BIW Information Channel - Retail Development - Madrid Xanadu

Date: 20 Aug 2002

The £160 million (250m Euro), 235 acre shopping and leisure complex, 'Madrid Xanadu', under construction by US developer Mills Corporation in Madrid, is being managed using BIW Information Channel, the collaborative working extranet from BIW Technologies.

Undertaken by a partnership of Mills and Parcelatoria Gonzalo Chacon in conjunction with architects Chapman Taylor, Communication Arts and Kiko Abata, brokers Healey & Baker, construction manager Mace and general contractor Ferrovial, the Madrid Xanadu is billed as the most imaginative shopping and leisure destination in Europe, set to attract 25-30 million visitors a year.

Retail tenants include Spain's premier department store, El Corte Ingles, and 200 speciality retailers. Leisure facilities encompass cinemas, health and fitness centres, a skate park, bowling, night clubs and restaurants. Centrepiece of the complex is an indoor 'snow dome' with theme-park scale alpine attractions such as snowboarding, skiing and sledding. Construction began in September 2001 and the complex is set to open in spring 2003.

The international team of consultants, contractors and specialist suppliers share and exchange all project-related information - including drawings, documents, photographs, comments, requests for information, instructions and team member details - via BIW Information Channel.

"On a truly international project of this scale, with an American client, UK consultants, and a host of integral consultants in Spain and other European countries, it was vital that we had a quick and efficient way of managing information," said Brad Kempf, finance director of Mills Global. "One great saving has been a reduction in the number of on-site meetings - many issues can be resolved remotely using the Channel."

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