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Al Habtoor-Murray and Roberts land Dh3b deal
Mubadala Development Company has awarded the Al Habtoor-Murray and Roberts joint venture a Dh3 billion contract for the design and construction of the new Zayed University campus in Abu Dhabi.
- Staff Report
- Published: 23:29 November 17, 2008
Dubai: Mubadala Development Company has awarded the Al Habtoor-Murray and Roberts joint venture a Dh3 billion contract for the design and construction of the new Zayed University campus in Abu Dhabi.
The Al Habtoor Leighton Group's share is Dh1.5 billion.
The project involves the design and construction of a new university campus on a plot of approximately 75 hectares and a built-up area of 200,000 square metres to provide educational facilities to 6,000 students, and also for related faculty and support staff.
The new campus will be located in New Khalifa City, near Abu Dhabi International Airport and will be part of the Capital District, one of the major strategic initiatives of the "Plan Abu Dhabi 2030" Urban Structure Framework Plan.
The Capital District concentrates the government, academic and knowledge-based sectors, accommodating departmental offices and embassies, as well as national health and educational institutions.
Work on the project will commence immediately and will be completed in July 2011.
This is Al Habtoor-Murray and Roberts' second university project for Mubadala after the joint venture secured a contract for the construction of the Paris Sorbonne University campus in in Abu Dhabi in May this year.
Managing director of the Al Habtoor Leighton Group, David Savage, said he was delighted to be awarded another project by Mubadala.
He said the project illustrated the type of opportunities still available in the Middle East and Abu Dhabi in particular.
"Quality developers will continue to roll out major projects such as this," he said.
Zayed University was established in 1998 by the UAE Government to educate the UAE women. It is now an institute for both men and women. It has campuses in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, with both offering similar programmes.
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