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Qatar to tender project management consultancy for rail systems
23 July 2013, By Rebecca Spong
Deadline set for 15 September for rolling stock, depots and track work
Qatar Railways Company is set to tender for the project management consultancy services contract for systems, rolling stock, depots and track work for Doha Metro.
The tender is due to be floated on 28 July and the deadline for bids is set for 15 September. The contract is expected to be awarded in the first quarter of 2014.
The contract covers phase one of the Doha metro project, which covers 130 kilometres of metro line and 49 stations and includes the planned Red Line North, Red Line South, Gold Line, Green Line and an operational link between Red Line South and Gold line.
A total of QR30bn-worth ($11bn) civil works contracts were awarded for the first phase of Doha metro in May. Bids for the Golden Line are still under evaluation.
A shortlist of companies to provide the systems, rolling stock and track work has already been drawn up, with the award expected to be made in the second quarter of 2014.
Contractors sign Riyadh metro construction contracts
29 July 2013, By Colin Foreman
Concept design by Norwegian company Snohettea for the Riyadh metro
Design and build packages for Riyadh metro also cover the supply of rolling stock
Arriyadh Development Authority awarded the main construction packages for the Riyadh metro scheme on 28 July. MEED reported in early July that an award was expected before the start of August.
The client had divided the six-line metro project into five major design and build packages, with lines 1 and 2 as one package, and the other lines each as single packages. Each package will include the supply of rolling stock.
Spanish firm FCC Construction heads up the consortium known as FAST, while US firm Bechtel leads the BACS consortium. Italian firm Ansaldo STS is the leader of the Arriyadh New Mobility group.
The FAST consortium won lines 4, 5 and 6, which are reported to be valued at $7.82bn, the BACS consortium picked up lines 1 and 2 $9.45bn, while Arriyadh New Mobility secured line 3 for $5.21bn.
In early July, frontrunners emerged for the three project management packages on the Riyadh metro project.
The joint venture of the US’ Parsons International and France’s Egis is expected to win two project management packages, with the US joint venture of Louis Berger and Hill International is the frontrunner to win the third package, according to sources in Riyadh.
The project management tenders are being handled by the US’ CH2M Hill, which has been appointed as the project management office (PMO) for the metro project.
The planned metro network features six lines (Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Yellow and Purple). It will have 85 air-conditioned stations. The six lines will have a total length of 180 kilometres.
The metro scheme is part of Riyadh’s Public Transport Project (PTP) plan approved by the Council of Ministers in 2012. The plan has been prepared by the High Authority for the development of the city of Riyadh.
They include Buseruka (9MW), Nyagak I (3.5MW), Kisizi (0.26MW), Bugoye (13MW), Mpanga (18MW), and Ishasha (6.5MW).
Nakheel floats tender for Palm Jumeirah project
18 July 2013, 7:04 GMT | By Jeff Florian
Contract is for construction of 33 studios
Dubai-based Nakheel has floated a tender for the construction of its Club Vista Mare project on the Palm Jumeirah.
The scope of work involves construction of 33 studios with outdoor terraces and full glass opening onto the Palm’s shoreline. The project also includes a number of restaurants and cafes with a wide glass view overlooking the sea.
The site has a total area of 24,636 square metres with a building footprint of 4,970 square metres and a total built-up area of 7,710 square metres.
Located in the middle of the trunk of the manmade island, Club Vista Mare will be directly linked to the Nakheel Mall and share the same view of the Tiara Apartments on the right side of the entrance road and overlooking the logo island.
The tender is open to all companies with a valid licence from Dubai’s Department of Economic Development. The deadline for tender submissions is 14 August 2013.
Nakheel recently floated a tender for the construction of 190 villas at its Jumeirah Park project in the south of emirate.
In May, the developer invited contractors to bid for the contract to build the expansion of Ibn Battuta mall. The 28,000 square metre extension will add another 150 shops to the mall.
In February, MEED reported that Nakheel is preparing to tender $1.8bn of construction contracts this year as it continues to build new projects to support its existing communities.
Contractors prepare bids for $385m Kuwait hospital project
17 July 2013, 9:41 GMT | By Jeff Florian
Firms bidding to build 600-bed healthcare facility
Contractors in Kuwait are preparing to submit bids on 13 August for a KD110m ($385m) contract to build an an annex to Al-Sabah hospital in Kuwait.
Issued by Kuwait’s Ministry of Health, the package includes the construction, equipment, and maintenance of a 600-bed medical tower as part of an extension to the existing Al-Sabah Hospital. The contractor will need to build operating rooms, radiology centre, helipad, and associated facilities. A total of 24 firms have been prequalified to bid on the project.
Earlier this month, the ministry extended the tender closing date for a $910m contract to build the new Jahra Hospital to 28 July. The package includes the construction of a 1,157-bed hospital and related facilities.
In June, a joint venture of Metallurgical Corporation of China and local Al-Tawbad General Trading and Contracting Company submitted a low bid of $184m for a contract to build the Infectious Diseases Hospital in the Al-Asimah governorate in Kuwait.
Kuwait’s Health Ministry is planning to build eight new hospitals in Kuwait City to improve the provision of public health services in the country. The new hospitals will add 5,000 beds to the current capacity of the state’s hospitals
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