Sweet Homes awards Dhs450m construction contract to Master Civil Construction

The move follows the completion of an Dhs12m shoring and excavation contract undertaken by Piling Tech LLC for the initial groundwork of the three towers.

The high profile residential project in Emirates City in Ajman marks the developer's first project in the UAE, and is set for completion by the last quarter of 2010.

The agreement was signed by Fahad Sattar Dero, CEO, Sweet Homes Group, and Ehab Nagati Khafagi, General Manager, Master Civil Construction Company following a groundbreaking ceremony held recently at the construction site.

The contractor has committed to complete construction within 24 months through its team of engineers, project managers, site supervisors, quantity surveyors and construction workers that have been assigned to the project. The developer has also named Eng. Adnan Saffarini Office, a leading international engineering consultancy firm as the design and supervision consultant for the project. Rainbow Towers is expected to bear the hallmark of the contractor's high quality construction, evident in ongoing projects.

"Rainbow Towers is our first real estate venture and it is only fitting that we partner with the best and most experienced firms to ensure the implementation of best-of-breed industry standards in our projects' construction processes. Piling Tech had finished the shoring and excavation as they have promised in three months, and we now expect Master Civil Construction to provide outstanding services, transform our vision into reality, and aid us in our aims to be one of the first developers to deliver a world-class project in Ajman,"

said Fahad Sattar Dero, CEO, Sweet Homes Group.

Strategically located along Emirates Road, Rainbow Towers will comprise of nine 31-storey residential buildings fully equipped with high-speed elevators, a state-of-the-art fitness club, jacuzzi and sauna facilities, sports bar, recreation area and a rooftop swimming pool.

In addition to the development's highly accessible location and top-notch facilities, it has also caught the attention of investors through its unique and highly flexible four-year self-financed payment scheme, with 50% of the value due upon the project's completion, 25% due upon delivery and the remaining 25% due after the handover. As a testament to the project's excellent investment appeal, the developer earlier announced the sell out of six towers, with 70% of the remaining three towers already sold and high expectations of selling out the entire project in the next few months.

"Sweet Homes is a well established developer and it is truly a great opportunity to be working with them. We have built a reputation based on quality and timely delivery, and we believe that this is what prompted a reputable developer such as Sweet Homes to partner with us. Our aim is to exceed their expectations and deliver a project that will definitely stand out in Emirates City and transform the skyline of Ajman,"

concluded Ehab Nagati Khafagi, General Manager, Master Civil Construction Company.

Fully committed to delivering results, Sweet Homes' diversified business activities have played an integral part in the growth of the real estate market in Dubai and Ajman. The developer has acquired extensive experience in the fields of general engineering and contracting, trading, real estate brokerage, marketing, selling and managing prestigious properties in the UAE.

With a current project portfolio valued at Dhs4.7bn, Sweet Homes is looking into penetrating other emirates of the UAE by launching new developments in Dubai and Abu Dhabi and in the neighbouring states of Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia.