Significant project wins in the Middle East and the Americas, worth $48m, have supported the consultancy’s positive H1 2017 performance
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Saipem bags $850m contract for Kuwait’s Al Zour Refinery
The contract covers the engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning of feed pipelines for Kuwait’s Al Zour Refinery
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Oman's Haya Water takes over Sohar wastewater assets
Included among Sohar’s assets is a wastewater network spanning 150km, that comprises 20 lifting and pumping stations, and is linked to more than 24,900 homes
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Riyadh airport modernisation work to start after Hajj
Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport will undergo modernisation works following this year’s Hajj season, according to GACA
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Oman to construct 5,000 new homes for expats
Oman will build more than 5,000 new homes for expats to buy, under its Integrated Tourism Complex (ITC) project plan
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ENR Midwest Announces 2017 Best Project Winners!
Our Best Project winners include a skyscraper built on top of an active rail line near the Chicago River, several innovative office buildings, the meticulous restoration of a state capitol building, multiple rail projects that brought service to underserved downtowns in large cities, one of the largest LEED-platinum corporate offices in the U.S., retrofits to aging coal-fired electrical plants that brought them into modern environmental compliance and some healthcare projects that put patients first.
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Construction Economics for the Week of August 28, 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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ASGC: GCC hospitality sector to produce more mixed-use projects
The GCC?s hospitality and tourism industries are being reinforced by a ?compelling wave of sports, entertainment, and leisure? projects, says Nashat Louis of ASGC
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End-user needs driving Dubai project decisions
The move from investment-driven development is reshaping how projects are sized and designed, an official from the city’s real estate sector told ConstructionWeekOnline
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Index launched to assess UAE bridge conditions
The Ministry of Infrastructure Development in the UAE has developed an index to asses and measure the condition of bridges across the country
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