October 22, 2019 - Investor group 'Westgate Tower' has confirmed that the LSG Group will resume construction on the soon-to-be tallest skyscraper in Croatia. The new Split building should also house the first Courtyard by Marriott hotel in the country.
Slobodna Dalmacija writes that for some time now, the construction site of the soon-to-be tallest skyscraper in Croatia, next to the administrative building of OTP banka in Split, has been dormant. But as investors reveal, the construction will soon begin again.
“At the beginning of the year, we announced a new general contractor - the LSG Group - and now the conditions have finally been met for them to fully take over the coordination of all works on the tower,” said Davor Pavlov, a board member of the investor company 'Westgate Tower'.
Davor Pavlov responded to numerous inquiries about the current state of the Split construction site.
“In terms of the construction schedule and technology, preparations are underway for the second phase of the works, namely for the installation and interior. At the moment, we are adapting the entire organization of the construction site to this stage, as the currently active groups working on the construction and facade are nearing the end. Also, at this moment, when the facility has 25 of the total 27 floors, the conditions have emerged that the main contractor, the Austrian LSG Group, will fully assume the coordination of all works on the facility.”
Investors recall that at the beginning of the year, the former contractor Tehnika d.d. announced issues in the company and were contracted to continue working with the LSG Group on a turnkey basis.
“In the meantime, 'Tehnika d.d.' entered the pre-bankruptcy settlement procedure, which allowed this company to continue to perform works on reinforced concrete (AB) construction of the facility until the moment of transition, that is, the complete construction site was taken over by LSG Group.
“In such complex objects, technological transitions of this type are not easy and require a certain amount of time. We expect that LSG Group will establish full work dynamics in the coming period and finish the facility on mutual satisfaction and within the given deadline,” said Pavlov.
Currently, 25 floors are built, and the building has reached a height of 95 meters. Investors expect the transition to be completed in a couple of weeks and conclude that it is realistic to expect that the tallest building in the country, the 'Dalmatia Tower', from its six underground and 28 above-ground floors, will reach a full height of 115 meters by the end of this year.
“Although the construction works were temporarily halted by the LSG Group, completion of the 'Dalmatia Tower' is planned for the second half of 2020. We are very pleased with the professional approach of the LSG Group, and are confident in their expertise and ability to complete works within the given deadlines,” Pavlov concluded.
Recall, the ‘Dalmatia Tower’ is set to will house the first Marriott hotel in Croatia, featuring a total of 200 luxury rooms. This hotel will be located between the 16th and 26th floors, and on the top floor, there will be a 'Sky bar' with the most magnificent views of Split and its surroundings. It will be the fifth hotel from this luxury hotel chain in Croatia, though it will be the first 'Courtyard by Marriott' in Croatia, which is recognized worldwide as an ideal accommodation for business travel.
The project is funded by the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development - HBOR.
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