# Egypt awards $739M contract for Bahr Albaqar wastewater treatment plant

The Egyptian government awarded Arab Contractors and Orascom Construction a $739 million EPC contract for the Bahr Albaqar wastewater treatment plant near Port-Saïd. The plant will have a capacity of 5,000,000 m³ per day and create over 40,000 jobs.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-05-14
- Where: near Port-Saïd, Egypt
- Value: $739.0M
- Jobs: 40,000
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 5,000,000 m³ per day
- Products: wastewater treatment
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Orascom Construction](https://endata.com/companies/8450.md) (partner)
- [Armed Forces Engineering Authority](https://endata.com/companies/31268.md) (customer)
- [Arab Contractors Company](https://endata.com/companies/32172.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [constructionreviewonline.com](https://constructionreviewonline.com/egypt-awards-contract-for-construction-of-us-739m-water-treatment-plant/), 2019-05-14: "The Bahr Albaqar wastewater treatment plant is projected to be the largest in Egypt and one of the largest in the world."

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