AL-FUTTAIM Group Real Estate (AFGRE) has awarded a contract worth Dh30 million ($8.17 million) to Khansaheb Civil Engineering for the construction of the Al Badia Business Park in Dubai Festival City.

The construction contract is for the first of five office buildings and will comprise two basements, ground floor plus four additional floors, along with associated services serving the 22,000-sq-m building.

The agreement also includes the infrastructure works within the plot boundary consisting of mechanical, engineering, and  plumbing (MEP), including landscaping and access roads.

The project has already begun and the first building is expected to be completed in late summer 2011. Located near Deira International School, it comprises a low-rise office complex with parking lots.

“Al Badia Business Park will offer an exceptional commercial environment with easy road access, ample parking, excellent infrastructure as well as a wide range of world-class leisure and shopping facilities,” said Emad Nimeh, AFGRE development director – residential and commercial.

As part of Dubai Festival City community, Al Badia Business Campus benefits from its strategic location, which is just 2 km from Dubai International Airport.