A government palace

26 December 2011 - New contracts - Turkmenistan

VINCI Construction Grands Projets signed the design-build contract for the Government's palace, in the centre of Ashkhabad, in Turkmenistan, on 4 November 2011.

Worth €185m, the contract calls for the turnkey construction of a 7-storey building, maximum height: 40 metres, complying with earthquake safety standards. The project represents a total surface area of 54,000 sq. metres, of which 15,000 sq. metres will be decorated in accordance with local standards. All external façades will be executed in Carrara marble. The Government's palace will house the offices of the President, the twelve deputy prime ministers and ministers' teams of personal staff, and a 500-seat Council Room. It will enable teams currently split between two buildings to be brought together.
The works, scheduled to take 24 months, have already started. The structural works are being undertaken on a non-stop basis, 24/7.