Bechtel to Support Construction of New Airport for Capital City in India

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Bechtel Engineering and Construction India Private Limited has signed a contract to support Tata Projects in its delivery of the new Noida International Airport, located in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This project is intended to serve the national capital region of New Delhi. Tata Projects’ work includes constructing the terminal, runways and airside infrastructure roads, utilities, landside facilities and other ancillary buildings for an opening capacity of 12 million passengers annually by 2024. Bechtel will bring eight decades of global experience in building airports, as well as expanding operational airports to support Tata Projects, which recently secured the … Read more

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Balfour Beatty Joint Venture Awarded Two Development Contracts in Hong Kong

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Balfour Beatty’s 50/50 joint venture, Gammon, has secured two significant development projects with a combined value of HK $6.1 billion for two new government buildings and five residential towers, located in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Kwun Tong Composite Development Gammon will be responsible for the design and construction of a 25-story building accommodating a new college and other training facilities, as well as a nine-story building to include community and welfare amenities on behalf of the Architectural Services Department, valued at HK $2.7 billion. To ensure the project’s safe and efficient delivery, Gammon will utilize offsite, precast methods, as well as … Read more

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Christchurch Convention and Exhibition Centre Wins Master Builders Civic Project Award

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The Te Pae Christchurch Convention and Exhibition Centre, designed and constructed by CPB Contractors, has won the Civic Project Award at the 2022 New Zealand Commercial Project Awards. Located in Central Christchurch in New Zealand, the CCEC draws on its South Island location with a sweeping curved façade consisting of over 42,000 individual mounted tiles representing the contours of the Southern Alps and braided Canterbury Rivers. The 28,000-square-meter building consists of a 1,400-seat tiered auditorium, operable walls to configure 24 meeting rooms, an exhibition hall and banquet hall and assorted food, beverage and retail amenities. Committed to working with the … Read more

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BESIX Contributes to New State-of-the-Art School Campuses in Abu Dhabi

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The Abu Dhabi Investment Office, in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge, has awarded the contract for the Zayed City Schools public-private partnership project to a consortium led by BESIX and Plenary Group. The Zayed City Schools PPP project, located in the United Arab Emirates, includes the design, build, finance, maintenance and transfer of three new school campuses with a capacity of 5,360 students in Abu Dhabi’s Zayed City. As a pathfinder project developed from origination to award under Abu Dhabi’s new PPP regulatory framework, it will pave the way for increased private-sector participation in delivering … Read more

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Two PCL Projects Win Green Building Excellence Awards

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Two PCL Construction projects received national green building awards at the recent Canada Green Building Council’s Building Lasting Change conference. The Roam Transit Operations and Training Centre, located in Banff, Alberta, won the Zero Carbon Design Award, and the Ken Soble Tower at 500 MacNab, located in Hamilton, Ontario, won the Deep Carbon Retrofit Award. Both awards recognize teams that construct projects that demonstrate climate leadership through innovative carbon reduction strategies and optimal building performance. The Roam Transit Operations and Training Centre sets an example for zero-carbon buildings. The center is one of the first transit storage and maintenance buildings … Read more

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