π Tender Overview
Scope of Work:
Construction of East Sitra housing project.
Description:
The East Sitra development will see 3,000 houses build in three phases. The overall estimated project construction cost is $693 million. The East Sitra project is a social housing development, whose main mission is to ensure the provision of a vibrant and integrated master plan fully coordinated with traffic and infrastructure requirements. The project is to be built on a reclaimed island of 253.4 ha connected to the Shk. Jaber Sitra Highway by two main accesses adequately located on the western plot boundary.
The planning approach is to establish a place that embraces contemporary lifestyle, nurtures communal attitude, sustainable living and an atmosphere of comfort and tranquility. Hence The master plan emphasizes on: providing adequate communal facilities with maximum seafront; separating between vehicular and pedestrian circulations, promoting safety and dynamic visual experiences and offering harmonious assemblage of housing blocks to avoid monotony and to promote neighborhood identity.
The Sitra projectβs third phase spans 670,000 square metres and features 23.6 kilometres of main and secondary road network as well as a 22.8km sewage network, 27.6km rainwater drainage network, and an integrated lighting system with 753 lampposts. The third phase also includes 36 power substations and six telecom towers, as well as amenities like a shopping mall, five commercial centres, three schools, a cultural centre, auditorium, and a child development centre. Additionally, the project includes an afforestation plan with a central park, six gardens, childrenβs play areas, and 52.3km of green spaces with 1,644 trees.