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Cebarco, a leading building and civil engineering company, has won the contract to build the new international exhibition and convention centre next to the Bahrain International Circuit on a 308,000-sq-m area in Sakhir area of the kingdom.
The scope of work includes the construction of Exhibitions & Convention Center at Sakhir, including all civil and electro-mechanical works, general services and external works in addition to maintenance of electromechanical equipment during the two years defect liability period after issuance of taking over certificate as described in the tender documents.
The Ministry of Works, Municipal Affairs and Urban Planning awarded the project to Cerbarco after it emerged winner with the lowest bid of BD79.097 million ($208.5 million) among the eight companies in the race, said a statement from the Tender Board.
With a built-up area of 149,000 sq m, the new Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre will boast 10 exhibition halls with a total area of 95,000 sq m along with all the necessary services in addition to areas dedicated for retail and events.
The facility will also include a 4,500-sq-m conference hall which will be divided into three separate hi-tech rooms. It will also include 27 small and medium conference and meeting rooms with a total area of about 1,700 sq m.
The ministry had in 2017 awarded a contract to Tilke, a global engineering and architecture company based in Germany, to provide consultancy services for the expo entre.
A major player in the region, Cebarco is the focal point of the KAR Group of companies and provides its customers with top management, technical, engineering and organisational services.-TradeArabia News Service
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