The project which was expected to be completed in 2017, later pushed to 2018, is now expected to be completed in 2020 due to delays. Other work such as the fitting of elevator guiderails has already been done. Work above ground started in September 2014, and as of 7 July 2016, the project had reached its 44th floor with a floor being completed every 5 days. The 2013 commencement time was also late since there had been statements in the media claiming that construction would begin as early as August 2011. The Saudi Water Company was also awarded the contract to supply water to the project while an EC Harris/ Mace joint venture team was appointed as project managers.Ĭonstruction work on the project began on April 1, 2013, although preliminary work such as geotechnical investigation had begun as early as 2008. Besides, it uses ultralight UltraRope technology believed to increase the sustainability of the project. Finland’s KONE Corporation was awarded the contract for constructing and installing the elevators as it is the only company that has the capability to construct elevators with a speed of 10 meters per second with double-decker elevators as specified in the project requirements (Sequeira). Although there were many bidders for constructing the project, the Saudi Binladin Group was chosen to construct the project, partly because it is a 16.66 per cent shareholder in the developer and also because it had a low bid of $1.23 billion, even lower than the $1.5 billion used for the Burj Khalifa. The design contract was awarded to Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, the world-famous firm formed after the merger of two other firms, one which had also designed the Burj Khalifa.
The tower has faced numerous issues and developments during its construction that are the focus of this paper that also seeks to proffer some actions that the project manager should take next. The tower that sits on 50 hectares is one part of a three-phase development called the Jeddah economic City being developed by the Jeddah Economic Company (JEC), a consortium of three companies and one individual. The Jeddah Tower, formerly Kingdom Tower, is a skyscraper under construction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia anticipated as being the tallest building in Saudi Arabia upon its completion.
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