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Local firm United Engineering Construction Company (Unec) has won a AED736m ($200m) contract from local real estate company Majid Al-Futtaim Development to construct its Plagette 32 and Amara residential developments in the Tilal Al-Ghaf community in Dubai.
The scope of the contract covers the construction works on about 116 villas in the Amara cluster and 32 mansions in the Plagette 32 residential development.
The contract award follows Majid Al-Futtaim Development’s appointment of Unec in January last year for the construction of 130 villas across a 2 square-kilometre neighbourhood.
The construction of both clusters has begun and is expected to be completed by the second half of 2026.
Unec was also awarded a contract in 2021 to deliver more than 900 three- and four-bedroom townhouses as part of the Elan project at Tilal Al-Ghaf.
The 300-hectare Tilal Al-Ghaf project will be developed in phases over 10 years and will feature 6,500 freehold apartments, townhouses, bungalows and luxury villas upon completion in 2027.
Earlier in April, MEED reported that Dubai-based firm Dutco Construction had won a AED1.5bn ($427m) contract from Majid Al-Futtaim Development to construct 109 mansions in the Tilal Al-Ghaf community.
The project, known as Serenity Mansions, was designed by South African architectural firm Saota and Lebanon’s Nabil Gholam.
According to the official statement, Dutco’s scope of work comprises the construction of the Serenity Mansions, including interior fitout, public realm landscaping, gatehouses, ancillary buildings and infrastructure works.
