Construction Project Analysis: The Agora Mall
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT ANALYSIS INDEX
1. INTRODUCTION 2. ECONOMIC BACKGROUND 3. PROJECT BACKGROUND 4. FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE PROJECT AND COST CONTROL APPROACH 5. ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL FACTORS ON THE PROJECT 6. ROLE OF CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY & SUSTAINABILITY 7. CONCLUSION 8. APPENDIX 9. REFERENCE
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1. INTRODUCTION: The project titled ‘The Agora Mall’ in Dubai is taken up for the construction project analysis. The project initiated in 2006 at the prime boom time taken up the ground works by early 2007 but ultimately got suspended in 2012 due to prolonged financial and other related issues which are covered in detail in the following sections. The present stage of the project is at basement level that too under partial completion and awaiting financial assistance from a leading bank in Dubai with whom the Employer has a financial tie up. The project been promoted by Ahmed Ramadhan Juma (ARJ) group having head office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and according to the company website was found in 1964 headed by the Chairman and comprise of board members from the family and the core management team comprise of financial managers and engineers with the total work force around 1000 personnel covering the various trades operated by the organisation. The above mentioned project falls under the real estate division of the organisation developing retail, commercial & residential properties in Dubai’s prime areas such as Silicon oasis, Dubai marina and Jumeriah where the topic project is located. The project was the brain child of the founder and the Chairman of the ARJ group in the year 2006 who passed away in 2010 during its construction period and was taken up by his two sons who were the then board of directors promoted as Chairman and Managing Director respectively. The presenter of this project analysis was an employee of the Local Consultant at the capacity of Quantity surveyor till 2009 and was still in touch with the ex-colleagues to know about the
1. INTRODUCTION 2. ECONOMIC BACKGROUND 3. PROJECT BACKGROUND 4. FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE PROJECT AND COST CONTROL APPROACH 5. ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL FACTORS ON THE PROJECT 6. ROLE OF CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY & SUSTAINABILITY 7. CONCLUSION 8. APPENDIX 9. REFERENCE
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1. INTRODUCTION: The project titled ‘The Agora Mall’ in Dubai is taken up for the construction project analysis. The project initiated in 2006 at the prime boom time taken up the ground works by early 2007 but ultimately got suspended in 2012 due to prolonged financial and other related issues which are covered in detail in the following sections. The present stage of the project is at basement level that too under partial completion and awaiting financial assistance from a leading bank in Dubai with whom the Employer has a financial tie up. The project been promoted by Ahmed Ramadhan Juma (ARJ) group having head office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and according to the company website was found in 1964 headed by the Chairman and comprise of board members from the family and the core management team comprise of financial managers and engineers with the total work force around 1000 personnel covering the various trades operated by the organisation. The above mentioned project falls under the real estate division of the organisation developing retail, commercial & residential properties in Dubai’s prime areas such as Silicon oasis, Dubai marina and Jumeriah where the topic project is located. The project was the brain child of the founder and the Chairman of the ARJ group in the year 2006 who passed away in 2010 during its construction period and was taken up by his two sons who were the then board of directors promoted as Chairman and Managing Director respectively. The presenter of this project analysis was an employee of the Local Consultant at the capacity of Quantity surveyor till 2009 and was still in touch with the ex-colleagues to know about the
References: 1. Ahmed Ramadhan Juma Group : Employer of the project ‘The Agora Mall’ http://www.arjgroup.com/ 2. Modern Executive Systems Contracting LLC : Main Contractor for the project http://www.mesc.ae/en/ProjectDetails.aspx?pid=176 11 feet meters 600 200