GALFAR CONSTRUCTION

BUILDING ROADS TO SUCCESS FOR UAE

Company Profile

Galfar Engineering and Contracting SAOG is founded by Dr P Mohamed Ali. Galfar Engineering is known as one of the largest Engineering, Contracting and Construction company in the Sultanate of Oman.

Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG (Galfar) is Oman’s largest construction company with EPC capability in Oil & Gas, Roads & Bridges and Civil & Utilities sectors operating in Oman, other GCC countries as well as India.

Over the last 40 years, Galfar has established itself as the “Preferred Partner in Development” in Oman with a turnover nearly USD 1 Billion.

It was established in January, 1972. It has a turnover of US$1 billion.

Galfar employs over 23,000 workers, only in Oman, with more than 7,000 different kinds of plant and equipment.

It has Operations and Presence in all corners of the Sultanate.

Contribution of Galfar construction in various sectors

OIL & GAS SECTOR

In the Oil & Gas sector, the company has undertaken several large scale projects for Petroleum Development Oman, which value in the range of US $200 million to US $370 million.

Some projects of note are the 5-year Off-Plot Delivery Contract (ODC), Qarn Alam Steam Off Plot EPC Facilities, Kauther Gas Plant & Associated Facilities, the LNG Upstream Central Processing Unit and the Harweel Cluster EPC Phases - 2A & 2B Facilities, which required erection of 8500 tons of equipment & 8000 tons of structural steel, pouring of 38000 cubic meters of concrete, 210,000 inch dia. of welding and installation of 300,000 km.. of electrical and instrumentation cables.

In addition, the Company is executing several lump-sum EPC and non-EPC contracts and is PDO’s biggest contractor in terms of the value of jobs and resources deployed.

Civil and Utilities sectors

In Civil and Utilities sectors, the projects include major hospitals, palaces, stadias, power and water distribution and sewerage collection & conveyance projects.

The marine projects completed by the company include ports, harbours, jetties, seawalls and breakwaters.

The Khasab harbour project for example, consisted of 1.5 km. of breakwaters, 500m quay walls, dredging of 350,000 cubic meters and reclamation of 750,000 cubic meters.

Some of these projects value about US $ 200 million.

Some major projects include the Duqum Dry Dock Facilities, Al-Ansab Sewage Treatment Plant, Central Prison at Sumail, A’ Seeb Coastal Strip Vacuum Sewer Network & Ancillary Works project at Seeb and the Corporate Headquarters building of the Saud Bahwan Group and the Corporate Headquarters of Bank Muscat, among others.

ROADS & BRIDGES SECTOR

In the Roads and Bridges sector, Galfar is known for some of the best executed projects in the region.

Recently completed projects of significance are the Dualization of Wadi Adai Al Amerat Road, Rushtaq-Miskin Road, Rehabilitation of Batinah Highway and the US $340 million value Muscat Expressway which was commissioned for the 40th Annual Celebrations commemorating the rule of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.

The 53 km. Long Muscat Expressway project included 112 km. of cross roads, earth retaining walls of 56 m. height, tallest ever Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls of 60 m, very large arch culverts (Tech-spans), 15 million cubic meters of earth work, 1.25 million tons of asphalt and 120,000 cubic meters of concrete.

Other Milestones Achieved

Few of the recently awarded projects include the Development of Salalah International Airport, Ras Al Hadd Airport, the Design, Build, Operation & Maintenance of the New Darsait Sewage Treatment Plant.

Galfar has had successful partnerships with international design and construction firms like Petrofac, Snamprogetti, Bechtel, Daewoo among others for the execution of some of these prestigious projects.

A US$ 260 million project consists of 96 different types of wells like Hydrocarbon production wells, Steam Injection Wells, Raw water, Deep water, Aquifer systems & steam injection systems and Off plot around 180 km of GRE pipe lines and 48 km CS pipe lines.

A US $ 45 Million Service contract scope includes Supply of Pipe Sleepers, Equipment & Tank Foundations, Excavation, grading, filling & concrete works for building foundations etc. The project awarded by Occidental Mukhaizna LLC.

Conclusion Galfar is committed to social responsibilities and is providing suitable training,

employment and growth opportunities to Omanis at all levels.

The promoters of the company are major shareholders in medical colleges, engineering colleges and training institutes to train Omani nationals.

Galfar strives to be a leader in the Omanization programme and hence maintains high levels of Omanization. Galfar’s efforts in fulfilling the Country’s Omanization targets have been lauded by the Government of the Sultanate of Oman.

In addition to the Sultanate of Oman, Galfar also has operations in Kuwait, India, Libya and has associates in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.

In an exclusive interview, P Mohamed Ali discusses how Galfar is shaping UAE to become one of the most preffered tourist location in the world

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