DUBAI — Drake and Scull Kuwait (DSK), a subsidiary of Drake & Scull International (DSI) PJSC, a regional market leader in integrated design, engineering and the construction disciplines of civil contracting, mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP), water & power, rail and oil & gas, has been awarded MEP packages for a private residential development and the second college for Sabah Al-Salem University for a contract value of AED112 million. Similarly, the company has been awarded in the fourth quarter of last year the MEP package for the first college for Sabah Al-Salem University valued at AED200 million and has been eyeing projects across the residential, healthcare, education, waste water and water treatment sectors. Khaldoun Tabari, CEO of DSI, said “Kuwait remains a very important growth market for DSI and we are delighted to have been selected to execute the second college for Sabah Al-Salem University which is considered to be one of the iconic landmarks in the education sector across the region. Kuwait is aggressively investing in state-of-the-art education facilities as part of a long-term commitment to enhance the literacy rate in the country and produce competent and highly skilled graduates. DSI aims to further capitalize on the government's development strategy by providing advanced and tailored MEP solutions for the specific requirements of various types of educational facilities according to the most stringent quality and technical standards.” DSI has been involved in numerous projects involving high-profile education facilities and has a strong reputation in providing state of the art MEP solutions to leading academic institutions in Kuwait. Since its inception in 2004, DSK has been involved in some of Kuwait's top engineering projects including the Special Training Centre for Public Authority for Applied Education and Training in Shuwaikh and the College of Basic Education- Boys Campus in Ardiya in addition to the Kuwait State Audit Bureau. DSK exclusively owns unique engineering technologies, especially in the MEP and Water and Power sectors, and enjoys close ties with governmental and private property developers. Dubai's Drake & Scull International said earlier its Passavant-Roediger GmbH subsidiary has been selected by the Iraqi Ministry of Municipalities as the turnkey contractor for a waste water treatment plant located in the city of Kerbala. “The project was awarded by Al Hanan Contracting Company and the contract value of Passavant-Roediger is AED 86 million,” DSI said in a statement. – SG
