Publish Date : 26-Sep-2013
A Joint Venture between Habtoor Leighton Specon (HLS) and Drake & Scull International (DSI) has been awarded a AED 403 million project to undertake the complete MEP systems for the Al Habtoor City project in Dubai.
Habtoor Leighton Specon (HLS), a market leader in design, engineering, procurement and construction of Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Energy and Power projects, has been awarded a AED 206 million project to provide turnkey MEP solutions for the Al Habtoor City project, in Dubai, UAE. HLS has signed a joint venture agreement with Drake & Scull Engineering (DSE) a division of Drake & Scull International PJSC ( DSI) to undertake the MEP works for a total value of AED 403 million of which HLS's share is 51%.
Under the agreement, the HLS-DSE JV will be responsible for all MEP works for what will become the largest integrated hotel complex in the Middle East.
The Al Habtoor City project comprises the construction of 3 hotels, Fashion Hotel - W (27 levels), Luxury Hotel – St. Regis (6 levels) and the Main hotel – Westin (37 levels), a 1400 seat Las Vegas-style "aqua" theatre, 3 large basement levels, Ground and Mezzanine levels and a large car park (2290 cars). The 3 hotels will be managed by Starwood and will have in total 1623 units. The total built area is approximately 390,000 square metres plus 27,000 square metres of Provencal-style gardens.
The new development will be located on the site of the old Metropolitan Hotel – previously Dubai's oldest hotel – on Sheikh Zayed Road at the southernmost point of the "Old Town" development, which includes the Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Mall. The development is scheduled for completion at the beginning of 2016.
The Main Contractor is the Habtoor Leighton Group (HLG) who signed an AED 1.9 billion contract with the Al Habtoor Group as part of the AED 4.9 billion Al Habtoor City development in Dubai.
Thrasos Thrasyvoulou, Managing Director of HLS, said: "We are very proud to be associated with such a prestigious project. We look forward to working closely with our Client to deliver the project to the highest quality. This will be a landmark hotel complex in the region."
"We have successfully worked with the Al Habtoor Group in the past and have always maintained an excellent working relationship with them. We look forward to working with them and HLG again to create a development that will be a landmark not only in Dubai, but for the entire Middle East."
"The quality of the delivery of MEP systems is a critical element of luxury hotel projects. We use state of the art techniques to ensure the highest comfort of the guests when it comes to noise criteria, temperature and humidity, water quality, lighting control, access and security, and smart/ interactive communication and entertainment systems.
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