DSI bags Khalifa City utilities contract

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Drake and Scull Water and Power (DSWP) has been awarded the utilities development works contract at the Residential Compound in Khalifa A City, Abu Dhabi.

Earlier this year, DSWP was awarded the district cooling works job at the same compound, and it will now begin relevant infrastructure works that include sewer lines, irrigation, telecommunications services, fire fighting, sub stations, and all related civil works such as roads and paving.

"This contract win marks the eighth for DSI in 2010, bringing the total value of the projects awarded to date to AED 1 billion. Reaching such a milestone so early in the year has exceeded our expectations," said Khaldoun Tabari, CEO and vice chairman of DSI.

DSWP's engineering specialities include district cooling, water, wastewater and sludge treatment, telecommunications and power infrastructure, and oil and gas infrastructure.

Tawfiq Abu Soud, executive director of DSWP, said: "One of the motivating factors for us in deciding to form a business stream dedicated to managing and controlling Infrastructure, water and power (IWP) works was the surety that we would continuously have a demand in the market to cater to. This has indeed been the case due to the non-diminishing demand for water and power, which are the basic elements needed in any community."