MUSCAT : The agreements cover the construction of a dry port, a veterinary quarantine, and an administrative and commercial buildings complex, at a total cost exceeding RO 73 million.

The agreements were signed on behalf of the Authority by His Excellency Qais Mohammed Al Yousef, Chairman of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones, while the chairmen of the boards of directors and chief executive officers signed on behalf of the Omani and Saudi executing companies participating in the project.

The cost of the third package amounts to RO 48.058 million. It includes the construction of the infrastructure for the dry port, the veterinary quarantine, and their associated facilities, and will be executed by a coalition comprising Edex International Contracting Company, Edex-KSA, Edex Egypt, and Assarain International Contracting Company.

Meanwhile, the cost of the fourth package stands at RO 25.9 million and includes the construction of the administrative and commercial buildings complex and its accompanying facilities. A coalition comprising Oman Shapoorji and the Saudi company Shapoorji Pallonji will undertake its execution.

The third package agreement provides for the implementation of the first phase of the dry port over an area of one square kilometre out of a total area of four square kilometres. It also includes the construction of the veterinary quarantine, internal roads, a container yard, a customs gate, inspection platforms, customs clearance facilities, electrical substations, maintenance workshops, laboratories, water tanks, and firefighting systems. This is in addition to supplying the project with X-ray devices and scanners, and building administration facilities, offices, rest areas, employee housing, a mosque, a security fence, and surveillance cameras.

The fourth package encompasses the construction of the administrative and commercial buildings complex in the zone, which features the zone’s public square, a business center, an administration building, a commercial centre, a hotel, and a health centre, along with internal roads and associated facilities. The total built-up area in the current phase reaches 37.3 thousand square meters.

The design of the project took into account the application of smart city principles and the requirements of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, reflecting the approach toward adopting sustainability and environmental efficiency standards in executing the zone’s projects.

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