This article is from the Australian Property Journal archive
Bovis Lend Lease has been selected by the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation to construct the $US360 million Memorial and Museum, to be built at Ground Zero in New York.
The memorial, “Reflecting Absence”, is the result of a design competition attracting over 5,200 entries from 63 countries and will be built at Ground Zero as a permanent tribute to the victims of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001.
Site preparation work will commence immediately, which will take approximately 4-8 weeks and include debris removal, engineering and surveying work, delivery of construction materials, as well as protection of the box beam columns of the original Twin Towers.
“This marks the true beginning,” Foundation president Gretchen Dykstra said.
“After September 11, many people around the world built temporary memorials and now it is time to build a permanent memorial to pay tribute to those who died and to bring understanding to future generations.
“Because the Memorial and Museum are so important to our nation and the world, their construction demands the highest standards of excellence. We are confident that Bovis Lend Lease will make sure that the Memorial and Museum are built safely, on-time, and within budget. Bovis recognizes the honor, purpose and passion which are required to complete this project,” she added.
Bovis was also the responsible for assembling a clean up team for the World Trade Center site following the September 11,
Bovis’ marquee projects include the Time Warner Center and the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and Grand Central Terminal restoration projects.
Bovis’ chief executive Peter Marchetto said Bovis is humbled, and privileged, to have been chosen by the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation to build the World Trade Center Memorial which will stand as a permanent tribute to all those who lost their lives at ‘Ground Zero’ on September 11.
Bovis will provide services in two phases. The first phase will include pre-construction services and management of early action construction work, the second phase will begin upon the Foundation accepting a guaranteed maximum price proposal from Bovis for the main construction of the project.
In addition, Lend Lease also announced that Bovis Lend Lease is a member of the joint venture that has been awarded the $US1 billion contract for the World Trade Center Transportation Hub.
The joint venture, Phoenix Constructors, in which Bovis Lend Lease has a 15% interest, includes other leading builders Fluor Enterprises, Slattery Skanska and Granite Construction.
Initial work on the Transportation Hub, designed by renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, will begin this year, with completion expected in 2009.
By Kathryn O’Meara
