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Arada awards $130mn construction contract for Vida Aljada hotel complex to GAC

Vida Aljada hotel complex is the first of three Emaar Hospitality properties that will be built at Aljada

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Leading Sharjah developer Arada has awarded a contract for the construction of four buildings in its Vida Aljada hotel complex to Gulf Asia Contracting Company LLC (GAC), a Dubai-based construction company.

The contract is valued at AED475 million. Owned and developed by Arada and operated by Vida Hotels & Resorts, the Vida Aljada is the first of three Emaar Hospitality properties that will be built at Aljada, the other two being The Address Aljada and Rove Aljada.

The hotel complex is located at the Aljada megaproject in Sharjah.

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The contract is for the construction of the 175-room Vida Aljada hotel, 255 branded residences and 149 branded serviced apartments.

The Dubai-based GAC has extensive civil and industrial construction experience across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

The developer said work on the Vida Aljada complex will begin immediately and is scheduled to complete in 30 months.

Ahmed Alkhoshaibi, Group CEO of Arada, said the company was confident that Vida Aljada and its forthcoming properties being developed in partnership with Emaar Hospitality will set a new benchmark for hospitality in Sharjah.

“We have already witnessed extremely strong demand for this complex’s branded residences and serviced apartments,” he said.

Set in the heart of the AED24 billion Aljada master community, the Vida Aljada complex is located along a lush green tree-lined boulevard that contains multiple shopping and dining experiences.

The four buildings form part of Naseej District, a new cultural neighbourhood that also contains a world-class museum and makers’ district.

Spread over a 24 million square foot area, Aljada is Sharjah’s largest-ever project and a transformational destination for the emirate.

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