(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) As many as 11 consortiums of leading international construction and engineering companies are in the race for the design and build contract of the Oman's railway project's first segment.
Oman Rail Co received technical offers from 11 joint ventures (JVs) with Italian and Chinese companies dominating the list of contenders for the first segment a 207km stretch from Sohar port to Buraimi.
Last year as many as 18 consortiums were shortlisted through pre-qualification.
Among the participants that have submitted technical offers are consortiums led by four Italian firms namely: JV of Saipem Rizzani De Eccher and Dogus Insaat; JV of Astaldi Oman National Engineering and Investment Co (ONEIC) Yapi Merkezi and Corsan-Corviam Construction; JV of Societa Italiana Per Condotte D'Acqua Federici Stirling Batco LLC SWS Engineering and Itinera SPA; and Salini Impregilo.
Consortiums led by Chinese firms are: JV of China State Construction Engineering Corporation and SK E&C; JV of China Railway Group Ltd and Mapa Insaat ve Ticaret; and JV of China Railway Construction Corporation Ltd International Contractors Co and Mohammed Al Kharafi & Sons.
Other contenders are: JV of India's Larsen and Toubro Ltd FCC Construction SA and Khalid Bin Ahmed & Sons; JV of Indian firm Ircon International Ltd with Hani Achirodon LLC and Tata Projects; JV of Austrian firms Porr Bau GmbH with Yuksel Insat Sarooj Construction Co and Daewoo E&C LLC; and JV of Korean firm Hyundai Engineering and Construction with Hassan Juma Backer Assignia Infrastructures and Maire Tecnimont Civil Construction.
In January H E Ahmed al Futaisi Minister of Transport and Communication had said that the engineering procurement and construction contract for the first segment of the railway project will be awarded towards the middle of 2015. Primary designs for the first segment have been completed. The preliminary design work contract was awarded to Italferr the Italian State Railways Group engineering firm more than a year ago.
Recently Oman Rail Co CEO Abdulrahman al Hatmi had said that design work for the entire network is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
Oman Rail had last month floated tenders to appoint an insurance adviser and export credit coordinator for the project.
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