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Dubai Projects at a Glance Dubai gulfconstructionworldwide.com gulfconstructionworldwide.com Dubai DUBAI AT A GLANCE Package name Owner Status** $ million* Consultant Contractor Start date End date Al Maktoum International Airport – Expansion – Overview Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP) Construction 30,000 - Al Naboodah Contracting-National Contracting & Transport 2014-Q1 2021-Q4 Al Maktoum International Airport – Expansion – Concourse C DAEP EPC ITB 500 - - 2016-Q1 2018-Q1 Al Maktoum International Airport – Expansion – Concourse D DAEP Construction 520 - Alec 2014-Q1 2021-Q4 Al Qusais – Low-Income Residential Development Wasl Feasibility Study 681 - - 2016-Q1 2019-Q3 Al-Sufouh Tram System Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) Feasibility Study 866 Systra Consulting Alstom-Besix 2008-Q1 2020-Q1 Bluewaters Island – Overview Meraas Development Construction 1,600 Artelia International-Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel Al Shafar General Contracting-Habtoor Leighton Group- 2012-Q4 2018-Q1 & Partners-WSP Middle East-Mirage Alec-Hyundai Engineering & Construction-Starneth Mille Leisure & Development Engineering-Van Oord-Kier Group Deira and Bur Dubai- Deep Sewer Network Dubai Municipality PMC ITB 3,260 Parsons - 2015-Q1 2019-Q1 Deira Waterfront Development – Phase 1 Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) EPC ITB 800 - - 2015-Q1 2018-Q1 Dubai Creek Harbour at the Lagoons Emaar Properties-Dubai Holding Construction 1,750 Turner Construction International Al Basti & Muktha 2006-Q1 2019-Q1 Dubai Creek Harbour – Tower Project Emaar Properties EPC ITB 1,000 - - 2016-Q2 2020-Q1 Dubai Design District (D3) Tecom Investments Construction 4,000 Parsons-Woods Bagot-Al Shirawi FM Amana Contracting & Steel Buildings 2013-Q2 2018-Q2 Dubai Lagoon Schon Properties Construction 8,170 Artec Commodor-Belhasa Engineering and Contracting Company- 2008-Q1 2017-Q4 Bin Sabt Building Contracting Company Dubai Metro – Route 2020 RTA EP 2,900 - Acciona & Gulermak & Alstom 2013-Q3 2020-Q2 Dubailand- Serena Residential Community – Phase 1 Dubai Properties Feasibility Study 1,000 - - 2016-Q4 2018-Q4 Expo 2020 Site Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC)-Dubai EP 7,000 HOK-CH2M Hill & Mace JV Al Futtaim Carillion 2013-Q4 2019-Q4 Municipality-Dubai World Central (DWC) Falconcity of Wonders – Overview Link Global Group-Salem Ahmad Al Moosa Enterprises Design 1,500 Hyder Consulting-Eng Adnan Saffarini Office Ghantoot Transport & General Contracting-Pauling Middle East 2006-Q1 2020-Q4 Geothermal and Wave Technologies for Power Generation Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) Feasibility Study 800 - - 2016-Q2 2020-Q1 Hassyan 2,400 MW Coal Fired Power Station Dewa EP 1,500 Poyry General Electric-Acwa Power-China Harbin Power Engineering 2008-Q4 2020-Q1 International City Nakheel-Limitless Construction 5,000 Drees & Sommer Gammon-Billimoria 2000-Q1 2020-Q1 Jebel Ali Port Terminal 4 Project DP World Construction 1,600 BAM International BAM International-Dutco Balfour Beatty (DBB) 2012-Q4 2018-Q1 Jewel Of The Creek – Overview Dubai International Real Estate (Dire) Construction 816 - Habtoor Leighton Group 2011-Q1 2017-Q1 Jewel Of The Creek – Package 8 Dire Construction 816 - Habtoor Leighton Group 2011-Q1 2017-Q3 Jumeirah Central Dubai Holding Feasibility Study 20,000 - - 2016-Q3 2022-Q1 La Mer Development Meraas Development Construction 1,250 Sogreah Artelia Gulf Al Futtaim Carillion-Projects Link-Al Ryum Contracting and 2014-Q4 2024-Q1 General Transport Establishment Mall of the World Dubai Holding Feasibility Study 22,000 - - 2014-Q3 2024-Q3 Midtown Project – Phase One Deyaar Design 952 Hyder Consulting - 2012-Q3 2018-Q3 Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park – Overview Dewa Construction 2,350 ILF Consulting Engineers First Solar-TSK Electronica y Electricidad-Acwa Power-Abu Dhabi 2012-Q4 2018-Q4 Future Energy Company (Masdar)-Abdul Latif Jameel Company- Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park – Phase 3 Dewa EP 1,200 - Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar)-Abdul Latif Jameel 2014-Q3 2018-Q4 Company-Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) Mohammed Bin Rashid City – Overview Dubai Holding-Emaar Properties-Meydan-Sobha Group Construction 70,000 - El Seif Engineering Contracting 2012-Q4 2020-Q1 Pearl Dubai – Dubai Pearl Project Dubai Pearl Free Zone Construction 4,000 Dubai Pearl Free Zone-Meecon Habtoor Leighton Group 2008-Q1 2018-Q1 Royal Atlantis Resort and Residences Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) Construction 1,400 Faithful + Gould Belhasa Six Construct-Ssangyong Engineering 2016-Q1 2017-Q3 & Construction Company Six Flags – Phase 2 Dubai Parks & Resorts (DP&R)-Meraas Development Construction 726 - - 2008-Q1 2019-Q4 The Address Residence Fountain Views Emaar Properties Construction 817 - Drake & Scull-Arabian Construction 2013-Q4 2017-Q2 Company (ACC)-Brookfield Multiplex The Hills Development – Shopping Mall Emaar Properties Construction 770 - ALEC 2016-Q3 2018-Q4 Town Square Development – Overview Emaar-Nshama Development Construction 50,000 - Beaver Gulf Group-United Engineering Construction (UNEC) 2015-Q1 2020-Q1 University of Dubai Dubai Chamber of Commerce Construction 1,000 Faithful + Gould Kier Group 2012-Q1 2017-Q1 Waste to Energy Plant Dubai Municipality Feasibility Study 2,000 - - 2015-Q2 2020-Q2 Yas Acres Aldar Properties Feasibility Study 1,630 - Bauer 2016-Q1 2019-Q4 **ITB = invitation to bid; EPC = engineering, procurement and construction; FEED = front-end engineering design; EP = engineering & procurement *List includes projects worth over $500 million only. Source: DMS Projects 52 Gulf Construction, April 2017 Gulf Construction, April 2017 53.
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