Qatar planning massive expressway programme

The authorities in Qatar are planning to launch a series of public tenders for major infrastructure projects. Details of the tenders and the scale of the contracts have yet to be released but these will involve major highway construction projects as well as other associated infrastructure works.
April 19, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
The authorities in Qatar are planning to launch a series of public tenders for major infrastructure projects. Details of the tenders and the scale of the contracts have yet to be released but these will involve major highway construction projects as well as other associated infrastructure works.

The country is already planning new building contracts for a series of stadia that will house the 2022 World Cup football event. These will have to be linked with new highways featuring the latest traffic management technology to major urban areas and existing link road links. A key portion of the upcoming tender process will be for the Expressway programme being launched over the next 5-7 years, which involves no less than 30 separate construction contracts for both urban and rural roads and primary routes both in and around Doha City.

The packages will be in conventional design, bid, build or design and build packages and the authorities in Qatar are looking for bids from an array of consultants to help handle the projects.

More comprehensive details can be found on the Qatar Public Works Authority website: www.ashghal.gov.qa and further information will be released by the authorities in due course.

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