Amwaj Gateway award EMCO MEP Contract
Present at the
signing ceremony was Vice Chairman of AGDC Mr. Qais Al Maskati and
Chairman of EMCO Mr. Sofyan Khaled Almoayyed, also present were; Board
Member of AGDC Mr. Mohammed Dhaif, EMCO Managing Director Mr. Kyriacos
Yacoumi as well as, Project Manager of Amwaj Gateway Mr. Simon Kynaston
and Technical Director of Davenport Campbell Mr. Brian Walford.
The contract includes the MEP, plumbing and the central air
conditioning for the three buildings, the tent houses and the other
parts of Amwaj Gateway Project.
Vice
presedent of AGDC Mr. Qais Al-Maskati announced: "commented "We are
extremely satisfied with the progress we are achieving on the
development of Amwaj Gateway, and this contract we have signed with
EMCO further ensures that we maintain the high standards of quality we
have set for this project. Furthermore, this agreement will provide
further opportunities and cooperation on future projects between the
two companies."
"EMCO was awarded the MEP contract due to its
extensive, knowledge, qualifications and experience in the field of
mechanical and electrical contracting in Bahrain and throughout the GCC
region, such as the work carried out on the Khalifa Bin Salman Port and
Industrial Area in Hidd in addition to its involvement in other project
on Amwaj Islands." he added.
Chairman of EMCO Mr. Sofyan Almoayyed stated: "It is a great opportunity to be working with Amwaj Development Co. on such a world-class project. EMCO is renowned for its involvement in prestigious and landmark projects around the Kingdom and the Gulf region.
Board Member of AGDC Mr. Mohammed Dhaif added: "the signing of this contract between Amwaj Gateway and EMCO is a long-term strategy which will allow the relationship between the two companies to grow and cooperate on future projects. EMCO will begin as initial construction by the main contractor Kurokova has already begun, and EMCO as the MEP consultant will be working simultaneously with Kurokova throughout the duration of the project.
Amwaj Gateway is being
developed by RealCAPITA, to provide different types of townhouses and
apartments housed in three 20-stories towers. The project accommodates
a total of 550 different residential units. The development will house
the necessary facilities and infrastructure that comes at the forefront
of luxurious living such as serviced apartments, restaurants,
commercial outlets, swimming pools, gymnasium and a private beach all
within a gated community embodying the true "access to luxury". The
location of the development is unique in terms of its zoning. It´s the
only plot in Amwaj Islands to contain such an integrated mix of
facilities with unrestricted sea view and its own private beach. The
development (estimated to cost US$ 200 millions) is located by the
entrance of Amwaj Islands covering a land area approximately 360,000
square feet
RealCAPITA is a Bahraini real estate firm, established in February 2006
with an authorized paid up capital of $56.16 million.