On 10 April 2014, the Kuwait Ministry of Public Works received the $151 million USD (KD 41.3 million) Subiya road project completed by United Gulf Construction Co. (UGCC), as the Main Contractor. The project is the third phase of the Jahra-Subiya highway and includes construction and maintenance of 35 km (+/-) of roads with two spurs, to the Iraqi border and Bubiyan Island, construction of 3 bridges, as well as storm-water, drainage, sewer and other services. At the peak of production, UGCC had a staff of more than 800 dedicated to the project, and asphalt teams alone were laying more than 3,000 tons of asphalt per day. The project was supervised by Pan-Arab Consulting Engineers (PACE). It is expected that the Ministry of Public Works will open the newly built roads to public traffic by June 1, 2014.
United Gulf Construction Co. (UGCC), through its branch office in Libya, has restarted construction on its $200 million USD integrated infrastructure project in the western city of Sabratha, Libya. The Client, Housing and Infrastructure Board (HIB), requested UGCC to resume design and construction activities for the large-scale project in 2013, after the works were halted as a result of the 2011 revolution. The original contract, which began in 2010, includes design and implementation of all infrastructure works over an 844 hectare area, consisting of roads, sewer and storm-water networks, potable water supply network, as well as sewer and storm-water pumping stations. The Client has also issued a variation order to add electricity distribution, fiber optics/telecommunications, and one of the first natural gas distribution networks in all of Libya. It is anticipated that the final contract value will reach in excess of $350 million USD and the expected duration of the project is 40 months. The works shall be supervised by the Libyan branch of consultant Ranhill, and the program manager is the American consultancy firm, AECOM. UGCC is one of the first international firms to resume operations in Libya, in an effort to aide in the redevelopment of the country following the 2011 revolution. Upon completion of the project, Sabratha shall be one of the first Libyan cities to have modern, state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities.
United Gulf Construction Co. (UGCC) has been awarded the first of Kuwait’s major city development projects issued under the Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW). The Sabah Al Ahmed Residential City project value is approximately $450 million USD (KD 127.9 million) and consists of the construction of (930) houses, (5) schools, (6) mosques, miscellaneous public service buildings, electrical transformer substations, road works, and complete infrastructure services. The project is expected to be completed in 1080 days from the date of commencement and will require a skilled workforce of more 6,500 people to execute the works. New city developments are included in Kuwait’s plan to meet the demands of its fast growing population and UGCC’s project shall be the model for the implementation of the proposed schemes.