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AE Arma-Elektropanç, the Turkish MEP contractor, was short-listed for the Overall GCC Project of the Year at the 2011 MEP Middle East Awards, held in the Address Marina in Dubai on Wednesday night.
The contractor submitted the Bab Al Qasr mixed use development as its nomination for the prestigious award.
The massive twin tower project covers an area of 16.8ha and its structure contains four basement levels and 32 additional floors, with the towers joined by a four storey bridge.
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The first tower will contain a five star hotel that contains 408 rooms and leisure amenities, ranging from spas to restaurants.
The second tower will contain apartments and a retail plaza with its own leisure equivalents. The podium under the towers will hold a number of shops and food outlets.
AE Arma-Elektropanç will be handling MEP operations and installations on site, with the contractor looking to complete the whole project by the end of next year.
“We will supply and install all MEP elements to the buildings,” said Burak Kizilhan, business development manager.
“This includes medium voltage systems, transformers, generators, low voltage distribution systems, weak current systems and lighting.
On the mechanical side there is all the heating and cooling, firefighting equipment, plumbing and building management systems,” he added.
According to estimates, the entire MEP project will be worth around $54.45m, Kizilhan said.
In addition, the company will work on the buildings HVAC system, including all ventilation, plumbing and sanitation systems. Storm rainwater systems will also be installed, while fire and life safety systems and equipment will be taken care of by the Turkish contractor.
Other areas covered will be the filtration and chemical dosing systems and an LPG supply system that will run to all related areas and commercial kitchens.
Kizilhan added that the contractor had been on-site at the Bab Al Qasr for as long as Nurol, the main contractor for the project, had been involved. The main contractor was mobilised in October 2010, when it completed the shoring work on the site in preparation for the main construction work.
“For us, the MEP contractor should always work day to day together with the contractor,” he said.
At present, most of the long lead major MEP equipment has been procured and received at site, though he added that the remaining balance of equipment is expected to be delivered by the end of 2011.
Most of the drawings related to authorities are on schedule for approval and coordination with external utilities, he said.
The greatest challenge AE Arma-Elektropanç faced in working on this project was meeting the schedule and juggling delivery and logistical issues. In addition, getting the required local authority codes and approval requirements was also a challenge.
Furthermore, changes were made to the design by the client. This meant that the new requirements slowed progress on the site until one common full drawing systems could be drawn up to reflect a clear picture for the over concept of the project.
“But all the parties involved are giving all their efforts to go faster and on the planned track to gain production against time to minimise the extended time frame of the testing and commission target dates,” he asserted.
“We succeeded in overcoming almost 90% in this regard in our favour by attending daily and weekly workshops with the design consultant teams and by working as one team, enhancing our capability and experiences in the MEP field.”
“We cleared a lot of difficulties by giving solutions and proposals side by side with the client representatives and project management for a clear concept that could match their requirements and local code and authority regulations,” Kizilhan concluded.
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