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JV secures $650m contract at Msheireb

01 January 2012

MSHEIREB Properties has awarded a joint venture of Carillion (Qatar) and Qatar Building Company (QBC) a construction contract valued at QR2.37 billion ($650.7 million) for the key phase of its flagship project, Msheireb Downtown Doha.

Under the agreement, the joint venture Carillion Qatar Building Company (CQBC) is to carry out and complete all the substructure and superstructure works of Phase 1B.

The contract represents a major milestone in the QR20-billion ($5.49 billion) Msheireb Downtown Doha development.
Phase 1B comprises 15 buildings, including the country’s first Mandarin Oriental Hotel consisting of 158 rooms and 91 serviced apartments, two office buildings with 52 retail units and 12 residential buildings providing a total of 180 apartments.

Issa Al Mohannadi, CEO of Msheireb Properties, said: “With the awarding of this contract, the ambitious plans for our capital’s regeneration move is closer to being fully realised. What we are building here is more than a collection of buildings – it is a whole community, one which will be fully aligned with Qatar’s National Vision 2030 for a sustainable country.

“In line with our commitment to sustainable development, CQBC has been tasked with delivering the project to the highest environmental design standards. When finished, the sustainable buildings in this phase will consume less resources and cost less to operate while providing healthier living and working environments for everyone – both indoors and out.”
Carillion’s capabilities in delivering sustainable solutions will play a key role in delivering this project to meet the objectives of Msheireb Properties in achieving a “Platinum to Gold” rating under the Leed (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building rating system of the US Green Building Council.

The first phase of Msheireb Downtown Doha is Phase 1A. This phase consists of Diwan Amiri Quarter (Diwan Annex, Amiri Guard and National Archive), heritage buildings, and amenities and infrastructure (district cooling plant, substations and service corridors).

Msheireb Properties will also preserve several existing heritage sites, including houses dating back to early last century.
Msheireb Downtown Doha will revive the old commercial heart of the city through a new architectural “language” across a 31-hectare site. Construction at Msheireb Downtown began in January 2010, with phased construction completion scheduled for 2012 through 2016.