The Lebanese company which was founded in 1996 has an extensive area of expertise and was also responsible for quality control at the construction of the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. Advanced Construction Technology Services will set up a laboratory on the site of the construction where over 100 professionals will be deployed. The company will be responsible for testing the half million cubic meters of concrete and the 80,000 tons of steel that will be required for the massive construction. Thus 72 piles that were 1.5 meters in diameter were laid at a depth of 110 meters, another 154 piles at various depths and another 44 piles of 1.8 diameters were laid 50 meters deep.įebruary 2014: Lebanese firm, Advanced Construction Technology Services (ACTS) has been appointed for quality control works on the Kingdom Tower. May 2013: The national water company of Saudi Arabia signed a contract worth $587 million USD (2.2 billion rials) to supply water for the Jeddah Economic Company.įebruary 2014: The German company Bauer contracted to lay the foundation for the Kingdom Tower finished its work the company reports. On the other hand, EC Harris has a long list of projects in the region including the Grand Millenium Al-Wahda Hotel, Abu Dhabi’s largest hotel complex. On the official press release from Bauer it is mentioned that the tower will have 1,001 meters.įebruary 2013: On Thursday, February 21st, the Jeddah Economic Company (JEC) announced that the joint venture between EC Harris and Mace won the project management contract for the Kingdom Tower.ĬEO of JEC, Waleed Abduljaleel Batterjee said that the reason Mace was hired is to use the same team that worked for The Shard in London. You can further read about it on Bauer’s official site. Two BG28 and two BG40 piling rigs will be employed during the work. Bauer will start working on the contract which is valued at 25,000,000 euro in December and work is estimated to last 10 months.īauer will build 270 bored piles of 1.5 – 1.8 meter in diameter and the depth of the foundation will be 110 meters. October 2012: German company Bauer was awarded the foundation work for the Kingdom Tower (now Jeddah Tower). said in an interview in Shanghai that every detail about financing was discussed with investors and currently the project can move forward as there are no financial obstacles to it. Talal Al Maiman, CEO of Kingdom Real Estate Development Co.
September 2012: After 20 months of convincing investors, financing is finally ready for the Kingdom Tower project. They will be responsible for irrigating 8.5 acres (34,300 sq meters) of green space by utilizing the latest technology in sustainable irrigation. Timeline of the constructionĪugust 2012: US based company, Landtech Design is awarded the design of the landscaping around the Kingdom Tower. The Jeddah Tower was supposed to be 1,007 meters tall (3,303.8 feet) but currently stands at 252 meters high, with the first 61 floors being already built. 2011 saw the beginning of the foundation work and the Jeddah Tower (then known as Kingdom Tower) was supposed to be completed around 2016 or 2017.Ĭurrently building works are on-hold and there is no date for the completion of the tower and the nearby city. Soil testing on the site began in 2008 and the architect for the tower, Adrian Smith was selected in 2010. It will be the first building to reach the height of 1 kilometer if it is ever going to be built. Jeddah Tower will be the world’s tallest skyscraper with a height of 1,007 meter (3 303.8 feet) when completed.
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