The foundation and retaining structure works of the first building at Smart City Malta have been completed and the company is now engaged in the construction of the super-structure.

Aligned with this structural progress, the façade works have also commenced with the appointed local contractor.

The first building will consist of 12,000 square meters of ready-to-use Grade A offices to be completed and handed over to the first business partners by 2010, as scheduled.

SmartCity Malta has submitted its application to the Malta Environment and Planning Authority for the site-wide grading permit for all phases of the self-sustained business township which will cover the lagoon, shopping boulevard and the residential area. The tender for the site-wide grading has also been issued and grading works are expected to start shortly.

SmartCity Malta has also invested in an extensive value-engineering exercise to maximise the efficiency of the design and implementation of the entire project. This has resulted in drastic volumetric reductions of excavated earthwork material which is recycled and rehabilitated on site.

The planning and construction works at SmartCity Malta are shaping up at a fast pace and the building structure is on target according to plan, the company said.