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Royal Imtech NV, a Netherlands-based technical services provider, announced that its Turkish subsidiary AE Arma-Elektropanc has obtained an order for all the technical solutions in the new Shahdag Hotels construction project in the Gusar region, some 250 kilometres north of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

The project is the centrepiece of the largest combined winter and summer tourist resort in the world. For Imtech this order represents a total contract value of $24.5 million, Royal Imtech said on Wednesday.

According to an Azerbaijani spokesperson, Imtech (AE Arma-Elektropanc) is responsible for all the technical solutions in both hotels and adjoining premises, featuring all energy and electrical and mechanical HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) solutions, as well as complete sanitary packages and water solutions.

To boost quality tourism in Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism decided to realise the largest combined winter and summer resort in the world with a total surface area of more than 50,000 m² in the Gusar region.

The developer of the project is PASHA Construction LLC and ReardonSmith Architects, a global leader in hotel and resort design.
Shahdag is the pearl of the Azerbaijani tourism industry. It will operate all year round thanks to artificial snow coverage.

After commissioning the Shahdag tourist complex, another kind of tourism namely skiing and mountain hiking will be developed in the country.

The complex construction began in September 2009. Its total area is 2058 hectares. The construction site is located in Shahdag state park.

Around 4 billion euros will be invested in the Shahdag complex.

From the second half of December the complex will be open for tourists.

Tennis courts, football and basketball pitches, covered sporting facilities, an aqua park and pools, entertainment and gaming facilities are part of the complex; hikes, horse trips and climbing are offered as well.