CONTRACTORS ’ COMMENT The Gateway Construction Company handled the 29-month contract and presented the country with a world-class facility . Various increases and changes in the scope of work resulted in a tremendous amount of activity in order to meet the deadlines required by the client . The contractors , together with the sub contractors working on site , feel that they can compete with first world countries in this field . This can be seen when the achievements are benchmarked against the Trafford Centre ( see below ).
Gateway Construction received favourable comments from the American Architects and other International Consultants on the quality achieved , which is encouraging for the future of the Building Industry in the country .
PROJECT Start Date Open Date Cinemas Site Retail and Leisure Space Parking Construction Period Number of Shops Number of Restaurants Shop Fronts External Wall Distance Number of Piles Pile Construction Period Sub Contractors Structural Steel Concrete
GATEWAY March 1999 September 2001 24 cinema screens including IMAX 28ha site
120,000m 2
7,100 cars 27 month construction 350 shops 50 restaurants 4,5km shop fronts 3,2 km external perimeter wall 6,500 piles ( average depth 16 m ) 6 month construction period ( 6-8 rigs ) 150 specialist sub contractors 6,000 tons structural steel 15,000m 3 concrete
TRAFFORD CENTRE IN MANCHESTER May 1996 September 1998 20 screen multiplex cinema 63ha site
130,000m 2
10 , 000 cars 27 month construction 280 shops 35 restaurants 4,8 km shopfronts 2 km external perimeter wall 6,000 piles ( average 8m ) 5 month construction period ( 2 – 3 rigs ) 200 specialist sub contractors 16 000 tons structural steel 15,000 m 3 concrete
80 Gateway