Tracker Updates for Ras Azzour (MSF)

02 Sep 2010

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00

Doosan confirmed it had been awarded the desalination EPC contract by SWCC in a statement to the Korean stock exchange on September 1. The price quoted, $1.76 billion, was lower than its original bid price of $1.937 billion. (NOTE -…

16 Aug 2010

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00

The ACWA Power Sasakura consortium is understood to have had its bid queried by SWCC, with a request that the thickness of the metal used in the tubes for the MED process be increased from the original specification of 0.89mm…

22 Jul 2010

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00

Evaluation of the bids for both power and desalination elements is ongoing. It is understood that deliberations over the desalination package are the more advanced of the two. A preferred bidder may be announced before mid-August. Four groups submitted bids…

27 May 2010

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00

Four groups submitted bids on the 2,400MW combined cycle gas turbine power element by the extended 19 May deadline: 1) Arabian Bemco/Iberdrola: $2.863 billion (MED); $2.865 billion (MSF). 2) Doosan Heavy Industries: $2.911 billion (MSF & MED). 3) SEPCO Electric…

13 May 2010

Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00

Four bidders submitted proposals on the desalination element by the extended 8 May deadline: o ACWA Power Sasakura/Samsung Engineering/Degrémont (MED/RO): $1.888 billion o Doosan Heavy Industries (MSF/RO): $1.937 billion o Fisia Italimpianti/Acciona Agua (MSF/RO): $1.923 billion o Sidem/Six Construct/Al-Rashid Trading…

17 Mar 2010

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00

SWCC has extended the bid submission deadline on the separate power and water contracts from 20 March to 19 April (see story p21). Five contractors have so far prequalified for the desalination element: ACWA Power Sasakura; Arabian Bemco; Doosan Heavy…

18 Feb 2010

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00

SWCC has confirmed that five contractors have so far prequalified for the desalination element: ACWA Power Sasakura; Arabian Bemco; Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction; Hitachi Zosen; and Sidem. Fisia and Arabian Bemco have teamed up. Nine companies have prequalified for…

16 Dec 2009

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00

SWCC issued a request for proposals for the project on 5th December, with the bid deadline set for 20 March 2010, and an award to follow on 1st June.

16 Nov 2009

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00

The RFQs for the power and water EPC packages, which are being tendered separately but simultaneously, have been issued to potential bidders. SWCC has not set a definite deadline for bidders to submit statements of qualification, although the current schedule…

22 Oct 2009

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00