DRAKE and Scull Construction (DSC) has been awarded a SR1.725-billion ($459 million) contract by Lamar Investment and Real Estate Development to complete the Lamar Towers project in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

DSC is the general contracting arm of Drake and Scull International (DSI), a regional market leader in the integrated design, engineering and construction disciplines of general contracting, mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP), water and power, rail and oil and gas.

DSC Saudi Arabia will oversee and undertake all aspects of construction works on the project complemented by the international expertise of the engineering division of DSI KSA which is assigned to execute all incidentals MEP works.

The Lamar Towers project, which was initially launched in 2007, has undergone some challenges and was halted in 2009. The project was restructured and refinanced in 2013 attracting a profile of elite regional and international investors while a new development company was assigned to manage the project with DSI appointed as the main contractor.

The Lamar Towers project occupies a 34,800-sq-m plot with a total built-up area of 409,770 sq m on Jeddah Corniche, and comprises two high-rise towers sitting atop a 13-floor curved podium. Tower T1 and T2 measure 322 m and 293 m in height and comprise 57 and 49 storeys respectively. When completed in the fourth quarter of 2015, the commercial and residential towers will offer a unique lifestyle, stylish housing and a gateway for modern and contemporary businesses in Saudi Arabia for international companies.