P Mohamed Ali

About Galfar

Galfar Engineering &

Contracting SAOG

Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG

Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG, one of the greatest achievements and contribution by Dr P Mohamed Ali, is Oman’s largest construction company with EPC capability in Oil & Gas, Roads & Bridges and Civil & Utilities sectors operating in Oman, other GCC countries as well as India. Over the last 40 years, Galfar has established itself as the “Preferred Partner in Development” in Oman with a turnover of nearly USD 1 Billion. The Company has grown rapidly in the last 4 decades, owns a fleet of more than 7000 equipments and employs a workforce of over 23,000 and also prides itself as the largest employer of Omani nationals in the Private Sector.

Galfar has proven to be one of the most trusted companies with its endeavor towards excellence in construction quality, safety, performance, employee satisfaction and social responsibility in the field of Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Operations & Maintenance and Project Management companies in the region. It has consistently delivered projects, providing value-added engineering, construction and service skills to customers for whom the quality of execution, efficiency and reliability are essential.

Since its inception in 1972, Galfar, with its strong leadership skills and focused strategic vision is now a Public Limited company listed in the securities market. The company has ensured shareholders confidence by maintaining a successful track throughout the years of its functioning. It keeps on identifying growth based on regional trends and evolving market conditions.

The company has maintained best safety records and has won several awards from Government

organizations and clients, Galfar received the Sword of Honour from the British Safety Council.

Galfar’s portfolio of completed and current projects is diverse and impressive which proves that it is

capable of undertaking construction projects of vast scale and technical complexity.

In the Oil & Gas sector, the company has undertaken several large scale projects for Petroleum

Development in Oman, which value in the range of US $200 million to US $370 million. Some

projects of note are the 5-year Off-Plot Delivery Contract (ODC), Qarn Alam Steam Off Plot EPC

Facilities, Kauther Gas Plant & Associated Facilities, the LNG Upstream Central Processing Unit and

the Harweel Cluster EPC Phases – 2A & 2B Facilities, which required erection of 8500 tons of

equipment & 8000 tons of structural steel, pouring of 38000 cubic meters of concrete, 210,000 inch

dia. of welding and installation of 300,000 km of electrical and instrumentation cables. In addition,

the Company is executing several lump-sum EPC and non-EPC contracts and is PDO’s biggest

contractor in terms of the value of jobs and resources deployed.

In Civil and Utilities sectors, the projects include major Hospitals, Palaces, Stadia’s, Power and

Water distribution and Sewerage collection & Conveyance projects. The marine projects

completed by the company include ports, harbours, jetties, seawalls and breakwaters. The Khasab

harbour project for example, consisted of 1.5 km. of breakwaters, 500m quay walls, dredging of

350,000 cubic meters and reclamation of 750,000 cubic meters. Some of these projects value about

US $ 200 million. Some major projects include the Duqum Dry Dock Facilities, Al-Ansab Sewage

Treatment Plant, Central Prison at Sumail, A’ Seeb Coastal Strip Vacuum Sewer Network &

Ancillary Works project at Seeb and the Corporate Headquarters building of the Saud Bahwan

Group and the Corporate Headquarters of Bank Muscat, among others.

In the Roads and Bridges sector, Galfar is known for some of the best executed projects in the region. Recently completed projects of significance are the Dualization of Wadi Adai Al AmeratRoad, Rushtaq-Miskin Road, Rehabilitation of Batinah Highway and the US $340 million value Muscat Expresswaywhich was commissioned for the 40th Annual Celebrations commemorating the rule of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said. The 53 km. Long Muscat Expressway project included 112 km. of cross roads, earth retaining walls of 56 m. height, tallest ever Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) walls of 60 m, very large arch culverts (Tech-spans), 15 million cubic meters of earth work, 1.25 million tons of asphalt and 120,000 cubic meters of concrete.

The company has been well appreciated and awarded for projects like the Development of SalalahInternational Airport, Ras Al Hadd Airport, the Design, Build, Operation & Maintenance of the New Darsait Sewage Treatment Plant. To make these projects successful, Galfar has received successful partnerships from international design and construction firms like Petrofac, Snamprogetti, Bechtel, Daewoo among others.

Galfar is Committed to Social Responsibilities and is providing suitable training, employment and growth opportunities to Omanis at all levels. The promoters of the company are major shareholders in educational sectors and training institutes that train Omani nationals. Galfar strives to be a leader in the Omanization programme and hence maintains high levels of Omanization. This effort of Galfar has been honoured by the Government of the Sultanate of Oman. For this extra ordinary achievement, Dr P Mohamed Ali has been presented with the prestigious Oman Civil Order of “HIS MAJESTY SULTAN QABOOS BIN SAID” in recognition of exemplary service to the Sultanate of Oman.In addition to the Sultanate of Oman, Galfar also has operations in Kuwait, India, Libya and has associates in Qatar and Abu Dhabi.