An Abu Dhabi Ports Company dredger at work off the emirate's shoreline.
Al Habtoor Leighton Group (HLG) has secured a US $381 million (AED1.4 billion) contract to build port, road and infrastructure facilities at Abu Dhabi's Khalifa Port and Industrial Zone.
Work on the contract, which was awarded by Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC), has already started and is scheduled for completion by September 2011.
The joint venture's main scope of work is the building of on-shore facilities, including 47 buildings.
Also included is the associated infrastructure works, which consists of a series of road networks, bridges, utility installations and hard and soft landscaping.
"We are delighted to have secured this important project for a quality client like ADPC," said HLG managing director David Savage.
"Abu Dhabi continues to offer strong new work prospects, particularly in large-scale infrastructure, and it is likely to be our most important market for the foreseeable future."
Located in Taweelah, the Khalifa Port will be strategically located between the UAE capital and Dubai.
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Rajdeep Singh (Jul 14, 2009) Dubai United Arab Emirates
Al Habtoor Leighton
The US$ value of this contract is mentioned wrongly. AED 1.4 billion is equivalent to US$ 381mn (using exchange rate of 1US$=3.67 AED)
pradeep (Jul 12, 2009) ahu United Arab Emirates
consultant
its bechtel
don meyer (Jul 9, 2009) abu dhabi United Arab Emirates
port project
could you tell me who the consultant group is for this project?
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