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UDC inks $196m Pearl Qatar project deals
ME Construction News   15 November 2016   Qatar   Middle East  
Al Mutahidah Towers (source: ME Construction News)
<p>United Development Company (UDC) has announced the signing of three contracts, worth a total of 716 million Qatari riyals ($196.6m), to develop three new construction projects at The Pearl &ndash; Qatar.</p> <p>The agreements will see UDC develop the Abraj ...
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Hill picked for development of Qatar marina district
The construction index   06 October 2016   Qatar   Middle East  
Lusail Marina (source: The Construction Index)
<p>Hill International has been named as project manager for a major commercial development in the marina district of the new city of Lusail being built in Qatar.</p> <p>The four-year contract with Qatar Electricity &amp; Water has an estimated value to Hill ...
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UDC plans new road to link The Pearl-Qatar with Doha
Gulf News   22 September 2016   Qatar   Middle East  
Pearl Qatar
<p>United Development Company (UDC), a leading Qatari shareholding company and master developer of The Pearl-Qatar, is set to conduct an engineering study for a new connection road linking The Pearl Island with the rest of Doha, in co-ordination with the Ministry ...
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$200bn projects underway amid infrastructure upgrade
Gulf Times   21 September 2016   Qatar   Middle East  
Qatar construction (source: www.qatarconstructionnews.com)
<p>Projects worth $200bn are underway in Qatar as the country is working on improving its infrastructure, HE the Minister of Economy and Commerce Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohamed al-Thani has said.</p><p>These projects, he said “represented important opportunities ...
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Daewoo E&C wins $730m contract for Qatar expressway
ME Construction News   19 September 2016   Qatar   Middle East  
An aerial view of E-ring Road
<p>Daewoo Engineering and Construction Company has been awarded a $730 million contract by Ashghal, the public works authority of Qatar, for the extension of the E-Ring expressway in Doha.</p> <p>According to the terms of the deal, the South Korean company ...
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Main contractor announced for QF Stadium
Gulf News   06 September 2016   Qatar   Middle East  
An aerial view of QF Stadium - architect's impression
<p>The Supreme Committee for Delivery &amp; Legacy (SC) has announced the main contractor for Qatar Foundation (QF) Stadium, located in Education City.</p>J&amp;P Qatar WLL, Conspel Qatar WLL, J&amp;P Avax SA and J&amp;P (Overseas) Ltd have been awarded the ...
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2020 to see three Doha Metro, Lusail LRT lines up and running
Gulf Times   22 August 2016   Qatar   Middle East  
Qatar Rail managing director Abdulla bin Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Subaie
<p>"We are still on schedule to open the first three lines of phase one of the Doha Metro and the Lusail LRT by the end of 2020," Qatar Rail managing director Abdulla bin Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Subaie told Oxford Business Group in an interview.</p>
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100km of tunnelling completed on Doha Metro project
Arabian Business.com   27 May 2016   Qatar   Doha  
100km of tunnelling completed on Doha Metro project
<p>Doha Metro Project has completed 100km of tunnelling and 41 percent of the whole project, Qatar Rail said in a statement on Wednesday.<br />With this, 90 percent of tunnelling has been completed and 11km more are required to finalise underground developments ...
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ACTS completes geotechnical probe for Doha Metro
Gulf Digital News   25 April 2016   Qatar   Doha  
<p>Advanced Construction Technology Services (ACTS), a leading consulting organisation in the field of construction materials and geotechnical engineering, said it has completed geotechnical investigations and geophysical surveys on five construction packages ...
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Qatar awards Hochtief with $296m contract for tunnel construction
albawaba Business   12 May 2015   Qatar   Doha  
A tunnel constructed by Hochtief Solutions
<p>Hochtief Solutions Middle East Qatar has signed a &euro;256-million ($296 million) contract for construction of the central section of a new sewerage network with Qatar&rsquo;s Public Works Authority (Ashghal). The deal to design and build the 14.7-km ...
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