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
