Dubai Lagoon first phase aims for year end finish

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The company behind the massive Dubai Lagoon project says it has made “impressive progress” on the development, adding that the first phase of the development, Zone 1 will be finished by the end of the year.

The company also revealed that it is in the process of short listing leading companies to be invited to bid on the infrastructure works, MEP and other finishing works for the project.

The US$815 million development, situated at the eastern end of the Dubai Investments Park near the new Al Maktoum International Airport, 10 kms inland from Jebel Ali port, will see several residential towers built around a large man-made lagoon. More than 40 residential blocks will be built, with a total of 3828 apartments constructed. The development totals 130 acres.

Zone 1 is the closest to completion, with main contractor Bin Sabt revealing that they are expecting to finish building C+10 first, followed by C9, H11, and C12 by November. The second batch, which will include buildings C7, C8, C13, and C14, is scheduled for delivery by year-end.

On Zone 3, main contractor Belhasa is ready to start works on buildings A19 and A23, with plans to construct three to four slabs per month on the entire zone. With a view to complete the full structure within the next 12 months, and the MEP works and finishing six to seven months thereafter, the contractor is confident that the zone will be ready for delivery by the end of 2011.

“The strong sense of cooperation among all our contractors and suppliers plays a pivotal role in the impressive speed by which this monumental project is being built, which will enable us to deliver the initial phases on schedule,” said Danial H. Schön, Vice President, Schön Properties.

“We are very happy to report the outstanding milestones we have achieved in the construction of ‘Dubai Lagoon’, in line with the commitment we made to our valued investors.”

Back-filling for Zone 2 is already completed and the pouring of the concrete blinding almost finished, the appointed waterproofing contractor BMC is gearing up to complete the waterproofing under the raft foundation within the next two weeks.

Main contractor Commodore Contracting says that the raft foundation steel works has already started, with the double basements to be completed in four months and the ground floor slab to be cast within the next 5 to 6 months.

The building permit for Zone 4 has been transferred and backfilling is nearing completion. Commodore Contracting is gearing up to commence works on Zone 4, following the schedule set for Zone 2, with a one-month lag.