THIS IS THE FIFTH MAJOR PACKAGE AWARDED OVER THE LAST YEAR FOR ABU DHABI’S FLAGSHIP KHALIFA PORT AND INDUSTRIAL ZONE
Abu Dhabi Ports Company is announcing the award of an AED 484.6 million (USD 131.9) contract for Industrial Zone Infrastructure to Consolidated Contracting Engineering and Procurement S.A.L (CCC) for its Khalifa Port and Industrial Zone (KPIZ) project.
The agreement is for the construction, fit-out, testing and commissioning of the civil and structural works for Industrial Zone Area ‘A’ primary Infrastructure (North), the first of the three construction packages that will provide the facilities for an industrial centre catering for a wide range of heavy, medium and light industries. Construction of the works will begin immediately and is scheduled to end in July 2012.
ADPC Chief Executive Officer, Tony Douglas, says:
“We are extremely pleased to make this latest award. We look forward to working with our partners Consolidated Contracting Engineering and Procurement S.A.L (CCC) on this world class project, with their commitment to delivering on time and to budget. The announcement represents an exciting milestone in the Industrial Zone’s bright future.”
Highlights of the contract include:
- Construction of a 4.5 kms dual 3-lane carriageway (Mina Road) and a 1.5 kms dual 4-lane carriageway (Sheikh Khalifa Industrial Road) linking the onshore port to the Industrial Zone, with associated road services including street lighting, and drainage.
- Construction of an interchange that connects Mina Road and Sheikh Khalifa Industrial Road. •Construction of a 3 kms modular path for the transportation of oversize cargo from the port to
- Industrial Zone.
- Provision of site-wide utilities including electricity, telecoms, potable water, combined waste water and irrigation.
- Construction of seven 11KV substations and pumping stations•Construction of box culverts and ducts to accommodate future utility/service installations such as seawater cooling, process water, railroad, feedstock, electrical, gas, etc.
.4 billion project to Al Habtoor Leighton Group for construction of on-shore port facilities, including 47 buildings, road networks, bridges, utility installations and landscaping. Completion scheduled for 2011.