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ICD BROOKFIELD PLACE DUBAI

ICD BROOKFIELD PLACE DUBAI

Introducing the world’s largest capacity tower crane to the UAE

  • LARGE-SCALE CONSTRUCTION
  • UAE
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PROJECT OVERVIEW

When the Multiplex and Ssangyong (MSS) joint venture partners were awarded the main contract to construct ICD Brookfield Place (ICDBP) in Dubai, they turned to Marr Contracting for a heavy lifting solution that would become a first for the world’s ‘crane capital’.

Designed by internationally renowned architects, Foster + Partners, the 282-metre, 54-storey skyscraper’s unique design was challenging from a construction point-of-view. But with a history of working together on iconic projects in Australia for more than 30 years, Multiplex and Marr knew that the best solution required a different way of thinking about craneage for the UAE’s construction sector.

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Client
Multiplex and Ssangyong (MSS) Joint Venture
Project
ICD Brookfield Place
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sector
HIGH RISE
Date
2017-2019
Cranes

1 x M2480D, 1 x M860DX

THE CHALLENGE

Located in the heart of Dubai’s financial district, the project came with significant challenges including:

  • A complex architectural design featuring complicated steel elements;
  • The need for a cranage solution that could support MSS’ construction methodology, which was based around heavy steel elements;
  • A congested, landlocked site with restricted access and limited space; and
  • An ambitious construction program.
OUR SOLUTION

Multiplex engaged us early in the project and numerous iterations of crane models and sizes were considered during the extensive project planning stage. The original scheme proposed using four smaller M1280D cranes in four locations which would be relocated around the site to lift the structural elements in smaller pieces and weld in-situ.

After meeting with the construction team from Multiplex and their contracted structural steel fabrication supplier, Eversendai, Marr presented an alternative methodology using only two cranes that would be a first for Dubai’s construction sector.

Marr’s solution – using a bespoke 96-tonne capacity M860DX and 330-tonne capacity M2480D heavy lift luffer (HLL) – provided an integrated solution that took into account the heavy lifting requirements from the ground up to the highest point of the building 290-metres above street level.

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THE RESULT

ICD Brookfield Place was completed ahead of schedule. Marr’s solution using fewer, larger capacity tower cranes delivered benefits to the project including:

  • Improved safety – fewer lifts, without the need for detailed welding in-situ;
  • Quality – detailed welding carried out in a controlled factory environment offered weld quality assurance;
  • Reduced complexity – less cranes and lower lifting count, and a crane solution aligned to the construction methodology;
  • Time – with the M2480D being set up in only two locations, the time required to set up and shift numerous smaller cranes was eliminated. Use of Marr’s three-beam climbing system also allowed the climb cycle to be completed within 2-3 hours instead of 2-3 days using the traditional method of internal climbing;
  • Productivity – operable in wind speeds of 20m/ second in high winds, our cranes delivered a 99.99% availability rating across the life of the project; and
  • Cost – no requirement for expensive temporary works.
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