Hilton Dubai Creek is another feather in the cap for Al Amar Engineering and Contracting Company, a leading contracting firm operating throughout the UAE.

Al Amar was the main contractor on the Hilton Dubai Creek project. Established in 1967, the company has over three decades of experience and has built a reputation in the construction industry for "hard work, dedication and commitment", according to Issa Farah, managing director of Al Amar.

"The company has proved its diverse capabilities in a range of projects as well as its ability to successfully carry out fast-track work," he says.

The company has developed a carefully coordinated team strategy that meets all construction and project administration needs. It also handles all operational procedures from monitoring job progress (in the office and in the field), to automated estimating, scheduling and accounting.

It has a highly professional and qualified team of engineers, administrative staff as well as skilled and semi-skilled workforce of more than 600.

Over the years, it has grown to become self-reliant with its affiliates and its own comprehensive array of equipment.

"We have a sister company - Reliance Electromechanical (Remco), a reputable electromechanical contracting company," says Farah. "We also have our own carpentry workshop, mechanical workshop and storage facilities exclusively for our jobs.

"We are well equipped with a wide range of construction and transportation equipment including cranes, tower cranes, excavators, trucks and fleet of buses. We have been providing bus transportation for our workforce since June 1994, among the few companies in the UAE do so. We have our own labour accommodation for 900 workers. Being self-dependent, helps us attain consistent high-quality work, reduces costs and enables early completion of work. Al Amar is now in the process of attaining ISO 9001:2000 certification.

"Al Amar has thus acquired an excellent reputation for delivering top-quality construction, implemented precisely to approved plans and specifications and meeting all required codes and standards. In short, always within budget and on schedule.

Al Amar has undertaken a broad spectrum of projects including hotels, residential and commercial buildings, villas, schools, banks, low-cost buildings, military camps and palaces. Some of the latest projects the company has been involved with in the UAE include Al Ain Centre, Jumeirah College, Jumeirah Primary School, Al Kifaf building, Century Plaza and Al Dahiri Building.