Big Boost for Oman's Aviation Sector
June 26, 2009 Big boost for Oman’s aviation sector MUSCAT — Dr Khamis bin Mubarak al Alawi, Minister of Transport and Communications, signed here yesterday a series of agreements aimed at dramatically modernising the Sultanate’s aviation sector. In all 13 agreements, collectively valued at RO 579.520 million, were inked. The biggest of these contracts, valued at RO 450 million, was signed for the civil works development of the Muscat and Salalah international airport projects. A joint venture of Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) and TAV Insat of Turkey will carry out the contract. Strabag Oman has been awarded a contract worth RO 37,544,193 to implement the first stage of the Sohar Airport in the Batinah region. A similar contract for the first phase development of the Duqm Airport in Wusta region has gone to Desert Line Projects at a cost of RO 23,375,000. Dr Al Alawi also inked a deal worth RO 18,000,025 with Boskalis Westminster for dredging works and soil reclamation at Muscat International Airport. This contract will be undertaken as part of the modernisation of the Muscat and Salalah international airports. Yet another agreement, worth of RO 15,960,000, concluded with Solitanche Pachy for improving and strengthening the soil at Muscat International Airport as part of Muscat International and Salalah airports development project. Desert Line Projects will also undertake additional works for the construction of channels to discharge wadi water and roadside paving works as part of the Muscat and Salalah airports project at a cost of RO 18,104,801.
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