Project: The Pearl Qatar

[Halawala]

Originally Posted by Qatar4Ever

Jerk. Loser. Big time loser.

I know!!

[zx]

أعلن عمر حسين الفردان رئيس مجلس إدارة الشركة القطرية لتبريد المناطق قطر كوول ان الموافقة علي زيادة رأس مال الشركة من 90 مليون ريال ليصبح 300 مليون ريال وبزيادة قدرها 210 ملايين ريال جاء ليتواكب مع التطورات الكبيرة التي تشهدها والاستثمارات التي تعمل عليها الشركة.
وأوضح عمر الفردان ان شركة قطر كوول تعمل حاليا علي استثمارات تقدر اجماليا بحوالي مليار و200 مليون ريال وهذه الاستثمارات تتوزع كالتالي 450 مليون ريال استثمارات بمشروع التبريد بمنطقة الخليج الغربي و057 مليون ريال لمشروع التبريد الخاص بجزيرة اللؤلؤة قطر.وقال ان هناك تطورات كبيرة بالشركة .. فبالنسبة للمحطة الأولي في منطقة الخليج الغربي فإن طاقتها الاجمالية تبلغ حوالي 30 ألف طن تبريد وسيبدأ انتاج اول عشرة الاف طن من المحطة بإذن الله في شهر مارس من العام القادم 2006 وهو ما يوازي تغذية حوالي 10 أبراج شاهقة الارتفاع ومن المقرر ان يتم استلام المحطة نهائيا في شهر مايو- يونيو من عام 2006 وانتاجها البالغ 30 الف طن تبريد يوازي تغذية 30 برجا شاهق الارتفاع.
و بالنسبة للمحطة الثانية في منطقة الخليج الغربي طاقتها مصممة علي أساس 30 ألف طن قمنا بزيادة الطاقة لتصبح 37 الف طن تبريد وليكون اجمالي انتاج المحطتين 67 الف طن بدلا من 60 الف طن تبريد.

450 million QR for west bay and 750 million QR for The Pearl.

[omarmakki]

Originally Posted by us_lukman

Surabaya, Indonesia..
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...=245384&page=5

And what does your hometown have to do with this thread??

[MillenniaL]

The Pearl-Qatar, the multi billion US dollar offshore island and one of the largest real estate developments in the country, is forging ahead of schedule, board members were told at the annual visit to the development.

Board members from United Development Company (UDC), owner and developer of The Pearl-Qatar, concluded a one-day tour of the island development aimed at observing land reclamation and building work first hand.

Headed by UDC Chairman Hussein Alfardan, the UDC board members listened to presentations on the work in progress, which is ahead of schedule with more than 2.3 million square metres of land already reclaimed, over half the total area to date.

'The Pearl-Qatar is our flagship project,' said UDC Chairman Hussein Alfardan. 'When completed, it will house about 40,000 residents and will boast one of the region's most elegant shopping districts. It's a mix-use residential, retail, entertainment, and cultural development second to none in the region.'

The board also reviewed the issues of on-site health and safety, environmental impact of the island, soil improvement and the Porto Arabia quay wall construction by subcontractor Six Construct.

Commented Khalil Sholy, UDC Managing Director:
'It is important for the board of directors to get a real hands on perspective of the development work at The Pearl-Qatar. The visit demonstrates their commitment to the project and is a great opportunity to view some of the milestones we have crossed. For example we have recorded an excellent safety record of more than three million accident- free man hours, which is remarkable given the scale of the project.'


(From left to right) Mr. Omar Alfardan, board member; Mr. Khalil Sholy, Managing Director; Mr. Mohammed Hamad Abdulla Almana, board member; Mr. Hussain Alfardan, Chairman; H.E. Sheikh Nasser Bin Faleh Al Thani, board member; H.E. Abdulla Bin Khalifa Al-Attiyah, Deputy Chairman; H.E. Abdul Rahman Hamad Al Attiyah, board member.

[MillenniaL]

Singapore delegation at a Pearl Qatar presentation during recent visit to Doha
Led by the Minister of National Development Mr Mah Bow Tan, the delegation spent a day touring The Pearl-Qatar and leaning about its progress via the director of development Nick Bashkiroff.

Commented the minister: 'We have heard so much about The Pearl-Qatar and wanted to get a greater understanding of the project. What we have seen so far has been a stunning success.'

Added Nick Bashkiroff: 'It's extremely gratifying that the reputation of The Pearl-Qatar is spreading, not just here in the Middle East but also further afield. The Singapore delegates were very keen to learn about all aspects of the project including investment opportunities within the retail sector.'

In 2004 total external trade from Singapore exceeded US$580.370 billion, and with a population of just over 4.2 million people, the island state is widely regarded as the dynamic powerhouse of the Asean region.

[omarmakki]

Ahead of schedule? Good news...

[MillenniaL]

Originally Posted by omarmakki

Ahead of schedule? Good news...

It is indeed, I really admire the way they work in their project, the pearl.

[montecristo]

Do someone know where to find appartaments prices or some real estate agency that offer appartaments in the pearl?

[hazeem]

www.thepearlqatar.com

[montecristo]

There are not prices neither planimetries on the site.

[montecristo]

I've received some big render of the pearl today. The project is really nice, but i hope they will put some more effort in the design of those big condos on the Porto Arabia.
They looks very similar each to the other and the similar height make them similar to soviet condos.

[Nick in Atlanta]

I just read this article about a section of the Pearl, which sounds very similar to what is being built just off Dubai. The article only refers to a five building project on a certain part of the Pearl, but can anyone give me more information on the Pearl?

The article was in ITP Construction: http://www.itp.net/business/news/det...ction&id=19580

Saturday, 11 February, 2006
Land is set to give the nod on seven-tower Pearl deal
by Angela Giuffrida

Landing the Pearl: Piling works on The Land’s seven-tower development are underway in the Porto Arabia district of Qatar’s flagship island.
Development company, The Land, is set to appoint a contractor on its US $500 million (AED2 billion) multiple-tower development on the Pearl-Qatar.

The company is developing a total of seven towers in the Porto Arabia district of the offshore development. Piling works on the seven-tower development — the company’s first in Qatar and the largest at the $2.5 billion island project — have already begun.

The Land was set up by a group of shareholders involved in real estate last year, and has since worked on projects in Jordan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Its projects include Al-Sharq City and the Al Abdali business centre in Jordan.

Managing director Salam Said, said: “We have the largest project at this unique development, which represents Qatar’s first international real estate venture.

“Participating in this project, which is part of a visionary programme of development in the Qatari capital, is an opportunity for us to bring to fruition our company line ‘Breaking New Grounds’.”

The Land is one of several developers building towers in the Porto Arabia district. More than 30 towers are planned for this part of the development. ACC recently has just started work on a $170 million deal from United Development Company to build 26-storey residential towers, townhouses and retail units on two parcels of land in the Porto Arabia district. Dubai-based developer Sabban is also building three towers in the district.

The move to invest in Qatar comes shortly after it was named the most competitive Arab country by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

An estimated $120 million worth of investment is expected to be ploughed into improving the country’s infrastructure over the next five years.

[B-Patriot]

Originally Posted by Nick in Atlanta

"An estimated $120 million worth of investment is expected to be ploughed into improving the country’s infrastructure over the next five years."

120 million?? I think the article might be wrong..

[Gilgamesh]

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=142309

[hazeem]

its 120 billion!!!!!!!

[zx]

أعلن أمس المطورون لمشروع اللؤلؤة-قطر، وهي الجزيرة الساحلية البالغة تكلفة إنشائها 2.5 مليار دولار، وأكبر المشاريع العقارية في البلاد، عن انتهاء أعمال الإنشاءات في الرصيف البحري بمنطقة بورتو أريبيا.

ويزيد هذا الإنجاز الهندسي الهائل في بورتو أريبيا الطول الكلي للرصيف إلى 4500 متر. وقد بني الجدار بأربعة قطاعات مبنية من كتل خرسانية مسبقة الصبّ، مع حزام يغطيها يتمّ صبّه في الموقع، ليصل ارتفاع الجدار إلى ستة أمتار ونصف.

وهناك أربعة أنواع من الكتل الخرسانية مسبقة الصبّ. ويتراوح وزن الكتل المعيارية من 11 إلى 30 طناً للكتلة الواحدة، في حين أن وزنها يصل إلى 40 طناً في الكتل الخاصة. ويبلغ إجمالي عدد الكتل الخرسانية في بورتو أريبيا 8575 كتلة، استخدم في بنائها 61 ألف متر مكعب من الخرسانة.

الجدران الاستنادية المستخدمة في بورتو أريبيا هي تشييد من النوع الغرافيتي وهي مصمَّمة كجدران من الكتل الخرسانية. في حين أن جدران الكتل الخرسانية مشيدة من الكتل الخرسانية الصرفة مسبقة الصبّ المستندة إلى طبقة من شحف الحجارة وفرشة من الحصباء أعلاها. وقد أزيلت الرمال اللينة أسفل الأساسات وصولاً إلى الصخر، كما مُلئت خلفية الجدران بشحف الحجارة المغطاة بطبقة من قماش خاصّ لمنع الرمل من التسرّب خلالها.

ويتمّ إنتاج الكتل الخرسانية في ساحة للصب في الموقع، حيث يتمّ نقلها في الموقع باستخدام رافعتين ضخمتين من فئة 40 طناً، وتوضع الكتل في أماكنها النهائية باستخدام رافعتين زاحفتين من فئة 100 طن.

ومن المقرر تشييد المزيد من الجدران الاستنادية في هذا المشروع لإنشاء القنوات المائية الخاصة بمنطقة قناة كوارتير.

[Halawala]

United Development Company (UDC), the owner and developer of the $2.5bn offshore island project ‘The Pearl Qatar’, yesterday announced the completion of the massive quay wall at Porto Arabia.

This incredible engineering feat at the Porto Arabia precinct stretches the total length of the quay to 4,500m. The walls are constructed in four courses of staggered pre-cast blocks with in-situ cast capping beam and a height of 6.5m, a release from company said.

Quay walls are gravity type retaining structures designed as concrete block walls, constructed of plain pre-cast concrete on a layer of quarry run with gravel bed at the top, it said.

The soft soil below the foundation was removed down to the rock and the back of the walls is backfilled by quarry run covered by geo-textile to prevent sand fill leaking, it added.

“This is a tremendous milestone for us and it showcases the hard work and dedication by all our team members. Together, we are realising the dream of UDC for this great project,” said Nick Bashkiroff, development director of The Pearl Qatar, on of the largest real-estate development in the country.

There are four types of pre-cast concrete blocks. The weight of standard blocks is 11-30 tonnes, but the special blocks weigh up to 40 tonnes, the release said, adding the total number of blocks for the Porto Arabia is 8,575 with 61,000 cubic meters volume of concrete.

The concrete blocks are produced on-site in the pre-casting yard, where it is handled by two 40-tonne gantry cranes and two 100-tonne crawler cranes, the release said.

Similar quay walls will be constructed on the project for the canals at the Qanat Qartie precinct, it said.

The main contractor for the job is Qatar Dredging Company and the sub-contractor for the quay walls was Belgian firm Six Construct.

The Pearl-Qatar, a Riviera-style man-made island by creating over 30km of new coastline, covers 985 acres of reclaimed land is Qatar’s first international real estate venture and the first to offer freehold and residential rights to global investors.

The Pearl-Qatar will eventually house about 40,000 residents in an up-scale, multi-cultural residential community which will be a secure and exclusive island retreat bringing the ambience and lifestyle of the Mediterranean to the heart of Arabia.

The four-phase development comprises 10 distinct districts to be developed over five years, with the first investors expected to take up residency in early 2007.

The Riviera Arabia themed districts will house three luxury hotels, three marinas with combined mooring for over 700 boats, and over 2mn square feet of luxury retail, recreation and restaurant space.

The Pearl-Qatar is being built 350m offshore the West Bay Lagoon area of the country’s capital, Doha. While offering an exclusive retreat, the island will also be closely integrated with, and have easy access to, the capital’s thriving community.

Established in 1999 with an authorised capital of QR825mn, UDC is one of the leading private sector companies in Qatar to identify and invest in long-term projects contributing to the country’s growth and providing good shareholder value.

UDC’s target areas include infrastructure, energy-intensive industries, downstream hydrocarbons, real estate, construction and environment-related businesses.

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حصلت شركة Afrina constraction على عقد لبناء ثلاثة أبراج سكنية في مشروع لؤلؤة قطر.

وستكون هذه الأبراج الثلاثة المعروفة بأبراج الصبان فريدة من نوعها وسيكون كل برج قائما على منصة واحدة «قدم واحد» وهذا ما سيتيح وفراً كبيرا في التكاليف وامكانيات لتقديم تسهيلات أكبر وأفضل.

المساحة الاجمالية للأبراج الثلاثة هي 19692 متراً مربعاً وتشمل مساحة 6115 متراً مربعاً للنشاطات الترفيهية.

ويقول تركي الصبان مدير شركة الصبان للاستثمارات العقارية: «عقب الاستلام الرسمي من شركة التنمية المتحدة ومع شركة افرينا للانشاءات كمقاول رئيسي سنكون جاهزين للتحرك لمرحلة التشييد».

[Halawala]

Pearl-Qatar sales beyond expectation: Al Fardan

Doha: The response from buyers to the Pearl-Qatar project, the multi-billion dollar offshore real estate venture being developed in the country, was overwhelming last year.

"Sale in 2005 was beyond our expectations," said Hussain Al Fardan, chairman of the United Development Company (UDC), owners of the prestigious project.

He was addressing the annual general meeting (AGM) of the UDC's shareholders here yesterday.

This is the first project in Qatar to offer freehold and residential rights to the international community.

Mortgages are available for up to 25 years and up to 85 per cent of the total purchase price, according to a project brochure distributed on the sidelines of the AGM.

Initially, a deposit of 20 per cent of the property's value is required upon reservation and the remaining 75 per cent is payable in equal quarterly instalments over the next three years. The remaining five per cent amount is to be due on completion.

The entire project will be completed by 2009 in phases and first occupancy by residents will begin in 2007, said the brochure.

Plans are afoot to set up three five-star hotels with a total room capacity of 800 within the huge Pearl-Qatar complex that will create 30km of new coastline.

When fully developed, the island will house around 11,000 residential villas, town homes and apartments which will be home to some 40,000 residents.

Back to the AGM, Al Fardan told the shareholders that another major UDC project Seef Limited is slated to come on stream this year to produce 100,000 tonnes a year of LAB (linear alkyl benzene), a feedstock for manufacturing detergents.

The UDC is currently in the process of setting up United Ready Mix WLL, a joint venture with Belgian company Besix.

"All of our affiliated companies were involved in hectic activity last year," said Al Fardan.

The extraordinary AGM of the shareholders to approve the distribution of bonus shares for 2005 was put off to March 28 due to a lack of quorum.

There is a proposal to distribute three bonus shares for every 10 shares held. Al Fardan told the shareholders that the net profits of the company multiplied by six times last year to reach QR184.9m as compared to QR31.71m in 2004. Income rose 48 times to QR647.77m, he said.

[Halawala]

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