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Cover story Contractors News

Piling works at the Louvre were to be completed Dhabi. This stage includes waterproofing and the two
by August 2010, with the piling and enabling works basement levels, along with four concrete pillars that
package awarded to the German specialized company will support the 7,000-tonne dome.
(Bauer International FZE). The total of 4536 piles Work on the construction of the gallery spaces and

consisted of RC Piles and H-Piles and was completed initial preparation for the dome began in the fourth
on 3 August 2010. quarter of 2013. On 5 December 2013, the first
On 29 October 2011, Tourism Development & element of the museum’s canopy was lifted into place.
Investment Company (TDIC.), the project manager On 17 March 2014 TDIC announced the completion

owned by the government of Abu Dhabi, announced it of the first permanent gallery structure to mark the
would delay establishing the museum. The company first anniversary of the start of construction. At this
gave no new date. According to the UAE newspapers time, it was claimed that a total of ten million man
Gulf News and The National, the delay could be hours had been worked and 120,538 cubic meters of

explained by a review of the emirate’s economic concrete used.
strategy. On 22 September, the final super-sized element in
In January 2012 it was confirmed that the Louvre Abu the canopy was fitted in place, marking a significant
Dhabi’s new opening date would be 2015. milestone in the museum’s construction phase. In

Construction on the main phase of the museum October, The Tourism & Development Investment
began in early 2013 by a consortium headed by Company announced that the Louvre Abu Dhabi was
Arabtec, Constructora San José and Oger Abu more than 50 percent complete.

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