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Contract awarded to UAE-based Darwish Engineering Kuwait-listed Kuwait Real Estate Company (AQARAT) in partnership with IFA Hotels and Resorts has awarded infrastructure works contract worth 198 million UAE dirhams ($54 million) to UAE-based Darwish Engineering for its AED 3.5 billion ($953 million) ‘Al Tay Hills’ residential project in the emirate of Sharjah. The contract was signed by Nakheel Village Real Estate Company, the projects executive arm and a subsidiary of Kuwait Real Estate, AQARAT said in a press statement. The scope of work includes the design and construction of basic infrastructure, including sewage networks, a wastewater treatment plant, two water pumping stations, road and stormwater drainage, electricity, telecommunication, and water networks. The three-phase Al Tay Hills project, located in the Al Tay area on the Sharjah-Dubai border, is spread over an area of six million square feet (sq ft) and includes 1,100 villas and townhouses, 3 community malls, and 2.5-kilometre-long green spine, dubbed the Green River, and walking and cycling paths totaling 11km. The first phase of the project is scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2028. |