BAHRAIN
Riffa Views – Riffa Golf Course
Owner: Arcapita Bank – Bahrain International Golf Course Company (BIGCC)
Budget: Estimated $300 million

Scope of work: The project includes the construction of 750 residential units, swimming pools, tennis courts, a health club, international school, commercial facilities and a number of community parks and children’s play areas.
Status: Design work is in progress and tender documents for main construction contract will be issued in August 2006.

Ramez Mall
Owner: Ramez International Trading Company
Budget: Estimated $16 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a two-storey shopping mall, which will consist of cinemas, a food court, retail outlets and a car park on the ground floor.  The mall at Isa Town will cover an area of 17,000 sq m.
Status: The client has still to get construction licence and related requirements from the government. Ramez International Trading Company plans to start construction in the second quarter 2006. The project might not go through competitive tender.

Lulu Island Resort – Masterplan
Owner: Lulu Tourism Company
Budget: Estimated $630 million
Scope of work: The project in Manama consists of the construction of a resort which will include a 500-room five-star hotel, 70 chalets, a residential complex of 40 buildings and a spa with built-up area of 552,000 sq m. Designed by Spowers and Pentago, the development also includes a yacht club, boutique retail facilities, Arabian Gulf villas, a spa hotel, lagoon apartments, theatre/exhibition halls and a marina. All buildings will be set in a landscaped garden. Access for yachts up to 110 m in length is provided and a number of beaches enhance the relaxed lifestyle of these new islands.
Status: Design work is in the final stage and no tender documents for the infrastructure work are expected to be released during the second half of 2006.

Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Sports City
Owner: Bahrain Ministry of Works and Housing
Budget: Estimated $24 million
Scope of work: The project in Isa Town calls for the design and construction of a main gate, a 3,580-seat stadium, a multi-purpose sports hall with capacity for 2,500 spectators, tennis courts accommodating 70 spectators, an indoor 50-m-wide eight-lane Olympic swimming pool for 300 people, a smaller eight-lane 25-m-wide pool for 176 people and car parking facilities for 730 cars.
Status: Mohammed Jalal Contracting Company was appointed as main contractor for Shaikh Khalifa Sport City in February. Construction work is expected to start in April. Tilke is acting as consultant on the project.

Bahrain International Airport – Phase 1 – Terminal Extension Package
Owner: Bahrain Ministry of Works and Housing
Budget: Estimated $132 million
Scope of work: The project entails the engineering and construction of 10 additional airplane stands with eight aerobridges as well as a 25,000 sq m extension of the existing passenger concourse. Bahrain airport has seen a seven per cent growth rate in the number of passengers over the last couple of years. The project calls for the expansion of the existing terminal in a two-phase development and is set for completion in 2007. 
Status: The client is expected to award two contracts – one for PMC and the other for the masterplan. Bahrain Ministry of Works and Housing is carrying out the project management in-house.

EURO University Project
Owner: EURO University
Budget: Estimated $225 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of the first university in the Middle East to specialise in environmental sciences. The development will house students and staff from the university, but will serve as a model for environment-friendly development. The city is also expected to draw international environmental research and consultancy companies.
Status: No tender document has been issued for the main construction contract. The client plans to issue tender in June 2006. Obermeyer Planen & Beraten Gmbh is the consultant on the project.

Bahrain Equestrian resort – Phase One – Villas
Owner: Bahrain Wiggins
Budget: Estimated $300 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 1,000 luxury villas and 1,500 apartments, which will be built around caves and waterfalls and also includes a choice of 15 dining outlets.
The development is located around the existing race course in Sakhir.
Status: Design work is in final stage and tender document will be issued in six months time.

Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH) – Phase II – Diamond Tower Southern Residential Complex Harbour Row Dhow Harbour and Hotel
Owner: Bahrain Financial Harbour Holding Company (BFH)
Budget: Estimated $300 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of the Diamond Tower, Southern Residential Complex, Harbour Row, Dhow Harbour and Hotel on a reclaimed area under the second phase of Bahrain Financial Harbour.
Status: Concept design is completed and detailed design has started.
Towers of Phase two of Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH) will be tendered as separate packages.

KUWAIT

Business College – Ardiya
Owner: Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET)
Budget: Estimated $75 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a business college for girls, which will include main faculty building, libraries, car parks, administrative buildings, lecture halls and related facilities.
Status: Prices were opened on February 2 2006 and the low bidder is Kuwait Arab Contractor Company. An award is expected shortly. Gulf Consult is the consultant on the project while Turner Projacs is acting as project manager.

Saad Al-Abdullah Township – First Phase
Owner: Kuwait Public Authority for Housing Welfare
Budget: Estimated $112 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 460 houses, public buildings such as mosques, schools, roads and sewage systems in Saad Al-Abdullah Township.
Status: Real Estate Construction & Fabrication Company (Recafco) has been appointed as main contractor for the first phase of Saad Al-Abdullah Township. Construction work is expected to start within the next two months. Kuwait Public Authority For Housing Welfare is carrying out the consultancy role in-house.

Saad Al-Abdullah Township - Second Phase
Owner: Kuwait Public Authority for Housing Welfare
Budget: Estimated $66 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 321 housing units in the Saad Al-Abdullah Township.
Status: Kuwait Dynamics Limited has been appointed as main contractor for the second phase of Saad Al-Abdullah Township. Construction work is expected to start within next two months. Kuwait Public Authority For Housing Welfare is carrying out the consultancy role in-house.

Kuwait Oil Tanker Company Headquarters
Owner: Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC)
Budget: Estimated $30 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 12-storey building that will become the new headquarters for Kuwait Oil Tanker Company.
Status: Real Estate Construction and Fabrication Company (Recafco) has been appointed as main contractor for Kuwait Oil Tanker Company headquarters. Al-Jazera Consultants is acting as principal consultants on the project.

Shaikh Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah Causeway
Owner: Kuwait Ministry of Public Works (MPW)
Budget: Estimated $1.5 billion
Scope of work: The scope of work includes the design and construction of a 36-km causeway across the Bay of Kuwait connecting Shuwaikh Port/Ghazali Expressway with the Subiya New Town Development.  The causeway will include a 3-km elevated road through the Shuwaikh Port area, an interchange north of Shuwaikh Port, 27-km low-level bridge across the bay, a main bridge with a span of 150 to 200m, a 25-hectare transition island developed towards Subiya for maintenance and emergency services and a 5-km approach road onshore in Subiya.  The causeway will have three lanes plus an emergency lane in both directions.
Status: COWI is the consultant on the project. Bids were submitted in late 2005 and an award is expected shortly.

OMAN

The Wave Development – Phase 1 – Dredging & Reclamation Package
Owner: The Wave
Budget: Estimated $180 million
Scope of work:  Phase 1 involves the design and construction of the infrastructure for the entire resort which includes reclamation of about 800 000 sq m of land. Phase 1 will also include an 18-hole PGA golf course, marina and yacht club (zones 1 A and 1B).
Status: Tender documents for the dredging and reclamation contract are due to be issued following the completion of the design work.  The client has also completed the prequalification of prospective bidders. OBM International Limited is the consultant on the project.

Sohar Port & Industrial Area Development – Phase 3 – Berth Work
Owner: Oman Ministry of Transport & Communications
Budget: Estimated $50 million
Scope of work: The package will involve the deepening of the existing berths 8 to 14 as well as the approach channel from 16 m to 18 m. This must be performed in preparation for a bulk liquids berth and quay wall of 450 m. Dredging work will also be included in the package.
Status: Prices were opened on 6 March 2006 from three bidders for the phase 3 berth work at the Sohar Industrial Port. The lowest bidder is the group made of Van Oord, Interbeton and Six Construct, followed by group made of Consolidated Contractors International Company, STFA and Jan de Nul.

Al Madina Al Zarqa (Blue City) Development – Phase 1
Owner: Al Sawadi Investment & Tourism (ASIT)
Budget: Estimated $1.9 billion
Scope of work: The first phase of the project will involve the construction of four beach resorts comprising a total of 2,000 hotel rooms, 1,000 residential units, two golf courses, a golf community, a state-of-the-art aquarium and a shopping complex. It will cover an area of 8.5 sq km. The total area of the entire project of the Blue City development is 35 sq km.
Status: A consortium of Enka Insaat and Aktor was appointed as main contractor for the first phase of the Blue City last January.

Seeb & Salalah Airport Development
Owner: Oman Government
Budget: Estimated $600 million
Scope of work: The project involves the construction of two new airports, the larger Seeb International Airport as well as the smaller Salalah International Airport. It calls for the construction of new terminals, runways and taxiways, control towers, access roads and other associated buildings. The Seeb airport will cater for the more populated northern Oman region and the capital Muscat (will have a capacity of 12 million passengers a year) while the Salalah airport will accommodate the southern Oman region (will have a capacity of 2 million passengers a year).
Status: Six companies submitted bids for the four-year PMC contract. These companies are Bechtel, Parsons International, Munich International Airport, Dar Al Handasah, Ibn Khaldun Consulting Engineers and Gulf Engineering Consultancy, Atkins and Aeroports de Paris. COWI – Larsen Architects & Consulting Engineers are responsible for design and construction supervision.

QATAR

Lusail Real Estate Development – Earthworks, Site Preparation and Dredging Work
Owner: Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company
Budget: Estimated $500 million
Scope of work: 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; 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.
Status: Sinohydro Corporation has been appointed as contractor for the dredging work and the land plots.

Doha Expressway Project – D Ring Roads Interchange 
Owner: Qatar Public Works Authority (Ashghal)
Budget: Estimated $170 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of D ring roads interchange that is part of Doha Expressway project, which entails the construction of the first urban freeway in Qatar. It will combine upgrading the existing urban roads as well as expanding the current road facilities. It will include 50 km of fully access-controlled, divided freeway that will consist of four lanes in each direction as well as two utility bridges, 19 grade-separated interchanges, roadway lighting and barriers, storm water drainage facilities and intelligent transportation systems.
Status: Bidders submitted their proposal on March 30th for the 24-month main construction contract on D ring roads interchange project. Parsons is acting as the consultant on the project.

Education City Development – Convention Centre
Owner: Qatar Foundation for Education; Science and Community Development
Budget: Estimated $400 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the construction of a new convention centre building that will form part of the Education City development. Facilities will comprise a 7,000-seat convention centre, conference and exhibition halls, a 400-seat theatre/cinema and management and support facilities with a built-up area over 100,000 sq m.
Status: Two companies – Strabag and Besix Group – are competing for the main construction package contract. An award is expected by the end of this month. KEO International Consultants are acting as the consultant.

Navigation Tower – Main Construction Package
Owner: Qatar Navigation
Budget: Estimated $60 million
Scope of work: The project involves the construction of a 52-storey office tower with a total built-up area of 116,700 sq m. It will be built on a 13,500 sq m plot in Doha, and will also include a six-storey car-park with a capacity to accommodate 1,700 vehicles.
Status: Pre-qualified companies submitted their proposal on March 11 for the main construction contract of Navigation Tower. Eight companies were pre-qualified to bid for the project: El-Seif Engineering Contracting, Multiplex group, Bouygues Construction, Contraco, Midmac Contracting Company, Construction Development Company (CDC), Al Jaber Engineering and Al Huda Engineering Works. MZ & Partners is the consultant on the project.

Al Emadi Tower
Owner: Mohamed Ali Al-Emadi
Budget: Estimated $50 million
Scope of work: The project in the Central Business District (CBD) of Doha calls for the design and construction of an 18-storey office building with an 18,000 sq m floor area.  There will be two basement levels that will provide parking for more than 200 vehicles.  
Status: It is expected that the client will release tenders for the main construction package this month. GHD is acting as the principal consultant on the project

The Pearl-Qatar – Abraj Quartier
Owner: Global Investment House
Budget: Estimated $50 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 36-storey residential tower with commercial areas with a total area of 15,000 sq m. The second part will be called the “Qanat Quartier” that will include the construction of luxury townhouses surrounded by canals and waterways.
Status: Tenders for the main construction package are expected to be issued within six months. KEO International Consultants and Projacs International are acting as consultant and project manager, respectively.

The Pearl-Qatar – Viva Bahriya
Owner: Global Investment House
Budget: Estimated $65 million
Scope of work: The project involves the construction of Moroccan-styled townhouses and two 15-storey residential towers with land area of 6,000 sq m each, surrounding another harbour at the centre of the Pearl Qatar development. Viva Bahriya will be the second largest bay in the Pearl development. The scope of work includes construction of two 15-storey residential towers with land area of 6,000 sq m each.
Status: Tenders for the main construction package are expected to be  issued within six months. KEO International Consultants and Projacs International are acting as consultant and project manager, respectively.

Al Mana Commercial & Residential Complex
Owner: Sheikh Mohamad Hamad Al Mana
Budget: Estimated $27 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of residential and commercial development which includes a two-level shopping mall, two 16-storey towers of which one will be residential and the other a office tower, car parking area for 460 vehicles with total built-up area of 40,000 sq m. The complex is located at Suheem road, Alsad area in Doha.
Status: Subcontracts are being issued on the project with construction almost 50 per cent complete. Construction and Reconstruction Engineering Company (CRC) is the main contractor on the project.

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Landbridge Project
Owner: Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO)
Budget: Estimated $3 billion
Scope of work: 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. 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. From this point onwards it will 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 and for inland destinations. 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 and will link the railway network to the city of Jubail and Jubail Port. Jubail is an industrial city that generates a large quantity of cargo for Riyadh, Jeddah and the northern part of Saudi Arabia.
The line will carry up to 40 double-stack container trains per day. All trains will be diesel powered.
Status: The project is in the preliminary engineering study stage. Parsons Brinckerhoff with SaudConsult will complete preliminary engineering designs in approximately three months time. Detailed engineering designs will be carried out by the developer. Meanwhile, SRO is expected to prepare tender and invite prequalified developers to bid for the BOT-based contract.

Jeddah International Business Centre (JIBC)
Owner: Tamlik Limited
Budget: Estimated $66 million
Scope of work: The mixed-used development calls for the design and construction of two 40-storey towers, a three-level shopping mall, a basement car-park, landscaping and related facilities that will have a total built-up area of 109,320 sq m. The first tower will house offices, while the second will include a five-star hotel and one, two and three-bedroom apartments.
Status: Abnia has recently completed design work on Jeddah International Business Centre (JIBC). Tender document will be released in four to six months.

KJO – Office Park (New Headquarter Complex)
Owner: Al Khafji Joint Operations (KJO)
Budget: Estimated $70 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a five-storey building, car parking, coast guard facilities and roads with built-up area of 74,000 sq m.
Status: Saudi Oger has recently been awarded the Office Park in Al Khafji, which includes the construction of the new headquarters complex. Saudi Oger has already started with site preparation.

Moevenpick Hotel in Hail
Owner: Kingdom Hotel Investments
Budget: Estimated $100 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a five-star hotel in Hail as well as associated leisure, entertainment and conference facilities, restaurants, banqueting rooms, a business centre and a health club and spa.
Status: Omrania & Associates Architecture & Engineering Consultants is acting as principal consultant on the project. Kingdom Hotel Investments will start concept design and plans, which will be completed in six months time.

Al Kasr Project – Masterplan
Owner: Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Company
Budget: Estimated $347 million
Scope of work:  This project in Riyadh involves the design and construction of a residential and commercial development including 200 villas, 3,800 low-rise apartments, a three-level shopping mall covering 210,000 sq m, a municipality building, a police station, a notary public building, a passport station, a health centre, a communication centre, a post station, schools, mosques and clinics, which will be built over an area of 816,000 sq m.
Status: The first construction package has been awarded to Building Project Establishment (BPE).  Seven construction packages covering the 3,800 low-rise apartments are being tendered. Alnaim Architects Engineers Urban Planners are acting as consultants.

King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) Expansion – Four Passenger lounges at Haj Terminal
Owner: Saudi Arabia Presidency of Civil Aviation (PCA)
Budget: Estimated $56 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of new four passenger lounges at the Haj Terminal of King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) covering an area of 37,000 sq m.
Status: The contract will be based on build-and-operate (BO) basis. PCA is preparing tender documents, which will be issued in four to five months time.

Al Abrar Tower – Makkah
Owner: Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Company
Budget: Estimated $66 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 28-storey mixed-used tower in Makkah with total built-up area of 70,000 sq m.
Status: Design work is completed and the tender documents for the main construction contract will be issued shortly. Saudi Diyar Consultants is acting as consultant whilst Turner Construction International is the project manager.

Jabal Omar Development
Owner: Jabal Omar Development Company
Budget: Estimated $3,200 million
Scope of work: The project calls for design and construction of residential towers, office tower, commercial centre and five-star hotels with covering area of 230,000 sq m. It will include 4,500 shops, 3,000 showrooms, a central transport station, parking facility for 12,000 vehicles, new roads, pathways, tunnels, escalators, and other facilities.
The project is planned to accommodate 100,000 people, air-conditioned prayer facilities for 100,000 and an open prayer space for 120,000 worshippers.
Status: Rio Trading & Contracting has been appointed as main contractor for rock cuts and levelling package. The client has invited consultancies to pre-qualify for the design work on the infrastructure package. The High Commission For The Development of Makkah Province is the consultant on this development.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

ABU DHABI

Abu Dhabi Central Market Reconstruction – Suq and Basement Car Parking Package
Owner: Aldar Properties
Budget: Estimated $50 million
Scope of work: The project consists of the construction of a three-storey suq that will have a built-up area of approximately 26,000 sq m and will form part of the Abu Dhabi Central Market Reconstruction scheme. In addition, the package will also entail the construction of a five-storey basement that will provide car-parking facilities with a built-up area of approximately 61,000 sq m. The fully air-conditioned suq will be constructed according to a traditional bazaar-style theme of Egypt or Syria. The project will be situated on two plots between Hamdan and Khalifa Street in Abu Dhabi.
Status: Bids had to be submitted by 26 March 2006 for the suq and basement-parking package following the issue of tender documents for the package in late January. Eight companies prequalified to bid including Consolidated Contractors International Company. (CCC), Dywidag International, Murray & Roberts Limited, Nasa Multiplex, a joint venture of Samsung Corporation and Arab Technical Construction Company (Arabtec), Saudi Oger, Bel Hasa Six Construct and a joint venture of Taisei Corporation and Arabian Construction Company. Construction of the package is estimated to take 12 months to complete.
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed City Project – New Residential Complex – Sector 1
Owner: First Gulf Bank – Link Investments
Budget: Estimated $50 million
Scope of work: Sector 1 of the project will involve the construction of a shopping mall consisting of three levels as well as the development of three, nine-storey office buildings, a nine-storey residential apartment building and associated car parking facilities.
Status: An award for the main construction package is expected this month. 10 companies were prequalified for the main package. Bainoona Consulting Engineering and Al Bayaty Architects is acting as design consultant while Morganti Group is acting as project manager.

Khalidiya Rotana Hotel & Residences
Owner: Private investor
Budget: Estimated $200 million
Scope of work: The project involves the construction of a new hotel and apartment complex in Abu Dhabi on the site of the existing Khalidiya hotel, which will be demolished. The development will include four towers with a built-up area of approximately 200,000 sq m: A 21-storey building which will provide hotel and apartment facilities totalling 436 rooms, two, 23-storey buildings that will each offer 117 residential apartments and an 18-storey building which will provide 108 offices.
Status: Bids were submitted in February this year for the main construction package. Pre-qualifiers include Al Habtoor Engineering Enterprises, Arabian Construction Company (ACC), Arab Technical Construction Company (Arabtec), a joint venture of Civil Engineering & Contracting Company (Civilco) and Milne & Nicholls, Murray & Roberts and Bel Hasa Six Construct.  Khatib & Alami is acting as the consultant while EC Harris will handle the project management components.

DUBAI

The Crescent – International Media Production Zone (IMPZ)
Owner: Damac Holdings
Budget: Estimated $135 million
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of three, 15 storey low-rise buildings that will comprise residential apartments and that will be situated within the International Media Production Zone (IMPZ), close to the Emirates Hills development off Emirates Road. IMPZ is the first free zone dedicated to media production. It will provide state-of-the-art facilities for printing and publishing activities.
Status: The development is still in the design stage with a tender for the main construction package to be issued in the next few weeks. The client has appointed Al-Gurg Consultants and Dewan Architects & Engineers as consultants on the development

Liberty House – Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Development.
Owner: ETA Star Property Developers
Budget: Estimated $52 million
Scope of work: It involves the construction of a 166-m, 41-storey high-rise tower building that will form part of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) development situated at the Gate Drive, the main thoroughfare of the DIFC. It will be a mixed-use building consisting of two retail areas, 10 storeys of office facilities as well as modern residential units. The residential component will comprise 124 studio units, 20 one-bedroom apartments, 48 one-bedroom duplexes, 12 two-bedroom apartments and 16 two-bedroom apartments with studies, across 20 floors. The development will also include leisure facilities such as swimming pools and a rooftop jogging track. Car parking facilities will also be provided across six storeys.
Status: The client appointed NSCC as the piling contractor on the development. NSCC will also be responsible for the excavation, shoring and dewatering work. A tender for the main construction package is expected to be issued shortly. Holford Associates is acting as consultant on the project.

La Ville Contemporaire Development – Lagoon Project (formerly known as Seven Pearls) – Infrastructure Package
Owner: Dubai International Properties
Budget: Estimated $150 million
Scope of work: This package consists of the construction of all infrastructure facilities and will include the construction of a road network and installation of drainage and other associated components across two plots, one covering 22 hectares and the other covering 4 hectares. The project will form part of the Lagoon development within the La Ville Contemporaire scheme in Dubai. The package will also include the construction of a 300-m-long service tunnel.
Status: After the project went into a re-tendering process early 2006, no main contractor has been appointed yet – an award expected in approximately a months time. The Halcrow group is acting as consultant on the project and Hill International as project manager.

Dubai Gate Tower II – Jumeirah Lake Towers Development 
Owner: Bonyan International Investment Group
Budget: Estimated $45 million
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of a 35-storey high-rise tower building that will form part of the Jumeirah Lake Towers development in Dubai and that will comprise residential apartments as well as leisure and entertainment facilities. Located at a site between Interchanges 4 and 5 on Sheikh Zayed Road, Jumeirah Lake Towers will, upon completion, provide the community with 79 high-rise tower buildings comprising residential, entertainment and business facilities. This waterfront development will consist of 26 clusters, each with three tower buildings as well as one additional building. The development will cover an area of 1,144,579 sq m, including a man-made lake of 249,998 sq m providing stunning waterfront views.
Status: It is understood that approval is still being awaited from Jafza before piling work can commence. A tender for the main construction package is expected to be issued in approximately two weeks time.

Dubai Sports City, Victory Heights, Residential Villa Package – Dubailand – Sports & Outdoor World.
Owner: Victory Heights Golf Residential Development
Budget: Estimated $115 million
Scope of work: The project involves the construction of approximately 910 villas (Mirage, Oasis, Horizon Villas) that will be built according to Andalusian, European or Mediterranean themes surrounding a new golf course called “The Dunes”. The development will form part of the 25 million sq ft Victory Heights scheme within the Dubai Sports City of Dubailand.
Status: Prequalification is in progress for the main construction package with a tender expected to be issued in April 2006. Work is estimated to start on site in May 2006. The client is currently reviewing the package strategy for the scheme. Diar Consult is acting as the design consultant on the project while Mace Limited is acting as the project manager on the overall Victory Heights development.

Dubai Sports City – Eden Gardens – Dubailand – Sports & Outdoor World
Owner: Lokhandwala Builders International
Budget: Estimated $68 million
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of a 25-storey residential tower building that will comprise 318 studio, one, two and three-bedroom apartments and will form part of the Dubai Sports City development within Dubailand. The development will also include the associated leisure and entertainment facilities.
Status: No tender has been issued yet for the main construction package with issues still to be resolved with Dubai authorities. The Halcrow Group prepared the original master plan, which was updated by Parsons Corporation. National Engineering Bureau (NEB) is acting as consultant on the project.

Le Solarium Building – Dubai Silicon Oasis Development 
Owner: Credo Investments
Budget: Estimated $26 million
Scope of work: The project consists of the construction of a 14-storey mid-rise building that will form part of the Dubai Silicon Oasis development. The building will comprise office facilities and will be constructed on a 71,000 sq ft area. The building with a 40 ft sky-lit atrium will also include a food court, shopping outlets, health club, swimming pool and a 600-slot car park.
Status: Construction started early April. Sun Engineering & Contracting Company is the main contractor on the project. National Engineering Bureau (NEB) is acting as the consultant.

Zee Tower Development – Dubai
Owner: Zee Network
Budget: Estimated $50 million
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of a low-rise building complex that will provide leasable office space and will act as Zee Network’s Middle East headquarters. The complex will offer approximately 100