Drake & Scull International (DSI) has signed two MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) contracts for a Dh55-million ($15 million) hotel apartment project and a Dh40-million ($10.8 million) district cooling project in Qatar, in addition to a Dh54-million ($14.7 million) residential tower project in India.

Mobilisation on site for the three projects is under way. The hotel apartment project is scheduled for completion in February 2014 and the district cooling project and the residential tower are expected to be completed in November of this year.

Khaldoun Tabari, chief executive officer of Drake & Scull International, said: “Qatar remains a key strategic market for DSI in the region and we expect a stronger momentum of project awards this year as we have not seen many contracts materialise in 2012.”

He continued: “The new MEP project award in India is the first for us in the residential sector and we aim to further expand in this sector. Our water and power operations are engaged in many tenders across the country and in 2013 we expect further growth for DSI in the Indian utilities sector through Passavant Roediger, our specialised global waste water and water treatment German subsidiary.”

DSI is a regional market leader in integrated design, engineering and construction disciplines of civil contracting, mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP), water and power, oil and gas, and rail.