The UAE government will start issuing tenders in the second quarter for a major 250,520-sq-m residential project being developed under the Zayed Housing Programme, in Dubai, said a report.

The Al Khawaneej Residential Complex is its second residential project housing 341 units in the second Al Khawaneej area, reported state news agency Wam, citing a senior minister.

"The Zayed Housing Programme will approve the design and supervision of the residential complex, following a tender in the second quarter of this year," stated Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development and chairman of the Programme.

The design and supervision of the project, which was launched in the first quarter, will be approved after announcing a tender for its establishment and completion in the fourth quarter of this year, he added.

The Al Khawaneej project comes following the launch of the Al Quoz Residential Complex that includes 159 housing units, as the second set of complexes that were developed by the programme in Dubai since its establishment.

The project includes six models in a variety of styles, including Mediterranean, Modern, Andalusian and Islamic, said the report.

The new project is located in the Deira, Dubai, on the northern side of the Al Khawaneej residential area, along "D97" street and in an area of more than 3,000 residential lands that were allocated by the Dubai Government for public housing, it added.