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17 February 2014, By Andrew Roscoe
Contractors have until 26 March to submit bids for Saudi security network construction contract
Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry has invited contractors to submit bids for the contract to build phase 2d of its multibillion-dollar security compounds network programme.
Contractors have been invited to submit bids by 26 March for the construction package, which will involve the development of security complexes at different locations in the kingdom, which will include administration buildings, headquarters, housing units and infrastructure.
The ministry has extended the submission date for phase 2e of the programme, with contractors being given until 27 February to submit bids for the construction contract, which has a similar scope to phase 2d, but in different locations of the kingdom.
The packages were formerly part of the contract that awarded to the local Saudi Oger in 2011 for the second phase of the King Abdullah Programme (KAP) security network scheme. The ministry cancelled Oger’s contract in 2012 for undisclosed reasons, and has retendered the second phase in several separate packages.
In December, the local El-Seif Engineering Contracting Company has been awarded an estimated SR2.5bn ($667m) contract to build phase 2a of Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry security compounds network programme.
El-Seif has submitted the second-lowest bid for the contract in May, with the local Jawdat Contracting Company having submitted the low bid of SR2.34bn.
The work will involve the development of 7 security complexes in different areas of the kingdom, including the Passport Institute complex, the Institute of Security, the Institute of Preventing Drugs and the Institute of Border Guards. Each complex will include administration buildings, headquarters, housing units and infrastructure.
In August, the local Al-Arrab Contracting Company submitted the lowest bid for the contract to build phase 2b of the KAP programme. The ministry had received bids from four contractors for the construction deal, which will involve building a public security training centre, medical unit, dormitories, training facilities and a shooting range. The Interior Ministry received bids for phase 2c in October.
In April, Al-Arrab was awarded one of the three contracts, valued at SR2.8bn, for the fourth phase of the scheme. The local Al-Rashid Trading & Contracting Company is expected to win the remaining packages. The phase involves constructing headquarters buildings at 13 locations across the kingdom.
The local Saudi Binladin Group has been awarded the construction contract for the third phase of the programme, according to sources within the kingdom. In January, firms were invited to submit bids for the fifth phase of the scheme.
The security compounds will be used to house, educate and train members of Saudi Arabia’s public security, civil defence, police, passports division, and special security and investigative forces. The facilities have been designed to include schools, mosques, theatres, civilian dormitories, military barracks, administrative buildings, training facilities and units for recreation and entertainment.
The KAP programme will cover the construction, operation and maintenance of 28 types of facilities at more than 50 locations. In total, the ministry is expected to spend more than $13bn across the five phases of the project.
Most of the security premises will be constructed in and around Riyadh, but facilities will also be built in the provinces of Qassim, Hail, Tabuk, Jeddah, Medina, Taif, Al-Jouf and on Saudi Arabia’s northern borders
Bidders sought to build JW Marriott in Bahrain Bay
16 February 2014, By Jeff Florian
New property to offer 276 hotel rooms and 96 serviced apartments
KhaleejCapita, a joint venture of Qatar-based Business Trading Company and the local Remza Investment Company, has floated a tender for the construction of a JW Marriott hotel in Bahrain Bay.The deadline for bids is 15 April.
The project will consist of a 50-storey tower on top of a five-storey podium, with three floors of underground parking. The development will cover a total area of 97,000 square metres.
The east side of the tower will contain 276 hotel rooms and related facilities and the west side will contain 96 serviced apartments. The five-storey podium will contain the banquet hall and meeting facilities, lobbies and common areas, in addition to 200 car parking spaces. The underground car park will contain 220 car parking spaces.
The consultant on the project is the local YDA & Associates.
Kuwait launches tender for rehabilitation of palace
16 February 2014, By Jeff Florian
Contract includes demolition, design, and construction works for Al-Salam Palace
Kuwait’s Amiri Diwan has floated a tender for the rehabilitation of Al-Salam Palace in Shuwaikh.
The scope of work includes the demolition of existing buildings and structures at the site, which is about 32,000 square metres. The tender also covers the design and construction of new buildings including a multi-storey car park, along with the historical preservation and maintenance of the palace.
External works include diversion of existing fresh and brackish water supply main lines, roads, site infrastructure and all associated utilities to support the buildings.
The bid deadline is 9 March.
The following companies have been prequalified to bid for the tender:
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Al-Hani Construction & Trading Company (local)
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Alghanim International General Trading & Contracting Company (local)
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Sayed Hameed Behbehani & Sons Company (local)
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Combined Group Contracting Company (local)
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Al-Ahmadiah Contracting and Trading Company (local)
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Mohammed Abdul Mohsin al-Kharafi & Sons Company for General Trading, Contracting & Industrial Facilities (local)
In November, the Amiri Diwan received bids for the construction of two cultural complexes in the Al-Samiya area. The scope of work for the tenders entailed the design, construction and maintenance of the Jaber al-Ahmed and Abdullah al-Salem cultural complexes.
Al-Hani Construction & Trading Company was the low bidder for both contracts.
The bidders for the deal to build the Abdullah al-Salem centre are:
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Al-Hani Construction & Trading Company ($409.4m)
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Alghanim International General Trading & Contracting Company ($416m)
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Sayed Hameed Behbehani & Sons Company ($417.2m)
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Combined Group Contracting Company ($455.5m)
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Al-Ahmadiah Contracting and Trading Company ($469m)
The companies that submitted bids for the contract to build the Jaber al-Ahmed centre are:
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Al-Hani Construction & Trading Company ($835.3m)
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Combined Group Contracting Company ($971.8m)
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Al-Ahmadiah Contracting and Trading Company ($1.02bn)
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Alghanim International General Trading & Contracting Company ($1.04bn)
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Sayed Hameed Behbehani & Sons Company ($1.1bn)
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