$39m marine works at Al Bateen awarded
01 March 2009
TOURISM Development & Investment Company (TDIC) has awarded a Dh142 million ($39 million) contract to AST for dredging and construction of a 2-km quay wall and pontoons for the Fishermen’s Marina at the Al Bateen Wharf urban redevelopment project.
The marine work has already commenced and is expected to take a year to complete.
Featuring berths for 320 fishing vessels and 38 racing dhows, the marina is central to the revitalisation of Abu Dhabi’s Al Bateen district, the oldest occupied area of the UAE capital city. TDIC is redeveloping 54,000 sq m at Al Bateen, under a public-private-partnership with the UAE’s Belbadi Enterprises, into a signature waterfront destination with a luxury five-star Al Bateen Wharf Hotel complex. The project, due for completion in 2011, is estimated to cost Dh1.6 billion ($435 million).
“The facilities have been incorporated after in-depth dialogue with the district’s resident fishermen to ensure that the area remains a source of livelihood to both them and the builders of traditional dhows,” explained Lee Tabler, CEO, TDIC.
Meanwhile, design work on the 400-room Al Bateen Wharf Hotel and its adjoining 200-unit serviced residential wing has now entered final schematic stage. Soil testing of the site is now complete and shoring and excavation work is due to begin within the next three months.
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