Nakheel has floated a trio of tenders for various maintenance and security work to be undertaken at some of its developments in Dubai.
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Makkah crane crash operators lacked basic skills
An engineer and one of 14 defendants in the Makkah crane crash case has told the court that the operators were unqualified
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Fire at contained ADNOC oil refinery in UAE
The blaze was reportedly under control and contained by 10.15pm, with ADNOC stating that the incident had impact on operations
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10,150 certificates issued for building materials
These included 9,987 certificates for different batches of concrete blocks of various types and 163 certificates for many batches of various other construction materials
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Dubai South inks MoU with Land Department
Dubai Land Department will accept the registration of freehold apartments, plots and properties purchased by investors in Dubai South under the agreement
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Construction Economics for the week of Jan. 16, 2017
ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics
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Trump 'turns down' Damac's $2bn deals in Dubai
In response to question on conflict of interest, US President-elect Donald Trump says he hasn’t accepted offer from "great friend" and Damac Properties’s chairman Hussain Sajwani
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Florida Bridge Project To Test Composites
From the pilings to the deck and everything in between, a $6-
million, federally funded project will serve as a test bed for a variety of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) and composite technologies while replacing an existing 54-year-old vehicular bridge in southern Florida.
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Barrasso Takes Up Gavel at Key Senate Committee
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)—the new chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, one of the most important congressional panels for construction—is likely to take a tough stance against environmental regulations and be an advocate for infrastructure, particularly in rural areas, observers say.
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Contractor Zachry Wins $20M in Contract Dispute Reversal
A December decision by a state appeals court in Houston to uphold a $20-million jury award to Zachry Construction Corp. in a long-running contract dispute with port officials in that city will increase competition for public-sector construction projects in Texas, says an official of the San Antonio contractor.
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