Design team chosen for "health island" infrastructure

Ithmaar Development Company has appointed Mott MacDonald to provide infrastructure design and supervision services for its US$ 1.6 billion Dilmunia Health Island project.

The new health island is set to be an international health and wellness facility in a resort-style environment based on a 125 Ha manmade island off the north-east coast of Bahrain.

It is expected to house a diagnostic centre as well as centres for nutrition and diabetes, cosmetic surgery, aesthetic medicine, women and children's health, alternative medicine and sports medicine.

Deluxe spas, boutique hotels, residential clusters, commercial facilities and recreational amenities are also included in the concept design.

Mott MacDonald's team in Bahrain is assigned to design and supervise the construction of all infrastructure services from roads, bridges, power network , water, sewerage and treatment services to a district cooling plant with associated distribution services and a canal which is all due for completion by the mid 2013.

Mott MacDonald's project director and director for Bahrain, Alan Worley said, "We are absolutely thrilled to be awarded a role on this exciting project by Ithmaar Development Company.

"It follows successful completion of design work on Al Seef Tower in Manama for the development company and is endorsement of what we hope will be a productive on-going relationship backed by Mott MacDonald's local knowledge of Bahrain and world-class engineering design and management skills."