US-based engineering firm AECOM Technology Corporation has been awarded a design-build contract to upgrade North Road in Qatar as part of the wider Qatar Expressway programme
Construction
Hanwha Group signs US$7.75 billion housing contract in Iraq
South Koreas Hanwha Group has signed a US$7.75 billion?contract?to build 100,000 house units in Iraq
Saudi Binladen Group wins Mecca road contracts worth US$507 million
Saudi Binladen Group has been awarded two contracts worth US$507 million to construct new roads, bridges and tunnels in the Mecca region of Saudi Arabia
Hyundai wins building contract for US$1.5 billion aluminium refinery in Saudi Arabia
South Koreas Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company has won a US$1.5 billion contract from the Ma?aden/Alcoa joint venture to build an aluminium refinery in the?Saudi Arabian town of?Ras Al Khair
Opportunities in the GCC construction market valued at US$500 billion by Deloitte

Construction contracts worth US$40 billion were awarded to contractors in Q1 2011. (Image source: Deloitte)
Key findings from Deloitte Middle Easts annual construction report have shown that there remain considerable opportunities to be found in the regions construction sector in 2012