Australasian Leisure Management
Feb 17, 2010

Bids sought for $1 billion Abu Dhabi football stadium

Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund has set 24th May as the closing date for bids on the contract to build an estimated $1 billion football stadium in the United Arab Emirates capital.

The 65,000-seat football stadium is part of the new Capital City District development next to Khalifa City, between Mussafah and Abu Dhabi International airport.

Five groups have prequalified for the tender include France's Bouygues with the local/Lebanese Arabian Construction Co (ACC); South Korea's Samsung Corp and Germany's Ed Zueblin; Japan's Taisei Corp and Beijing-based China State Construction Engineering Corp; and France's Vinci Grand Projets with Athens-based Consolidated Contractors Co (CCC).

23rd April 2009 - CRICKET STADIUM OPENS AT DUBAI SPORTS CITY

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