The contract centres on the construction of a 705-metre-high structure, which will house offices, apartments and a hotel. The successful bidder is expected to move on site in the first quarter of 2005, with completion set for mid-2008. The US' Turner Internationalis the project manager on the Emaar Propertiesproject; the design consultant is Skidmore Owings & Merrill, also of the US (MEED 23:4:04).
Emaar is also evaluating about five bids for the Dubai Mall package, which calls for the construction of the world's biggest shopping mall (MEED 28:5:04).
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