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Materials and Products

Qatar-based Al Jabar Engineering LLC has awarded two contracts award worth $268.7million (€200 million) to the French building materials company Saint Gobain PAM to deliver large diameter pipes, fittings and valves.

Saint Gobain will manufacture the products in France and will be shipped to Qatar, to be utilised on Qatar’s plan to construct five "Security Mega-Reservoirs" throughout the nation to assure it has an emergency backup supply of drinking water capably of lasting at least seven days.

The Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa), initiated the project with Hyder facilitating design and site supervision support.http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/saint-gobain-gets-2687-million-contracts-qatar-218.php

Technology and Equipment

Lockheed Martin awarded a $25 million full-production contract award to General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business news unit of General Dynamics, to develop components for the U.S. Air Force, Network Communications Element (NCE) on Global Positioning System (GPS) III space vehicles seven and eight (SV 07-08).

The next-generation GPS III satellites will enhance location, navigation and timing services and facilitate high-tech proficiency generating exceptional system security, accuracy and reliability.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/general-dynamics-receives-25-million-contract-gps-iii-satellite-components-217.php

Energy and Related Services

FortisBC Energy Inc. is collaborating with the Canadian unit of U.S construction company, Bechtel Canada Co. to help extend its Liquefied Natural Gas (LPG) facility in the Lower Mainland.

To match up the increased market tender requirement for LNG, FortisBC is investing $400 million to extend its Tilbury LNG facility, functional since 1971, which will add up around 1.1 million gigajoules of LNG repository as well as around 34,000 gigajoules of liquefaction capacity every day.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/fortisbc-awards-bechtel-400-million-tilbury-lng-expansion-project-215.php

Transport and Related Services

Transport For London (TfL) has awarded £660 million ticketing and fare collection services contract for over 10 years, to technology and specialised services firm Cubic Transportation Systems Ltd.

The continuing collaboration between TfL and Cubic is likely to further enhance London’s ticketing and fare collection other services for clients. The Electra contract award includes the maintenance and availability of ticketing and fare collection equipment on 8,500 buses; 1,900 ticket gates at London Underground and London Overground stations; 1,800 stand-alone validators, consisting the DLR; 1,600 ticket machines; and 250 National Rail stations where card readers are placed. There are also about 4,000 retail devices at Oyster Ticket Stops throughout London. Oyster is a smartcard used for travelling around London which holds pay as you go credit, Travelcard and Bus & Tram Pass season tickets.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/cubic-transportation-systems-gets-pound660m-electra-contractnbsp-214.php

Defence and Security

The Air Force has awarded up to a $20 million contract award to a Dayton-based Edaptive Computing Inc. to analyze acquisition, logistics and sustainment at a Wright-Patterson office, according to the Department of Defense.

Under the recent contract, Edaptive Computing will perform the work at the Large Aircraft Countermeasures partner Program Office inside the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson, according to the Defense Department.Read complete story athttp://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/edaptive-computing-bags-us-air-force-20-million-contract-213.php

Energy and Related Services

Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyz Republic have entered into an agreement for a new electricity transmission system to connect all four countries of Central Asia, South Asia called “CASA-1000”, which would help make the most efficient use of clean hydropower resources in the Central Asian countries by enabling them to transfer and sell their electricity surplus during the summer months to the deficient countries in South Asia. The CASA-1000 project would also complement the countries efforts to improve electricity access integrate and expand markets to increase trade and find sustainable solutions to water resources management.Read complete story athttp://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/casa-1000-212.php

Construction and Real Estate

Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), a unit of Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed three contracts worth around £2.8 billion with the public other services provider Amey to manage its estate.

The 'next generation estate' partner programme is aimed to manage and upgrade defence infrastructure. The Oxford-based Amey are part of a joint venture along with Carillion and follow awards for contracts in May offering an overall potential value of £4.5 billion.

An estimated Regional Prime Central contract by MoD to be worth £435m over the initial contract period of five years, has been awarded to the JV, which can be extended by a further five years subject to approval.Read complete story athttp://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/uk-mod-awards-amey-jv-pound28-billion-estate-management-contracts-211.php

Printing and Publishing

A local and South African companies has been contracted by Mozambique´s National Elections Commission, CNE, to provide voting material for presidential, parliamentary and provincial elections planned for 15 October.

According to the project State-controlled radio Mozambique - The Mozambican stationary firm, Academica and the Print Media of South Africa has been awarded the contract award which is estimated to be worth around $10 million.Read complete story athttp://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/mozambique-awards-10-million-order-supply-election-materials-210.php

Transport and Related Services

A consortium of Thales, Huawei, and Imet, Italy has been awarded a €30 million contract award by Moroccan National Railways (ONCF) for the first phase of its national GSM-R stationing.

The scope of work covers five lines totaling 712km, including the 183km Tangiers – Kénitra high-speed line, which is presently under construction.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/oncf-awards-euro30-million-gsm-r-contract-209.php

Mining and Ores

Murray & Roberts Cementation has acquired a R2.6 billion (ca US$ 250 million) award at De Beers' Venetia underground mine project. This award is the first of a course of potential contract awards to Murray & Roberts Cementation by De Beers to construct its multi-billion rand underground mine below the functioning open pit diamond mine.

The Venetia deposit comprises of 12 kimberlite pipes. Presently De Beers is mining two of the largest in a single, open pit operation.

The designed investment to change over the open pit into an underground mine is likely to cost some US$2 million. Open pit functions would continue to 2021 and the conversion to underground mining is likely to stretch the life of the mine by 25 years to 2046.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/murray-amp-roberts-bags-r26-billion-venetia-diamond-mine-contract-208.php

Construction and Real Estate

The construction contract award of $136 million has been awarded to Balfour Beatty to erect a prestigious and environment friendly office complex in the heart of uptown Charlotte, North Carolina the recent in a course of awards to build up the city’s economic and commercial infrastructure.

The building, named as 300 South Tryon,tender is being constructed by Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC and includes a distinctive 25-storey office building and a four level underground parking garage.

The office building is being designed to attain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification. LEED is the globally acknowledged green building certification system formed by the US Green Building Council, which encourages sustainable building and practices.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/balfour-beatty-gets-136-million-us-office-project-207.php

Construction and Real Estate

Southern Industrial Constructors LLC of Rayville, La., has been awarded $47 million contract award by the state port commission for building construction on the port's West Pier.

A second West Pier construction project, with an approximated value of $50 million to $70 million, will be published for bids soon.

Approved on Friday, Southern Industrial was the second-lowest bidder. Florida-based Wharton-Smith Inc., the low bidder, at $41.5 million, withdrew over tabulation errors in its bid.Read complete story athttp://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/port-gulfport-awards-47-million-contract-west-pier-buildings-work-206.php

Other Services

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health has awarded SRI International a new $49 million, seven-year contract, to carry on preclinical development of probable therapies for HIV infection and AIDS. The contract award assists the development of medicines to treat HIV and AIDS and the complexities and opportunistic infections related with the disease, as well as microbicides for avoiding sexual transmission of HIV.

More than 35 million people are infected with HIV across globe, according to the World Health Organization. Although considerable advances in therapeutics to treat HIV and AIDS, more effective and less toxic drugs and preventive treatments, such as microbicides, to prevent the sexual and perinatal transmission of HIV are still required.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/sri-international-receives-49-million-contact-study-new-therapies-hiv-and-aids-205.php

Transport and Related Services

John Sisk & Son has been selected by the Peel Group for the £39 million tender infrastructure works as part of the first phase of the Port Salford Intermodal Terminal.

The Salford-based site stretching 200-acre between the Manchester and project Liverpool railway line and the Manchester Ship Canal has designing permission for a 1.6m sq ft road, rail and river distribution park in two phases.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/peel-group-awards-pound39-million-port-salford-civil-work-contract-204.php

Construction and Real Estate

Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded the final three of 25 major civil contracts award for Thomson Line's Orchard, Marina South and Gardens by the Bay stations and tunnels at US$1.32 billion.

According to the LTA’s Deputy Chief Executive, Mr Chua Chong Kheng - An overall cost of about $7.77 billion has been awarded by LTA in all the 25 major civil contracts for Thomson Line, with the award of these last three civil contracts. tender Construction works for Thomson Line are presently in full motion and the line is set to open in phases between 2019 and 2021.

Penta-Ocean Construction Co Ltd - Bachy Soletanche Singapore Pte Ltd Joint Venture, bagged the construction contract of Orchard station, at a contract price of around $498 million.Read complete story athttp://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/lta-awards-132-billion-contracts-thomson-line-203.php

Defence and Security

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a long-term contract on behalf of No.1 Aeronautical Information Documents Unit (AIDU), to 1 Spatial plc, the spatial big data company to assist the digital aeronautical flight information file (DAFIF) upgrade project.

The contract demands the company to facilitate the construction and transition implementation phases of the DAFIF 8.1 modification.

The upgrade is likely to facilitate AIDU to manage and publish aeronautical charts and en-route bulletins that comply to the international standard for aeronautical data.

According to 1 Spatial chief executive Marcus Hanke - The company is very excited with the partnership on this project, leveraging our expertise and technology on a worldwide grounds in the aeronautical information industry. The recent contract award puts 1 Spatial in a better place to target future international opportunities in this region.

AIDU is a part of the Joint Forces Intelligence Group (JFIG), formed in 1953 and delivers professional aeronautical cartographic information to the UK's Royal Air Force (RAF).Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/1spatial-bags-uk-modrsquos-aeronautical-contract-202.php

Energy and Related Services

Qatargas awarded the energy consultancy firm, Xodus Group, a contact award to facilitate vibration engineering services at Qatargas’ onshore and offshore facilities.

Working in co-operation with Chiyoda Almana Engineering, Xodus Group is aiming to form a long-term piping integrity management partner programme to assess, reduce or eliminate vibration in all of the Qatargas facilities.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/xodus-group-secures-vibration-engineering-contract-qatar-201.php

Computer and Related Services

The U.S. Department of Treasury has awarded Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services (AFS) a five-year, $48 million contract for IT and financial management services throughout the Department's bureaus and offices to enhance technologies and other service levels.

The scope of work includes IT strategy, technology recommendations, acquisition support, systems security, financial systems, project and program management, enterprise architecture and development and support services. The firm will also update and perform the Treasury’s IT strategy, aiming on cutting down operational costs and enhancing competence throughout the agency.Read complete story athttp://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/accenture-federal-services-gets-48-million-it-and-financial-management-services-ordernbsp-200.php

Construction and Real Estate

Zelan Construction Sdn Bhd (ZCSB) an unit of Zelan Bhd an investing holding company engaged in construction, oil gas, has received a RM248.5 million contract from Petronas Refinery and Petrochemical Corp Sdn Bhd ("PRPCSB)".

The contract award  is for the provision of basic design, detail engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning ("BEPCC") of material off loading facilities ("MOLF") jetty at Tanjung Setapa for refinery and petrochemical integrated development ("RAPID") project at Pengerang, Johor.Read complete story athttp://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/zelan-receives-rm2485-million-contract-petronas-refinery-199.php

Computer and Related Services

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded a contract award to the smart card manufacturer FutureCard for the supply of nine million NoI smart cards.

The company was chosen out of five vendors for the supply of RFID fare cards which can be used to pay for travel of the metro, buses, water buses and paid parking other services facilitated by the RTA.

The contract commenced on 1 July, 2014 and stretches a duration of two years.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/futurecard-bags-rta-contract-provide-noi-cards-198.php

Environment and Sanitation

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has awarded a contract award worth US$17.7mn for a project focused at improving the reliability of the water networks throughout Dubai.

The project activities comprises the supply, installation, and commissioning of outpouring protection devices for DEWA pumping stations in regions including Jebel Ali, Mushrif, and Hatta. http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/dewa-announces-177-million-water-reliability-project-197.php

Construction and Real Estate

French consultancy firm Systra bagged a $73.6 million (SAR276 million) contract award to deliver preliminary engineering designs for the Jeddah Metro project.

According to the local media reports, the company will consider all earlier plans for the project and will have 20 months duration to come up with new design.Read complete story at http://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/systra-lands-736-million-jeddah-metro-design-project-196.php

Materials and Products

CCJV has awarded Nexans Group a contract to provide power and instrumentation Fiber Optic cables for the construction of Laffan Refinery 2 project in Doha.

Chiyoda and CTCI have been collectively bagged the contract award for the engineering, procurement, supply, construction and commissioning portion of Laffan Refinery 2 project by Qatargas. It will have a distillation processing capacity of 146,000 BPSD.

As per the contract, Nexans will supply over 1000km of cable customised to suit the demanding necessities of the oil and gas industry, consisting low and medium-voltage single and multi-core featured IEC standard flame resistant cables.Read complete story athttp://www.tendersontime.com/blog-detail/nexans-gets-cabling-contract-laffan-refinery-195.php