MENA Newsletter Issue 02

‫مينهاردت‬ ISSUE 02 2014

Middle East & North Africa

CEO’s Message

Marhaba! Welcome to the second issue of Meinhardt MENA News, our bi-monthly flyer that aims to keep our clients, associates and well-wishers abreast of the key events taking place within our rapidly expanding MENA business and international operations.

This year has been an eventful year for us, marking the 40th Anniversary of Meinhardt Singapore Pte Ltd, with us celebrating the milestone with a banquet at the Shangri-La hotel Singapore with guest of honour Mr Lee Yi Shyan, Senior Minister of State for Trade & Industry of Singapore. The celebrations coincided with Meinhardt’s conferral with Economic Development Board (EDB) (Singapore) International Headquarters Award.

EDB is also partnered with Meinhardt in a joint venture establishment of two new business arms, focusing on smart cities, project and construction management consultancy.

We also participated in Cityscape Global 2014 the world’s largest exhibition on property development on the 21st to the 23rd September, something which we are proud of.

The event gave us the opportunity to share our expertise, current capabilities and ongoing projects with our clients.

The MENA region still remains one of our most exciting and highest priority markets which I personally oversee. Through our local and international presence, we are able to mobilize our global experience and capabilities to deliver the increasingly sophisticated and complex requirements for both infrastructure and real estate projects in the region.

WELCOME TO MEINHARDT MENA NEWS

Omar Shahzad Group CEO

We are grateful for your support over the years and look forward to developing an ever closer relationship with you, as MENA becomes an ever larger focus for us.

Barwa Al-Doha Doha, Qatar

Lusail Waterfront Mix 34 Doha, Qatar

One & Only Bahrain, Al Seef, Manama, Bahrain

Al Saad Commercial & Office Building Doha, Qatar

DIFC Tower Al Sofouh Dubai, UAE

Dakar International Congress Center Senegal

Featured Projects

Barwa Al-Doha Doha, Qatar Barwa Al-Doha comprises a 1.7 million square feet retail mall with a street mall concept. The mall design will have a “souk� for a variety of products. Meinhardt is providing Civil, Structural and MEP Engineering for the project.

Client: Barwa Real Estate Company Completion: 2016

Lusail Waterfront Mix 34 Doha, Qatar Meinhardt is providing Civil, Structural and MEP Engineering for this mixed use development in Lusail City, comprising retail, residences, hospitality and water park. Featuring a hotel of 33-storeys high, the total built up area of 581,251 square feet.

Client: Al Bandary Real Estate Completion: 2017

Al Saad Commercial & Office Building Doha, Qatar Located in a prestigious area in Al Saad, the mixed-use development consists of 2-storeys for retail, 7-storeys for offices and 3-levels of basement parking. For this 663,971 square feet development, Meinhardt has been appointed as the Lead Consultant, providing Architectural, Structural and MEP Engineering Services and Site Supervision.

Client: Al Saad United Real Estate Investment Completion: 2017

Featured Projects

One & Only Bahrain, Al Seef, Manama, Bahrain For this luxurious hospitality development along Bahrain’s coast, Meinhardt was tasked with providing Structural and MEP Engineering services. Within an area of 376,736 square feet, there will be hotels, villas, gourmet restaurants, retail and a One&Only spa, making it the destination for business and pleasure.

Client: DSA Architects, Dubai Completion: 2017

DIFC Tower Al Sofouh, Dubai, UAE Located at the tip of Knowledge Village and Dubai Marina, this residential tower consists of 58-storeys and stands at 225 meters with a total built up area of 8.8 million square feet. For this project, Meinhardt is providing Façade Engineering and BMU consultancy services.

Client: Damac Properties Completion: 2017

Dakar International Congress Center Senegal Meinhardt (Turkey) provided full-scope structural engineering services for this US$100 million development designed and completed in only 11 months just in time for the 2014 Francophone Countries Summit in Dakar.

Meinhardt provided the Tekla model and connection details, thus accommodating architectural changes during the short period.

Client: Summa Construction Completion: 2014

Meinhardt Singapore’s 40th Anniversary The 4th of November marked the 40th Anniversary of Meinhardt Singapore with a celebratory dinner was held at Shangri-La Hotel, with Senior Minister of State for Trade & Industry, and National Development, Mr Lee Yi Shyan officiating as Guest-of-Honour.

The celebrations coincided with Meinhardt being conferred with Economic Development Board (EDB) (Singapore) the International Headquarters Award. EDB is also partnering with Meinhardt in a joint venture establishment of two new business arms, focusing on smart cities, project and construction management consultancy.

Speaking of the partnership, Group Chief Executive Mr. Omar Shahzad said “Most of the new smart cities are planned in the Asia or Middle East Region where Singapore is viewed as an operating example,” further adding that there is a strong demand for the Singapore expertise in the planning and designing of new urban areas.

The event also witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of a one-off scholarship between Meinhardt and Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA).

Under the Meinhardt-STTA Scholarship Scheme, recipients would receive S$100,000 and the opportunity to study in any of the countries which Meinhardt operates in.

ityscape

Global 2014

Since 1995, Meinhardt has provided integrated engineering services and Lead Consultancy to the MENA region. We now have a total of seven offices in the GCC (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Bahrain Manama, Riyadh, Kuwait City and Muscat) and also in Istanbul and Kenya.

With our expanding repertoire of services for the MENA region, Cityscape Global 2014 provided us with an excellent platform and opportunity to showcase our current regional projects and capabilities.

The annual trade show took place on the 21st of September at the Dubai World Trade Centre with Group CEO, Omar Shahzad leading team Meinhardt along with the senior UAE and MENA management team.

“We have had very encouraging discussions with our clients and Meinhardt will continue to mobilize its best resources across the Group to service the needs of our clients.”

– Omar Shahzad

Amongst the projects featured during the event was King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Muscat International Airport, Manama Lagoon in Bahrain, Qatar’s Tornado Towers, The Pearl, Qatar, Dubai Festival City and two projects in Singapore, namely the Marina Bay Financial Centre and Resorts World at Sentosa.

Those award winning and environmentally sustainable developments helped cement Meinhardt’s philosophy as a leader in sustainable design, whilst not compromising on standard and excellence.

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