Abu Dhabi, UAE – 10 December, 2025: MERED, the award-winning international real estate developer, has appointed NSCC International as the enabling works contractor for Riviera Residences, its landmark waterfront development designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architects Herzog & de Meuron on Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi. The appointment marks another significant milestone in the construction of one of the capital’s most anticipated residential projects.

With this appointment, NSCC International will take the lead on the project’s enabling works phase, encompassing all piling and shoring activities. Founded in Abu Dhabi in 1968, NSCC has grown from a marine contractor into a multi-disciplined regional leader in ground engineering. Over the decades, the company has delivered the foundations of some of the Middle East’s most technically demanding and prestigious developments, such as Zayed International Airport Terminal A, Reem Hills, Zayed National Museum, and Al Raha Beach Development in Abu Dhabi, as well as the Etihad Museum and The Address Residence Skyview in Dubai, alongside numerous landmark projects throughout Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman.