|
|
Article: United Arab Emirates: Belbadi starts construction work at Al-Bateen Wharf.
- Article from:
- TendersInfo
- Article date:
- August 12, 2009
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2009 Al Bawaba (Middle East) Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: pinto03
The local Emirates Belbadi Contracting Company has started construction work on the estimated AED1.6bn ($435m) Al-Bateen Wharf project in Abu Dhabi. The waterfront development covers an area of 54,000 square metres and includes a 400-room, 15-storey hotel tower and a smaller 14-storey tower with 200 serviced apartments.
The marina will include berths for 285 fishing boats and 38 racing dhows. It will also retain the Al-Bateen shipyard, which will showcase traditional dhow building. Singapore's Surbana is the masterplan consultant.
US-based Otak is the architect for the hotel towers. The client is the local ...