June 2013 (Volume xxxiv Issue 6)


AECOM wins $148m Doha Expressway contract

AECOM Technology Corporation said it has won a $148 million three-year contract from Qatar government to provide construction-supervision and design-review services for a portion of the Doha Expressway program.

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Dubai to open $196m tunnels project

The Dubai Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) said all the work related to the Dh722 million ($196 million) Rashid Hospital Tunnels Project has been completed and the tunnel will be ready for full opening on June 30.

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Top Indian property firm plans Bahrain foray

Indiabulls, a conglomerate with business interests in power, financial services, real estate and infrastructure, plans to have a presence in Bahrain by the end of this year.

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Msheireb awards $686m contract

QATAR’S leading sustainable real estate developer Msheireb Properties has awarded a consortium comprising Japan’s Obayashi Corporation and Qatar’s HBK Contracting, a construction contract worth QR2.5 billion ($686 million), Qatar

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Gulf a focus area for British companies

BRITISH Expertise, a leading organisation supporting British companies working to offer professional services internationally, believes the Middle East – and particularly the GCC – offers ample opportunities for its members and has

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Etihad Rail right on track

ETIHAD Rail, the UAE’s Dh40-billion ($10.89 billion) national railway network, has been gaining pace both in terms of construction on site and in the number of clients and should be ready to start shipping goods by the end of this year. The

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Railway Construction

Etihad Rail right on track

ETIHAD Rail, the UAE’s Dh40-billion ($10.89 billion) national railway network, has more…

Britain & the Mideast

Gulf a focus area for British companies

BRITISH Expertise, a leading organisation supporting British companies working to offer more…

Lighting

Delmatic gets green light from Masdar

DELMATIC is supplying an advanced lighting management system for the Masdar Institute of more…

Corrosion Technology

KIM gets to the root of the problem

TINY hairline cracks are inevitable when creating a new concrete structure. It’s more…

Quarrying

Cat rolls in new loaders

CATERPILLAR has introduced its seventh-generation Cat 988 – the new 988K – more…

Forklifts & Telehandlers

Utilev is the perfect small utility vehicle

KANOO Machinery, part of the Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo group of companies, is promoting a new more…

Just Out

Leister unveils heir to famed Triac S unit

LEISTER, a leader in the development, production and sale of tools for welding and more…

Legally Bound

Lenders look to limit risks on projects

IN the September 2012 issue, Gulf Construction described how, on project finance more…

Focus on Procurement

Strategic route to profitability

EXTERNAL spend accounts for 70 per cent of the cost of a typical construction project, more…

Tenders

Tenders

Gulf Construction brings you the latest tenders available in the Gulf region and more…

Diary of events

Diary of events

Gulf Construction updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East and more…

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Calendar of Events