Via Colin Foreman in meed.com: US-based Turner has been appointed as the project manager for the 1,000-metre-plus Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia. Turner was the project manager for the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which at 828 metres tall has been the world’s tallest building since 2010. The appointment comes amid other signs of clear progress on the Jeddah Tower. The concrete pouring works for Jeddah Tower began on 20 January, marking the official recommencement of construction works. The project’s contractor, the local Saudi Binladin Group (SBG), has received a payment of SR712m ($190m) for work on the tower. Last year, the project development company, Jeddah Economic Company (JEC), signed an estimated SR8bn 42-month contract with the local SBG to resume construction work on the tower. SBG then began engaging with the supply chain to work on the project. SBG awarded Beijing-headquartered Jangho Group a facade works contract that involves engineering design and technical services for the project’s structural glass and adhesive curtain walls.
