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* Burj Dubai tower Set for Stage Two

Foundation Laying work complete at a cost of Dh 54 m

DUBAI – the foundation work of Burj Dubai tower has been completed in record 12 months at a cost of Dh 54 million and the construction on April 15.

Robert Booth, executive director of Emaar Properties, announced this during a hard – hat tour of the Burj Dubai construction site yesterday.

Emaar had earlier announced that South Korea based – Samsung Corporation has won a global bid for Dh 3.285 billion for the construction of the tower. The tower will be completed in 2008.

Explain the scale of the project, Booth further said: “ The Tower is the central core of the magnificent $ 20 billion ( Dh 73 billion) Burj Dubai More than 500 international consultants around the globe are currently finalising the design. At its construction peak, a workforce of more than 20,000 con struction workers will be on site to create 45 million square feet to create 45 million square feet of liveable space to accommodate 30.000 homes, making the Burj Dubai site the biggest single construction site in the world.” .”

According to the executive director. “ The foundation work of the tower involved some acute measures to ensure the tallest man - made structure sits on a strong steel and concrete podium.

The tower's 192 piles have been construed to depths of more than 50 meters and are bound together by a 3.7 meter thick concrete raft across 8.000 square meters. Encompassing the tower's.

(Source:Gulf News)