Roszheldorstroy Construction Complex (RCC), a joint stock company of the Russian Railways, is planning to make a foray into the construction sector of the Gulf markets through local partnerships.

This is the first time that the company has contemplated the move to participate in projects outside Russian soil and thus sets the tone for other companies to push for projects within the GCC more actively.
The company, which made its debut at the gulfBID this year, has already found a partner to kick-start its operations in Bahrain.
It will be operating through its local partner GR Group, which will also function as RCC’s representative in the GCC.
“We have already applied to be prequalified to enable us participate in the tendering process in Bahrain,” said a spokesperson for the company.
“We are awaiting the results of the prequalification process and once that is done, we will be bidding for tenders for a range of infrastructural projects in the kingdom,” she says.
“Following this, we also intend to undertake to get ourselves prequalified in the rest of the GCC as well,” she adds.
RCC, which has been involved with the Russian Railways since its formation as a joint stock company a few years ago, has already undertaken a range of construction/restoration projects in Russia.
It has been involved in the restoration of bridges across the river Volga, Amur and Don; railway stations at Kazanskiy, Karoslavskiy and Leningradskiy among others, and a host of administrative buildings in various cities in Russia.