AE Arma wins MEP contract for Dubai super tower

Turkey’s AE Arma-Elektropanç has won an MEP works contract from Gunal Construction for a hotel project in Dubai.

The $52mn Wow Hotel and Hotel Apartments Project in Business Bay will be 336m tall and feature 80 floors.

Work began on the project this October and is due for completion by the end of 2019, AE Arma said in a statement.

The firm’s scope of work includes construction of a hotel apartments building comprising five basement levels, a ground floor, 10 car parks, three mechanical floors, 68 additional floors and a roof, it added.

WOW Hotel and Hotel Apartments will be one of the most important accommodation and entertainment centers in the region, said a top official.

"By taking part in major projects such as Wow Hotel and Hotel Apartments, we are trying to represent our country in the best possible way in the global arena," remarked Burak Ç. Kızılhan, the chief executive of AE Arma-Elektropanç.

"This will be one of the most prestigious and big Turkish establishments in the region when completed," he added.