Nakheel has announced the appointment of leading UK consultancy firm Mott MacDonald to undertake the engineering consultancy services on the first phase of its Jumeirah Golf Estates development in Dubai.

The appointment relates to Phase A of Jumeirah Golf Estates, which occupies approximately 375 hectares of the northern section of the 1,119-hectare site. The scope fo works for Phase A  includes the first two golf courses, Fire and Earth, both designed by Greg Norman; approximately 1,000 serviced villa plots; and commercial retail centre; boutique office park; golf clubhouse and country club; and all associated infrastructure.
To undertake the infrastructure design and project coordination services, Mott MacDonald has assigned a dedicated team, who will work closely with the Nakheel project development team over the coming months on the planning and engineering design of the roads, utilities, landscaping and other civil works, together with a coordination role on the golf course construction.