Mott MacDonald awarded Bahrain supervision role

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Mott MacDonald awarded Bahrain supervision role

Mott MacDonald is supervising construction of major infrastructure works on Bahrain’s Al Madina Al Shamaliya Islands 10, 11 and 12 on behalf of the country’s Ministry of Housing.

The scope of the works includes site grading, highways, storm water drainage, electrical, potable water, sewage and irrigation networks, telecommunication ducting and roadside landscaping. Two vehicular bridges connecting Islands 9 and 10 will also be built, as well as one vehicular bridge and one pedestrian bridge connecting Islands 11 and 12.

Simon Crossdale, Mott MacDonald’s project manager, said: “This commission builds on our existing excellent relationship with the Ministry of Housing. We also have teams established and working on other major projects in the country, including the Bahrain Affordable Housing public-private partnership project at Al Luwzi and Al Madina Al Shamaliya Islands 13 and 14 (East) and the Al Madina Al Shamaliya Island 14 (West) housing packages supervision.”

Mott MacDonald will supervise the infrastructure and utilities contractor, as well as the bridges contractor, during both the construction and defects liability periods.

About Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald has been ranked 17th in The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers in recognition of its continued dedication to workplace diversity. The Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers is a definitive list of UK-based organisations that promote inclusion across all protected characteristics, throughout each level of employment.

Compiled by a dedicated panel of judges, the list has been collated based on each organisation’s performance in a range of areas within the diversity arena. Organisations featured have provided sufficient evidence for a range of topics including recruitment procedures, training and a host of diversity-related initiatives.

Mott MacDonald’s inclusion on the Top 50 UK Employers list follows recognition from other parts of the industry for promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. In May 2016 the consultancy won New Civil Engineer’s Diversity Champion of the Year award and was a finalist in the same category at the Association for Consultancy and Engineering’s annual awards. Mott MacDonald is also a Best Diversity Initiative finalist at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s People Management awards and shortlisted at Business in the Community’s Race Equality awards for Inclusive Cultures.

Source: www.mottmac.com

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