Top 10 GCC contract wins - April 2017

1. SNC-Lavalin wins FEED deal for Saudi Aramco plant

Canadian contractor SNC-Lavalin has been awarded an engineering and project management contract
by Saudi Aramco.

The contract has been awarded as part of the Berri Increment Program.

SNC-Lavalin's scope of work includes front-end engineering design (FEED) for a 250 MBCD [thousand
barrels of oil per calendar day] gas oil separation plant at the Abu Ali Gas Plant.

The contract also covers facilities at the Khursaniyah Gas Plant, where 40 million barrels per day (MBD)
of hydrocarbon condensate will be processed as part of the Berri Increment Program.

Aramco may also use SNC-Lavalin's technical support services for the project's construction phase
as part of the contract.

FEED works are expected to commence shortly, and pre-construction stage services are expected to be
completed by August 2018.

2. UAE: Emrill wins Dubai Healthcare City FM contract

Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) has awarded an integrated facilities management (IFM) contract to Emrill.

Under the terms of the deal, the UAE-headquartered facilities management (FM) company will provide
housekeeping and technical mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) services, and preventative
maintenance, for DHCC-owned buildings and infrastructure.

The contract, which covers both DHCC free zone areas, will extend until the end of 2019.

Alex Davies, managing director of Emrill’s IFM business, said: “We are delighted to be awarded this
prestigious contract with Dubai Healthcare City.

“We are committed to delivering innovative technologies and ideas that extend far beyond the standard
FM service.”

3. South Korean firm wins Qatar 2022 design contract

Heerim Architects and Planners Co, a firm headquartered in Seoul, has been awarded the design and
engineering services contract for the Fifth Precinct Stadium in Al Thumama, Qatar.

The South Korean firm released the information via a stock exchange statement, saying that it has signed
a contract worth $16.2m (KRW18.38bn), according to Zawya.

Quoting the statement filed by the firm with the Korea Exchange, Zawya reported that the contract was
awarded by the joint venture (JV) formed by Qatar’s AlJaber Engineering (JEC) and Turkey’s Tekfen
Construction.
The JV company is the main contractor for the 40,000-seat stadium, which has a 2020 target completion
date and will serve as a venue for FIFA World Cup matches up to the quarter-final stage.

4. India-based Punj Lloyd wins $48m Saudi contract

India-based engineering and construction group Punj Lloyd said it has secured an EPC contract worth
$47m from Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company (Yasref) for its project in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.

The ‘Clean Fuels Interfacing Facilities Project’ has been awarded to the group's subsidiary, Dayim Punj
Lloyd.

The project objective is to interface Yasref with the Aramco Yanbu Refinery to supply low sulphur clean
transportation fuel such as diesel and gasoline for domestic distribution, the company stated.

In addition, the pipeline system will also contain provision to transport Yasref refined products to the
western regional pipeline hub.

Dayim Punj Lloyd’s scope of work includes construction of two new pipeline systems for diesel and
gasoline, a dedicated custody metering system for each refined product, a new analyzer to be installed
inside Yanbu Refinery, and a new red/green dye injection for gasoline to be installed in the Yanbu
Refinery premises.

5. Oman: $100m deal signed to build beachfront villas

Al Khalili Group and real estate investment experts Tibiaan Properties are collaborating on a project
portfolio of $100m in Oman that will include the construction of the luxury beachfront Azaiba project, due
for completion later this year.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Al Khalili Group and real estate investment
expertsTibiaan Properties on the project portfolio which will include high-end residential, commercial and
retail components, according to the Muscat Daily.

The project will include 67 villas and private swimming pools to be completed in Phase 1 by October
2017.

Sheikh Qais al Khalili, chairman of Al Khalili Group said: “We are inspired by the tremendous possibilities
of this collaboration, our first build to sell venture.

6. Enviroserve signs $32m Dubai Wholesale City deal

Enviroserve UAE, a waste and environmental solutions provider, has signed an agreement with Dubai Wholesale
City for the construction of a 2.11ha electronics and specialised waste recycling plant at Dubai Industrial Park,
within Dubai Wholesale City.

Backed by the Swiss Government Export Finance Agency, the $32.6m (AED120m) project represents one of the
largest foreign direct investments in the field of environmental management in the UAE.

The facility will serve as the region’s largest centre of expertise for electronic waste management in the Middle East.
The first plant-of-its-kind plant will recycle the entire range of end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment ranging
from consumer and industrial to commercial and military appliances, such as air conditioners, batteries, IT
equipment, household appliances, military avionics, and mobile phones.

In addition, it will recycle specialised waste material, such as aerosol cans and lightbulbs, to become the only
dedicated refrigerant reclaim facility in the UAE.

7. Saudi-Korean JV signed for $50m chemical plant

A new joint venture has been signed between Saudi and Korean firms to establish a $50m manufacturing
plant in PlasChem Park in the kingdom’s Jubail Industrial City 2.

The JV was agreed between Maydan Industry for Industrial Development & Investments Co., Ahmad
Kassim Al-Amoudi Group Co. Ltd., and the South Korean technology company SFC to establish Surfactant
Detergent Company Ltd. (SDC), according to the Saudi Gazette.

The new facility will produce a range of surfactants, which are specialty chemicals used in the production
of detergents and other applications.

Chairman of Maydan Industry, Abdulrahman Al-Swailem, said “This new venture is inspired by the
Kingdom’s Vision 2030 which seeks to diversify the economy. The planned manufacturing facility is
expected to be 40,000 metric tons with an approximate capital expenditure of SR189m ($50m).”

The JV follows a long-term supply agreement for Ethylene Oxide (EO) and Propylene Oxide (PO) signed
previously between Sadara and the SDC partners.

8. Imdaad and Emarat ink waste collection contract

Imdaad has entered into a three-year-agreement with Emarat, a suppliers of petroleum products in the
UAE, to deliver sustainable and integrated general waste collection services.

The scope of the contract includes Emarat’s 47 stations, atrium building, head office, central workshop,
and staff accommodation.

Mahmood Rasheed, chief operating officer at Imdaad, said: “We look forward to working with oil industry
giant Emarat, whose commitment to its customers, society, and the environment we fully applaud and
share.

“Our is another opportunity to showcase our capability to deliver facilities management (FM) services
according to the unique and challenging demands of this sector.”

9. Salini Impregilo JV signs $255m Saudi desal deal

A joint venture between a division of Italy’s Salini Impregilo and Spain’s Abengoa has signed a $225m
agreement with ACWA Power for the development of a desalination plant in Shuaiba, Saudi Arabia.

The Salini unit, Fisia Italimpianti, and Abenoga will design and build the plant for ACWA Power on behalf
of the Saline Water Conversion Corporation, the Saudi state-owned water utility company.
Located in the Shuaiba area on the western coast of Saudi Arabia, the plant will use reverse osmosis
technology to deliver up to 250,000m3 of water per day, and supply potable water to more than one
million residents in the cities of Mecca, Jeddah and Taif.

The joint venture has signed a ‘limited notice to proceed’ agreement for the preparatory work, and
expects to sign the ‘full notice to proceed’ by July 27. The plant handover is scheduled for May 2019.

This order confirms Fisia Italimpianti as one of the world’s leading builders of large desalination plants,
with a combined built and projected capacity of more than four million cubic metres per day across both
thermal and reverse osmosis.

10. Salini wins $300m refurb contract for Riyadh icon

Salini Impregilo has won a $300m contract from Al Khozama Management Company to refurbish the Al
Faisaliah Mall, which is part of the Al Faisaliah Centre with its iconic skyscraper in central Riyadh.

The Al Faisaliah District Redevelopment Project includes a $53m refurbishment of the Al Faisaliah Mall, as
well as demolishing the adjacent Seyahiah buildings to make way for the construction of an extension to
the existing retail complex.

The mall will be remodelled and upgraded section by section to ensure that it remains open throughout
the period of the work, which is expected to be completed in 16 months. The entire project, including the
extension, will be finished in three years.

The contract is part of $1.81bn worth of projects already awarded to Salini Impregilo this year, and
announced with the publication of the Group’s preliminary 2016 results.

Salini Impregilo has been involved on a number of projects in Saudi Arabia, including on Line 3, the
longest line at 42km, of the Riyadh Metro. The contractor completed the tunnel excavation work for this
line in January.