Emaar tenders tall tower piling package

21 June 2016

 The 928 metre-plus tall tower could be the world’s tallest when it opens ahead of 2020 Expo

Local developer Emaar Properties has invited contractors to bid for the contract to conduct testing piling activities for the 928 metre-plus tall tower that it plans to build at its Dubai Creek Harbour development.

The piling work will be the first element of onsite activity to start on the project which since it was launched earlier this year has become Dubai’s most high profile construction project.

Work on the actual foundations package is expected to start later this year and will take about a year to complete.

Tendering for the superstructure will start once work on the foundations has begun. Sources close to the scheme say the core, the steel frame and the cables are likely to be let as one main construction package.

The building will cost about $1bn to construct and will be completed in time for the 2020 Expo.

The tower has been designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava Valls. The engineering consultant is the local office of consultancy firm Aurecon.

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