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Construction Contracts

Abu Dhabi’s Modon awards $535m

residential city deals

The infrastructure works will begin this year and
will cover a total area of 15.8 million sq m. Phase
three of the project covers 6,153,000 square
meters, while phase four spans 9,647,000 square
meters. Both phases make up roughly 45% of the
total project area.
Modon began developing the infrastructure for the
fi rst, second, and fi fth phases of Riyadh City South
since last year, and offi cially commenced work on
the remaining phases of the project during 2020.
The infrastructure work across the third and fourth
phases includes the construction of internal and
UAE-based Modon Properties has awarded the external roads, the installation of lighting systems,
infrastructure development contracts for phases the construction of water and sewage networks,
three and four of Riyadh City South worth AED the implementation of groundwater level reduction
1.93 billion ($525 million), in partnership with the systems, and the installation of rainwater drainage.
Abu Dhabi Housing Authority. Two contractors, Tristar Engineering & Construction
With this contract awarding, the total value of and Nurol were awarded the contracts for the
infrastructure development deals for the Riyadh development of the infrastructure.
City South has risen to AED 5.83 billion.
EBS wins deal for Dubai Municipality

complex

two fl oors of parking, a mezzanine and
fi ve fl oors with a roof forming the main
building structure and an extended
car-parking building with ground, two
fl oors and a roof fl oor.
As per the agreement with the main
contractor, the scope of the project
covers engineering, fabrication and
erection of steel structures in addition
to fi reproofi ng.
The main building scope for EBS
covers deck slabs – fi rst and second
podium levels, mezzanine, anf fi fth
fl oors and the roof, including the roof
for the theatre area, left and right sides
roof canopies. The deck slabs - fi rst
Emirates Building Systems (EBS) has won a and second podium levels, and mezzanine level
contract to provide 2,000 tonnes of steel for including staircases, steel bridges and sandwich
the Dubai Municipality’s upcoming prosecution panel roofi ng, covers the scope of the parking
building and car-park in Umm Hurair, Dubai. building of the project.
Designed to be an architectural icon overlooking The project is to be fi nished by December 2021
the banks of Dubai Creek, the project, with a built- with the car-park on priority to be completed by
up area of 53,000 sq m, comprises ground plus the year-end.

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