Six construction companies have handed over bids for the construction of the $272.5 million Mohammed bin Rashid Library in the Al Jaddaf area of Dubai.
If all goes well, the contract will be awarded in the next two months, a Dubai Municipality official told Zawya Projects, though he declined to name the bidders.
As per the report of November that Architectural Consulting Group had been authorized as the design and architectural consultant for the project.
Binladin Contracting Group has been presented the enabling works package.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Library would be the biggest library of the region. The seven-storey structure has been projected to be home to more than 4.5 million books, while the 92,903sqm space would also serve as a cultural centre, with space for interaction, events, activities, education and cultural festivals and events.
A museum of Arab heritage and the history of human civilisation would also be constructed within the space, along with venues for art and literary exhibitions, heritage preservation initiatives and a 500-seat theatre for lectures and seminars, amongst other events.
The library is expected to be inaugurated in 2017. It would also be able to host 42 million visitors yearly.
If all goes well, the contract will be awarded in the next two months, a Dubai Municipality official told Zawya Projects, though he declined to name the bidders.
As per the report of November that Architectural Consulting Group had been authorized as the design and architectural consultant for the project.
Binladin Contracting Group has been presented the enabling works package.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Library would be the biggest library of the region. The seven-storey structure has been projected to be home to more than 4.5 million books, while the 92,903sqm space would also serve as a cultural centre, with space for interaction, events, activities, education and cultural festivals and events.
A museum of Arab heritage and the history of human civilisation would also be constructed within the space, along with venues for art and literary exhibitions, heritage preservation initiatives and a 500-seat theatre for lectures and seminars, amongst other events.
The library is expected to be inaugurated in 2017. It would also be able to host 42 million visitors yearly.