Abu Dhabi City Municipality has awarded two contracts for the construction of a community market at Mohammed bin Zayed City and a service station at Al Shawamekh area of the UAE capital.

The civic body roped in Tristar Engineering and Construction Company for the community market project, while Florida Property Development Company was handed the construction deal for a service station in the residential districts of Al Shawamkeh.

Saif Badr Al Qubaisi, the general manager of Abu Dhabi City Municipality, signed the agreements with Naji Hasan Al Harthi of Tristar Engineering and Construction Company and Salim Mohammed Mubarak Al Mansouri of Florida Property Development Company.

"These two projects are part of a full package of integrated projects and service facilities the municipality is intending to undertake in implementation of the vision of Abu Dhabi government for bolstering the cooperation with the private sectorm," remarked Al Qubaisi.

"The projects will also step up the development drive and add to the new projects needed for delivering modern services to the community at world-class standards," he stated.

The contract provides for the construction and operation of a community market in collaboration with the private sector. The market comprises retail outlets, community facilities, government service counters for residential districts; which will realise the aspirations of the municipality, bringing together community facilities, retail outlets and customer service elements.

The community market will be constructed on Sector Z 23, Mohammed bin Zayed City over a 23,316-sq-m area at an estimated cost of Dh36 million ($9.79 million).

The agreement calls for Musataha and operation for 30 years after two years for construction. The market is set to start operations in the final quarter of 2020.

On the service station project, the civic body said it will be constructed at Al Shawamekh city as part of the service stations at residential areas that cover the mainland at a cost of Dh15.3 million ($4.16 million).

The 5,585-sq-m facility will offer a diverse range of maintenance services that cover carpentry, repair services for household appliances, plumbing, electricity and air conditioning services, tire and auto parts trading, car repair and washing services, and many other services.

The contract for the construction of the service station is based on the principle of Musataha for 30 years, after three years of construction. It will start operation in the third quarter of 2021.

"The partnership relationships with the private sector will contribute to the improvement of the attractive investment climate and the growth rates envisioned by Abu Dhabi government," he added.-TradeArabia News Service