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 Updated: 24May12
 
Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group - City of Arabia - Restless Planet
Country : UAE
Project Value : USD 300,000,000 Estimated
Sector : Real Estate | Leisure & Entertainment
Consultant : Natural History Museum (Design)
PMC : Hill International (Middle East) Limited
Contractor : Jack Rouse Associates (Design Build)
Profile Type :  Contract Project
Associated Projects : Contract (2)
On Hold
Last Activity:
DB - Execution
 
 
Owner : Ilyas & Mustafa Galadari GroupIlyas & Mustafa Galadari GroupLoading... - UAE
Location :
Dubailand, Dubai, UAE
Contract Type : DB - Design, Build
Facility Type : Theme Park
Capacity : Built up area: 46,000 sq.m. 
10,000 visitors/day
Main Usage :  Leisure & Entertainment  
Background Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari GroupIlyas and Mustafa Galadari GroupLoading... plans to build Restless Planet, a dinosaur-themed park, as part of City of Arabia in Dubailand, Dubai.

The project will cover a 46,000 sq.m. area and includes 3 components: a theme park, an earth science museum and a planetarium. The exterior will include a 75 m. tall dome and a 46,000 sq.m. building.

The park will be linked to other components of City of Arabia via three monorail stations.

Content for the Restless Park will be provided by ECA2, Super78, Blur Studio, Impossible Pictures, Yessian and Wild Brain.

Natural History Museum is the design consultant and Hill International is the PMC.
Latest Events In May 2012, the project was still on hold and no expected date to resume work was yet revealed.
Previous Events In H2 2010, the project was put on hold.

In Q2 2010, construction started.

In Q1 2009, the design was completed and construction of the dinosaurs was ongoing by Kokoro.

In 2006, Restless Planet content was finalized and the first out of the 109 dinosaurs was delivered.

In 2005, the design and build contract was awarded to Jack Rouse Associates.
Scope of Work Construction a dinosaur-themed park with a built-up area of 46,000 sq.m. including:

- 75 m. tall dome
- 46,000 sq.m. building
- earth science museum
- planetarium
- rides
- special-effects theaters
- interactive museums
Contract Packages
Type Project Name Contract Value
Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group - City of Arabia USD 5,000,000,000
Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group - City of Arabia - Mall of Arabia USD 817,000,000
Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group - City of Arabia - Wadi Walk USD 420,000,000
Project News
05-Jun-2005 Build contract signed for dinosaur theme park - Press Release

Project Schedule

ScheduleContract Phase/PhaseDescription
2005 DBDesign and build contract awarded to Jack Rouse Associates
Sep 2007 PMCContract awarded to Hill International
Q1 2009 DesignDesign completed
Q2 2010 ConstructionConstruction started
H2 2010 ConstructionPoject put on hold
Q1 2011 CompletionProject was expected to be completed

Project News

05-Jun-2005 Build contract signed for dinosaur theme park - Press Release
 
Ilyas & Mustafa Galadari Group
Owner 
City of Arabia Project Site Office, Emirates Road, Dubailand, P.O. Box 114444, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Tel: +971 4-427-5700 | Fax: +971 4-374-3925 | Email: info@cityofarabia.ae | Website: www.imgaladari.com
 
Natural History Museum
Consultant - Design
Natural History Museum Building, Cromwell Road, London, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 20-7942-5000 | Website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/
 
Jack Rouse Associates
Contractor - Design Build
Tel: +1 513-381-0055 | Fax: +1 513-381-2691 | Email: 600 Vine Street, Suite 1700, Cincinnati, OH 45202 USA | Website: http://www.jackrouse.com
 
Hill International (Middle East) Limited
PMC 
Al Gurg Office, Tower 1 Building, 4th Floor, Baniyas Road, Dubai Creek Rigga Al Buteen Area, P.O. Box 71467, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Tel: +971 4-227-0078 | Fax: +971 4-227-1176 | Email: dxb@hillintl.com
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