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Master developer Nakheel has awarded four contracts, collectively valued at more than AED430 million, for Deira Islands’ new 15.3 square km waterfront city currently under construction in Dubai.
The contracts, covering islands A and B of the four-island development, are for a sewage treatment plant, a district cooling plant, a substation and piling work for an 800-room resort.
Nakheel has now invested nearly AED7.5 billion in infrastructure and construction contracts for Deira Islands so far and more are due soon.
The latest contracts awards are AED228.3 million to VWS Emirates LLC/ Butec S.A.L (Dubai Branch) under a joint venture for the design, construction and 10 years’ operation and maintenance of a sewage treatment plant, nearly AED100 million to Emirates District Cooling (Emicool) LLC to build a district cooling plant for Nakheel’s Deira Islands Night Souk and nearby Nakheel buildings, with 10 years’ operation and maintenance, AED90.5 million for a 132/11kV substation to AG Power LLC, covering the south island (Island A).