The Majlis A’Ddawla will accommodate 150 members of the upper house and its administrative wing. The Majlis A’Shura will accommodate 150 members of the lower house and its administrative wing. The scope of work also includes committee rooms, a library, lecture halls and dining facilities.
Update: Carillion Alawi has been appointed as the main contractor.

Interior Roads in Salalah
Owner: Oman Ministry of Transport & Communications
Budget: $167 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of interior roads extending 80 km in Salalah.
Update: Construction work is almost complete.

Salalah  – Thumrait Road Dualisation Project
Owner: Oman Ministry of Transport & Communications
Budget: $130 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a 74-km highway, stretching from Thumrait to Salalah to make it a two-lane highway.
Update: Construction work is ongoing and will be completed in December next year.

Muscat Golf and Country Club – Golf Course – Villas
Owner: Oman Ministry of Tourism
Budget: $110 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of 80 villas at Muscat Golf and Country Club Development. The scope of work also includes related building services, HV/LV (high and low-voltage) installations, external services, roads and culverts, and perimeter fencing.
Update: Construction work is almost complete.

The Wave Development – Phase One – 303 Villas
Owner: The Wave
Budget: $100 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of 303 villas, associated infrastructure and facilities at The Wave Development.
Update: Construction work was delayed and is expected to be completed by the year-end.

Ibis Muscat Hotel
Owner: Action Hotels Company
Budget: $95 million
Scope: The project calls for design and construction of the six-storey Ibis Hotel in the Khuwayr district of Muscat close to the main business area, ministries and embassies. Ibis Hotel will have 171 rooms, all-day dining restaurant, a café, meeting rooms, a fitness centre and a swimming pool.
Update: Opening has been delayed to December.

QATAR

Heart of Doha City – Masterplan
Owner: Dohaland
Budget: $4.905 billion
Scope: Heart of Doha is a 35-hectare site, which will transform the architectural centre of the capital city, recreating a way of living that is rooted in Qatari culture. The development will be a “city within a city” aiming to create a dynamic local economy, with school and basic amenities, and facilitating community interaction and social exchange in a common, sophisticated public area.
Update: Bauer International Qatar has been awarded excavation and piling contract. Construction work on Phase 1A is expected to start by the year-end.

Energy City Qatar – Business Park – Masterplan
Owner: Energy City Qatar
Budget: $2.35 billion
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of centres for intellectual and technology, education and training, shipping and trading, oil and gas producers, service industry, infrastructure and downstream, and one for information, press and associations. It will also host the Gulf Mercantile Exchange (GMEX). Investment opportunities in hotels, shopping malls and exhibition halls will also be available in the next phases. The 1.2 million sq m Energy city, located in Lusail Real Estate Development, is an integrated business and residential hub dedicated to the hydrocarbon industry. It is being developed in two phases. Phase One covers the business park with 92 buildings, while Phase Two covers the residential community.
Update: Construction work on Qatar Petroleum Complex is expected to start early next year.

Energy City Qatar – Phase Two – Residential Complex
Owner: Energy City Qatar
Budget: $1 billion
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a 500,000-sq-m residential complex as a second phase to the Energy City in Qatar. Located near Phase One and adjacent to the new headquarters building of Qatar Petroleum, it will include 5,000 units and will house 15,000 people.
Update: Design work will be complete in December.

Nakilat-Keppel – Ras Laffan Shipyard & Repair Facilities
Owner: Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd
Budget: $700 million
Scope: The project calls for the construction of a ship repair yard at Ras Laffan. Phase One involves the construction of two graving dry docks of 66 by 360 m and 80 by 380 m, one floating Panamax-size deck of 36 by 230 m, six wet berths with a total length of 2,300 m and a minimum depth of 11 m, extensive lay down and fabrication areas alongside the graving docks. Construction of the yard will be divided into two main contracts, marine and onshore. The marine works package will focus on the dry docks and quays. Onshore package will cover buildings and infrastructure. In Phase Two, the facility will be ready for the fabrication of structures for the offshore oil and gas industry, such as jack-up drilling rigs, process modules and decks, jackets, wellhead decks, flare booms, components for land-based petrochemical and industrial plants.
Update: Offshore and onshore work is in progress on the development, which will be completed next year.

Lusail Real Estate Development – Dredging & Reclamation
Owner: Lusail Real Estate Development Company
Budget: $433 million
Scope: The project calls for the excavation and dredging of 24 million cu m of land to create a new shoreline, three access channels, inter-tidal flats and an artificial lagoon. Work includes offshore dredging of 2.5 million cu m; filling and reclamation of coastal land and manmade islands with a total volume of roughly 16 million cu m; construction of edge treatment structures; design-and-build work to relocate existing roads; and the design and construction of the Doha entertainment district shoreline configuration.
Update: Dredging and reclamation work is progressing and will be completed next year.

Lusail Real Estate Development – Fox Hills – The Piazza
Owner: Damac Group Holding (Damac Properties)
Budget: $273 million
Scope: The Piazza is located in Lusail’s exquisite Fox Hills community development in Doha with a development area of 43,302 sq m. The project calls for the design and construction of 14 buildings comprising 600 studio-, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, including residences with lush green gardens on the ground floor. It will also include a jogging track, state-of-the-art gym and health club, a juice bar, outdoor swimming pool and children’s pool. Update: Construction Technology Contracting has been awarded enabling work. The main contract tender will be issued by the year-end. Construction work will be completed by 2011.

Qatar World Trade Centre Tower
Owner: Qatar Insurance Company (QIC)
Budget: $250 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a 55-storey office tower in the West Bay area of Doha. It also includes a six-storey building shaped in a sphere, to house an auditorium and business centre and a low-rise building for a convention centre. The total built-up area of the development is 140,000-sq-m area.
Update: The main contractor will be appointed shortly.

Residential Complex in Al Wakir – Phase One
Owner: Ezdan Real Estate Company
Budget: $200 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of five residential complexes in Al Wakir area. It will include 3,075 residential units (apartments and villas).
Update: Construction work on the development is going on. Completion is expected in December.

Energy City – Business Park – Qatar Petroleum Complex
Owner: Qatar Petroleum (QP)
Budget: $200 million
Scope: The project calls for design and construction of a 570,000-sq-m mixed-use complex on the northern outskirts of Doha within the Energy City scheme of the Lusail development. It will include a centralised office building accommodating almost 3,000 Qatar Petroleum (QP) staff and will house a range of support facilities including a medical centre, corporate training facility, records centre, and a recreation centre and car parking space.
Update: Tenders are expected in September for Phase One and will awarded in January next year.

SAUDI ARABIA

Prince Abdulaziz Bin Mousaed Economic City
Owner: Prince Abdulaziz Bin Mousaed Economic City
Budget: $53 billion
Scope: The development is divided into a logistic centre for 75,000 tonnes per annum of cargo; airport on 8,740,000 sq m for 3.1 million passengers and 130,000 tonnes of cargo in a 10-year operation; dry port on 210,000 sq m for 1.5 million tonnes of cargo in a 10-year operation; passenger station for 3.2 million passengers in a 10-year operation; agricultural centre; entertainment zone for 700,000 tourists per annum; mining city; petrochemical zone; business centre; educational zone on more than 10 sq km for 40,000 students in a four-year operation; residential zone of 3,000 commercial units and 30,000 residential units for 80,000 residents; and infrastructure including power, water, drainage and 3,300 km of roads.
Update: Mohammed Abdulmohsin Kharafi and Sons is carrying out site preparation work. Infrastructure work is expected to start by first quarter next year. KEO International Consultants is acting as the project consultant.

Tabuk Economic City
Owner: Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (Sagia)
Budget: $30 billion
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of an integrated economic city in Tabuk in north Saudi Arabia, similar to King Abdullah Economic City in Rabigh. The development will have residential and commercial districts, industrial area, ports, resorts and financial island.
Update: The development is still in the study phase. Tender for the main construction package are expected by the year-end.

Kingdom City – Masterplan
Owner: Kingdom Holding Company (KHC)
Budget: $16.7 billion
Scope: The scope of work includes a mixed-use real estate project covering an area of 7.1 sq km with a total built-up area of 23 million sq m located by the Red Sea in northern Jeddah. The project will comprise a 1,000-m-high skyscraper, residential and commercial buildings and hotels. The residential area will cover 1.5 million sq m land and will accommodate 80,000 residents. The commercial area will cover 470,000 sq m, the education vicinity 150,000 sq m, offices area will cover 800,000 sq m, and 2.38 million sq m will be marked for leisure facilities, tourism and hotels. Development of a diplomatic quarter as a part of the project is proposed. The project will stretch from the Red Sea coast north of Jeddah to Sharm Obhur.
Update: Emaar Properties has been appointed as the developer of Kingdom City.

Kingdom City – High Tower
Owner: Kingdom Holding Company (KHC)
Budget: $10 billion
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of 1,000-m high skyscraper that will form part of Kingdom City. The development will cover an area of approximately 170,000 sq m and will be located in the north of the city near the creek.
Update: Design work is still ongoing. Emaar Properties has been appointed as the developer of Kingdom City.

Saudi Landbridge
Owner: Saudi Railways Organization (SRO)
Budget: $7 billion
Scope: The project is composed of two main lines: Riyadh-Jeddah and Dammam-Jubail. The new Riyadh-Jeddah single track line will be approximately 950-km long. The proposed conjunction for this line is from a point about 30 km from Riyadh on the old line (in order to avoid built-up areas). It will then head towards the Riyadh-Jeddah expressway and run, for a greater part, parallel to it until Al Muwayh Al Jadid, then pass north of Makkah and Taif. This line in conjunction with the existing Riyadh-Dammam line, will be primarily used for the transport of container traffic to and from the port of Jeddah to the Port of Dammam in the Arabian Gulf for further shipment to and from the UAE, Iran, Kuwait, etc (a land-bridge) and for inland destinations (a mini-bridge). The line will also be used to transport passengers between Jeddah and Riyadh. The new Dammam-Jubail single-track line will be approximately 115 km long. It will link the railway network to the city of Jubail and the Jubail Port. The line will carry up to 40 double-stack container trains per day. All trains will be diesel powered.
Update: The award of a build-operate-transfer (BOT) contract is expected by October.

PIF – North South Railway (NSR)
Owner: Public Investment Fund (PIF)
Budget: $5 billion
Scope: The project calls for the development of nearly 2,400-km-long railway, divided into four major packages or construction phases. Phase A is 650 km long and will only be used for mineral transport. It will transfer bauxite from the Zabira mines to the Maaden complex at Ras Al Zour. Phase B, also for mineral purposes, will cover 782 km from the Jalamid phosphate mines to Ras Al Zour, through the Zabira Junction. Packages A and B are also called the mineral railway, which will travel at the speed of 80 kmph when loaded and 100 kmph when unloaded. Package C is the passenger line. It will cover about 530 km) from the King Khalid airport in Riyadh to the Zabira Junction, through Buraidah. Package D is a 438 km extension from the Jalamid Junction to Qurayyat and Basayta on the Jordanian borders. Passenger and freight railway will travel at the speed of 160 kmph. The scope of work involves 83 million cu m earth-work, construction of 250 concrete bridges, supply of 1,000 culverts and 4.5 million concrete sleepers, installation of 4,800 km rail and 6 million cu m of rock ballasting.
Update: Thales and Saudi Binladin Group were awarded the communications and security systems contract on the North South Railway project.

Dhaira Development
Owner: Arriyadh Development Authority
Budget: $1 billion
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a new development at Dahira area covering an area of 750,000 sq m in southern Riyadh. The development comprises commercial facilities and office, residential and other service facilities.
Update: Work has been split into three phases. Al Yamama Group of Companies has completed the infrastructure work. Almabani General Contractors has been awarded the main contract for the second phase. A tender has been issued for Phase Three.

Dhiba Airport
Owner: Saudi Arabia General Authority of Civil Aviation (Gaca)
Budget: $1 billion
Scope: The project calls for design and construction of a civil airport at Dhiba area in Tabuk in northern Saudi Arabia on the Jordanian borders. No technical information is available at this time.
Update: The project is still in the study phase.

Thumamah Park
Owner: Arriyadh Development Authority
Budget: $700 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of public leisure and an entertainment park on 170 sq km, 85 km northeast of Riyadh city. The park includes 450 family daily camps on an area of 15 sq km and a natural museum on area of 2,100 sq m. The park is expected to attract 2.4 million tourists per year.
Update: Arriyadh Development Authority still has to establish the company that will take over project development.

Hail University – Masterplan
Owner: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Higher Education
Budget: $633 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a university city in Hail which includes administration buildings, colleges of science, computer science, engineering, community, education, medicine, medical science as well as infrastructural work. The university city will cover an area of 9 million sq m.
Update: Bids have been submitted for the infrastructure package. The lowest bidder for the main construction contract is Mohammed Al Ali Al Swailem Company for Trading and Contracting (Masco) followed by Al Harbi Trading and Contracting Company.

Hail University – Staff & Faculty Accommodation
Owner: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Higher Education
Budget: $600 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of faculty accommodation buildings at Hail University.
Update: Main contract is likely to be awarded shortly.

Riyadh Airport Tunnel (Al Oroba Road)
Owner: Arriyadh Development Authority
Budget: $550 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of three new tunnels, which will run beneath the existing Riyadh Air Base in the centre of the capital. Work includes two tunnels, each measuring 800 m in length while the third measuring 1.7 km.
Update: Almabani General Contractors has been awarded the main construction contract.

Lamar Towers
Owner: Cayan – Zahran
Budget: $533 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of two high-rise residential towers in the northern of Jeddah corniche. The two towers consist of 60 and 68 storeys. The development will also include a 13-storey shopping mall, health club, swimming pools, gyms and other related facilities. The taller of the two towers will reach 310 m.
Update: The construction contract awarded to Arabian Construction Company (ACC) has been cancelled. Arab Technical Construction Company (Arabtec) has been awarded the main contract.

Ghurnata Complex
Owner: General Organisation for Social Insurance (Gosi)
Budget: $410 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a residential and commercial complex in the Ghurnata area in Riyadh. It will include 10 buildings from four to 20 storeys covering an area of 140,000 sq m with a total built-up area of 135,000 sq m. The scope of work also includes a convention centre and landscaping work.
Update: Construction work on the project has started.

Emergency Accommodation Centre in Alchmisy – Package Three
Owner: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Finance
Budget: $360 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a single-storey passport building and associated facilities as part of an emergency accommodation centre in Alchmisy area.
Update: Saudi Binladin Group has been awarded the main contract

UAE

Al Maktoum International Airport – Dubai World Central Project
Owner: Dubai Department of Civil Aviation
Budget: $33 billion
Scope: The project will involve the construction of a Residential City within the Dubai World Central (Jebel Ali Airport City) development scheme. The city will include three hotels (five-star, four-star and three-star properties), a shopping mall, a mix of two-storey villas and luxury apartments in blocks reaching up to 24 storeys with plot sizes ranging from 2,200 sq m to around 12,000 sq m. Up to 250,000 people are expected to live in the city, besides 20,000 who will work there. It will be developed in three phases.
Update: The re-tender documents for the main construction work are expected in September.

Saadiyat Island Development – Masterplan
Owner: Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC)
Budget: $22.915 billion
Scope: The project will involve the construction of a mixed-use island complex that will be situated 7 km south of Abu Dhabi city. It will include 19 km of beachfront, 29 hotels comprising 7,000 rooms in total, three marinas, 8,000 residential villas and over of 38,000 residential apartments. Spread across six districts, the island will cover approximately 27 sq km and will house about 150,000 people. The project components include a museum, concert hall and maritime history centre (Black Pearls); three harbours and central park (Al Marina); a golf course, sailing club and hotels (Saadiyat Beach); three- and four-star hotels and boardwalk along the shoreline (South Beach); and residential villas and units around the island’s central lagoon with another golf course (Saadiyat Park and The Wetlands). The development will have an area of 1,800 hectares.
Update: Construction work is 85 per cent complete.

Masdar City – Abu Dhabi – Masterplan
Owner: Masdar
Budget: $22 billion
Scope: The project calls for the design and development of a 6-km area to include a university, commercial, residential and eco-friendly industrial areas. The development will depend on solar energy and all walls will resist high temperatures (stone-and-mud walls). Electricity will also come from photovoltaic cells integrated into rooftops and a 20-MW wind farm. The city will get its water from a solar-powered desalination plant. Masdar will be car-free, shaded paths to make walking comfortable. Land surrounding the city, which is 20 miles outside the centre of Abu Dhabi, will contain wind and photovoltaic farms, as well as research fields and plantations that will supply crops for the city’s biofuel factories. The project will be the first zero-carbon, zero-waste city in Abu Dhabi.
Update: Masdar has extended the date of bid submission to August 23.

Downtown Jebel Ali – Masterplan
Owner: Limitless
Budget: $12 billion
Scope: The project involves the construction of an 11-km stretch covering 200 hectares with a built-up area of 70 million sq ft on the Sheikh Zayed Road between the Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai Waterfront and Dubai Techno-Park. It will consist of four quarters – East Quarter, East Central, West Central and West Quarter. Each quarter provides a complete range of services for the businesses, residents and retailers who will make Downtown Jebel Ali their home. Each one has three individual districts – the Urban Centre, the Trellis and Medina Districts, creating a vibrant blend of business, residential, shopping, and dining and entertainment facilities. There will be a total of 326 buildings, of which 237 will be residential and 89 will be commercial.
Update: Bids for the main construction package to build the people moving system are currently being evaluated.

Port Rashid Redevelopment – Dubai – Masterplan
Owner: Nakheel
Budget: $11.285 billion
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a mixed-use waterfront development, which will include the expansion of the existing Port Rashid land area through land reclamation to be approximately 73 million sq ft. The development will also include residential and commercial towers, a yacht harbour, sports and entertainment facilities and maritime museum.
Update: Dubai Civil Engineering has been awarded the main contract for the project.

Al Reem Island Development – Najmat Project – Masterplan
Owner: Reem Investments
Budget: $7.8 billion
Scope: The project will involve the construction of a major mixed-use community that will be situated next to the bridge connecting Al Reem Island to the Abu Dhabi city. Being the gateway to the Al Reem Island, the development will cover an area of 1.9 million sq m with a total built-up area of about 7.5 million sq m providing three districts, business, art and village. Several 40 and 50 storey mixed-use towers will form the central business district, surrounded by retail and entertainment components. The development will also include two 80-storey buildings situated at the heart of the project, infrastructure and will house approximately 80,000 people.
Update: Construction work on the Al Reem Island marina is complete.

Al Reem Island Development – Shams – Masterplan
Owner: Sorouh Real Estate Company
Budget: $6.432 billion
Scope: Planned to be developed in phases, the project will involve the construction of 22,000 residential units, hotels, schools, hospitals, health clinics, mosques, offices and other leisure and entertainment facilities. It will also include a central park covering 1 million sq ft, 4 km of water canals and related infrastructure facilities. It is estimated that the project will house around 100,000 people over a total area of 1.32 million sq m. It is estimated that the project will involve more than 100 buildings, each three to 70 storeys high.
Update: Construction work on the bridges is 90 per cent complete. Handover is schedule for October.

Dubai World Trade Centre Redevelopment Scheme – Masterplan
Owner: Dubai World Trade Centre
Budget: $4.4 million
Scope: The project will involve the redevelopment of the existing Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) site. It will include the demolition of some of the current facilities including the old trade centre, residences and the Sheikh Rashid Hall, the largest convention centre of the UAE. The project also involves the construction of approximately 40 high-rises including hotels, exhibition halls, a convention centre, residential apartments, shopping and retail facilities, office buildings as well as car parking space and the Landmark Tower – that will be situated close to the Emirates Towers on Sheikh Zayed Road. The complex is to be built in two phases.
Update: Final works are under progress.

Al Suwwa Island Development – Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Owner: Mubadala Development Company
Budget: $1.9 billion
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a 360-bed pre-eminent first-class specialty hospital located on Al Suwwa Island in Abu Dhabi. It will comprise 324-room clinic, car parking for 3,000 cars. The project will have a total built-up area of 500,000 sq m.
Update: Piling works are in progress on the development and is expected to complete in September.

Marjan Island Development – Ras Al Khaimah – Masterplan
Owner: Rakeen Development
Budget: $1.495 million
Scope: The project will involve the construction of 10 hotels, residential apartments, townhouses, commercial facilities, a central lagoon, a marina and other luxury villas. It will comprise approximately 40,000 residential apartments with a built-up area of 17,222,260 sq ft to be built on reclaimed land extending 2 km into the Gulf. The project will be developed on the five islands.
Update: Piling and foundation works are in progress on the Pacific Development at Al Marjan Island. The project is scheduled for completion in June 2011.

Saadiyat Island Development – Main Infrastructure Package
Owner: Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC)
Budget: $1.363 billion
Scope: The package will involve the design, engineering and construction of all infrastructure work including site preparation, earthworks, roads, bridges, water and electricity work. The package could also include a light rail system that will link the island with the mainland. It will include the construction of three bridges, two of which will connect to Abu Dhabi Island in the west and consist of 10 lanes each while the third will link up with Shahama in the east.
Update: Construction work is 85 per cent complete.

Burj Dubai Development – Main Tower Building
Owner: Emaar Properties
Budget: $1 billion
Scope: The scope of work includes the construction of a 705-m high, 189-storey building that will offer residential apartments, offices and a hotel. Hotel facilities will occupy the first 37 floors. Residential apartments will be located from floors 45-100 while office facilities will occupy from floors 112-189. The Giorgio Armani hotel, which will be located within the main tower building, will cover a built-up area of 40,000 sq m and will comprise 175 rooms, suites as well as 160 luxury apartments, restaurants and a spa.
Update: The opening of the main tower building, now the world’s tallest, has been delayed to December.

Dalma Mall
Owner: The Developers Company
Budget: $830 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a three-storey shopping mall covering an area of 210,000 sq m located on Abu Dhabi-Tarif-Al Ain Highway in the ICAD City, Mussaffah, Abu Dhabi. The scope of work includes retail outlets, restaurants, 7,500 car parking slots, 560 shops, leisure and entertainment area which consist of 14-screen cinema complex, children’s nurseries, and food court, children’s play area and a Carrefour supermarket built on 13,500 sq m.
Update: Finishing work in progress. Handover will be in September.

Dubailand – Liwan Project – Masterplan
Owner: Mizin
Budget: $817 million
Scope: The project will involve the construction of 100 residential complexes, six business towers and entertainment, dining and retail areas covering a total development area of 1.4 million sq m. It will be  located at the junction of Emirates Road and Al Ain Road, opposite the Academic City and Dubai Silicon Oasis schemes and will form part of the Dubailand development.
Update: Construction work is 60 per cent complete. Handover will be next year.

Al Falah Development Project – 5,000 Villas
Owner: Aldar Properties
Budget: $704 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of 5,000 villas for UAE nationals and associated facilities near Abu Dhabi International Airport and the Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway.
Update: Aldar Properties has awarded Al Jaber Group, El-Seif Engineering Contracting and Pembinaan Redzai the main contract. Construction work is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2012.

Dubai Maritime City (DMC) – Iris Mist Tower
Owner: Sheth Developers
Budget: $680 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of a 200 m high, 54-storey residential tower located at Dubai Maritime City scheme. It will comprise 355 apartments offering one to three bedroom apartments. The project will have a built-up area of 79,000 sq m.
Update: No tender has been issued to date for the main construction package with no timeline set at this point in time.

Park View Development – Masterplan
Owner: ABH Property
Budget: $679 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of the Park View development located on the Emirates Road adjacent to Emirates City. The project includes sports facilities, open green areas, a shaded promenade, a mosque, multiple water features, a children’s adventure play ground and public BBQ facilities.
Update: Master designs have been finalised, and the infrastructure design is in progress.

Palm Jumeirah Development – Marina Residences & Townhouses
Owner: Nakheel
Budget: $544 million
Scope: The project will involve the construction of six, 15-storey low-rise buildings comprising 940 residential apartments and 40 townhouses in total. The project will be located within the Marina Village Centre on the Palm Jumeirah Development scheme in Dubai.
Update: Project completion is expected in October.

Hydra Village – Abu Dhabi – Masterplan
Owner: Hydra Properties
Budget: $500 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of Hydra Village, the first compound community being created in Smart City concept. Hydra Village is an eco-friendly, smart, gated community situated at the entrance of Abu Dhabi. The total development area of the project is 10 million sq m and it will involve the construction of low rise and high rise buildings, town houses, luxurious apartments residential, commercial buildings, shopping outlets, mosques, a hospital, a five-star hotel, and about 2600 villas. It will have energy conservation through built-in insulation, the use of energy saving electrical fitments and weather-stripping.
Update: Construction work is in progress on Zone Seven.

Building Materials City (BMC) – Masterplan
Owner: Manazel Real Estate Company
Budget: $491 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of ‘Building Materials City’. The city, with a total area of 23 hectares, will host developers, engineering and consultancy firms, interior decoration firms and associated companies. The project will be divided into several zones. Commercial Zone will include 17 office towers, each equipped with the latest technologies and conveniences to facilitate business. The office towers offer a gross floor area (GFA) of 15,000 sq m and 30,000 sq m respectively, and the Prestige Tower offers GFA of 40,000 sq m. Shopping Zone includes a huge, 100,000 sq m shopping centre in Building Materials City (BMC). The ground floor will accommodate a large hypermarket and a variety of retail shops; the first floor will accommodate building materials retailers and a part of regular retail shops (fashions, gifts, etc); and the second floor will be for materials shops and a food court. There will also be a temporary exhibition centre and a corner for the building materials exchange on that floor. Residential Zone will include 32 residential towers spread throughout the development.
Update: Construction work is in progress and has reached the last floor.

Business Bay Development – The Opus Tower
Owner: Omniyat Properties
Budget: $469 million
Scope: The project will involve the construction of 20-storey commercial and retail buildings that will form a part of the Business Bay development scheme. The project will comprise three towers connected to each other by cladding, will also include office layouts, restaurants, coffee shops, retail space, a fitness centre and a multi-storey car parking facility. The building is shaped like a cube. The project will cover a built-up area of 85,000 sq m.
Update: Shoring wall and capping beam are complete.

Building Materials City (BMC) – Office Buildings
Owner: Manazel Real Estate Company
Budget: $463 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of 17, 20-storey office buildings with a built-up area of 440,000 sq m that will be built in Building Materials City (BMC). It will feature a four-storey podium with a built-up area of 240,000 sq m.
Update: Construction work is in progress and has reached the last floor.

The Boulevard – Ajman
Owner: Ajman Holding Group
Budget: $462 million
Scope: The project calls for the design and construction of 14 towers comprising 12 residential towers, one commercial tower and a hotel tower ranging from 14 to 30 storeys, as well as a mall, a five-star business hotel and more than 2,000 basement and podium parking spaces. Other amenities include swimming pools, health clubs, a nursery and daycare facilities. The project is located 25 minutes from Dubai International Airport on the Emirates Road.
Update: Piling work is in progress and due to complete this month.