Leighton International has also got a contract to build two hotels for local property developer Aldar on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi worth $130m.
The two hotels On Yas Island will be four-star, one with 400 rooms and 30 suites, the other with 200 rooms and 10 suites.Construction is due to begin in September 2009.
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Leighton wins $746m UAE contract
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, December 05 - 2007 at 11:42
Leighton subsidiary Leighton International won a $746 million contract to build a high-rise complex and two hotels in the UAE, reported Heraldsun. The company secured work in Dubai and Abu Dhabi through its 45 per cent-owned associate Al Habtoor Engineering in addition to a $520m contract for the construction of a convention centre in Dubai for the Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (JAFZA). The JAFZA convention centre will contain a 33-storey office complex and seven-storey hotel and food court.
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Amena Bakr, Senior ReporterWednesday, December 05 - 2007 at 11:42 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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