Palm Jebel Ali: Three infrastructure contracts for Dh750m awarded

Dubai: Three contracts worth a combined Dh750 million have been awarded for the build up of Dubai's Palm Jebel Ali. The infrastructure works are set for completion in Q4-2026, according to the developer Nakheel.

The contracts - awarded to DBB Contracting -are a 'significant milestone' in the development of Dubai's next flagship waterfront destination. DBB Contracting already has a track-record of working on Palm Jebel Ali, including on provision for public access and road construction.

The way the revised Palm Jebel Ali blueprint has been conceived, it 'marks the beginning of a new growth corridor in the Jebel Ali area, underlining the expansion of the emirate'.  

According to Khalid Al Malik, CEO of Dubai Holding Real Estate, "Palm Jebel Ali exemplifies Dubai’s ambition to redefine global waterfront living through an innovative luxury lifestyle mega project."

The new contracts' infrastructure scope encompasses Fronds A to G of the island, including utility connections, all associated ground works for excavation and backfilling as well as road and pavement construction.

It also entails related utility works for 11kV power distribution and telecoms.

The 'spine district’s' infrastructure works include utility mains, connection to all utility links on the fronds and all major and secondary road construction. (The scope also consists of rough grading for the DEWA power transmission line serving Palm Jebel Ali, including associated works.)

Palm Jebel Ali’s seven islands feature 16 fronds and over 90 kilometres of beachfront.