Dubai Parks and Resorts LLC, a Meraas Holding company, today announced that Phase 1 of its multibillion dollar entertainment and leisure destination has made significant progress with the engagement of a number of world class contractors and consultants.
More than 1,500 personnel have been deployed to develop an initial area of approximately 25 million sq feet at Phase 1 of Dubai Parks and Resorts. The number of workers on site is expected to increase four-fold by 2015. With nearly 30 percent of the infrastructure development already complete, work on the power substation has registered 35 percent headway while excavation work for the district cooling facility has also commenced.
Taking shape at Jebel Ali, the first phase of Dubai Parks and Resorts will comprise three theme parks: Motiongate Dubai, Bollywood Parks Dubai, and LEGOLAND Dubai. The development will also feature Riverpark – a grand entrance plaza and Lapita, a family themed hotel. The first phase is scheduled for completion in 2016.
Programme management firm Samsung C and T is overseeing the overall progress of the project to ensure its components adhere to scheduled timelines and budgets, while Kier Group is building the utilities component. ETA has been engaged for the power sub-station project and National Central Cooling Company PJSC, Tabreed” has been mandated to set up the district cooling facility.
Besix Orascom is responsible for the majority of the LEGOLAND Dubai building works, Laing O’Rourke and Al Futtaim Carillion for a large part of Motiongate Dubai, and ARCO General Contracting EST for Bollywood Parks. Hill International has also been contracted to manage the production and installation of all shows and rides, and provide construction management consultancy services for Phase 1 of Dubai Parks and Resorts.
Raed Al Nuaimi, CEO of Dubai Parks and Resorts LLC, said, “A mega project such as Dubai Parks and Resorts requires partners that have a strong track record in developing and delivering leisure and entertainment concepts of this scale. Following a stringent bidding process we have selected consultants and contractors with whom we are working closely to deliver an entertainment experience that brings to life the U.A.E. leadership’s vision of positioning Dubai as a leading global tourist destination.” Launched under the directives of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , Dubai Parks and Resorts has been designed as a mega leisure and entertainment destination to serve regions within a four hour flying distance from Dubai.
Source : WAM News Agency for United Arab Emirates
