Zain inks agreement with SMC Infra
Al Muna Gardens project will be finished and handed over in 33 months by SMC Infra
MUSCAT: Zain Real Estate Development handed over officially the contract for the much-awaited Al Muna Gardens project to SMC Infra at a signing ceremony held in the Grand Hyatt recently.
Al Muna Gardens project will be the first-ever green residential city in the heart of Muscat, consisting of 122 villas divided into four categories of villas among the many options with the area being surrounded by green spaces and every facility that are required in a modern lifestyle.
SMC Infra will start its work from April end and will be completed in 33 months.
Madhusudan P., executive director said, “We have been in the industry for almost a decade and ever since the operations which started way back in 2011, we have undertaken projects worth more than OMR100 million. We are extremely proud to be associated with Zain Property Development for the ambitious project of Al Muna Gardens. We, at the company, is well-equipped with the best of the technical, engineering and managerial skills and is confident to handover to the client within the designated time.”
SMC Infra started its humble beginning with just five staff members and in a short span of eight years has grown to over 3,000 staff members with a mixture of nationals and different ethnicities. The company has an impeccable safety record and has been thus credited from various private and public sectors. Some of the recent projects that the company has successfully undertaken are the Mall of Muscat, Oasis Mall (Salalah) Dhofar Municipality head office, etc.
Biju Chandran, CEO said, “We have undertaken projects all across Oman including Salalah, Sohar, Kashab and Muscat. There are also projects that are in Tanzania, Ghana, Malawi and India. The company is fully ISO certified in quality, environment and health-safety. The Al Muna Gardens will be under regular inspection from a multi-national engineering team and experts during the entire 33 months.”
Mishaal Mohammed Al Raisi, chief executive officer of Zain Property Development said, “We are happy to partner with SMC Infra, their incredible records in the industry are highly applaudable. The project is strategically located in the Al Muna area at Bucher Highlands and in the heart of the capital Muscat and is very close to the various services and centres that form the lung of life. The city is only 10 minutes away from Muscat International Airport and is only 5 minutes away from the ministries area, Royal Hospital, Muscat Hospital, Mall of Oman and the most important shopping centres in Al Khuwair area, making it an ideal place to live amid luxury and green nature.”
Khawla Mohammed Abdullah, general manager of Zain Property Development, reviewed the company’s track saying, “Zain’s property development activity started 10 years ago and was launched in 2008 as a company specialised in the development of integrated real estate projects with the stamp of creativity and excellence and in accordance with the latest international standards inspired by excellence from its ambitious team, which put leadership first and last goal. Through the experience gained by the company during the previous years, it has been able to draw its own mark through many major real estate development projects that stand the best witness to the creativity and spirit of brilliance by focusing completely on the details of the design in a balanced balance between modernity and Omani heritage and international specifications.”