MAC : Projects : Civil Projects

Construction of the plant civil works including the use of epoxy coated rebars and pouzollanic concrete.
Construction of over 450 foundations of various sizes including:
- Several deep foundations that required extensive sheet piling and dewatering.
- Construction of foundations involving single pours up to 1300 cu.m.
- Equipment foundations and elevated structures for reactors and compressors of 1100 cu.m. at 14 m height with a 1.80 m slab thickness.
- All foundations were coal tar epoxy coated having a thickness of 1000 microns and protected with fiber board.
Construction of 6 culverts and 1 bridge using precast concrete slabs.
Construction of 2500 lm of concrete sleepers supporting large bore carbon steel pipework.
Construction of various type of reinforced concrete retaining walls.
Construction of retaining ponds of 2 x 1000 sq.m. with a capacity of 700 cu.m. each.
Construction of underground API concrete tanks separators.
Construction of all plant internal roads.

Civil Works in existing MTBE I Plant:
This work represented a substantial 25% of the total civil works and was performed under tight security and safety measures within the operations and production area of the existing MTBE I plant which was producing at the limit of its capacity and included:

Deep excavations involving sheet piling and dewatering that necessitated relocation of existing underground live cables and utilities.
Construction of large foundations.
Installation of concrete and carbon steel pipe work.

Building Works:
Construction of 6 buildings having a total of 3,500 sq.m. including fast track construction of a technical building totaling 1100 sq.m. and the following buildings:

Maintenance Workshop
Laboratory
Satellite Control House
3 Sub-Stations