Projects in the Gulf
01 July 2009
BAHRAIN
Durrat Al Bahrain — Durrat Marina
Owner: Durrat Khaleej Al Bahrain Company — Al Khaleej Development Company (Tameer)
Budget: $1.9 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a marina resort, which will include 50 buildings between six and 30 floors. The focal point of the development is a 300-boat marina, with water sports, restaurants and cafes. The resort will be located to the east of golf club over an area of 700,000 sq m at Durrat Al Bahrain.
Update: The development is in the final stages of edge treatment. Infrastructure design work is in the final stages and tenders the main infrastructure contract are expected to be issued by the year-end.
Marina West Resort
Owner: A A Janahi Holdings Company
Budget: $700 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 10 residential towers of 20 to 32 storeys each. It will provide 1,280 luxury apartments as well as restaurants, a 286-room five-star hotel and a marina. The resort will cover an area of 346,372 sq m on the west coast of Bahrain, near the King Fahad Causeway and will also include 7,000 sq m of retail facilities, a club and spa and two-storey car parking for 2,000 vehicles.
Update: Two-thirds of the roof slabs for the 20-storey towers have been laid and internal block has reached the eighth floor level. For the higher 26-floor towers, over 50 per cent of roof slabs have been laid in most cases and internal block work has reached the seventh floor in almost all cases.
Bahrain International Airport Expansion – Second Passenger Terminal
Owner: Bahrain Ministry of Works and Housing
Budget: $283 million
Scope of work: The project calls for design and construction of a second terminal at Bahrain International Airport over 70,000 sq m, including aircraft hangars, cargo halls, a firehouse and administrative buildings. The terminal will have a capacity of 12 million passengers a year.
Update: Hill International has been appointed as project manager for the second passenger terminal. The Ministry of Works and Housing is reviewing the development masterplan.
Reef Island (Lulu Island Resort) – Conrad Hotel
Owner: Diyar Al Bahrain
Budget: $250 million
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of a new luxury five-star hotel located at Reef Island. The hotel will include 250 guest rooms and 50 apartments. The hotel will offer shopping outlets, fitness facilities, a swimming pool and a health club.
Update: The development is in the early stage of study.
Reef Island (Lulu Island Resort) – Difaaf Towers
Owner: Reef Venture Holding Company
Budget: $120 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 16,000 sq m residential development that will form part of Reef Island. The development will include two towers, 20 and 25 storeys each, with 425 apartments.
Update: Reef Venture Holding Company is in negotiations with contractors for the main contract.
North Bahrain New Town (NBNT) – Phase One
Owner: Bahrain Ministry of Works and Housing
Budget: $100 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 122 houses of the total of 15,000 housin units to be built at North Bahrain New Town (NBNT) development.
Update: The development is in the early stages of design. Bahrain Ministry of Works and Housing has still to assign a budget for the project.
Bahrain International Airport – Car Park Complex & Commercial Centre
Owner: Bahrain Ministry of Works and Housing
Budget: $80 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a five-storey car parking complex that will be able to accommodate 4,000 vehicles over 40,000 sq m. The project will also include the construction of a business and entertainment centre with a food court that will be situated opposite the airport building. The development will be linked to the main passenger terminal at the Bahrain International Airport.
Update: Bahrain Ministry of Works and Housing is reviewing the development masterplan.
KUWAIT
Silk City – Masterplan
Owner: Kuwait Ministry of Public Works (MPW)
Budget: $75.5 billion
Scope of work: This project involves the construction of a large complex over 250 sq km on the Subiya peninsula across the Bay of Kuwait. The centre of the city will feature a 1,001-m high skyscraper (called Mubarak Tower). The city will also be made up of various zones including cultural, film, media, industrial, business, sports, and leisure, environment and health cities. There will also be a national wildlife convention centre, exhibition centres, parks and housing for 700,000 people.
Update: The development has been approved in principle and work is expected to start by the year-end.
Silk City – Mubarak Tower
Owner: Tamdeen Real Estate – Ajial Real Estate
Budget: $1.5 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 1,100-m-high skyscraper (called Mubarak Tower) which includes offices, apartments, a school, a medical centre and mosque. The tower will be built in three blocks linked together and located at the centre of the proposed Madinat Al Hareer city in Subiya, north Kuwait.
Update: The development has been approved in principle and work is expected to start by the year-end.
Dancing Towers
Owner: Al Shahed Real Estate – Madakhel Real Estate JV
Budget: $160 million
Scope of work: The project calls for design and construction of two mixed-use towers covering 5,600 sq m in Sharq – the first tower with 63 storeys of offices. and the second tower a 50-storey five-star hotel.
Update: Design work will be completed in December.
360 Kuwait Mall
Owner: Tamdeen Shopping Centre Development Company (TSCD)
Budget: $150 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of an 82,000 sq m shopping mall on the Sixth Ring Road in Kuwait City, includubg shopping outlets, hypermarket, car parking space for 3,000 vehicles and 15-screen cinema hall. The total built-up area of the development is 140,000 sq m.
Update: Initial opening of the development is imminent while the entire mall is expected to open in October.
OMAN
Salalah Beach – Phase One – Salalah Movenpick Hotel
Owner: Muriya Tourism Development Company
Budget: $300 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a 400-room five-star hotel in Salalah in the southern Omani province of Dhofar. The development also includes 50 villas.
Update: The development is still in the early stage of design.
Salalah Beach – Phase One – Club Mediterranee Hotel
Owner: Muriya Tourism Development Company
Budget: $200 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a five-star hotel with 350 rooms in Salalah. The development will comprise a restaurant, gymnasium and swimming pool.
Update: The development is still in the early stage of design.
New Sohar Airport – Package One – Civil Works
Owner: Oman Ministry of Transport & Communications
Budget: $98 million
Scope of work: Package One covers site preparation works, construction of access roads and other related facilities at New Sohar Airport.
Update: Strabag Oman has been appointed as main contractor for civil work.
QATAR
New Doha Port – Phase One
Owner: Higher Committee for the Co-ordination & Pursuance Executive Council
Budget: $4.2 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for design and construction of 20 sq km New Doha Port located offshore, approximately 5 km east of the new international airport. The development includes five general cargo terminals and berths, four container terminals and berths, a roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) berth, an administration and customs complex as well as a berthing area for tugs and pilot boats. The new port will be linked to the mainland by 8.5 km bridge and will have container terminals each able to handle 2 million 20-ft-equivalent units (TEUs) annually; a 15-m-deep approach channel to the port, an 8-13.5-m-deep harbour basin, and berths for general cargo, the Qatari and visiting navies, and emiri yachts. The scope of work also includes dredging a sea channel that will link to the existing sea channel for the nearby Messaeid Industrial City (MIC).
Update: The New Doha Port Steering Committee is inviting contractors to prequalify for the dredging work.
Lusail Real Estate Development – Qatar Entertainment City (QEC) – Masterplan
Owner: Abu Dhabi Investment House (ADIH)
Budget: $1.2 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a variety of leisure facilities and resorts including park rides, four five-star hotels, each with a capacity of 300 to 400 rooms, coffee shops, restaurants, gardens and theme parks, world-class theatres and a residential community with 4,500 housing units. The Lusail Entertainment District is to be built over 1 million sq m and will house about 50,000 people.
Update: Infrastructure work on the Qatar Entertainment City is more than 70 per cent complete. It is expected to be completed in 2013.
Doha Expressway Project – Package Three – Industrial Interchange
Owner: Public Works Authority (Ashghal)
Budget: $180 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a new industrial interchange at the Doha Expressway development, located at the northeast corner of the Industrial Area, at the intersection of Salwa Road with Al Forousiyah Street. The 1 km interchange will include a three-lane dual carriageway, a roundabout at ground level, a four-lane dual carriageway overpass and a two-lane bridge link.
Update: About 65 per cent of infrastructure work on the development, and 77 per cent of the construction of bridges and an underpass have been completed. The remaining works include road-levelling and micro-tunnelling works for a drainage system.
SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Landbridge
Owner: Saudi Railways Organisation (SRO)
Budget: $7 billion
Scope of work: The project is composed of two main lines: 950 km single-track Riyadh-Jeddah line and 115 km single-track Dammam-Jubail line. The new Riyadh-Jeddah line’s proposed conjunction is from a point about 30 km from Riyadh on the old line (in order to avoid built-up areas). It will then head towards the Riyadh-Jeddah expressway and run, for a greater part, parallel to it until Al Muwayh Al Jadid. From this point onwards, it will pass north of Makkah and Taif. This line in conjunction with the existing Riyadh-Dammam line, will be primarily used for the transport of container traffic to and from the port of Jeddah to the Port of Dammam in the Arabian Gulf for onward shipment to and from the UAE, Iran and Kuwait (a land bridge); and for inland destinations (a mini bridge). The line will also be used to transport passengers between Jeddah and Riyadh. The new Dammam-Jubail line will link the railway network to the city of Jubail and the Jubail Port. Jubail is an industrial city that generates a large quantity of cargo for Riyadh, Jeddah and the northern part of Saudi Arabia. The line will carry up to 40 double-stack container trains per day. All trains will be diesel powered.
Update: The BOT contract has still to be awarded.
Madinah Knowledge Economic City (KEC)
Owner: Madinah Knowledge Economic City (KEC)
Budget: $7 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of Taiba Technological and Economic Information Centre, an interactive museum on the Prophet’s life, a centre for studies of Islamic civilisation and another for medical studies, biosciences and integrated medical services. The project will also include hotels and residential buildings accommodating 200,000 people as well as commercial centres. The new city will create more than 20,000 new jobs.
Update: The project will be constructed in three phases. Construction work on Phase One is expected to start in September.
Rawabi Abraj Al Dar – Phase One
Owner: Grand Real Estate Projects
Budget: $2.6 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 21 residential and commercial towers over an area of 2.8 million sq m in Makkah. The towers will be between 25 to 65 storeys and comprise 22,000 hotel rooms. The project will incorporate a 4,000-slot car-park. Phase One of the development includes nine towers and will cover approximately 824,000 sq m.
Update: Fairmont Hotels and Resorts Incorporated has been appointed to operate Emaar Residences Hotel as part of Rawabi Abraj Al Dar in Makkah.
Ajmakan Development
Owner: Ajmakan
Budget: $2.4 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 1.75 million sq m integrated residential and commercial development at Khuzami area in the northwest of Riyadh. The development will have a commercial district of integrated services and include 800 luxury villas and palaces, five-star hotel and their services facilities. as well as infrastructure, gardens and other leisure and entertainment facilities.
Update: Al Arrab Contracting Company is carrying out the enabling works.
Alyat Taiba
Owner: Al Aqeeq Real Estate Development Company
Budget: $2 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 400 residential units over a 200,000 sq m area in Al Qaswaa, Madinah.
Update: Al Aqeeq Real Estate Development Company announced that the ministry has given the go-ahead for the project.
King Abdullah Financial Centre – Six Towers – Package Two
Owner: Public Pension Agency (PPC)
Budget: $428 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of six residential and commercial towers of various heights that will form part of King Abdullah Financial Centre in Riyadh. The scope of work also includes a mosque.
Update: Excavation work has been completed.
King Abdullah Financial Centre – Two Towers – Package One
Owner: Public Pension Agency (PPC)
Budget: $375 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of two towers that will form part of King Abdullah Financial Centre. The development will include a 14-storey five-star hotel and a 27-storey office tower.
Update: Wyndham Worldwide has been appointed as operator for the hotel. Excavation work has been completed.
Information Technology City – Masterplan
Owner: Public Pension Agency (PPC)
Budget: $365 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of an Information Technology City at the Nakheil area in Riyadh that will cover an area of 800,000 sq m. The project will include 21 buildings comprising four high-rises, residential buildings, a convention centre and hotel. The scope of work also includes offices, a library, a research and development complex, a sports club, and housing for staff working in companies located in the park.
Update: Intercontinental Hotel Group has been appointed as opertor for the hotel and the conference hall.
King Abdullah Financial Centre – Four Towers – Package Three
Owner: Public Pension Agency (PPC)
Budget: $348 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of four residential and commercial towers of different heights that will form part of King Abdullah Financial Centre.
Update: Excavation work has been completed.
800 Residential Units in Jubail
Owner: General Organisation for Social Insurance (Gosi)
Budget: $300 million
Scope of work: The project calls for design and construction of residential development in Jubail. The project will comprise 800 apartments.
Update: Design work is going on.
King Abdullah Financial Centre – Four Towers – Package Four
Owner: Public Pension Agency (PPC)
Budget: $293 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of four residential and commercial towers with different heights that will form part of King Abdullah Financial Centre.
Update: Excavation work has been completed.
Al Baha University – Masterplan
Owner: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Higher Education
Budget: $270 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of a new university on King Fahad Road (Baha-Aqiq-Airport) in Baha covering an area of 8 million sq m. The scope of work also includes 10 three-storey academic buildings, a library, laboratories, sport facilities, accommodation buildings, a conference building, mosques and other related facilities.
Update: The client has invited contractors to submit their bids by August 11 for the administration building.
Gosi – Olaya Centre – Main Package
Owner: General Organisation for Social Insurance (Gosi)
Budget: $235 million
Scope of work: The project calls for design and construction of the 27,000 sq m Olaya Centre at the intersection of Olaya Road and Prince Mohamad bin Abdulaziz Road in Riyadh. It will include two 36 and 34 storeys office towers and commercial showrooms. The total built-up area of the development is 210,778 sq m.
Update: Nesma Trading Company has been awarded the main contract, while Zuhair Fayez Partnership Consultants has been appointed as the project manager. The project will take 28 months to complete.
Tabuk University – Masterplan
Owner: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Higher Education
Budget: $215 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of Tabuk University, which includes a faculty of medicine, community college, education college, computer college, faculty of sciences and college of applied medical science in addition to the creation of housing members of the teaching staff, infrastructure, and support buildings. The university will cover an area of approximately 9 million sq m.
Update: The client has invited contractors to submit their bids by July 29 for the science college.
UAE
Dubailand – Bawadi Development Project – Masterplan
Owner: Tatweer
Budget: $54 billion
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of a new tourist and leisure resort that will form a part of the Dubailand development scheme. It will include the construction of approximately 31 hotels that will provide about 29,200 rooms in total out of which 12,450 will be housed in Tatweer’s 12 themed hotels, while the rest (16,750 rooms, 19 hotels) will be developed by independent investors. The development will cover an area of approximately 139 million sq ft and will also offer 100 theatres, 1,500 restaurants and other entertainment and retail components. Asia-Asia, to be the world’s largest hotel, will form the centrepiece of the development, providing 6,500 rooms of which 5,100 will be four-star and the remaining 1,400 will be five-star units. The development will be situated along the existing Al Qudra Road leading to the Bab Al Shams Resort from the Arabian Ranches Roundabout on Emirates Road. Asia-Asia will feature replicas of landmark buildings including Hong Kong’s Bank of China, Shanghai’s Oriental Pearl TV Tower, the Petronas Towers and the Taipei 101 building.
Update: Dubai Municipality has approved the masterplan.
Al Maktoum International Airport – Dubai World Central Project – Residential City – Masterplan
Owner: Dubai Department of Civil Aviation
Budget: $33 billion
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of a Residential City within the Dubai World Central (Jebel Ali Airport City) development scheme. The city will include three five-star, four-star and three-star properties, a shopping mall, a mix of two-storey villas and luxury apartments in blocks reaching up to 24 storeys in height with plot sizes range from 2,200 sq m to around 12,000 sq m. Up to 250,000 people are expected to live in the Residential City. About 20,000 workers will develop the city in three phases.
Update: Enabling works have been completed.
Saadiyat Island Development – Masterplan
Owner: Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC)
Budget: $22.915 billion
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of a mixed-use island complex that will be situated 7 km south of Abu Dhabi city. It will include 19 km of beachfront, 29 hotels comprising 7,000 rooms in total, three marinas, 8,000 residential villas and in excess of 38,000 residential apartments. Spread across six districts, the island will cover an area of approximately 27 sq km and will house about 150,000 people. The project will include a museum, concert hall and maritime history centre (Black Pearls); three harbours and central park (Al Marina); a golf course, sailing club and hotels (Saadiyat Beach); three- and four-star hotels, and boardwalk along the shoreline (South Beach); residential villas and units around the island’s central lagoon with another golf course (Saadiyat Park and The Wetlands). It will have a built-up area of approximately 1,800 ha.
Update: TDIC is evaluating bids for the enabling works contract.
Masdar City – Masterplan
Owner: Masdar
Budget: $22 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and development of a 6 sq km area. It will include a university, commercial, residential and ecofriendly industrial areas. The development will depend on solar energy and feature walls (stone-and-mud walls) resistant to high temperatures ). Electricity will also come from photovoltaic cells integrated into rooftops and a 20-MW wind farm. The city will get its water from a solar-powered desalination plant. Masdar will be car-free and feature shaded paths to make walking comfortable. The land surrounding the city, which is 32 km outside the centre of Abu Dhabi, will contain wind and photovoltaic farms, as well as research fields and plantations that will supply crops for the city’s bio-fuel factories. The project will be the first zero-carbon, zero-waste city in the world.
Update: Al Jaber Group is carrying out enabling and foundation works.
Dubailand – Sports & Outdoor World – Motorcity – Masterplan
Owner: Union Properties
Budget: $19 billion
Scope of work: The development’s five key components include Dubai Autodrome, Formula One Theme Park, Business Park Motor City, and the Residential District that includes Uptown Motor City and Green Community Motor City.
Update: Handover will be in September.
Dubai Waterfront Development – Masterplan
Owner: Nakheel
Budget: $14.5 billion
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of a mixed-use city covering an area of 440 sq km to accommodate 400,000 to 750,000 people. It will be handled in two phases. Phase One will comprise 10 districts covering 80 sq km and will run from the Palm Jebel Ali to the Abu Dhabi border. The second phase, also called Arabian Canal, is a manmade creek extending 75 km and will flow inland from Dubai Waterfront in Jebel Ali and pass to the east of the Dubai World Central development before turning back towards the Palm Jumeirah. Dredging and reclamation of 20 million cu m of material will be done on the island which will be located to the north of the Palm Jebel Ali.
Update: The land reclamation and earthworks are expected to be completed in 2012.
Dubailand – Downtown – Mudon Development – Masterplan
Owner: Dubai Properties
Budget: $11 billion
Scope of work: The project will involve the development of a residential community that will cover an area of approximately 6.8 million sq m close to the City of Arabia scheme within Dubailand. It will include the construction of five districts based on cities of the Arab world (Baghdad, Beirut, Cairo, Damascus and Marrakech), 3,700 villas, 10 hotels, 26 lakes, 8,500 apartments and a 18-hole golf course covering an area of 11 million sq ft. Each district will also have its own commercial centre.
Update: Project completion might be delayed on account of the slow pace of construction work. Handover will be in December 2010.
Mixed-Use Development – Dubai Technology & Media Free Zone (Tecom) – Masterplan
Owner: Capital Partners
Budget: $5 billion
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of a mixed-use complex within the Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone that will comprise residential apartments, offices, retail outlets and a hotel. The development, which will cover 5 million sq ft, will also include car parking facilities that will accommodate 5,000 vehicles.
Update: Piling works is in progress and expected to be completed shortly.
Dubailand – Downtown – Majan Development – Masterplan
Owner: Tatweer
Budget: $4.1 billion
Scope of work: The project involves the construction of a new mixed-use development comprising 150 towers situated in the downtown area, within Dubailand. The 16.5 million sq ft development will consist of three components – 32 per cent of residential units, 44 per cent retail and entertainment and 24 per cent for commercial units.
Update: As per market sources, the project has been put on hold due to financial issues.
Khor Qurm Beach Development – Port of Arabia Project (Mina Al Arab) – Masterplan
Owner: RAK (Ras Al Khaimah) Properties
Budget: $3.5 billion
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of 10 hotels and 5,000 residential units over an area of approximately 5 million sq m. The development will be situated along the Al Muzehami and Al Jazeera Al Hamra districts in the Khor Qurm area in Ras Al Khaimah and will cover a total area of about 150 ha. The project will have 10 hotels and resorts including The Beachfront, The Lagoon, The Harbour, Granada, El Pueblo, Venezia, La Plage, Oasis Walk, Eco Loge, Dunes Retreat, Environmental Learning Centre, Wellness Care, Mina Al Arab Mosque, Wetlands and Theme Park. The residential part of the project will contain 39 low-rise buildings (two to 16 floors each), 47 villas and 48 townhouses.
Update: Construction work is expected to complete by November.
Umm Al Quwain Marina – Masterplan
Owner: Umm Al Quwain Government – Emaar Middle East
Budget: $3.3 billion
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of a marina resort within Umm al Quwain, covering an area of 1,488 acres and comprising approximately 9,100 residential units. The project will be situated alongside the extension of the Etihad International Highway and adjacent to the Emirates Road overlooking the Al Yufra Creek, on the shores of Khor Al Beidah. The residential component will involve the construction of about 2,600 villas and 6,500 apartments. Hotel facilities will include approximately 1,200 rooms, while leisure facilities will include parks, retail, schools and community centres. Four marinas and six beachfront resorts will also be incorporated in the development.
Update: Construction work on 277 villas has been completed.
Dubai Waterfront Development – Madinat Al Arab (Phase One) – Masterplan
Owner: Nakheel
Budget: $3 billion
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of a mixed-use city that will form the downtown of the Dubai Waterfront development. It will have a harbour, marina, resorts, retail, commercial and residential facilities, more than 200 buildings and will extend along 11 km of Dubai’s shoreline. The development will be situated close to the planned Jebel Ali airport and will have a canal that will flow through it. It will also feature Al Burj, one of the tallest buildings in the world. It is estimated that the development will cover 30 million sq m and will house approximately 500,000 people.
Update: Construction work has started on the project.
Mixed-Use Development – Dubai Technology & Media Free Zone (Tecom) – Dubai Pearl Development
Owner: Dubai Pearl Incorporated (DPI)
Budget: $2.4 billion
Scope of work: The development includes four 68-storey mixed-use towers, connected by a podium and a bridge at the top and surrounded by low-rise buildings; and a 1,500-seat performing arts theatre. The total built-up area will be more than 1.4 million sq m to accommodate 20,000 people. The towers will include five-star hotels with a total of 2,000 rooms. The scope of work also includes car parks for 14,500 vehicles.
Update: Enabling and piling work has been completed. The main construction work on the project has started.
Dubai Light Rail Transport (LRT) Project – Phase One
Owner: Dubai Roads & Transport Authority (RTA)
Budget: $2.3 billion
Scope of work: Phase One of the project involves the construction of a 52.1-km section on the Red Line and includes 29 stations in 25 will be elevated and four underground. The Red line will connect the Rashidiya Station with Jebel Ali and will pass Dubai International Airport, proceed through Deira and Bur Dubai and will run parallel to Sheikh Zayed road. The Red Line will run 4.7 km underground and 47.4 km above ground.
Update: Construction work is 93 per cent complete. The opening of the Red Line is due on September 9.
Al-Reem Island Development (Abu Shuoom Island Development – Emirates Pearl) – Shams – Tameer Towers
Owner: Tameer Holding
Budget: $2.173 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the development of a mixed-use facility, consisting of 300-m-high, 73-storey commercial building and four residential buildings – two 30-storey and two 50-storey high-rises – with panoramic sea views. The scope of work also includes a 21-storey, five-star hotel and a serviced apartment building overlooking the sea. The project will offer a built-up area of 915,000 sq m.
Update: Tameer Holding has signed the main construction contract with Al Habtoor Engineering Enterprises and Al-Rahji Contracting to build Tameer Towers at Shams on the Al Reem Island Development. Construction is expected to be completed by end of 2011.
Capital Centre – Masterplan
Owner: Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec)
Budget: $1.91 billion
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of 23 towers with an average height of 25 storeys, including seven hotels, five commercial buildings, five serviced apartment buildings, three residential and serviced apartment complexes and three mixed-use developments. it will also include a 35-storey iconic Feature Tower, 2.3-km waterfront Marina Zone, a shopping mall with restaurant and retail outlets and cinemas. Three bridges will connect Capital Centre to the Marina Zone. The project will be developed in phases and the centrepiece is Adnec’s exhibition centre with a total built-up area of 57,000 sq m. The total built-up area of the Capital Centre development will be 12.9 million sq ft.
Update: Construction work has reached the 22nd floor (100-m high).
Dubailand – Downtown – City of Arabia – Elite Towers – Masterplan
Owner: I & M Galadari Group
Budget: $1.525 billion
Scope of work: The package involves the construction of 34 residential, commercial and mixed-use towers adjacent to Global Village opposite Emirates Road in Dubai. It include four 60-storey buildings (providing offices and serviced apartments including a hotel); 20 45-storey buildings (providing mixed-use facilities with a maximum of 240 apartments) as well as 10 30-storey buildings (providing residential apartments, with a maximum of 200 apartments). Each building will have three floors of car parking facilities.
Update: The project has been slightly delayed and will now be completed by end of December 2010.
Marjan Island Development – Ras Al Khaimah – Masterplan
Owner: Rakeen Development
Budget: $1.495 billion
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of 10 hotels, residential apartments, townhouses, commercial facilities, a central lagoon, a marina and other luxury villas. Being built over reclaimed land, it will comprise approximately 40,000 residential apartments and offer a built-up area of 17.22 millon sq ft. The project will be developed on five islands.
Update: Construction work has reached the second floor of the residential buildings on Bab Al Bahr Development.
Al-Reem Island Development (Abu Shuoom Island Development – Emirates Pearl) – Marina Square Plot One – Masterplan
Owner: Tamouh Investments
Budget: $1.225 billion
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of 17 towers and include a shopping arcade, restaurant and a five-star hotel, eight cineplexes, a mosque, medical centre, parks, supermarket, retail outlets and other residential and commercial units. Located at the Al Reem Island development scheme in Abu Dhabi, it will cover a total area of 13.2 million sq ft and will have 22,000 residential units, which will house around 100,000 people.
Update: China State Construction Engineering Company (CSHK) has been awarded the main construction contract to build two towers at Marina Square Development on Reem Island. It will take 33 months to complete.
Dubai Light Rail Transport (LRT) Project – Phase Two
Owner: Dubai Roads & Transport Authority (RTA)
Budget: $1.092 billion
Scope of work: Phase Two will involve the construction of the 17.6 km Green line including 14 stations in total, of which eight will be elevated and six underground. The Green line will run from the Dubai Airport Free Zone to the Dubai Healthcare City via Saeediya. The green line will run 7.6-km underground.
Update: Construction work is 61 per cent complete.
The Palm Jumeirah Development – Kingdom of Sheba
Owner: International Financial Advisors (IFA) Hotels and Resorts
Budget: $1 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the construction of 2.535 billion sq ft development which will include residences, a hotel and retail area. The residential package will comprise 300 units of villas, townhouses, penthouses and apartments while the hotel package will include 550 rooms as well as extensive conference facilities, private beach, pool complex and sports club.
Update: Drake & Scull International has been appointed as the MIEP contractor.
Dubai Trade Centre District – Hard Rock Hotel
Owner: Hard Rock International
Budget: $1 billion
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 91-storey five-star luxury hotel, which will form part of Dubai Trade Centre District. It will comprise 350 hotel rooms and suites, 100 serviced apartments, commercial offices and retail area.
Update: The project is still in the design phase.
Nurai Island Resort
Owner: Zaya
Budget: $815 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 3 million sq ft island located northeast of Abu Dhabi city centre. The project will comprise 31 beachfront villas and 50 water villas along with a 60-suite luxury boutique hotel and associated facilities as marina fitness centre, private beaches and water sports facilities.
Update: Zaya has signed an agreement with Bang & Olufsen to provide customised multimedia product packages for the Nurai Island Resort in Abu Dhabi.
Dubai Investment Park – Dubai Lagoon Development – Masterplan
Owner: Schon Properties
Budget: $815 million
Scope of work: The project calls for the design and construction of 52 residential buildings over an area of 1.75 million sq ft at Dubai Investments Park near The Green Community. It will comprise 4,166 studio and one- to four-bedroom apartments and associated facilities.
Update: Completion is due by the year-end.
Jumeirah Lake Towers Development – Jumeirah Business Centre 5
Owner: Al Fajer Properties
Budget: $694 million
Scope of work: The project will involve the construction of a 40-storey commercial tower at the Jumeirah Lake Towers development scheme. The built-up area will be 3.1 million sq ft offering flexible office units ranging from 800 sq ft to 11,000 sq ft. It will also offer an additional 150,000 sq ft dedicated to retail space.
Update: Superstructure work is complete. Handover will be in fourth quarter.
