PROJECT CHARTER

Project Title: Burj Khalifa

Project Sponsor: Emaar Properties/Carles Adell Martinez and Miguel Saiz
Date Prepared: 25/06/20
Project Manager: Multi Prospect Management (MPM)
Project Customer: Dubai

Project Purpose or Justification

Dubai wants tourism to become a second source of income to the economy as they
acknowledge that the oil which their economy primarily depends on has a finite supply.
They believe that by building a tower of this size and to hold as many records as it will when
complete will help put Dubai on the map and capture the attention of the world.

The Dubai Government have been making the transition into tourism with this strategy over
the past two decades with the Burj Khalifa to be the focal point of a 500 acre mega project
of ‘Downtown Dubai’. There is also the competition with the Western countries who at this
point had dominated the market for skyscrapers and super structures. This was evident as
the Sheik in Dubai once said that he was inspired to construct the Burj Khalifa after visiting
New York City and seeing the Empire State Building.

Project Description
The Burj Khalifa will be the centre piece of a 500-acre large-scale mixed-use development
project of Downtown Dubai which is to include 30,000 homes, 9 hotels, the Dubai Mall, the
Burj Khalifa Lake, 19 residential skyscrapers and 7.4 acres of parkland. The proposed design
of the Burj Khalifa is set to break the following World Records if successfully completed:
- Tallest building in the world
- Tallest free-standing structure in the world
- Highest number of stories in the world
- Highest occupied floor in the world
- Highest observation deck in the world
 - Elevator with the longest travel distance in the world
- Tallest service elevator in the world
The architectural influence of the building comes from the Islamic religion and the
Hymenocallis flower which is evident by the Y-shaped structure based around a central core.
The project budget is projected to cost a total of $1.5b US dollars for the entire project
lifecycle and will be constructed over six years.

Project Objectives Success Criteria Person Approving

Scope The main deliverable of the
project was to build the
world’s tallest skyscraper
but more importantly it was
to shift the economy of the
country from oil to tourism.
Complete the structure Emaar Properties,
as per the design. Carles Adell Martinez
Increase the tourism is and Miguel Saiz
Dubai.
Hold multiple world
records for height.

Time Construction: Six Years The project is Emaar Properties,

successfully completed Carles Adell Martinez
within the agreed and Miguel Saiz
timeframe to negate
further cost infractions
Cost Estimated Budget: $1.5b Keep within the agreed Emaar Properties,
budget as the contract is Carles Adell Martinez
a Firm Fixed Price and Miguel Saiz
Other

Project Manager Authority Level

The project manager on this job will have full authority over the decisions made on the
project as far as staffing and construction methodology once the sponsors have agreed to
the contract terms their only involvement would be if the project team has infringed on the
agreed constraints.

Staffing Decisions
All staffing decisions will ultimately be approved by the Project Manager but primarily the
main contractor will be able to make all of the staffing decisions for the sub-contractors as
he is the party liable for their misconduct. Any breach of the agreed contract terms will be
deemed as reasonable cause for dismissal or disciplinary action but is up to the discretion of
the manager of the project hierarchy.

Budget Management and Variance

Any and all budget management and variance will be approved by the Project Manager
although approval of these would only be accepted if there has been a change in scope as all
works have been agreed to as a part of the Fixed Firm Price. The Project Manager will
control and allocate funds as he deems appropriate for the successful completion of the
project.