Samsung wins $2.46bn Qatar power plant deal
Samsung C&T Corp, has won a 2.87-trillion won ($2.46 billion) contract to build a power plant in Qatar, a report has said. The contract calls for the construction of a combined thermal power plant with a capacity of 2,520 MW, about 15 km from the Qatari capital Doha, Yonhap news agency said quoting from Samsung...
Italian firm wins Qatar infrastructure deal
The Italian firm, Salini Impregilo has been awarded a €300 million ($332 million) contract for the construction of primary urban infrastructure in Shamal, a residential area 100km from Doha, Qatar. Salini Impregilo, part of the consortium created with Bin Omran of Qatar, has said that it beat three competitor consortiums from the Gulf area, Asia...
Qatar’s Manateq awards $459m contract
Manateq has awarded a $459 million contract for the development of Qatar’s first economic zone, this will focus on logistics and advanced technologies. A consortium formed by Spain’s Sacyr and Qatari firm Urbacon Trading & Contracting (UCC) has been hired to design and construct QEZ-1 in Ras Bufontas, it was reported in Spanish media earlier....
Italian firm in Qatar’s Al Khor stadium win
Italian firm, Salini Impregilo Group, has secured a multi-billion riyal contract to build the Al Bayt Al Khor stadium for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Salini Impregilo Group, which has a joint venture with Oman-based contractors Galfar and the Italian firm Cimolai, has signed a QR3.11 billion (€770 million) contract for the construction, operation and...
ABB wins $85m Qatar substation contract
ABB has been awarded a contract worth around $85 million to provide turnkey substations in Qatar. This is aimed at supporting the integration of new power and seawater desalination plant in the country. Under the contract, ABB will be responsible for the design, engineering, supply, installation and commissioning of three turnkey substations, which will be...
SSH Qatar wins new luxury retail complex
SSH Qatar has been awarded the professional design services for a new luxury retail complex The South Mall, by E’EMAR Development & Real Estate investment. They won the contract following the submission of a concept design in competition against other local and international firms to provide multi-disciplinary design services for the new mall located in...
Hochtief wins $296m Qatar contract
Hochtief Solutions Middle East Qatar has been awarded a $296 million contract for construction of the central section of a new sewerage network with Qatar’s Public Works Authority. The contract is to design and build the 14.7-km tunnel was signed together with Al Sraiya Strabag for Roads and Infrastructure and Petroserv signed under the Inner...
Fifa confirms winter Qatar World Cup
Qatar 2022 World Cup final will take place on 18 December. Fifa, the world football governing body, has announced that the 2022 football World Cup in Qatar will be held in late Autumn with the tournament final taking place on 18 December, Qatar’s National Day. According to a BBC report, Fifa also said that it...
UK firm to design World Cup stadium
Foster and Partners, the UK based leading architecture firm, has been awarded the contract to design the stadium that will host the final of the Fifa 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the report said. The stadium, which will have a seating capacity for 80,000, will be built in the purpose-built city of Lusail, 15 km...
McDermott awarded QP EPC contract
McDermott has been awarded new EPC contract by QP (Qatar Petroleum) for the North Field Alpha gas development project, offshore Qatar. The contract includes front-end engineering design verification, detailed engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) as well as the commissioning of a new six-legged, 15-slot wellhead jacket and temporary drill deck. As part of the...