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Hill International appointed construction managers for Mall of Arabia project
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, September 04 - 2007 at 15:26
- PRESS RELEASE
City of Arabia, the landmark project at the heart of Dubailand, has appointed Hill International as Construction Managers for the much anticipated mega shopping complex, Mall of Arabia, one of the world's largest and most ambitious retail outlets.
Hill International, a leading global consulting firm has been appointed by Ilyas & Mustafa Galadari Group to provide Construction Management services for the City of Arabia Mall development.
Hill International has worked on a number of major development CM projects around the world including Palm Jumeirah in Dubai and Shams in Abu Dhabi, and internationally on the Comcast Center in Philadelphia, New York New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, and Merck & Co. Inc. Manufacturing Facilities, among others.
Ilyas Galadari, Chairman of Ilyas & Mustafa Galadari Group said of the new appointment,
"We are delighted to appoint Hill International as Construction Managers. We have had a long standing relationship with Hill since 2005 when we appointed them as project managers for the City of Arabia development, and we have every trust and confidence in Hill's ability to manage the construction of the mega Mall of Arabia as we take this innovative and challenging project forward."
He added, "The infrastructure for the City of Arabia project is being completed ahead of schedule and we had the opportunity to consider how best to move into our construction phase. In order to streamline operations and work to maximum efficiency our strategic decision to appoint Hill as Construction Managers for the Mall of Arabia means that we can continue to take a close, hands-on role in the construction of the development."
Following a business model used for the construction of some of the more progressive buildings in Dubai including Emirates Towers, Burj Al Arab and Dubai Airport, City of Arabia appointed Hill International to manage construction of the Mall. Hill International will manage six construction packages (main structure, mechanical and electrical works, finishing, lifts and escalators, landscaping and tenant fit-out) rather than use the main-contractor model.
Ziyad Khuri, Vice President Dubai Operations, Hill International commented,
"The Mall of Arabia project is a landmark for Dubai. The scale of the project is immense with a perimeter of 2.3 km, up to 16,000 workers employed at the peak of construction and the anticipated need for at least 2 million cubic feet of concrete. Hill International is delighted to work along side City of Arabia in the realization of its vision. The Mall of Arabia is one of the most exciting and challenging developments we have had the privilege to be involved with and we look forward to continuing to successfully work with the Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group."
Mustafa Galadari, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Ilyas & Mustafa Galadari Group, added "A project as revolutionary, diverse and exceptional as City of Arabia needs to be carefully managed. Working with the best people is paramount to success and we believe that Hill International is the right partner with a level of understanding and experience to bring the Mall of Arabia development to fruition."
From left to right Jean Zoghbi, Project Manager, Hill International Bill Muir, Senior VP Project Management, City of Arabia, Alex Vacha, Deputy Director, City of Arabia, Dr. Paul Waring, Project Director, Hill International and Ziyad Khuri, Vice President Dubai Operations, Hill International.
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Tuesday, September 04 - 2007 at 15:26 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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About Hill International
Hill International is a leading international consulting firm that provides project management/construction management services to clients in major development projects worldwide.
Hill's services include Project Management/ Construction Management, Project Management Oversight, Troubled Project Turnaround, Project Management Support, Construction Claims Analysis, Claims Avoidance and Training.
Headquartered in Marlton, New Jersey, Hill maintains offices in Washington, D.C, New York, N.Y, Los Angeles, Newport Beach, San Francisco, and San Diego, California; Las Vegas, N.V; Atlanta, G.A.; Philadelphia, P.A.; Tampa, FL.; London, U.K.; Athens, Greece; Doha, Qatar; Bucharest, Romania; Abu Dhabi and Dubai, U.A.E and Kuwait.
Hill has extensive experience in the Arabian Gulf Region and our expertise is spread over several areas, such us tourism, hotels, theme parks, offices, residential and commercial high-rise towers, hospitals, education facilities and infrastructure.
The combined resources of the Hill International staff provide a depth of experience not available elsewhere, and can offer clients professional consulting services necessary to successfully manage all aspects of capital projects, from inception through close-out and occupancy.
For more information on Hill International please contact:
Ziyad Khuri
V.P. Dubai Operations
Hill International
PO Box 71467 Dubai, UAE
Tel: (04) 2944665,
Fax: (04) 2944667,
About City of Arabia
City of Arabia is one of the region's largest private projects, and a key development in Dubailand. The USD $2 billion project of 20m sq ft of land in Downtown Dubailand includes the largest shopping mall in the region, the Mall of Arabia; the Restless Planet, a dinosaur theme park with over 100 animatronic dinosaurs; a 10 km long Wadi Walk with Mediterranean-style apartments, cafes and shops beside a flowing canal; and 34 tower blocks for mixed commercial, hotel and residential use. The project will, when completed, provide accommodation for around 35,000 residents.
Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group
The Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group is a dynamic young company which was founded in 1998. The Group already owns a number of diversified companies in Dubai. The most important of these is the Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Management Investment and Development Company, which is developing the key downtown area of Dubailand, the City of Arabia. This will be a new suburb of Dubai with around 40,000 inhabitants, which is situated on Emirates Road next to the Global Village. It will include the largest retail project in the region, and one of the largest in the world, the Mall of Arabia; a major theme-park, the Restless Planet, which will, with great realism, demonstrate the birth of our planet and the rise and fall of the dinosaurs, and which is being developed in collaboration with the Natural History Museum of London; the Elite Towers, which consist of 34 high-rise buildings for mixed commercial and residential use; and the Wadi Walk, a series of low-rise apartments alongside a flowing waterway, served by small electric water-taxis.
Sunseeker Middle East has now joined the Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group, who have declared their intention of increasing the market in the Gulf and Levant for yachts across the whole Sunseeker range, from 35 feet to 120 ft in length. The Group is also a major player on the Dubai transport scene. It owns a large taxi-fleet, Metro Taxi, with an associated driving school, the Galadari Motor Driving Centre, and workshops, (the Metro Auto Repairing Branch), which together operate over 1100 vehicles of all descriptions. In addition the Group owns one of the largest cold stores complexes in Dubai. Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari also own a jewelry company, which deals in gems and precious stones, a kitchen equipment company, and a company which supplies upholstery to the automotive, boating and hospitality sectors, and specializes in customizing Range Rovers, Mercedes, BMWs and other luxury cars.
For more information on City of Arabia please contact:
Jane Daly
Account Manager
GolinHarris
Capricorn Tower, 7th Floor
Sheikh Zayed Road
P.O.Box 116462 Dubai, UAE
t: +971.4.332 3308 ext: 204
m: +971.50.6553084
f: +971.4.331 6733
Martina Rohel
Group Marketing Manager
Ilyas & Mustafa Galadari Group
P O Box : 114444
Dubai, UAE
Tel. : +971 4 3311022
Fax : +971 4 3322334
www.imgaladari.com
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