Salalah Port Terminal Bids Under Way

More than 40 international and local construction firms are preparing to bid for a contract to build general cargo and liquid bulk terminals at the Port of Salalahin the southern Omani province of Dhofar. Bids close Aug. 23.

When completed in 2012, Salalah Port will have a general cargo terminal, and a dedicated liquid bulk terminal to handle petrochemicals and other liquid products shipped through the Salalah Free Zone next door.

Construction will include 1,266 meters of new quay wall. The harbor basin in front of the general cargo terminal will be dredged to a depth of 18 meters, an increase of two meters.

A contract is to be awarded in the fourth quarter, with completion in 16 months.

Participants include: BAM International, Afcons, Desert Line, Galfar, CCC, Daewoo, Sarooj Construction, Ballast Nedam, Douglas OHI, Archirodon, Van Oord, Hindustan Construction, Jan De Nul, Sambu Construction, Essar Projects, Muhibbah (Malaysia), Strabag, TML INSAAT, National United Engineering, Carillion Alawi, FIDENS, Samwhan Corp, Middle East Dredging, 115 Construction, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, Simplex Infrastructures, Gammon India, Hyundai, China Harbour, Boskalis Westminster, RDS Projects, Erenport, STFA, Impresa, Group Five, STX, Six Construction, and GS Engineering, according to the Oman Daily Observer.