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4 February 2014, By Jeff Florian
New headquarters to be built at Duqm
Oman’s Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm (Sezad) has invited local and international contractors (grade 1 and above) to bid for a contract to build its headquarters at the economic zone.
Project scope entails construction and maintenance of the Sezad headquarters building, including civil, structural, mechanical, and external works.
The deadline for bids is 5 March.
Last month, 23 companies submitted documents to prequalify for a contract from Sezad for the construction of roads, infrastructure and buildings at the commercial terminal and operational zone areas at Duqm port.
Sezad also recently extended the bid deadline for the main building works for the new airport being built in the economic zone. Bidders now have until 16 February instead of 19 January.
The scope of work on the project’s third phase includes the construction of the passenger and cargo terminals, air traffic control complex and related support facility buildings, ensuring the airport is fully functional and ready to use. The tender is open to local grade one and above contractors, as well as international contractors.
The third phase of the airport development was put on hold in the first quarter of 2012 for undisclosed reasons.
In November, the local Renaissance Services issued a design and construction tender for the construction of a new worker’s village at the economic zone.
Drake & Scull wins Mall of Emirates contract
3 February 2014, By Jeff Florian
Dubai-based contractor Drake & Scull to execute MEP works for mall redevelopment
Dubai-based Drake & Scull International (DSI) has signed a contract worth about AED110m ($30m) to execute mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) works for the redevelopment of Mall of the Emirates in Dubai.
The contract was awarded by the local Khansaheb Civil Engineering, which is the main contractor for the project.
Under the terms of the agreement, DSI will procure, install, test and commission all MEP works at the shopping mall, to be completed by 2015. The mall recently announced its multi-stage redevelopment project at an estimated cost of AED1bn under the theme ‘Evolution 2015’.
The redevelopment, which will include a new fashion district, luxury retail, and sports and leisure precinct, alongside an expansion of its cinemas, will be undertaken in phases with work on phase 1 already under way.
In 2013, DSI won contracts to execute the MEP works for the Fairmont Abu Dhabi Hotel and Serviced Apartments, the MEP for the King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh and a real estate development in the western city of Jeddah, both in Saudi Arabia.
DOMESTIC NEWS
KNR Constructions secures EPC order worth Rs 290 crore in AP
N Madhav | Hyderabad
February 24, 2014 Last Updated at 14:43 IST
Hyderabad-based infrastructure developer KNR Constructions Limited has bagged an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) order worth Rs 290.25 crore from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
The order is for rehabilitation and upgradation of existing NH-565 from Km 425/400 to Km 509/400 (Penchalakona to Yerpedu section) to two-lane with paved shoulder in Andhra Pradesh, under the NHDP-4.
The project works would be completed in 24 months from the date of appointment, the company said in a release to BSE today.
Dow Corning to provide training program for Indian construction industry
Launches Centre for Construction Expertise initiative to provide training for using high-performance silicone materials in the construction industry
BS B2B Bureau | Mumbai February 17, 2014 Last Updated at 19:33 IST
As a follow-up to its Quality Bond program, which was launched in India in 2012, Dow Corning Corporation, the US-based global leader in silicone technology, has launched Centre for Construction Expertise initiative exclusively in India, in order to provide training tailored to the needs of the country’s construction industry.
The Centre will conduct a range of construction-focused workshops across India over the coming year. Taught by construction industry professionals, these workshops are suitable for skilled and unskilled construction workers, contractors and fabricators, builders, apprentices and other contributors to this industry.
Jean-Paul Hautekeer, Global Marketing Director for High-Performance Building, Dow Corning, said, “Given the increased usage of high-performance silicone materials in the construction industry, there is an increasing demand for workers who are knowledgeable about these materials and skilled in their application. Through the Centre for Construction Expertise, Dow Corning is working to help meet that demand.”
These workshops will be available at no charge for a limited time. The first workshop is scheduled to take place in Pune on March 21, 2014.
Hautekeer said, “We believe the Centre for Construction Expertise will greatly benefit India’s construction industry as a whole. Training programs like these can help improve the skill set of India’s workforce and enhance the quality and performance of construction projects. They can also promote safer work practices and increase job satisfaction among workers.”
HCC gets Rs 725-crore order
It has also bagged four other orders, valued at Rs 292 crore, in water, nuclear and industrial segments
Press Trust of India | New Delhi
February 10, 2014
Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) has received orders worth Rs 725 crore to execute projects including one for construction of a 2.9 km bridge in Bihar.
"We have received well-diversified orders in terms of geographic and business spread. These reflect HCC's capability to cater to varied segments...," company President and Whole- time Director Arun Karambeklar said in a statement today.
The biggest chunk of the order worth Rs 433 crore is from Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam for construction of a bridge to be built over the Sone river connecting Daudnagar and Nasirganj in Aurangabad and Rohtas districts.
It has also bagged four other orders, valued at Rs 292 crore, in water, nuclear and industrial segments.
Orders in the water and nuclear segments are from Pune Municipal Corporation and Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, respectively.
The other two orders in the industrial segment are for doing the structural steel works for a domestic petrochemical company and for carrying out civil works in a captive power plant for an aluminium company.
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