Contracting Investor: Arabtec @ AL Saad JV Al-Jawda Contracting Co.
Category: General Construction
Consultant: Saudi Diyar
Lamar Towers are a pair of skyscrapers currently under construction in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Located on Jeddah Corniche, Tower 1 will be 321.6 m (1,055 ft) tall (including antenna) with 72 floors above ground, and Tower 2 will be 300 m (980 ft) tall with 62 floors above ground.
The proposal for the project was submitted by Cayan in 2008 and was approved in the same year.[citation needed] Construction began in 2008 and, when completed in 2016, Tower 1 will be the tallest building in Jeddah, till date, surpassing the recently completed National Commercial Bank. The development is expected to cost about $600 million.[citation needed] The tower was designed by Saudi Diyar Consultants. The Construction Management Service is by MIDRAR.[citation needed] The Lamar company is the main developer of the project and Drake & Scull Construction are the main contractors for this landmark development.
Lamar means liquid gold in Arabic, which describes the reflection of the golden glass in the waters of the Red Sea.
Type of MTL Work Assignment.
Development of concrete mixtures up to 70 MPa.
Development of temperature control of mass concrete up to 4.6 m thick, thermal cracking mitigation.
Instrumentation for temperature monitoring and data acquisition of concrete.
