Al Habtoor Group has appointed China Railway 18th Bureau Group Ltd. as the contractor for its impressive AED3.7 billion resident project in Dubai that is going to be the world’s largest.
The Al Habtoor Tower will stand tall amidst the skyscrapers on Sheikh Zayed Road and will offer luxurious living facilities.
It will consist of 1,701 keys, span 81 floors, and is expected to be completed within 36 months.
Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, the Founding Chairman of Al Habtoor Group, expressed his satisfaction with the selection of China Railway 18th Bureau Group as the main contractor for the Al Habtoor Tower.
He said, “Knowing the complexity of taking on such a project, which requires a progressive and unique approach to construction, selecting the right contractors for the construction works was crucial for my team and me, as our goal is to complete Al Habtoor Tower at the highest quality in record time.”
Al Habtoor Tower construction
Al Habtoor has invited proposals for contractors all over the country and a careful study, 10 bidders invited and later three of them were shortlisted in an extensive process.
China Railway 18th Bureau Group was selected on a list of criteria including meeting the projected target for 36-month completion, full technical compliance for state-of-the-art quality and successful track record for mega projects.
Al Habtoor said at the time of the announcement, “As a former builder and contractor, I am excited to be driving the first piles of the project into the ground and revealing some of the novel technical details of the construction techniques used in the Habtoor Tower, and very proud that it will be delivered at the highest quality in record time.”
The building will be constructed using a top-down method with the use of heavy equipment from Bauer. Once completed, the carbon footprint will be half than other buildings of similar construction.