From Zaidi Isham Ismail
Published: 2009/03/20
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's largest construction group, the BinLadin group, may partner Malaysian companies to build a few causeway bridges in Jeddah.Its vice-president for project management, Mohammad Sawan, said discussions are on-going with several Malaysian firms."We are not new in Malaysia and have participated in the construction of several projects such as the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and the Putrajaya mosque. "We are keen to corroborate with Malaysia companies and are also looking at business opportunities in Malaysia," Mohammad told Malaysian journalists on the sidelines of the Malaysia Services Exhibition (MSE) 2009.
Mohammad declined to name the Malaysian companies.But some of the firms participating in the expo include Bina Puri, WCT, IJM Corp, and Sime Engineering.
He added the construction of the causeway bridges, each with a distance of over 100m, comes under a US$1.5 billion (US$1 = RM3.66) package and construction would take over three years.
The bridges would cater to the movement of two million pilgrims performing the haj every year.The BinLadin group has participated in the construction of more than 30 airports worldwide, universities, railways, and highways, among others.
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