Dubai Municipality seeks Tasreef partner

18 October 2024

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Dubai Municipality has issued a tender notice for a delivery partner to develop and implement a model tailored to the needs of the Tasreef programme, Dubai's planned AED30bn ($8.16bn) rainwater drainage network project.

MEED understands that the request for proposals targets technical and engineering advisory companies.

Dubai Municipality expects to receive bids by 7 November, Fahad Al-Awadhi, director of drainage system and recycled water projects department, Dubai Municipality, said in a recent social media post.

According to Al-Awadhi, the Tasreef programme consists of three streamlines to enhance the effectiveness of Dubai's stormwater system:

  • Improvement of infiltration and sustainable drainage systems and artificial intelligence (AI) applications
  • Upgrade of stormwater systems in Deira, Bur Dubai and Jebel Ali
  • Proposed stormwater tunnels in Deira and Bur Dubai, as well as link tunnels in Jebel Ali

In addition, the Tasreef programme will address storm event management, including raising awareness about storm impacts, implementing proactive risk control measures, developing marketing and procurement strategies and establishing communication plans. 

Al-Awadhi added: "The proposed stormwater tunnels, links and terminal pump stations aim to enhance the stormwater network’s capacity by 700% to handle up to 65 millimetres of rainfall per day. This programme represents the largest rainwater collection project in a single system within the region."

An early study is under way for Tasreef, which Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, approved in June.

A source familiar with the project said that Dubai Municipality is inclined to consider a public-private partnership (PPP) procurement model for the project.

Sheikh Mohammed's approval of Tasreef came two months after a storm in April inundated Dubai, causing widespread flooding and damage to infrastructure and property in certain areas.

The project will raise the emirate-wide drainage network’s capacity to more than 20 million cubic metres of water a day. It is hoped that it will meet Dubai's needs for the next 100 years.

The project is a continuation of drainage projects launched by Dubai in 2019, covering the Expo Dubai area, Al-Maktoum International Airport City and Jebel Ali.

The rainwater drainage capacity through tunnels will reach 20 million cubic metres a day, with a flow capacity of 230 cubic metres a second.

According to data from regional projects tracker MEED Projects, the Dubai Municipality Deep Tunnel Storm Water System (DTSWS) was first announced in 2014.

It has several components, and the first two packages covering Jebel Ali were awarded in 2017 and 2018 and completed in 2022.

The remaining packages of the master plan were on hold before the government's announcement on 24 June.

The DTSWS project is separate from the Dubai Strategic Sewage Tunnels project, which is being developed under a PPP contracting model.  

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Jennifer Aguinaldo
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