Drake and Scull Engineering announced to be commissioned to deliver mechanical and lighting works for a mixed-use residential and commercial tower in Abu Dhabi, and two district cooling plants (DCP) in Dubai for a combined contract worth AED131m.
In Abu Dhabi, DSE will supply and install heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), building management, fire fighting, water supply, drainage systems, and lighting fixtures for a mixed-use tower based in Abu Dhabi. The work on the project has already commenced with an estimated handover scheduled for 2018.
In Dubai, DSE will supply, install, test and commission the mechanical, fire suppression, plumbing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), and electrical services of the two plants’ water cooled chillers, cooling towers and building management system in Dubai. The two district cooling plants have been designed to offer a combined 6,750 tonnes of refrigeration. DSE’s work on both projects will commence in January 2016 with a scheduled handover during Q4 2016.
Ahmad Al Naser, managing director of Drake and Scull Engineering, said: “We have secured more than AED 2.4 billion worth of projects year to date across the UAE, Oman and Kuwait. The two projects will be a vital addition to our current projects backlog which stood at AED 12.35 billion as of 30 September 2015.”