01 August 2020

Qatar’s public works authority Ashghal has awarded nine new contracts worth QR3.6 billion ($981 million) to local companies for road and infrastructure development projects in new citizens’ sub-divisions across the country.

These projects will serve a total of 5,111 residential plots in various areas in Qatar, said Ashghal.

All phases of the event and the signing ceremony were remotely conducted using the video conferencing technology, in the presence of Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie, Minister of Municipality and Environment (MME), Saad bin Ahmad Al Muhannadi, President of Ashghal and other officials.

Announcing the deals, Al Subaie said: “MME was keen to allocate new land plots in various areas throughout Qatar in order to construct and develop roads and infrastructure to serve the citizens in these areas, meet current and future needs, and improve the quality of life throughout the country.”

Al Muhannadi pointed out that during the last few years, Ashghal had provided services for around 34,918 land plots, out of which 5,045 plots were in new citizens’ sub-divisions, and 29,873 plots in existing citizens’ sub-divisions.

The new contracts are distributed over the North and South of Qatar.  Galfar Al Misnad Engineering and Contracting secured two packages for roads and Infrastructure works in Al-Wajba East – Package One worth QR263 million and Package Three valued at QR324 million; while Boom Construction Company won two other packages for roads and Infrastructure works in Mebaireek - Package One worth QR355 million and Package Two for a value of QR286 million.

Other contracts include road and infrastructure works in:

• Umm Slal Mohammed –Package One worth QR623 million awarded to Hamad Bin Khaled Contracting Company. 
• Al-Meshaf South - Package Nine, valued at QR545 million awarded to a joint venture of Development Company for Roadworks and Qatar Building Engineering Company. 
• Al-Meshaf South - Package Eight, given to Al-Tawfeeq & Partners Contracting at a total value of QR 515 million to serve 356 plots. 
•   Al Ebb and Leabaib - Package Twi: The QR384 million contract was awarded to Qatar Building Company.
• Semaisma South - Package Two: The QR319 million contract was awarded to Al Jaber and Partners Construction and Energy Projects Company.  

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