A tender to procure design services for a new 750-bed tertiary care hospital in Sultan Haitham City (SHC) by Oman's Ministry of Health has attracted significant interest, with 38 local and international consultancy firms purchasing bid documents.

The sale of tender document for the tender ‘Complete Design Works / Services for Seeb Tertiary Hospital in Sultan Haitham City’ started on 26 September 2024 and ended on 10 October 2024.

The 29 local and regional firms in the fray include:

  1. AZD Engineering Consultancy
  2. Design Group Engineering Consultants     
  3. Khatib and Alami and Partners Consulting Architects & Engineers and Services         
  4. Renardet SA and Partners Consulting Engineers
  5. Al Abraj Consulting Engineer and Architects
  6. Nicholson Jones Partnership Engineering Consultancy
  7. Tusker Engineering Consultancy
  8. Alsas Engineering Consultancy and Services
  9. Adil Al Subhi Engineering Consultancy
  10. Arabtech Jardaneh International
  11. Dawood Engineering Consultancy
  12. F M Middle East Engineering Consultancy
  13. Dar Al Handasah
  14. EHAF Consulting Engineers
  15. Muamir Design and Engineering Consultancy
  16. Tractebel Engineering Consultancy
  17. Engineering Innovation Design and Consulting
  18. Daan Shaaban Office           
  19. Al Sari Consulting and Investment 
  20. Ibn Khaldun Almadaen Engineering Consultants 
  21. National Engineering Services Pakistan and Partners     
  22. Al Manarah Engineering Consultancy        
  23. Ibrahim Jaidah Architects and Engineers  
  24. Al Saqf Engineering Consultancy   
  25. Capital Engineering Consulting      
  26. Sering International  
  27. Almehwar Albayany 
  28. Binaa Consulting      
  29. National Engineering Office           

International firms in the fray include:

  1. TAHPI
  2. Dar Gulf Consultant for Engineering Consultancy
  3. Surbana Consultants Pte Dubai Branch    
  4. Foster and Partners
  5. CPG Consultants
  6. Meinhardt Singapore Pte Dubai
  7. Dar Al-Nabhan NIN Engineering Consultancy      
  8. Vítor Hugo - Coordenação e Gestão de Projetos (VHM)
  9. Engineering Consulting Bureau

The bid submission deadline is 6 November 2024, 10:00 AM whereas bid opening is for 6 November 2024, 10:15 AM.

Last month, Renardet SA and Partners was awarded a $3.4 million design services mandate for the 500-bed National Centre for Women and Children's Health at SHC. 

SHC, which covers an area of approximately 15 million square metres (sqm), has allocated an area of ​​one million sqm for healthcare projects. The master plan has been developed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM).

(Writing by Deva Palanisamy; Editing by Anoop Menon)

(anoop.menon@lseg.com)

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