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Revealed: The Winners of the Big Project ME Awards 2022

12th edition of the Big Project ME awards sees the construction industry honoured across 19 categories

19 winners were recognised at the 12th edition of the Big Project ME Awards, with the 2022 edition hosting more than 160 guests from across the GCC at the Ritz Carlton JBR in Dubai.

With close to 230 submissions received when nominations closed on 15 November, the editorial team and the judges had a tough job on their hands to choose winners from a surfeit of quality nominees. The number of submissions rivalled the number of submissions received in 2021, the Big Project ME team said.

The judging process was split in two parts – an initial process that saw the Big Project ME team vetting all the nominations to ensure that they met nomination guidelines and standards, and that they were appropriate for the focus of the awards.

The second, and most crucial, aspect of the judging process was the meeting of the Judges Panel on December 6, which consisted of the following experts:

Christine Espinosa-Erlanda – Senior Associate at Godwin Austen Johnson
Kerem Cengiz – Managing Director – MENA at LWK + Partners
Luke Somerville – Managing Director at Compass Project Consulting
Peter Westeng – Chairman of Omnium International
Simran Bagga – Vice President at Omnix Engineering and Foundation Technologies
Jason Saundalkar – Head of Content at MEConstructionNews.com
Gavin Davids – Head of Editorial and Content at Big Project ME

“This year, we had some really strong nominations from all over the region. The judges had a hard time deciding who to choose, but I think we successfully narrowed down the shortlist and chose the appropriate winners for each category. I’m delighted that we had entries come in from all over the MENA region – and that we had some big winners come from outside the GCC,” Davids said.

The Big Project ME Awards 2022 were supported by:

Gold Sponsors: ALEC, ASGC and ECC
Silver Sponsor: VOLTAS
Bronze Sponsor: KAIRNIAL
Category Sponsor: Compass Project Consulting

The full list of winners and shortlisted nominees for the Big Project ME Awards 2022 are:

Big Project ME Executive of the Year
Winner: Barry Lewis – Managing Director – ALEC

Shortlisted Nominees:
Baharash Bagherian – CEO – URB
Francis Alfred – Managing Director – Sobha Realty
Ian Williamson – Chief Projects Delivery Officer – Red Sea Global
Kenneth Rob Davies – Managing Director – Depa Interiors

Big Project ME Professional of the Year
Winner: Li Bo – Engineering Manager/Divisional Deputy Engineering Manager – CSCEC – Infrastructure Division

Shortlisted Nominees:
Deepak Hingorani – Project Director – Aroma International Contracting
Heba Abo El-elaa – Bridge Engineer – The Arab Contractors

Skills Development Programme of the Year
Winner: Red Sea Global – The Red Sea Vocational Training Program / Elite Graduate Program

Shortlisted Nominees:
ALEC – Tomohy Initiative
ASHGHAL – New Corporate Strategy 2018 – 2022
ECC – KAIZEN through LEAN Principles
Sobha Realty – Sobha Institute for Construction Excellence

Developer of the Year
Winner: Sobha Realty

Shortlisted Nominees:
URB
DAMAC Properties

Civil Contractor of the Year

Winner: China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East

Shortlisted Nomiees:

Orascom Construction
The Arab Contractors

Fit-Out Contractor of the Year
Winner: ALEC Fit-Out

Shortlisted Nominees:
Depa Interiors
Pinnacle Interiors

MEP Contractor of the Year
Winner: ALEMCO

Shortlisted Nominees:
China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East – MEP Division
LASCO
Voltas

Sustainable Contractor of the Year
Winner: iBuild

Shortlisted Nominees:
Orascom Construction
Sobha Realty

Contractor of the Year
Winner: ALEC

Shortlisted Nominees:
China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East
Hassam Allam Construction
McLaren Construction
Orascom Construction

Supplier of the Year
Winner: Desert Board

Shortlisted Nominees:
FILA Industria Chimica Middle East
LATICRETE Middle East
VERTECO

HSE Project of the Year
Winner: KHAZNA Data Centre – McLaren JLW Joint Venture

Shortlisted Nominees:
Opera House and Arts and Culture City – Orascom Construction
SABIS International School AlJada – iBuild
The Red Sea Project – Red Sea Global

Energy Project of the Year
Winner: UAE Wind Program – Power Construction Corporation of China

Shortlisted Nominees:
Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority Shared Savings Project – Taka Solutions
New Administrative Capital District Cooling Plant – Kortech
Ras Ghareb Wind Farm – Orascom Construction

Sustainable Project of the Year
Winner: Bustanica – Emirates Crop One

Shortlisted Nominees:
100MW Green Hydrogen Plant – Orascom Construction (part of the Green Hydrogen Consortium)
Masdar Central Park – Masdar City

Fit-Out Project of the Year
Winner: Vision Pavilion – ALEC Fit-Out

Shortlisted Nominees:
Convention and Exhibition Centre, Expo 2020 – Depa Interiors
Heliport Terminal @ Expo 2020 Dubai – Pinnacle Interiors
SABIS International School Aljada – iBuild

Infrastructure Project of the Year
Winner: Improvement of Al Shindagha Corridor Phase 2D – China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East

Shortlisted Nominees:
Light Rail Transit – LRT – The Arab Contractors
The Red Sea International Airport – Red Sea Global

Project of the Year
Winner: Grand Egyptian Museum – Orascom Construction

Shortlisted Nominees:
KEC Hub – Knowledge Economic City
Bustanica – Emirates Crop One

Sustainable Government Department of the Year
Winner: Etihad Rail

Big Project ME’s Community Retail Project of the Year
Winner: The Waterfront Market – Ithra Dubai

Big Project ME’s Iconic Project of the Year
Winner: One Za’abeel – Ithra Dubai

 

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