Tenders for the construction of 390 villas in the first phase of Durrat Al Bahrain will be out soon.

The villas will be built on the first and second Atoll Islands and first Petal Island, said Durrat Khaleej Al Bahrain Company chief executive officer Jassim Al Jowder.
Work is expected to be completed by early 2007. All 390 villas offered in the first phase of the luxury residential resort were sold in February this year, he said.
Dredging for the first phase is being completed two months ahead of schedule by Great Lakes-Nass, which was also awarded a BD56.7-million contract last month for reclamation, dredging and shore protection for the second and final phase.
Co-owned by Kuwait Finance House and the Bahrain government, the project includes five petal-shaped islands, six atoll islands, a central island and a crescent-shaped island.
The $1billion project is being developed with help from engineering design and consultancy firm W S Atkins.
The residential and resort city will have 2,000 villas, 3,000 apartments and community facilities, which will include schools, mosques, health centres, beaches, parks, an 18-hole golf course and sports and leisure facilities specifically suited to families.
Once complete, the project – considered the biggest construction project to be executed in the kingdom – will eventually accommodate 33,000 residents, in addition to 5,000 daily visitors.