Dubai South launches phase four of residential development and awards construction contract
Construction contracts
NEOM awards $4.7bn Trojena damn contract to Webuild, plans 10,000 jobs luxury hotel over mountain valley
Italian construction giant Webuild awarded $4.7bn contract to build damns in Saudi Arabia’s Trojena project in NEOM
Saudi Arabia leads $87bn MENA construction contract boom, $1.1tn projects in pipeline
Saudi Arabia construction leads the way in Middle East and North Africa
Revealed: Top 50 GCC developers; Emaar, Nakheel, Neom shine
Annual list sees Emaar top of the charts, and NEOM making the top five
Dubai’s Orient Insurance fails to recover $380 million from Address Hotel fire payout
The insurance company paid over a billion dirhams in settlement, then lodged a civil case for it to be repaid
Deyaar to build 32-storey luxury residential tower in Dubai Silicon Oasis tech park
The residential tower will offer a wide range of residential options, including studios, as well as one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, duplexes, and penthouses
Midday break for construction workers begins 15 June with fines up to AED 50,000 for violations
The mandatory midday break will be enforced between 12:30 pm and 3 pm from 15 June to 15 September to avoid risks of exposure to high temperatures during the summer months
Middle East’s most influential construction leaders revealed in CW Power 100 ranking
Published in the June 2022 issue of Construction Week Middle East’s monthly magazine, the Power 100 list ranks the region’s top developers, contractors, consultants, sub-contractors, designers and architects, and lawyers
Arada picks Kuwaiti and Sharjah contractors to build first residential district in Masaar megaproject
Arada has awarded two major contracts totalling $125.23 million to build 430 villas and townhouses within the first residential district at Masaar, Sharjah’s forested megaproject
Arada awarded first two contracts for Sharjah’s Masaar community
The $2.2bn (AED8bn) project was launched in January and the UAE-based developer is on schedule to deliver 2nd phase of sales by year-end
Arada awards $49m contract to build The Boulevard at Sharjah’s Aljada megaproject
Contract was won by Dubai-based Al Ashram Contracting LLC, with work set to start immediately and project handover scheduled for the end of 2022
India’s L&T awarded construction contract for Muscat’s Mandarin Oriental
The Omani arm of the Indian firm will undertake the entire construction of the 150-room hotel and its attached residences
Opinion: The shifting sands of construction in the Middle East
Average value of disputes in the in the Middle East revealed two interesting finding that show a change taking place in the construction market in the region
Payments taking ‘significantly longer’, says Omani building contractor
Galfar Engineering & Contracting executive said the delays were impacting cash flow
Dubai’s Nakheel mulls 11 bids to build Dragon Towers project
Developer says lowest bid of AED650m has been received for construction of twin-building residential complex at Dragon City
Oman, UAE construction cost rises to be among world’s lowest in 2018
New data shows Muscat will see 1% rise while UAE will see 2% against global average of more than 4%
Dubai’s Arabtec wins $42m deal for Cairo project
Arabtec Construction will build phases 3 and 4 of Village E Levana in the Uptown Cairo Master Project