Construction
Muscat, June 15th 2013 – The tender for the Construction of Package 2 at the Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre Precinct developed by Omran in Al Irfan area has been awarded to Carillion Alawi LLC, as approved by the Government Tender Board with a total value of 78 Million Omani Riyals. The Package includes the construction of exhibition halls, car park facilities and the district cooling plant.The scope of Package 2 for the construction of one of Oman’s most highly anticipated developments includes a structured car park facility for 4,200 vehicles on 3 parking levels totaling an area of 143,000 sqm, Exhibition Halls of approximately 45,000 sqm gross area which will provide five divisible state of the art halls with service trenches, plant rooms, and acoustically treated vertically movable partitions to enable separation and sound isolation of each hall. This package also comprises a concourse with a glazed curtain wall system, fully equipped with main production kitchen and three cafes, hospitality suites, administration/office areas, a central landscaped courtyard and two circulation nodes connecting the concourse to the car park.
Additionally, the scope will also cover the ancillary buildings, namely the Energy Center which serves as the District Cooling Plant for the entire precinct, security screening facility, taxi amenity building, waste management building, a landscape maintenance building and electrical substation facility. The project also features a number of sustainable initiatives in conservation of energy, potable water and use of treated sewage effluent for cooling and irrigation and thus targeting Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the United States Green Building Council.
Barka 3 Power Plant, fully operational since April 2013, produces 750 MW to meet growing national demand
Oman Real Estate Association will oversee future housing development in the Sultanate
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 27th March 2013: The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) has invited tenders for the development of new Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) in the centre of Abu Dhabi.
Muscat, February 9th 2013 – The Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Export Development (PAIPED) is finalizing preparations for the Sultanate’s debut participation at ‘Buildint Tanzania 2013’, an annual international building and construction trade show held in Dar Es-Salaam, 22nd - 24th February.
5 February, 2013 - As investments in the construction sector continue to grow in the GCC, the region has become a major driver of global change in the construction industry. In a seminar entitled ‘The Future of EPC’, hosted by Deloitte Middle East and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLC in Dubai, the changing landscape of the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) environment came under the spotlight. Experts gathered to provide perspectives from the largest project owners and international contractors in the region, and recommendations for industry participants on what they can do to plan for success. 
