Following its official launch earlier this year, the management team of Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay has confirmed the project is currently ahead of schedule, with the fifth level of towers now completed and logged over 500,000 accident-free working hours on site.
The project is predicted to result in direct and indirect economic benefits for Bahrain that will equal around $ 300 million over the next five to seven years, with GCC tourism expected to contribute strongly to these benefits.
Contractor Six Construct — who have developed major projects in the region such as the Burj Khalifa (Dubai), Ferrari World (Abu Dhabi), Khalifa Stadium (Doha) and Bahrain’s North Manama Causeway — have a 1,200-strong team, who are utilizing a two-shift work pattern to optimize project completion.
The Four Seasons Hotel project demonstrates the long-term commitment of developers to Bahrain’s sustainable future, and the project has already created more than 700 jobs, many of which are filled by Bahraini nationals.
Situated on a private island at the heart of Bahrain Bay, the luxury hotel is set to inject new capital and create further careers in the real estate and hospitality sectors upon its completion in April 2014.
Bob Vincent, client representative and general manager of Bayside Developments, who is overseeing the project’s implementation, said: “This project is key not just for the real estate sector, but also on a national economic level.”
The Four Seasons Hotel project demonstrates that Bahrain is committed to emerging from recent issues with a strengthened economy, as Vincent confirmed: “The project shows a commitment from the investment community in future GCC tourism both on a business and leisure level.”
Philippe Dessoy, general manager, Six Construct Middle East, identified local resources as a key factor in the speed of progress.
He commented: “Six Construct has had implemented projects in Bahrain over the past 15 years. We have been impressed on this particular project with the skilled labor available locally and their ability to respond to our demanding schedule. We have been able to identify high quality sub-contractors with efficient material supply lines and hard-working teams.”
