Voltas bags order for world's tallest building
September 21, 2005

Voltas awarded two major mechanical and electrical contracts

Voltas, India’s premier air conditioning and engineering services company of the Tata Group, has been awarded two major mechanical and electrical contracts for (i) The Burj Tower, Dubai and (ii) Hyderabad International Airport.

(i) Burj Dubai Development, the Burj Tower:
Voltas has, jointly with Emirates Trading Agency (Dubai) and Hitachi Plant Engineering & Construction Company (Singapore), been awarded a sub-contract for mechanical, electrical and plumbing works for the world’s highest skyscraper, Burj Tower, to be developed by EMAAR Properties, Dubai. Samsung Corporation is the main contractor. The overall sub-contract value is AED 829 million (Rs 974 crore) and the company’s share works out to AED 311 million (Rs 365 crore). The work is scheduled to be completed by December 2008.

The Burj Tower would be, by far the tallest building in the world comprising residential apartments, hotel, boutiques, offices, to be constructed along the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai. The building would have 162 floors and height of over 700 meters.

(ii) Hyderabad International Airport:
The company has been awarded a sub-contract for the mechanical and electrical works of the Hyderabad International Airport – Passenger Terminal Building Works, by China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong), the main contractor. The value of the sub-contract is Rs 134 crore. The scope of work would comprise HVAC, electrical, plumbing and drainage systems, building automation system, fire fighting system, fire detection and suppression system, visual docking guidance system and access control systems. The contract would have a completion period of 30 months.