The Middle East outlier of the worlds second largest construction company, China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) is a formidable player in the region. Few other construction firms can rival the diversity of a portfolio that stretches from large-scale infrastructure developments like Abu Dhabi International Airports Midfield Terminal Building (MTB) to the main works package for the 27-storey luxury apartments of DAMACs Paramount Tower Hotel & Residences.
It also scored a major success with its expeditious and virtuoso contribution to the Dubai Water Canal. The Chinese contractor has forged a particularly strong relationship with Dubais Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and scored its eighth contract with the organisation early this year. In one of the RTAs highest value infrastructure awards in recent years, CSCEC will construct 6.4 km of roadways as well as intersections as part of the $216mn contract. CSCEC has been a pioneer in closer ties between the Middle East and China and CSCECs president Wang Xiangming visited the region in May this year to reflect on a decade of achievement for the company.
Complementing CSCEC MEs CEO Yu Taos own strategy for further expansion, Xiangming said he hoped the Dubaibased concern would cooperate closely with other CSCEC-related subsidiaries to grab the One Belt & One Road (Chinas expansive trade and investment initiative) opportunity and strive to expand its overseas business in the Middle East.