Kuwait, Kuwait; 25 March 2012 - The KD 57 million (US$ 206 m) project for the Study, Design and Construction, Operation & Maintenance of Pumping Station, Waste Water Treatment Plant and Pressure Mains in South of Amgara and South of New Jahra Area for the Ministry of Public Works Sanitary Engineering Department, Kuwait has been declared the national winner in Kuwait of MEED Quality Awards for Projects, the only awards programme in the GCC to recognise completed quality projects.
Judged by an independent panel consisting of respected experts in the projects industry, the MEED Quality Awards for Projects 2012 selected the project for its economic, social and environment impact, as well as innovations and achievements in design, engineering and construction. Nominated by Mushrif Trading and Contracting Company, the Kubd Waste Water Treatment Plan and Pumping Station project is also being considered for the "GCC Water Reuse Project of the Year" award which will be announced in May 2012.
The project used new technologies in setting up facilities that led to reduction in government spending on operation and maintenance of several existing Pump Stations, pressure mains in the South Amgara and South Jahra areas and the waste water treatment plant at Jahra, which are very old and utilising outdated technologies. The construction of new treatment plant results in production of high quality treated water (TSE) for irrigation and landscaping purposes and the sludge end-by-product are high quality to comply with "Class-A" requirement.
The demand for irrigation water to the farms in Abdally and Wafra areas shall be met with the operation of the new treatment plant at Kubd, which has the ability to handle high capacity. In addition, it has provided additional revenue streams to local businesses by sourcing from locally manufactured products; and has created a positive social impact on the local community the Kubd and Jahra areas because of the construction of the main access road, which will be part of a bigger road network in the future development of the area," said Dr. Fadel Safar Ali Safar, Minister of Public Works and State Minister for Planning and Development.
The construction of new treatment plant in Kubd allows for the cancellation of existing Jahra STP, which helped to reduce environmental pollution in the Jahra township and also minimizes the traffic congestion resulting from the movement of tankers in and out of the Jahra Treatment Plant for handling of raw sewage, treated effluent and Sludge. Also the construction of deep pump station at Jahra allows for cancellation of the existing pumping stations at Sulaibikat & Jahra together with its associated pressure mains, thereby the sewage from the catchment areas flows by gravity through the Deep interceptor to Jahra Main Pump Station, from where it will be pumped to Kubd WWTP for further treatment.
"The MEED Quality Awards for Projects 2012 salutes the architects, engineers, builders, financiers and clients behind some of the biggest social and economic developments that will change the Middle East and the world for the better. MEED is honoured to produce an initiative that recognises best practice in the projects sector. These projects have shown that Kuwait and the GCC have come of age and are, in many respects, showing everyone else how to conceive, build and run great projects," said Edmund O'Sullivan, chairman of the judging panel of the MEED Quality Awards for Projects.
Besides Kuwait, national winners were also selected from amongst projects completed in Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
GCC winners will be announced at the annual MEED Quality Awards for Projects on May 21, 2012 at The Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort & Spa, UAE. The categories being contested are HLG Leighton Contracting Oil & Gas Project of the Year, Industrial Project of the Year, Power and Water Desalination Project of the Year, Water Reuse Project of the Year, Leisure and Tourism Project of the Year, Transport Project of the Year, Metito Social Project of the Year, Emirates Steel Building Project of the Year and KIMMCO Sustainable Project of the Year.
In addition to sponsors Metito, KIMMCO, Cadillac, HLG Leighton Contracting and Emirates Steel, the MEED Quality Awards for Projects 2012 is endorsed by the Society of Engineers in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and the UAE.
For more information on attending the awards, please visit www.meedawards.com.
MEED Quality Awards for Projects 2012 - National Winners
Bahrain
- Bahrain BAPCO Lube Base Oil Plant (HLG Leighton Contracting Oil & Gas Project of the Year)
Kuwait
- Pumping Station, Waste Water Treatment Plant and Pressure Mains in Jahra (Water Reuse Project of the Year)
Oman
- Royal Opera House (Leisure and Tourism Project of the Year)
- Nimr C Full Field Water Injection Project (HLG Leighton Contracting Oil & Gas Project of the Year)
- Amal Power Station Project (Power and Water Desalination Project of the Year)
- Nimr Produced Water Treatment Project (KIMMCO Sustainable Project of the Year)
Qatar
- The Gate (Emirates Steel Building Project of the Year)
- Extension to Qatar National Convention Centre and Link Bridge (Leisure and Tourism Project of the Year)
- Pearl GTL (HLG Leighton Contracting Oil & Gas Project of the Year)
- Sea Water Desalination Plant for Pearl Qatar (Power and Water Desalination Project of the Year)
- Barwa Village (Metito Social Project of the Year)
Saudi Arabia
- Alturki Business Park (Emirates Steel Building Project of the Year)
- Riyadh Power Plant 10 (Power and Water Desalination Project of the Year)
- North West Leg of Riyadh Ring Road (Transport Project of the Year)
- Sewage Treatment Plant at King Saud's University (Water Reuse Project of the Year)
UAE
- Ocean Heights (Emirates Steel Building Project of the Year)
- Emirates Aluminium Smelter Complex (Industrial Project of the Year)
- Matajer Al Quoz (Leisure and Tourism Project of the Year)
- Taweelah - Fujairah Pipeline Project (HLG Leighton Contracting Oil & Gas Project of the Year)
- Saadiyat Construction Village (Metito Social Project of the Year)
- Dubai Metro Green Line (KIMMCO Sustainable Project of the Year | Transport Project of the Year)
- Sheikh Zayed Bridge (Transport Project of the Year)
- Indoor Vacuum Sewage Collection System, Al Ain Wildlife Park and Resort (Water Reuse Project of the Year)
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About MEED Quality Awards for Projects 2012
For a second year, MEED, the leading supplier of business intelligence in the Middle East, will celebrate the amazing success of the projects sector in the GCC at the MEED Quality Awards for Projects 2012.
The awards aim to raise standards through benchmarking best practice specified in the project brief and excellence provided in the project delivery. Winning an award will send a message to the market that quality is essential in all parts of the project management process; from design planning to engineering and construction. The 5 criteria are economic impacts, environmental considerations, engineering, design and construction challenges
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