RIYADH: AD Ports Group has selected local firm Al-Nasr Contracting Co. to perform engineering, procurement and construction work for the second phase of the gas distribution network at Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi, also known as Kizad.
The contract was awarded on May 18, and its job value is estimated to be over $35 million, MEED reported citing sources.
AD Ports Group aims to install high-pressure and low-pressure gas transmission lines across the nine industrial clusters (KP1-9) of Kizad Area A, spanning about 51 square kilometers.
AD Ports Group issued the tender for the project in late January.
The scope of the work includes modifications and upgrades to both the launcher and receiver area of the main gas station.
Al-Nasr Contracting Co. is also executing EPC on the estimated $25 million first phase of the Kizad gas distribution network project, and work is close to completion, according to regional projects tracker MEED Projects.
UAE’s Galfar Engineering & Contracting Emirates, Robt Stone Middle East and Tecton Engineering & Construction also submitted bids for the Kizad gas distribution network’s second phase by the deadline of 13 April.
