Well-known construction firm 'Strabag Oman' has been awarded a contract to execute the airfield infrastructure package of the Sohar Airport project at a cost of RO (Riyal Omani) 27.6 million. The contract represents a key phase in the development of a Greenfield airport at Sohar, which along with plans for a major expressway and rail network, will underpin the port's city's eventual transformation into a major industrial and economic hub on the Batinah coast, according to a report published today by Oman Daily Observer. Strabag led a field of eight bidders in securing the keen-contested contract, the English Language newspaper reported.
