Carillion - Mixed-Use Development - Dubai, £200m Residential Contract Won in Dubai

Date: 07 Nov 2006

Support services and construction company Carillion has won a £200m contract through its Middle East joint venture, Al Futtaim Carillion, for the construction of a large residential complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Motor City Uptown Area 2 involves the construction of 34 residential properties of between three, four and six storeys, for developers Union Properties PJSC. Uptown Area 2 is part of the Motor City Development which also includes the Dubai Autodrome, Formula One Theme Park, Business Park Motor City and another residential area, Green Community Motor City. It is located adjacent to the Emirates Road, a principal highway running around the perimeter of Dubai.

Al Futtaim Carillion has already been awarded the £40m contract for Motor City's infrastructure and landscaping, which began on site in April 2006. Uptown Area 2 starts on site in November 2006 and is scheduled for completion in May 2009.

Commenting on the win, Carillion chief executive John McDonough, said: "The award of this prestigious contract further underlines Al Futtaim Carillion as one of the Middle East's leading construction companies. Motor City Uptown Area 2 continues the successful relationship we have built up with Union Properties on previous contracts including the nearby Dubai Autodrome."

The Al Futtaim Carillion joint venture has had a well-established business in the Middle East for over 50 years. It has been particularly successful, most notably in securing over £800m of contracts to date for Dubai Festival City, the Middle East's largest privately funded, mixed use real estate development.

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