Business Project Management

1. BURJ KHALIFA
TOWER PROJECT
İSTANBUL GELİŞİM ÜNİVERSİTESİ
MUHAMMET ŞENGÖZ

2. INTRODUCTION
 Dubai Tower is the tallest skyscraper in the World with
height of 828m, it’s consisted of 164 stories in total.
 The tower includes resitendal units, offices, hotel and
resitendal apartments.
 The project was planned by Dubai’s government and
developed by Emaar Properties of Dubai with the purpose
of becoming a hub for finance, trade and tourism.
Project Manager
Cristopher Harris (Turner Construction Company)
Project Manager Contractor
Rob Pickering (Hyder Consulting)
Architect
Adrian SMİTH

3. VISION
 More than just the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa is an
unprecedented example of international cooperation,
symbolic beacon of progress, and an emblem of the new,
dynamic and prosperous Middle East.
 It is also tangible proof of Dubai's growing role in a
changing world.
 In fewer than 30 years, this city has transformed itself from
a regional centre to a global one.

4. STAKEHOLDERS
Samsung Engineering & Construction built the tower in
a joint venture with Besix from Belgium and Arabtec
from UAE.
Sharing a joint venture contract worth of 876 million $.
There was also additional eleven contractors with other
responsibilities, and three sub-contractors.

5. STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
 Foundation
 Podium
 Broadcast Floors
 Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing
 Fire Safety
 Elevators & Lifts
 Water supply system
 Air conditioning
 Spire

6.  Burj Khalife was planned to build at a cost of $1.5 billion.
 The Human Resources assigned to the project: 380 skilled
engineers and on-site technicians, 7,500 skilled workers
employed at the construction site.

7. PLANNİNG PROCESS
 Burj Khalife’s construction was 6 years long and it started on
September 2004 and was accomplished in October 2009.

8. Project Schedule
January 2004 Excavation started
February 2004 Piling started-
March 2005 Superstructure started
June 2006 Level 50 reached
January 2007 Level 100 reached
March 2007 Level 110 reached
April 2007 Level 120 reached
May 2007 Level 130 reached
July 2007 Level 141 reached - world's tallest building
September 2007 Level 150 reached - world's tallest free-standing structure
April 2008 Level 160 reached - world's tallest man-made structure
January 2009 Completion of spire - Burj Khalifa tops out
September 2009 Exterior cladding competed
January 2010 Official launch ceremony

9. Monitoring and Improving
The Project
 Structural Health Monitoring Program and Network (SHM): To measure
the sustainability of The tower during construction process and also after
tower occupation .

10. Hyder Consulting
 Hyder was the architectural supervisor.
They made the infrastructure and
master planning of Burj Dubai
downtown.
 They created structural and mechanical
engineering plans of Burj Dubai
fountain and lake.

11. Turner Construction & Grocon Construction
 Were the project and construction managers of the project .
 Provided consulting expertise and controlling the cash flows
and schedules to ensure the effectiveness of the work that
was on going.
 Grocon played the role of the founding advisor of Burj
Khalifa.

12. TERMINATION
 COSTING
The project fits perfectly into the planned cost, as it was supposed to be
$1.5 billion
• Tallest building in the world
• Tallest free-standing structure in the world
• Highest number of stories in the world
• Highest occupied floor in the world
• Highest outdoor observation deck in the world
• Elevator with the longest travel distance in the world
• Tallest service elevator in the world

13. Was the project able to reach the planned size?
January 2004 Excavation started
February 2004 Piling started
March 2005 Superstructure started
June 2006 Level 50 reached
January 2007 Level 100 reached
March 2007 Level 110 reached
April 2007 Level 120 reached
May 2007 Level 130 reached
July 2007 Level 141 reached - world's tallest building
September 2007 Level 150 reached - world's tallest free-
standing structure
April 2008 Level 160 reached - world's tallest man-made
structure
January 2009 Completion of spire - Burj Khalifa tops out
September 2009 Exterior cladding competed
January 2010 Official launch ceremony