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Tenders out for China Town project

01 June 2003

Tender documents have been issued for four packages on China Town, a major Dh930 million ($253 million ) mixed-use development at Al Warsan in Dubai. Nakheel Corporation is the developer.

The project with an oriental theme calls for the construction of residential apartments, hotels, a shopping mall, entertainment facilities, factory outlets, warehousing and related works.

The four packages comprise:

Infrastructure works: a 12-month estimated Dh200 million project, which entails the construction of roads, car parking, stormwater drainage and sanitary disposal facilities and electrical works.

Chinamex apartments-1: package 1A, which covers the construction of 13 buildings, each of four to five storeys, with a total built-up area of 1.2 million sq ft. Estimated at Dh200 million, these will take 12 months to complete.

Chinamex apartments-2: package 1B, which calls for the construction of 12 buildings, each of four to five storeys, with a total built-up area of one million sq ft. Estimated at Dh180 million, it will take 12 months to complete.

Chinamex Mart: involves the construction of a shopping mall and related facilities to be built in a shape of a dragon over an area of 150,000 sq m and a 30,000 sq ft warehousing facility. Estimated at Dh300 million, it will take 12 months to complete.

The consultant for the infrastructure and apartment packages is Associated Consultants Engineers (ACE) of Lebanon and for the mart package, the consultant is Shahid Engineering Consultant of the UAE.