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Crystal Towers in the King Abdullah Financial District is driving ahead with construction despite being slowed by design changes and consultancy that is spread around the world, says the project manager.
The SAR600m $160m twin-tower project, situated between the Financial Plaza and the Wadi, the multi-billion riyal complex has been under construction since October, when Specialised Contracting Company began the main structural work following the dredging by Saudi bin Laden, the main contractor that hired Specialised.
The first tower will comprise 18 additional floors above the podium it shares with the second tower, which will have 26 additional floors.
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“Bin Laden had also completed some of the raft and excavation, now we are about to reach ground level, hopefully by the end of June,” said Joseph Felfly, project manager, to CW. “But the problem is that the project is design-build. The design is based in Jeddah and this is different for different parcels. The structural engineering is being done in England, the technical in Germany, as well as some in the US.”
Design changes had delayed the timescale for the project, he said, and sometimes there can “be too much revision”. The company, based in Jeddah, has also battled with the logistical challenge of delivering material o site amid a crowd of other tower projects.
“The logistical problem is very big, especially with concrete delivery,” he said, adding that the company was using three local concrete suppliers, including Saudi Ready Mix.
The coordination has also been a challenge, he said, and the company has been asked to store much of their materials in the basement of the structure.
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