Contracts awarded for Doha metro

Doha's Qatar Railways Company (QRail) has now awarded contracts for project management and construction for its Doha metro development. Three project managers have been selected and are made up of US firm Louis Berger with French Egis Rail for the Gold Line, US firm Jacobs Engineering for the Red Line and US firm Hill International for the Green Line.
August 7, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Doha's Qatar Railways Company (QRail) has now awarded contracts for project management and construction for its Doha metro development. Three project managers have been selected and are made up of US firm 4736 Louis Berger with French 6319 Egis Rail for the Gold Line, US firm 6320 Jacobs Engineering for the Red Line and US firm 6321 Hill International for the Green Line. All will coordinate with the project's strategic programme manager, US firm 4983 Parsons Brinckerhoff. Contracts for construction of the lines are currently being tendered. QRail has also awarded the enabling works contract for the metro, worth US$54.93 million to Austrian Porr with 5592 Saudi Binladin Group and local firm 6318 HBK Contracting.

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