< PreviousPROJECTS 40 CONSTRUCTION WEEK FEBRUARY 2021WWW.CONSTRUCTIONWEEKONLINE.COM FOLLOW CONSTRUCTION WEEK @CWMIDDLEEAST VISIT WWW.CONSTRUCTIONWEEKONLINE.COM FOR PICTURES Located off the shores of Muharraq, the kingdom’s historic former capital, Diyar Al Muharraq is a 12.2km2 waterfront development comprising a mix of residences, hotels, beaches and a shopping mall. Work on the project started in 2007 which will be divided into four to ve phases. Several contractors have been appointed for certain projects across the project, including Almoayyed Contracting Group, who are working on the Souq Al Baraha market. DIYAR AL MUHARRAQ Location Muharraq, Bahrain Visited February 2020 Located at Dubai's Science Park, Deyaar's rst design-and- build project is progressing ahead of schedule and will be delivered by December 2020. During an exclusive site visit to the project’s site, Ababneh told Construction Week that Deyaar had appointed design and engineering rm Kling Consult to supervise Bella Rose's design in April 2018. The project comprises 478 units, and its main contract was awarded to Condor Building Contracting in September 2018. DEYAAR'S BELLA ROSE Location Dubai, UAE Visited March 2020 One of the largest brown eld projects in the region, Alba's Line 6 expansion project was completed at the end of 2019 and is among the fastest expansion projects to be ever commissioned in the aluminium industry after just 23 months. Line 6 is one of the longest reduction lines in the world comprising 424 reduction cells built over an area of 1,400m2 – will add 540,000 metric tonnes per annum to the company’s total production capacity. ALBA Location Bahrain Visited March 2020 Dubai-based contractor ASGC Construction LLC, as the main contractor, is tasked with the Dubai Mall Boulevard Expansion project, which includes the conversion of multiple levels of the existing car parking to a double-height retail mall. Both, overall construction and MEP works at the project are 65% complete, with ASGC now moving ahead with t-out and nishing works, which includes the nal phase and external façade. ASGC is aiming to complete the project by September 2020. DUBAI MALL EXPANSION Location Dubai Visited April 2020Dubai-based private real estate developer Azizi Developments, headed by chairman Mirwais Azizi, is currently developing the $3.2bn (AED12bn) Azizi Rivera a mixed-use, four-phase megaproject, located within the city's Meydan One neighbourhood on the banks of Dubai Canal. Azizi Riviera comprises a cluster of 71 buildings, with 16,000 units ranging from studios to one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments.In May 2019, construction work on Azizi Riviera was 41% complete, with the developer having recorded 3.4 million safe man-hours on the site. AZIZI RIVIERA Location Dubai, UAE Visited August 2019 Located within the master-planned mixed-use community Mohammed Bin Rashid City, along the 3.2km Dubai Water Canal, is Dubai-based real estate developer, Sobha Group’s $4bn (AED14.7bn) Sobha Hartland development - the group’s agship project in the Middle East. In October 2019, overall infrastructure work across Sobha Hartland was 90%. 30% of the 74.3ha master plan is enveloped in green spaces. Sobha Group employs 4,000 workers across its Hartland development, who recorded 27 million lost-time injury-free hours at the master community at the time of the site visit. SOBHA HARTLAND Location Dubai, UAE Visited November 2019 Located within the Jumeriah Golf Estates, Beaver Gulf's rst real estate development project - Zafran - is a $75m 40,413m2 residential development comprising 178.4m2 two-bedroom houses, as well as three-bedroom houses covering an area of 207.4m2 and 217.6m2. The project has crossed the 30% on site completion and is expected to be handed over on 20 October, 2020, coinciding with the start of the Expo 2020 Dubai. ZAFRAN Location Dubai, UAE Visited December 2019 Located in Downtown Dubai, the 75-storey tower will comprise 946 units, including studios, one-bedroom apartments, and two-bedroom lofts and duplexes. Construction of the tower has been ongoing for 30 months, with the building being topped out in April 2019. Work on SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences is being carried out by Mapa & Gunal Construction, Aedas is involved as the architect, and the interiors are being led by Bishop Design SLS Location Dubai, UAE Visited January 2020 FOLLOW CONSTRUCTION WEEK @CWMIDDLEEASTVISIT WWW.CONSTRUCTIONWEEKONLINE.COM FOR PICTURES WWW.CONSTRUCTIONWEEKONLINE.COMFEBRUARY 2021 CONSTRUCTION WEEK 41 PROJECTSEVENTS CALENDAR 42 CONSTRUCTION WEEK FEBRUARY 2021WWW.CONSTRUCTIONWEEKONLINE.COM Dispute Resolution Dubai Date: 17 February 2021 Venue: TBC KSA Infrastructure Summit Date: 2 & 3 March 2021 Venue: Virtual Construction Week Oman Awards Date: 31 March 2021 Venue: Grand Hyatt, Muscat CONFERENCES & EVENTS For up-to-the-minute conference and events information, log on to constructionweekonline.com/conferences Construction Week is set to host three of our most popular events from February to March. Our rst event of the year will begin with Dispute Resolution Question Time Dubai on the 17 February 2021 to deliberate the challenges and opportunities of technology in dispute resolution. We will also see the return of our KSA Infrastructure Summit on the 2 and 3 March 2021, which will comprise four panel discussions to discuss the current state of Saudi Arabia’s infrastructure sector, as well as the growth of the Kingdom’s transport system. We will also welcome a high-pro le member of Saudi Arabia’s construction sector to deliver a keynote speech on day one of the conference. Rounding off the month of March will be the return of our physical awards in Oman with the Construction Week Oman Awards. Set to take place on the 31 March at the Grand Hyatt in Muscat, the Construction Week EVENTS NEWS Oman Awards will celebrate the talented businesses, initiatives and individuals from the Sultanate. The awards will comprise 12 categories and host around 150 people within the hotel’s ballroom. For sponsorship or participation enquiries for our three upcoming events across the Middle East region, then please contact Saraswati Agarwal - saraswati. agarwal@itp.com or Moutaz Gadelhak - moutaz.gadelhak@ itp.com.With the consequences of COVID-19 still affecting the construction industry amongst many others, Construction Week's Dispute Resolution Question Time will explore how technology is being utilised for late payment resolution, contract claims, arbitration options and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms as we enter a more digitally driven world. 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