Nakheel taps DBB for AED 750 mn Palm Jebel Ali infrastructure push: Dubai government-backed real estate developer Nakheel has awarded Dutco Group’s subsidiary DBB Contracting three infrastructure contracts — valued at over AED 750 mn — for the development of the emirate’s Palm Jebel Ali, according to the Dubai Media Office.

Breaking it down: The contracts cover infrastructure work on fronds A to G from utility connections to power transmission, and are expected to be wrapped up in 4Q 2026. The scope includes excavation, backfilling, 11 kV power distribution, telecoms, and the buildout of primary and secondary roads on the fronds.

On the island’s central Spine District, DBB will lay out utility mains and connect infrastructure links with the fronds. The scope also includes rough grading for Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA) transmission lines to the island.

This isn’t DBB’s first rodeo in Jebel Ali, having previously handled early-stage work on the project in last May to build a six-kilometer public access road between the development Sheikh Zayed Road, and a road serving the central portion of the palm. Nakheel later awarded contracts for marine works and dredging works, and another USD 1.4 bn worth of construction contracts for the project. It also partnered with DEWA to build two electricity substations on the palm.

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