The construction and finishing work on the net.community project was implemented to very high standards, according to the main contractor on the project Belhasa Engineering and Contracting Company. Work on the project commenced in December 1999 and was completed last month (January), says Althaf Basha, project manager for Belhasa.

Belhasa Engineering is one of the leading companies in the UAE, specialising in the planning, development and construction of all types of building projects such as hotels, commercial buildings, government institutions, shopping complexes, mosques, luxury villas and civil works.

Based in Dubai, Belhasa Engineering, with over 1,000 experienced employees and modern equipment and facilities, says it is capable of undertaking any type of building project that demands a quality product and delivering on time.

"The company's vision for diversification is based on its success over the past 23 years under the leadership of its partners and management," says a company spokesman. "It has diversified by establishing sister companies under the united umbrella of 'The Belhasa Group of Companies'''.

"The Belhasa group is today involved in a wide spectrum of activities, ranging from construction and consulting to trading and manufacturing."

"The group has already gone international with its operations and has the ultimate objective of becoming one of 'The Fortune 100 companies.'"

Just some of the many prestigious projects undertaken by this versatile company include The Diwan for the Ruler's Office, the podium structure at Emirates Towers, Rashidya Police Station, the 20-storey Buhaira Tower (Sharjah), ANZ Grindlays Bank, The Indian High School, the Spectrum Building (two basement levels plus ground plus four storeys) in Bur Dubai, the Al Sharaifi Centre, Central Military Command Camp and the Al Garhoud Apartments (four blocks for Dubai Real Estate) as well as industrial projects such as a steel mill, warehouse sheds and factory units.

Its current projects include the 239-bed Holiday Inn Hotel in Bur Dubai, a fifth Al Garhoud Apartment Building, overall size of which is 74 m by 71 m and a three-basement commercial residential building, overall size, 76 m by 61m, in Bur Dubai.