Tekla ME Model Competition 2010 Winners 

Thank you to everyone who entered and voted on this year's Tekla Middle East Model Competition. The finalists were decided by the public vote and put through to our jury consisting of leading BIM experts inside and outside Tekla.

We are pleased to announce the following winners for each of the seven categories:

Best Concrete
	Company: PIDEC Project Name: Foundation for Compressor C-3201 The supported compressor is Syngas Compressor in Shiraz Urea Ammonia Plant. Total weight is 131 ton with 8300 rpm.
Best Precast
	Company: Ranco and Zamil Concrete Industries Co. Ltd Project Name: Al Agil Charity Building
Best BIM Engineering
	Company: PIDEC Project Name: Synthesis Structure Structure Weight: 870 ton Current situation : under fabrication (About 60ton fabricated already) Scheduled completion date: Dec. 2010 Function : Equipment & Piping Supporting structure Supported equipment weight: 2000 ton Heaviest equipment weight: 630 ton Tip: This is a very complicated structure and from the beginning using BIM (Information Transformation between ETABS, TEKLA & PDMS) help us greatly to issue engineering drawings and fabrication drawings almost error free and in the reasonable time.
Best BIM Project
	Company: Al Habtoor Leighton / Murray and Roberts / Joint Venture Project Name: Zayed University
Best PEB
	Company: MAMMUT Building Systems Project Name: Multi level Factory Bldg for M/s Emirates Refining Co. Lt. and Intergulf Ltd
Best Steel
	Company: Galadari Engineering Project Name: Ducab HV and EHV Facility (Factory Building)
Best Offshore
	Company: Lamprell Project Name: FPSO Topside Modules The FPSO TOPSIDE Modules are supported by a multi points support system with appropriate restraints to minimize the interaction with the hull structure The FPSO will receive crude oil directly from underwater wellheads; separate oil, gas and water; inject gas into the field for artificial lift requirement; store stabilized crude oil and offload it via hoses to export tankers, periodically moored to the FPSO. Lamprell scope involves building of all Topside Modules with the ship and Turret built by others.