From Waiting to Watching

August 2005 was the first date I was given personally by the developer for when construction would begin on the MAG 218. According to news reports discussed in The MAG 218--A Brief History the start date initially proposed was July 2005. Some 5 months later, by end of December 2005, the piling contractor was finally announced. The long wait was finally over.

Now comes the time for watching. Will the developer follow the new timetable it has laid out, or will there be further delays? It may be helpful to consider the following:

• Six months, from end of December 2005 till June 2006 is the timeframe for completion of piling as proposed by MAG PDD on their website.
• It would be useful to hear from the developer or the contractor (Arabian Forasol) what this 6-month process involves--a breakdown of some sort of what happens when.
• The developer has stated that the main contractor will be announced in January. Will we indeed see this happen and is such an early announcement required if piling work is expected to last until June?

As of this writing, the proposed date for completion of the project as a whole is still mid-2008. It would be helpful to get a breakdown on this timetable as well, from either the developer or the main contractor when chosen.

If not sooner, the MAG 218 Community event scheduled for 27 January will be an excellent opportunity to get answers to these questions from the project manager.

I invite purchasers, especially those who are unable to make the event, to post your questions as comments below. These can then be addressed to the developer on 27 January.

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