Portugals MSF Engenharia and Turkish contractor Serka Taahhüt have clinched a major contract to work on the Port of Duqm in Oman.
Special Economic Zone Authority (SEZAD) awarded the 50/50 joint venture with a EUR 252.8mn ($274mn) package for construction of roads, infrastructure and buildings at the Commercial Terminal and operational Zone Areas, Port of Duqm.
The scope of works to be executed includes infrastructures such as potable water, firefighting, storm water drainage, sewerage, pumping stations, electrical and telecommunications networks, amongst others.
It also includes road and paving works, buildings (offices, electrical services buildings, warehouses, workshop & maintenance buildings, etc.) and port crane beam and track works.
The joint venture is to complete the work in 30 months, MSF Engenharia said in a statement adding that this is its first contract in Oman.