Dubai Region – King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center Program
June 2009

On June 2009 Vanir received the news about an exciting win for the Dubai office! Vanir has been selected as the program, project and construction manager for the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center expansion project in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This is the largest expansion in the history of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center. Over 30 initial proposals were submitted for this project, and Vanir was selected over the six short-listed firms that were interviewed.

Mansour Aliabadi, CEO/President of Vanir Construction Management, Inc. has recently returned from a trip to Saudi Arabia with an update on Vanir’s largest international client.

While in Jeddah, Wednesday, July 8, 2009, Mansour and Basel Habbal (Area Manager/Associate) met with His Excellency, Dr. Fahad Al-AbdulJabbar, Chairman, and Board of Directors of King Faisal Hospital to sign a Letter of Agreement for the new expansion of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center – Jeddah Branch.

This new and exciting opportunity consists of various projects in multiple phases, with projects located in two locations of Saudi Arabia. Highlights of the program includes the following projects:

• 550-bed Expansion of King Faisal Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• 200-bed Children’s Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• 150-bed King Faisal Private Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• 150-bed King Faisal Private Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

This is a premier program and has received wide media coverage in Saudi Arabia.