FCC analyses contracts
in Oman and Bahrain
worth 2.5 billion euros
FCC Chairman
travels with King of
Spain to the UAE
His Majesty the King of Spain visited the United Arab Emirates and
Kuwait from 13 to 16 April, accompanied by cabinet ministers José
Manuel García-Margallo (Foreign Affairs), Pedro Morenés (Defence), Ana
Pastor (Infrastructures), and José Manuel Soria (Industry, Energy and
Tourism) as well as deputy ministers Rafael Catalá (Infrastructure, Trans-
port and Housing) and Jaime García-Legaz (Trade). The mission also
included representatives from leading Spanish companies. Esther Al-
cocer Koplowitz, FCC Group Chairman, participated on behalf of FCC.
FCC currently operates in the United Arab Emirates through a contract
to operate and maintain the sewers and water treatment system in eas-
tern Abu Dhabi and it is also bidding for infrastructure construction con-
tracts being put out to tender.
The FCC Aqualia contract, the first ever awarded to a Spanish company
in the seven countries comprising the United Arab Emirates, includes
the city of Al Ain and remote areas, serving more than 650,000 people.
FCC Construction’s activities in the UAE are managed from its office in
Doha (Qatar), supported by a business development manager for Abu
Dhabi. The company has bid for several projects which are pending
award, such as the Zayed Museum, in a consortiumwith local company
ACC, and the Etihad Rail project.
FCC is considering submitting bids for several contracts wor-
th 2.5 billion euros being put out to tender by the authorities of
Oman and Bahrain. The aim is to gain a foothold in these two
Persian Gulf countries, a geographical region where it already
operates in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The bids, some already
submitted, are for contracts for developing infrastructures or for
managing the end-to-end water cycle through FCC Aqualia.
These projects, which would give the Group a presence in these
two Gulf countries, were described during the trip of His Majesty
the King in Oman and Bahrain, by the vice-chairman and CEO
of FCC, Juan Béjar to the authorities and business men of these
countries. Mr. Béjar participated in the corporate conference held
in Bahrain where he highlighted the importance of infrastructures
and citizen services such as waste collection and water mana-
gement, for the economy of a country such as Bahrain. He ex-
pressed the interest of Spanish companies, particularly FCC, in
taking part in the development of different types of infrastructures
in this Persian Gulf country.
“We are prepared to work in your country which has been able
to recognise the value of infrastructures and industry beyond the
contribution of oil and gas to the national economy”, Mr. Béjar
said during his speech before a large audience with representati-
ves of the Government and the business community of Bahrain.
The executive stressed that FCC wants to be a loyal partner in
the development of infrastructures and services and offered the
Group’s track record and experience in transport systems and
end-to-end water management.
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