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‎Dubai Holding inks AED 5B contract with CSCEC ME

Argaam - UAE News Trade press Published 11th September 2026 UAE

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‎<p class="ckeCaption" ><span ><span class="ckeCaption" ><img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/09855e08-d745-452f-b441-ab7c19359fdc.jpg" ></span></span>CSCEC ME began operations in the UAE in 2003.</p> <hr> <p >Dubai Holding said it signed an AED 5 billion construction contract with China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East (CSCEC ME) to build the group’s new headquarters and the Jumeirah Residences Emirates Towers project in Dubai.</p> <p ><br> The group said in a statement that the contract is the largest construction deal it has awarded to date.<br> It said the new headquarters will consolidate its operations in an integrated workplace at one of the emirate’s most prominent commercial locations, with the building scheduled to open in 2029.</p> <p ><br> The contract also includes the completion of Jumeirah Residences Emirates Towers, comprising 754 Jumeirah-branded residential units across two towers at the same location.</p> <p ><br> Dubai Holding noted that architecture, engineering and urban planning firm Skidmore, Owings Merrill (SOM) designed the new headquarters, while SCDA Architects designed Jumeirah Residences Emirates Towers, which is being developed by Meraas, with unit handovers scheduled to begin in 2030.</p> <p ><br> China State Construction Engineering Corporation Middle East began operations in the UAE in 2003 and has since completed more than 110 projects across the GCC, spanning residential, commercial, hospitality and infrastructure developments. The company draws on the capabilities of its parent group, China State Construction Engineering Corporation, one of the world’s largest construction and investment groups.</p> <p ></p>

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Argaam - UAE News · Trade Publication
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11th September 2026
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11th September 2026 · 18:54

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Significance 2 · Moderate
Confidence 2 · Low

Initial Significance Moderate (23.0/100). Strongest contributor: Geographic Breadth (7.0/10 points). Limiting factor: Likely Event Severity (3.0/30 points). Initial Confidence Low (39.0/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Extraction Quality (3.0/15 points).

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Possibly the same underlying story as Dubai Holding awards largest ever contract to China’s CSCEC — flagged automatically, never merged automatically.