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Issue No.56, - March 2012 

Qatar has the potential to become 

a hub for infrastructure 

and project finance activities, 

according to a new research 

study, “Public Private Partnerships: 

A Vehicle of Excellence 

for the Next Wave of Infrastructure 

Development in the GCC”. 

The study, released by Markab 

Advisory and sponsored by the 

Qatar Financial Centre Authority 

and the Ministry of Business 

and Trade, concludes that Public 

Private Partnerships (PPP) 

are poised to play a key role in 

underpinning the success of 

the next wave of infrastructure 

development expected in the 

GCC. 

Yousuf Al Jaida, Director of 

Banking and Asset Management 

- QFC Authority, said: “As 

this new study shows, it is clear 

that there are many opportunities 

for the development of 

PPP in the region as economic 

growth and infrastructure development 

continue apace.” 

Qatar offered some “particularly 

exciting opportunities across 

a variety of sectors as we continue 

to diversify the economy 

away from hydrocarbons and 

as we gear up to host the FIFA 

World Cup in 2022,” he said. 

“We at the QFC Authority are 

keen to support the opportunities 

which PPP brings for 

financial services firms in the 

region,” Al Jaida added. 

“Our mandate is to help develop 

a competitive, modern financial 

sector in Qatar fitting to the 

country’s needs in the twentyfirst 

century. I am confident that 

PPP can be at the heart of realizing 

this ambition.” 

The GCC plans to invest some 

$1.5-2 trillion in infrastructure 

projects alone over the next 10 

years, with additional spending 

on the development of new economic 

clusters in sectors such 

as tourism, science and technology, 

healthcare and education. 

In Qatar, for example, there are 

plans to spend some $200 billion 

on infrastructure development 

to realize the National 

Vision 2030 development plan, 

with the FIFA World Cup 2022 

expected to act as a catalyst to 

accelerate much of this. 

“Qatar already has the building 

blocks for a PPP program 

in place. There is a reservoir of 

infrastructure projects planned 

for the next decade,” Mohammad 

Athar, Managing Director 

of Markab Advisory, said in his 

statement. 

“Resident PPP experience of 

the power sector, strong growth 

momentum and leadership 

support for PPP can be leveraged 

to promote PPP in other 

infrastructure and social sector 

projects,” he said. 

“Qatar can draw lessons from 

successful examples from 

around the world to develop its 

own home-grown PPP program” 

Athar added. 

Given that massive investments 

will be made in building 

assets of a long-term nature for 

public use and benefit, efficient 

planning and execution will be 

critical. 

While capital is abundant in 

the region, the study found that 

experience of PPP initiatives 

around the world, notably in the 

UK, Canada and Australia, suggests 

that expertise, knowhow, 

risk sharing and a long-term 

commitment to success are 

equally important. 

In the GCC, the PPP model can 

play a key role in addressing 

these challenges and bringing 

these factors together in an efficient 

and transparent model. 

The study found that the potential 

advantages of PPP to the 

GCC economies include: 

*Potential economic benefits 

and cost savings of billions of 

dollars through investment efficiencies 

such as avoiding time 

and cost overruns. These economic 

benefits can reach up to 

$30 billion, equivalent to 25% 

of Qatar’s Annual GDP 

*Rapid acceleration in the pace 

of infrastructure development 

*Securing knowledge-transfer 

to the local economy 

*Promoting greater transparency 

and accountability 

*Encouraging excellence in infrastructure 

development 

In terms of Qatar specifically, 

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Study sees ‘exciting’ opportunities for PPP 

development in Qatar 

In Qatar, there are plans to spend some $200 billion on infrastructure development to realize the 

National Vision 2030 development plan 

the study found: 

*Qatar already has a successful 

track record in PPP in the 

power sector. Over two third of 

Qatar’s power generation capacity 

is installed through PPP 

arrangement. Now Qatar has 

an opportunity to transfer this 

success in other infrastructure 

sectors 

*Opportunities across a range 

of sectors including power, water, 

railways, roads, education, 

healthcare and sports infrastructure 

for the FIFA World Cup 

2022 

*Qatar has the potential to become 

a hub for infrastructure 

and project finance activities 

The Mena region has completed 

over 100 projects on a PPP 

basis over the last 10 years. 

However, most of these have 

been predominantly in the power 

sector. The study found that 

the Mena region stands at a 

critical stage in its development 

and that PPP is poised to play 

a strategic role in that development. 

However, the focus in the use 

of PPP in the region will need 

to shift from projects to programs 

across a variety of sectors 

including power, airports, 

railways and roads, healthcare 

and education as well as social 

housing. 

“As a catalyst to promote PPP 

in infrastructure specifically in 

social sectors, public sector 

can consider delivering funding 

to projects through a dedicated 

incubation fund to nurture the 

innovation culture as well as 

align interests of all the stakeholders,” 

Aamir Rehan, Managing 

Partner, Markab Advisory, 

added. 

“Example of PPP Canada where 

the federal government established 

a dedicated fund to 

promote PPP in various infrastructure 

sectors throughout 

the country can be a good case 

study for Qatar,” Rehan added. 

During a press conference at 

which the report was launched, 

reporters were invited to direct 

questions at officials that included 

Yousuf Al Jaida, Moham- 

mad Athar, Aamir Rehan and Dr 

Al Adad of the Ministry of Business 

and Trade. 

The questions centered on 

whether there would be support 

for SMEs to be able to take 

advantage for the push towards 

PPP and also looking at where 

the PPP coordinating unit would 

be placed. Al Jaida was positive 

in his response that there 

would definitely be incentives 

and opportunities for SMEs in 

the PPP process and they would 

be encouraged to take part in 

the bidding processes. 

Athar said that there would be 

ample opportunities for the medium 

enterprises, particularly 

in the health sector, where the 

projects were smaller and ideally 

suited to emerging companies 

as opposed to the road 

or rail projects that demanded 

more resources. 

QCS asked whether the panel 

felt that the GCC financial 

markets were robust enough. 

Rehan responded that in their 

opinion the markets were well 

adjusted and for the larger 

contracts, the private investors 

would be bringing in their own 

finance and access to finance. 

He added that the partnerships 

would have to be innovative 

and look at new ways of structuring 

capital as the recession 

would possibly have closed off 

traditional capital routes. 

In a related news report, HE 

Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud al- 

Thani, Governor of Qatar Central 

Bank, delivered a vote of 

confidence in Qatar’s ability to 

finance more than $100 billion 

worth of projects to be completed 

to realize its 2030 National 

Vision. 

Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud was 

speaking on the second day of 

the Qatar Projects 2012 conference. 

He said that the total assets 

of the country’s commercial 

banks grew by 22.3% to $190.6 

billion in 2011 over 2010 while 

customer deposits increased by 

more than 18.5% to $100 billion. 

Meanwhile, credit facilities 

to customers rose by 28.2% to 

$103.5 billion. 

Qatar’s financial performance 

was all the more impressive, 

given fears of contagion from 

the eurozone debt crisis and 

slow growth in the US and 

other developed markets, said 

Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud. 

The strength of Qatar’s banking 

sector underscores the Gulf 

state’s ability to finance major 

planned projects, given its financial 

sector’s performance 

and its projected GDP growth of 

6% in 2012. 

Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud 

added: “Economies of many 

of the developed nations stagnated, 

suffering from a series 

of shocks due to the situation 

in the eurozone and reduced 

credit ratings for a number of 

major countries.” 

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In ThIs Issue 

LocaL 

amendmenTs To 

QaTar consumer 

ProTecTIon Law 

The 2008 Consumer Protection 

Law came at a time when 

other countries in the GCC 

were also trying to tackle consumer 

protection issues.... 

munIcIPaLITy Focus 

severaL key road 

ProjecTs 

ProgressIng In aL 

wakrah 

Al Wakrah Municipality 

has a QR5.47-million plan 

for the maintenance of its 

streets,........ 

arT & desIgn 

QFIs dIscusses 

archITecTure, urbanIsm 

In IsLamIc 

socIeTIes 

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QFIS looked at ways to study 

the future of Islamic architecture 

and urban development in 

Gulf countries.... 

LocaL 

ashghaL ex- 

PandIng sewage 

TreaTmenT neTwork 

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Ashghal is to execute a project 

for extending the sewage 

treatment pipelines in Al Khor, 

connecting it to the network of 

northern Doha.....

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By Laura Warren 

Law No. (8) of (2008) regarding 

Consumer Protection 

(the “Consumer 

Protection Law”) was 

enacted in recognition of the 

demand of unlucky recipients 

of unscrupulous merchants. 

Previously protection had been 

granted under Law No. (2) of 

(1999) on Combating Commercial 

Fraud. Traditionally, 

save for the 1999 law, consumers 

had, in the event of faults 

or malpractice, little or no recourse 

against suppliers and, 

thus, advertisements informing 

the consumer about products 

became inflated with over-exaggerated 

descriptions. Other 

underhand practices also appeared, 

such as the sale of defective 

or sub-standard goods, 

misrepresentation of prices 

(influencing inflation) and negligence 

over safety standards. 

It became necessary, therefore, 

to introduce statutory measures 

to bring suppliers to the 

Qatar market into line and to 

make them more accountable 

to their consumers. The 2008 

Consumer Protection Law came 

at a time when other countries 

in the GCC were also trying to 

tackle consumer protection issues 

and similar laws were enacted 

at around the same time 

in the UAE and Syria. 

At the end of last year, Law No. 

(8) of (2008) was amended by 

Law No (14) of (2011). The article 

below sets out the remit 

of the 2008 Consumer Protec- 

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ConstruCtion 

Amendments to Qatar Consumer Protection Law 

Jaidah Heavy Equipment’s new 

partnership with the US-based 

engine manufacturer Cummins 

Inc has officially opened for 

business as Cummins Qatar. 

Jaidah Heavy Equipment, a subsidiary 

of Jaidah Group, had announced 

last year the pioneering 

partnership with, Cummins 

Inc. Cummins Qatar is operating 

out of a renovated showroom 

and workshop in Doha’s 

Industrial Area. The new venture’s 

opening ceremony was 

attended by a VIP audience. 

Cummins Inc was represented 

by a number of its senior management. 

They were: Pamela 

Carter – Vice President and 

President, Cummins Distribution 

Business; Alexei Ustinov 

– Executive Managing Director, 

Europe & Middle East; David 

Johnson – Finance Director, 

Europe & Middle East; Rachid 

Ouenniche – Managing Director, 

Middle East, and John Law- 

tion Law and the effect of the 

amendments made to it at the 

end of last year. 

The Consumer Protection Law, 

in essence, protects the rights 

of the consumer in actions 

against a supplier or advertiser 

of goods. For example, this 

could be from the sale of goods, 

the provision of a service or 

from advertising of these services 

or goods. Article 2 of the 

Consumer Protection Law provides 

examples of how a consumer’s 

rights are guaranteed 

and also includes provision for 

the right to the protection of 

health and safety when using 

commodities and services, as 

well as the right to participate 

in any society or council related 

to consumer protection. 

Article 3 of the Consumer Protection 

Law provides that: 

“The consumer shall have the 

right to require fair compensation 

for any damage to his person 

or property as a result of 

buying or using commodities or 

receiving services. Any agreement 

to the contrary shall be 

invalid”. 

Thus, the onus is on the supplier 

to initially refund or replace 

the defective item, as well as incorporate 

into any contract the 

obligation to repair, maintain or 

offer an after-sale service for 

the commodity in question. 

The supplier is further obliged 

not to sell, display, or otherwise 

offer any defective commodity, 

and commodities on display 

must be clearly marked with 

rence – Channel Management 

Director.They were joined by 

Bengt Schultz, the COO of Jaidah 

Group. 

Jaidah Heavy Equipment had 

been the sole supplier and official 

dealer for Cummins Inc in 

Qatar for more than 20 years 

and as demand increased for 

Cummins’ products, the two 

companies decided that full 

partnership in the form of a new 

company was the way forward. 

Cummins Qatar provides the 

full range of the parent company’s 

leading products, which 

include engines, power generation 

equipment, components, 

fuel systems, and filtration and 

emission solutions. The Doha 

facility also houses a technical 

area for the provision of 

after-sales service. The advent 

of Cummins Qatar gives both 

companies the opportunity to 

align goals and perform as one 

company, delivering the full 

all relevant product information. 

Consumers must be made 

aware of dangerous items and 

the supplier will be liable for any 

non-compliance with conditions 

relating to health and safety. If 

a supplier discovers that the 

commodity or service is faulty 

in any way, he must immediately 

withdraw it from sale and 

advise the relevant local authorities. 

For locally produced 

goods, both the manufacturer 

and the seller will be jointly liable 

for losses caused by such 

fault. Further, the Consumer 

Protection Law deals with price, 

whereby the supplier is legally 

obliged to prominently display 

the price of any commodity. The 

consumer can also expect to receive 

a detailed invoice confirming 

the sale as similarly found in 

Law No. (19) of (2006) regarding 

Competition Protection and 

the Prevention of Monopolistic 

Practices. Under Article 10 its is 

not permissible for: 

“Suppliers to conceal or abstain 

from selling any commodity 

with intent to control the market 

price, or require the consumer 

to buy a specific quantity thereof, 

or buy another commodity 

therewith, or charge a higher 

price than that advertised”. 

As an addition by virtue of Law 

No. (14) of (2011), Article 10 

states that a Supplier, 

“…may not increase the prices 

of commodities and services 

without compliance with the 

rules and controls applied by 

virtue of a resolution to be is- 

power of the Cummins brand to 

meet every customer need. Furthermore, 

this partnership combines 

a workforce with diverse 

skill sets, knowledge and talent, 

that understands complex 

issues at local levels, which is 

key to meeting the business 

aim of delivering consistent and 

superior customer service. 

Pamela Carter, Vice President 

and President, Cummins Distribution 

Business, addressed 

the new company’s associates 

during the VIP event. “Cummins 

Inc. is very excited about 

this new joint venture. Jaidah 

has shown that it believes in 

the Cummins brand, and we 

believe in Jaidah’s local knowledge 

and expertise – as well 

as the potential of the Qatari 

market,” she said.“We will do 

our utmost to makethis a successful 

partnership, and we’re 

confident it will be. If we all do 

what is expected of us then this 

sued by the Minister (of Business 

and Trade)”. 

Article 18 of the Consumer 

Protection Law provides details 

of the penalties unscrupulous 

suppliers can expect to incur 

should they contravene the law, 

namely “detention for a term 

not exceeding two years and 

fine”. Pursuant to the amendments 

made by Law No. (14) 

of (2011), such fine has been 

changed from one of between 

5,000 and 10,000 Riyals to 

one of between 3000 and 1 

million Riyals. This penalty 

doubles if the supplier repeats 

the offence within five years of 

the original infringement. Further, 

if the supplier fails to advise 

of a dangerous commodity 

the fine has been amended to 

one of between 15,000 and 

100,000 Riyals to one of between 

15,000 and 1 million 

Riyals. However, suppliers who 

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unwittingly advertise incorrect 

information are excluded from 

this penalty if it is determined 

that the information provided 

was too technical to verify. 

Law No (14) of (2011) further 

adds that violating shops can 

be closed by up to three months 

where repeat violations occur. 

Local authorities may, if a situation 

is not corrected within a 

specified time, suspend a supplier’s 

activities for a period of a 

maximum ten days, destroy any 

defective goods and refer the 

matter to the court for further 

action. 

Whilst the law in Qatar may 

not be yet as comprehensive 

as laws in other jurisdictions, it 

nonetheless offers consumers 

the right to be heard and to receive 

due consideration. Under 

the auspices of the Specifications, 

Measures and Consumer 

Protection Department at the 

LocaL 

Ministry of Business & Trade, 

the increased penalties should 

act as a deterrent. 

Should you have any questions 

in respect of this article or legal 

issues generally, please contact 

Laura Warren of Clyde & Co 

LLP at laura.warren@clydeco. 

com.qa 

A Legal Director of the International Law firm, Clyde & Co LLP, in Doha. 

Laura has a wide ranging contentious and non contentious construction 

practice involving projects in Qatar as well as in the UAE, Oman, Bahrain, 

Libya, Egypt and Tunisia 

Laura is Co-ordinator for the Society of Construction Law (Gulf) in Qatar. 

Do you have a legal query? Please submit your general legal queries about construction 

issues to the below email address and check the answer on the coming 

issue: 

ekamel@qc-sites.com 

Jaidah Group’s pioneering venture Cummins Qatar 

is open for business 

partnership is going to make 

a difference not only in Qatar, 

but in the region also, given 

that this country is emerging as 

the new regional hub. We’re excited 

about the future for Cummins 

Qatar,” the vice president 

added.Jaidah Group’s Chief Operating 

Officer, Bengt Schultz, 

said: “Cummins Qatar is going 

to fuse the world’s finest 

engine products with Jaidah’s 

servicing expertise and deep 

knowledge of the local market 

to make an irresistible overall 

package for our customers. 

It’s an exciting and pivotal beginning, 

and we’re looking forward 

to it greatly.”Tim Worme, 

General Manager of Cummins 

Qatar, said: “This new venture 

is a natural fit for both parties. 

Cummins wants to maximize its 

profile in the rapidly-expanding 

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Qatari market and Jaidah are 

the perfect partners to enable 

Cummins Qatar to do this. 

“The Doha showroom is the 

ideal platform for Cummins 

products and we’re confident 

about meeting and exceeding 

customer expectations. We see 

this exciting and groundbreaking 

venture as a resounding 

vote of confidence in this dynamic 

country.”

Finance 

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Survey provides valuable insight into GCC mutual fund industry 

The GCC Mutual Fund Industry Survey 2011 was sponsored by Qatar Financial Centre Authority, PwC, Emirates NBD, Al 

Imtiaz Investment, and National Bank of Abu Dhabi 

A 

survey of the GCC Mutual 

Fund Industry has 

identified a total of 

480 funds with assets 

of $34.1 billion as of end-June 

2011. The dataset includes 

locally domiciled funds, local 

company sponsored funds irrespective 

of domicile and funds 

with the GCC or one of the constituent 

markets as their geographic 

focus. 

The GCC Mutual Fund Industry 

Survey 2011 was sponsored by 

Qatar Financial Centre Authority, 

PwC, Emirates NBD, Al Imtiaz 

Investment, and National Bank 

of Abu Dhabi. 

Shashank Srivastava, Acting 

CEO of the Qatar Financial Centre 

Authority (QFCA), said that 

the QFCA was delighted to be a 

sponsor once again of the latest 

GCC Mutual Fund Industry 

Survey. 

“It is an invaluable and comprehensive 

source of current opinion 

and information on the mutual 

fund industry in our region 

and demonstrates the significant 

development potential of 

the industry here for all market 

participants,” he said. 

“We at the QFCA are strongly 

supporting this development 

and, in particular, the growth of 

Qatar and the QFC as a regional 

hub for asset management, 

offering firms one of the most 

business-friendly tax environments, 

a legal system based on 

English common law, efficient 

administration and a robust 

regulatory regime.” 

The survey report was launched 

in Abu Dhabi. 

The twin goals of the survey remain 

unchanged: to provide a 

description of the “visible universe” 

of the GCC mutual fund 

industry within the constraint of 

data availability and continue 

to act as a catalyst for the development 

of the regional fund 

industry. 

The latest edition has considerably 

expanded coverage from 

the previous year’s dataset. It 

includes a wider comparison of 

various jurisdictions in the region 

and also provides a directory 

at the end of each chapter. 

In related reports by Reuters it 

was stated that Qatar, as the 

world’s top liquefied natural 

gas exporter, plans to spend 

over $125 billion in the next 

five years on construction and 

energy projects. 

In another report looking at 

PPPs, produced by QFCA, it 

says that the GCC plans to invest 

some $1.5 -2 trillion in 

infrastructure projects alone 

over the next 10 years, with additional 

spending on the development 

of new economic clusters 

in sectors such as tourism, 

science and technology, healthcare 

and education. 

In Qatar, for example, there are 

plans to spend some $200 billion 

on infrastructure development 

to realize the National 

Vision 2030 development plan, 

with the FIFA World Cup 2022 

expected to act as a catalyst to 

accelerate much of this. 

Given that massive invest- 

ments will be made in building 

assets of a long-term nature for 

public use and benefit, efficient 

planning and execution will be 

critical. 

In a conversation with the authors 

of the research report, 

QCS discussed whether the 

Gulf financial markets, the 

Qatar financial market in particular, 

were robust enough to 

generate the amount of finance 

and access to finance needed 

for the massive investment in 

infrastructure. 

The authors of the report felt 

that capital was abundant in 

the region and they especially 

mentioned the Islamic Development 

Bank (IDB) as having 

enough capital to be able to 

fund PPPs. They also felt that 

the IDB had had experience in 

this area and was looking for 

worthwhile projects that could 

show some return on the investment. 

Michael Tomalin, the Group 

Chief Executive of the National 

Bank of Abu Dhabi, stated: 

“This is the second edition of 

the GCC Fund Survey produced 

with the support of a range of 

participants from Bahrain, Kuwait, 

Qatar, Saudi Arabia and 

the United Arab Emirates active 

in the asset management 

space in the region. We are 

excited to be part of a publication 

that is the result of industry 

wide collaboration and invite 

others to take part as well. 

“We believe the extensive international 

distribution of the GCC 

Fund Survey is an excellent way 

to showcase the region to global 

investors”. 

Graham Hayward, Financial 

Services Partner at PwC, said: 

“It has been a great pleasure 

for PwC to support this excellent 

publication which collates 

and analyses information on 

the GCC mutual fund industry. 

This survey will provide a valuable 

source of reference for 

anyone with an interest in the 

Funds sector.” 

Mutual fund assets in the Gulf 

Cooperation Council (GCC) 

shrank 6% to $34 billion while 

global mutual fund assets grew 

14% to $25.9 trillion in the first 

half of 2011, results of survey 

show. 

In the first half of 2011, the 

survey identified 480 GCC domiciled 

funds with assets dropping 

by $1.97 billion from end- 

2010. 

There were an estimated $1.63 

billion in net outflows from 

these funds, with the remainder 

of the decline in fund assets 

being attributable to market 

movements, according to 

the survey. 

The decrease was primarily attributable 

to a $1.43 billion fall 

in trade finance fund assets, 

the survey said. 

Trade finance funds saw 

significant net outflows estimated 

at $1.5 billion. 

Equity fund assets fell by 3%, 

with net outflows accounting for 

less than a third of this decline 

and the remainder due to market 

movements. 

In 2010, GCC domiciled fund 

assets increased by 7% ($2.3 

billion) based on selected data. 

There were net inflows of just 

$205 million in 2010. 

“The increase was primarily 

attributable to a $1.16 billion 

increase in trade finance fund 

assets. Trade finance funds 

saw significant net inflows estimated 

at $1.1 billion,” the survey 

report said. 

Equity fund assets rose by $ 1.1 

billion, but actually experienced 

net outflows. 

Assets under management at 

top GCC companies have declined 

compared to data in the 

2010 edition of the survey. In 

contrast, top global asset managers 

have increased assets 

under management, said a 

statement. 

Global mutual fund assets 

stood at $25.9 trillion (up 14% 

year on year) at the end of 

2011-second quarter in 71,030 

funds, according to data compiled 

by Investment Company 

Institute from 40 countries. 

The report pointed out that the 

recovery in global mutual fund 

assets largely emanated from 

the rebound in global equity 

prices from a year earlier. 

“Global fund assets rose by 

1.2% quarter to quarter at end 

of second quarter 2011.” 

“Worldwide funds experienced 

$106 billion in net inflows in 

the same period (net inflows 

were $78 billion in first quarter 

2011) according to ICI, with 

continued flows into long term 

funds, while short term funds 

saw outflows,” the report said. 

Money market funds have experienced 

outflows since first 

quarter 2009 due to a near 

zero interest rate environment. 

Equity fund assets were roughly 

unchanged compared to the 

first quarter, but were higher on 

a year on year basis and compared 

to end-2010. MSCI World 

index was up by 27.8% year 

on year (4% from end-2010) 

in June 2011. It has since declined 

11 per cent through end 

November 2011 with fears of a 

Euro break-up and double dip 

recession. 

The strengthening of the US dollar 

in the second half of 2011 

means that global fund assets 

would also be lower in the second 

half of 2011, in part, due to 

the exchange rate effect weighing 

on European fund assets, 

the report said. 

Dr. Giyas Gokkent, Group Chief 

Economist at National Bank of 

Abu Dhabi, said 2011 was another 

challenging year for fund 

managers in the Gulf region. 

“Asset prices continue to be 

under pressure and so are the 

income streams of fund management 

companies,” he said. 

“These are tough times for the 

asset management industry, 

but strides have been made on 

a number of fronts, nevertheless. 

For example, product ranges 

are broadening. Regulators 

are raising the bar and striving 

for greater investor protection 

that will benefit the industry in 

the long term.” 

“Asset managers in the United 

Arab Emirates are constructively 

engaging with regulators 

to contribute to the implementation 

of international bestpractice 

and, in the process, 

also coalescing into a tentative 

investment management association 

– a first in the region. 

“Data availability on the sector 

is also improving and will, no 

doubt, continue to do so. Index 

companies are getting closer to 

reclassifying some of the local 

markets to emerging market 

status from the present fron- 

tier category in light of regulatory 

and infrastructure improvements.” 

The QFCA is the commercial, 

administrative and legislative 

body responsible for leading 

the expansion of Qatar’s 

financial services sector, providing 

a uniquely sustainable 

platform for regional growth in 

reinsurance, captive insurance 

and asset management. The 

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a financial and business centre 

established by the Qatari government 

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Barwa Real Estate Company 

has launched 

the second phase of 

its pioneering workers’ 

city project in Doha’s Industrial 

Area. 

The Barwa Al Baraha project, 

with an investment of QR2 billion, 

will accommodate 53,000 

workers and employees. 

HE Sheikh Abdulrahman Bin 

Khalifa Al Thani, Minister of 

Municipal Affairs and Urban 

Planning, attended the foundation 

stone-laying ceremony for 

the second phase. Also present 

were Sheikh Khalifa Bin Jassim 

Bin Mohammad Al Thani, Chairman, 

Qatar Chamber of Commerce 

and Industry; Hitmi Ali 

Khalifa Al Hitmi and Chairman 

of Barwa; Abdulla Abdulaziz Al 

Subaie, CEO of Barwa Real Estate. 

The first phase of the project 

centered on establishing Qatar’s 

largest truck and vehicle 

parking space. The second 

phase’s focus is on building 

workers accommodation. 

Al Subaie expressed his delight 

at the launch of the second 

phase of Barwa Al Baraha which 

he called “a crucial project that 

would provide housing facilities 

for workers and employees”. 

“This project meets the needs 

of the Qatari market, particularly 

after the FIFA World Cup 

2022 win. Barwa Al Baraha 

reflects Barwa dedication to 

supporting the Qatar National 

Vision 2030 by contributing towards 

the country’s urban development,” 

he added. 

It “reflects Barwa’s longstanding 

vision and strategy towards 

developing innovative solutions 

that correspond to the economic 

boom taking place in the 

country,” a release said. 

“In light of the unprecedented 

prosperity witnessed by the 

Qatari economy, expatriate 

workers represent an essential 

component of Qatari society,” it 

added. 

“As a result, the Barwa Al Baraha 

concept was born, a project 

which is considered a tribute to 

workers.” 

Built according to the highest 

international standards, Barwa 

Al Baraha aims to provide an 

integrated workers’ city that 

is designed to accommodate 

53,000 workers and employees. 

Its accommodation complex 

consists of 64 buildings, 

with each block containing four 

floors with 130 rooms. 

The buildings have been distributed 

into four clusters, with 

each containing 16 buildings, 

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ConstruCtion 

Barwa launches second phase of workers’ city 

Built according to the highest international standards, Barwa Al Baraha aims to provide an integrated workers’ city that is 

designed to accommodate 53,000 workers and employees 

in addition to service facilities 

and green spaces. The total 

area allocated to the four clusters 

is 252,050 square meters 

and the total built area measures 

455,872 square meters 

and can accommodate 43,000 

workers. It is considered the 

largest workers accommodation 

in Qatar and the GCC. 

The project provides an array of 

residential services and facilities, 

such as, eight dining halls 

“that will provide a variety of 

dining options to meet the cultural 

diversity of workers, and 

laundry services”, the release 

said. 

“Each residential cluster will 

also include 48 shops, public 

spaces, a mosque, football 

pitch, basketball court, volleyball 

court and green areas 

within an approximate area of 

32,500 square meters.” 

The employee accommodation 

complex consists of 16 buildings 

that can accommodate 

approximately 10,000 employees. 

Each building consists of 

three floors with 97 rooms, in 

addition to dedicated services 

and green spaces. A total area 

of 91.500 square meters has 

been allocated for the buildings, 

and the estimated total 

built area is 65,744 square meters. 

Sports halls, dining halls 

and an Islamic center are also 

expected to be included. 

The project is expected to house 

pre-owned car showrooms and 

an auction area. Each building 

consists of a ground floor that 

contains over 49 showrooms, 

along with two other floors 

dedicated to administration offices. 

The total showroom area 

is 110,716 square meters and 

has a total built area of 60,000 

square meters. 

This section of the project aims 

to secure pre-owned car retail 

services, and other related 

services, such as, spare parts. 

A total area of 14,000 square 

meters has also been allocated 

for pre-owned vehicle auctions. 

An area measuring 32,886 

square meters has been reserved 

within the project for 

different purposes, of which 

21,250 square meters has 

been allocated for workshops 

that can provide truck and machinery 

maintenance services, 

while the remaining 11,636 

square meters is reserved for 

multi-purpose stores. 

The project is to feature a shopping 

center, which will include 

a supermarket and two floors 

containing 46 shops. The shopping 

centre will be built over a 

Barwa Real Estate Company has launched the second phase of its pioneering workers’ city project in Doha’s Industrial Area. Barwa says 

its longstanding vision and strategy towards developing innovative solutions correspond to the economic boom taking place in the country. 

total area of 23,200 square meters 

and a built area of 16,925 

square meters. Such facilities 

will ensure that residents are 

able to meet all their needs 

from within one location and 

thus avoid having to drive to 

Doha to shop, and thus reduce 

congestion, fuel consumption 

and avoid parking difficulties. 

The project’s central administrative 

building includes 39 

office units over three floors 

within a total area of 38.772 

square meters and a built 

area of 16.423 square meters. 

The project also includes 

a health center that covers an 

area of 10.951 square meters. 

Equipped with an emergency 

unit, the health center is expected 

to provide basic health 

care for residents of the project 

and surrounding areas. 

The project will also feature 

security and safety centers, including 

a police station, civil defense 

center and a fire-control 

center. 

A hotel covering a total area of 

15.545 square meters is being 

designed to provide “further 

convenience for guests, new 

workers and visitors from surrounding 

areas”. Located in a 

prime location, the hotel will 

provide guests with three floors 

containing 130 rooms. 

A coffee shop and meeting areas 

will also be established to 

provide convenient solutions 

for truck drivers during their 

trips to and from Qatar. 

The project was developed to 

provide residents with an abun- 

HE the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Urban Planning Sheikh Abdulrahman Bin Khalifa Al Thani viewing a model of the second phase of Barwa Al Baraha at the project site. 

With him are Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry chairman Sheikh Khalifa Bin Jassim Bin Mohamed Al Thani and Barwa chairman Hitmi Ali Khalifa Al Hitmi among others 

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dance of facilities such as the 

Entertainment City, which is 

considered one of the major 

recreational destinations for 

project residents and visitors 

from surrounding areas. The 

Entertainment City stretches 

over an area of 10,000 square 

meters and hosts bowling and 

billiards halls and other games. 

A total area of 40,000 square 

meters has been allocated to a 

cricket playground.

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SITES 

ConstruCtion 

Training 

held to 

sustain a 

building 

lifecycle 

By the WBDG Sustainable Committee 

No matter how sustainable a building may 

have been in its design and construction, it 

can only remain so if it is operated responsibly 

and maintained properly. Ensure operation 

and maintenance personnel are part of the 

project planning and development process, 

including the establishing of commissioning 

criteria at the onset of a project. 

The use of toxic cleaning products can deteriorate 

indoor air quality; failure to test sensor 

control points on a regular basis can compromise 

energy efficiency; and poor training can 

lead to early system failures. Buildings must 

be operated and maintained with the security, 

safety, health, comfort, and productivity of 

Green building costs just about 5% 

more than current construction 

practices but they return savings 

of 50% to 70% on energy costs. 

However, it is not enough to just build a 

green building. 

A big part of the equation is how the building 

is operated and maintained. Regardless 

of how sustainable a building may 

have been in its design and construction 

phase, it can only remain so if it is operated 

responsibly and maintained properly. 

Making our buildings smarter and more 

efficient will have a major impact on reducing 

energy costs and greenhouse gas 

emissions. Throughout the building’s lifecycle, 

O&M management needs to be micromanaged 

to ensure the building systems 

achieve maximum efficiency. 

With that in mind, Marcus Evans organized 

a training in Doha on sustainable opera- 

their occupants in mind, and with an understanding 

of the next generation’s need to reuse 

and recycle building components. 

Throughout the building’s life cycle, operations 

and maintenance should seek to: 

• Train building occupants, facilities managers, 

and maintenance staff in sustainable design 

principles and methods; 

• Purchase cleaning products and supplies 

that are resource-efficient, bio-degradable 

and non-toxic; 

• Use automated monitors and controls for 

energy, water, waste, temperature, moisture, 

and ventilation; 

• Reduce waste through source reduction and 

tions & maintenance for buildings on February 

7 and 8. 

The training, which focused on going green 

to sustain a building lifecycle, benefited 

O&M professionals. Its aim: to sustain a 

building’s sustainability. 

The transition from new buildings up to existing 

buildings is discussed with relevant 

O&M strategies to implement at each 

stage. 

The training examined case studies of new 

and existing buildings and emphasized 

on the importance of continuous building 

management and maintenance to achieve 

building lifecycle sustainability while examining 

available maintenance techniques to 

enhance life expectancy of assets in the 

building. 

Delegates were taught on how to determine 

critical factors that affect asset 

life expectancy in buildings and also ad- 

recycling to eliminate disposal off-site; and 

• Minimize travel by supporting telecommuting 

programs and enabling teleconferencing. 

Recommendations 

Train building occupants, facilities managers, 

and maintenance staff in sustainability principles 

and methods 

• Implement a comprehensive, preventive 

maintenance program to keep all building 

systems functioning as designed. See WBDG 

Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM). 

• Install meters and track progress of energy, 

water, and waste systems to ensure the highest 

performance levels possible. Without meters 

to monitor and verify performance, it will 

be difficult to determine if building systems 

are operating as designed. 

• Provide operations support to facilities 

managers and maintenance crews to answer 

questions and offer additional information. 

Employ environmentally preferable landscaping 

practices 

• Landscape with drought-tolerant native, or 

indigenous, plants. 

• Develop a pest control plan, which includes 

information about: materials and equipment 

for service; method for monitoring and detection; 

service schedule for each building or 

site; any structural or operational changes 

that would facilitate the pest control effort; 

and commercial pesticide applicator certificates 

or licenses. 

• Consider composting and/or recycling yard 

waste. 

• Where necessary, use non-toxic outdoor fertilizers 

and pesticides. 

• Minimize site disturbance. See also WBDG 

Sustainable—Optimize Site Potential. 

• Use landscaping products with recycled 

content as required by EPA’s Comprehensive 

Procurement Guidelines (CPG) for landscaping 

products. 

• See also WBDG Sustainable O&M Practices. 

Purchase cleaning products and supplies that 

are resource-efficient and non-toxic 

• Use cleaners that biodegrade rapidly. 

• Look for products that are concentrated, using 

less packaging for more power. 

• Use integrated pest management 

(IPM) practices in facilities and landscaping to 

reduce the use of pesticides and herbicides. 

IPM has been mandated on federal property 

since 1996 by Section 136r-1 of Title 7, United 

States Code, and is cited in Title 41 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (102-74.35) as 

a required service for agencies subject to the 

authority of the General Services Administration 

(GSA). 

• Use non-toxic pest control for indoor spaces 

and plants. See also WBDG Evaluating and 

Selecting Green Products. 

• Keep air ducts clean and free of microorganisms 

through a structured program of preven- 

SpeciaL RepoRt 

dressed issues on green asset management 

and steps to implementing softlandings 

framework and how to conduct energy 

surveys: CIBSE TM22 and exploring energy 

monitoring instruments and benchmarking 

building performance. 

They were also exposed on how to employ 

practical energy management tools to reduce 

energy cost and how to use TM22 as 

an energy management tool to assess energy 

performance. 

The training has been conducted by Jo 

Harris who has 15 years of experience in 

facilities, operations and was the lead author 

on the following BSRIA guides: 

• Maintenance for building services 

• Business-focused maintenance 

Sustainable O&M for Buildings has been 

supported by the Middle East Facility Management 

Association (MEFMA) and RICS 

MENEA. 

Ensure operation and maintenance personnel are part of the project planning and development process 

Responsible operation vital for sustainable buildings 

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apply to equipment by all manufacturers 

and technologies. KONE has a solid 

network for spare parts for both KONE 

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tive maintenance and regular filter changes. 

Use automated monitors and controls for energy, 

water, waste, temperature, moisture, 

and ventilation monitors and controls 

• Use schedule, occupancy, or luminance sensors 

to control lighting and other functions. In 

the absence of sensors, turn off lights when 

not in use. 

• Use timers for heating/ventilation/air conditioning 

(HVAC) equipment. 

• Turn off computers and equipment when 

not in use. 

• Enable power-down features on office equipment 

(e.g., Energy Star® computers). 

• Turn off computer monitors when not in use. 

Reduce waste through source reduction and 

recycling 

• Start a comprehensive recycling program 

with source separation and occupant incentives. 

• Use on-site composting of organic materials. 

• Adopt green meeting practices. Evaluate 

potential hotel and conference center venues 

that are sustainable in that they recycle, purchase 

recycled or recyclable items, use nondisposable 

food and beverage service, have 

bottle deposits, a plan for leftover food and 

meeting materials, and practice water and energy 

conservation. 

Support practices that encourage sustainable 

transportation or minimize travel 

•Install sufficient bike racks to meet demand. 

•Designate shuttle/bus stops in safe and accessible 

areas close to the facility. 

•Provide sufficient parking spaces for carpools/vanpools. 

•Support teleconferencing and videoconferencing 

through proper operations and maintenance 

of communication systems. 

• Support telework (aka telecommuting) 

programs by providing hotelling spaces 

(flexible and well-equipped office spaces that 

teleworkers can use when they come into the 

office) and properly operating and maintained 

telework centers. 

*The information in this piece was published 

on the WBDG website. The website is offered 

as an assistance to the building community 

by the National Institute of Building Sciences 

(NIBS) through funding support from the Department 

of Defence, the NAVFAC Engineering 

Innovation and Criteria Office, the Army Corps 

of Engineers, the US Air Force, the US General 

Services Administration (GSA), the Department 

of Veterans Affairs, the National Aeronautics 

and Space Administration (Nasa), and 

the Department of Energy, and the assistance 

of the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council 

(SBIC). A Board of Direction and Advisory 

Committee, consisting of representatives from 

over 25 participating federal agencies guide 

the development of the WBDG.

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Architecture & Planning Group: New 

Perspective for Architecture 

In an exclusive interview with 

the newspaper, Eng. Mohamed 

Nabil Lielah, Business 

Development Director 

of the Architecture and Planning 

Group, said that the company 

provides various engineering 

services including design, 

implementation and project 

management. He pointed out 

that Architecture and Planning 

Group has a long working history 

in the field of engineering 

consultancy, not only in Qatar 

and the Arab Gulf region but 

also on a global scale. The company 

has many branches starting 

from Egypt, Qatar, United 

Arab Emirates, Sudan, Jordan, 

Lebanon and ending at Virginia. 

He asserts that the company is 

currently studying the project of 

opening more branches in several 

eastern Asian countries. 

Branch of Qatar 

The Business Development Director 

of Architecture and Planning 

Group said that Qatar is 

currently witnessing significant 

growth on the economic level 

generally and the architectural 

level in particular. He affirms 

that the opportunity is now 

available to all workers in architecture 

sector to demonstrate 

their capabilities through active 

participation in the development 

process. Accordingly, the 

company was able to assume 

a high position with its competencies 

through partial participation 

in some major projects 

in the state. The company con- 

tributed to these big projects 

whether by designing or supervising 

the implementation 

or management. The company 

was able to become an accredited 

consultant for Qatar National 

Bank in short time. 

The company was able to participate 

in the development of 

New Doha International Airport 

and it also managed the design 

of some malls in different regions 

of Qatar. 

They all represent a new perspective 

in terms of design and 

content, including Al Sadd area, 

Ain Khalid, Um Talal on the 

North Road with spaces ranging 

from 70 thousand meters to 

160 thousand meters at a cost 

amounting to 800 million riyals 

for some projects. Most of these 

projects are in the design stage 

and they are considered distinctive 

projects. The company is 

presently designing a hospital 

project at Lusail as part of the 

American Hospital. Some of the 

company’s projects in Qatar are 

office towers, such as an office 

building at Al Sadd on an area 

of 11, 000 meters at a cost of 

about 56 million riyals and the 

administrative tower of Bin Tawar 

on an area of 2000 meters 

at a cost of 15 million riyals. 

Moreover, the company carries 

out design and supervision of 

the implementation of some 

buildings that the number of 

their floors ranges between 7 

to 10 floors of various spaces 

from 11 thousand meters to 20 

thousand 

meters. 

In the Gulf 

region, the 

company 

has several 

projects in 

different 

areas of 

Dubai, Abu 

Dhabi and 

Al Ain. The 

company 

also designed 

and 

implemented 

several 

projects in 

several regions 

in the 

Arab world 

such as 

Egypt and Jordan. 

Eng. Lielah mentioned how the 

company was able to gain confidence 

of customers after great 

effort and in short time in spite 

of the economic conditions experienced 

by the world since 

nearly five years. 

However, determination and 

the power of resolve made 

solid companies as constants 

on which Architectural Engineering 

in the world can be 

built to assist and support the 

economy throughout the world. 

He stressed the company is 

willing to participate in existing 

projects which are set up on Qatari 

land in preparation for the 

reception of World Cup events 

in 2022. 


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Al Wakrah Municipality 

has a QR5.47-million 

plan for the maintenance 

of its streets, 

Eng Rashid Al Khalifa, the Director 

of Technical Affairs for 

the municipality, has disclosed. 

He confirmed in an interview 

with Qatar Construction Sites 

that the current year would witness 

the completion of a series 

of vital projects on road maintenance 

as well as establishment 

and development of several 

public parks. 

The beautification of Al Wukair 

main road, undertaken in 

stages and estimated to cost 

QR6.65 million, is nearing completion. 

In addition, beautification 

of several roundabouts in 

Al Wakrah is being undertaken. 

It is expected to cost QR1.30 

million. 

Three parks at Al Wakrah will be 

renovated at a cost of QR3.40 

million. A new public park will 

be built at Al Wukair, costing 

QR5.30 million. Interview in 

detail: 

What are Al Wakrah Municipality’s 

most important projects 

to be completed during this 

year? 

The projects to be completed 

during 2012 include the third 

phase of the interlock project in 

a number of Al Wakrah streets, 

costing QR100,000. Other projects 

to be completed include 

the second phase of the beautification 

project of Al Wukair 

main road at a cost of QR6.65 

million, as well as beautifying 

several roundabouts costing 

QR1.30 million. Al Wakrah Municipality 

also plans to renovate 

three parks at a cost of QR3.40 

million. A public park is being 

built at Al Wukair with the value 

of QR5.30 million. The designing 

and construction of a public 

park at Al Wakrah is also expected 

to cost QR5.30 million. 

The ongoing projects encompass 

Al Wakrah beach development 

and building of children’s 

playgrounds with a cost of QR2 

million. 

What about the comprehensive 

maintenance of internal 

roads in Al Wakrah? 

There is an estimated budget 

amounting to QR5.47 million, 

for the maintenance of internal 

roads in Al Wakrah. The project 

continues until 2013. The municipality 

is implementing the 

project using the latest technology. 

A pickup vehicle washes 

and cleans road signs daily. 

A van has all the equipment 

needed for quick maintenance 

of roads with the cold asphalt 

technology to treat excavations 

and land dips in few minutes. 

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ConstruCtion 

Several key road projects progressing in Al Wakrah 

There is an estimated budget amounting to QR5.47 million, for the maintenance of internal roads in Al Wakrah 

The development project includes 

building bumps where 

necessary and maintaining old 

bumps by painting them and 

adding reflectors to them. 

The project covers repairing 

damaged sidewalks and maintaining 

traffic signs as well as 

removing damaged ones replacing 

them with new ones in 

addition to drawing street lines 

and painting sidewalks. 

What about damaged streets? 

How are they maintained? 

There is a periodical scan with 

the aid of a PDA device with a 

camera which has the capability 

to connect to satellites 

in order to determine newlydamaged 

locations and streets 

and help collecting information 

which is normally sent using a 

special program. The duration 

of this contract is 600 days and 

the aim of the work is to provide 

a thorough study on condi- 

tions of streets located in areas 

covered. This study facilitates 

taking necessary decisions to 

enhance the quality of roads. 

Follow-up is carried out by a 

municipality work crew which 

is qualified for this type of business. 

The study contains information 

on the status of street 

conditions such as lights, sidewalks 

and road signs. 

What about other facilities 

and what were the most impor- 

Eng Rashid Al Khalifa 

tant achievements of last year? 

We undertook the maintenance 

and renewal of three 

parks: Ghasham, Al-Jow and 

Al-Uweyna. We have completed 

the second stage of labor 

accommodation with three 

residential buildings consisting 

of two floors, a mosque, 

a supermarket, gardens, two 

playgrounds, one for volleyball 

and another for football. All 

health and safety requirements 

are strictly followed under the 

guidance of His Excellency the 

Minister of Municipality and 

Urban Planning.As for the projects 

that were completed last 

year, the most important were 

the establishment of Plaza No 

2 and playground No 3, costing 

QR8.12 million. The central island 

at Al Wukair main road is 

beautified and the first phase of 

the project cost QR2.17million. 

The establishment of phase 

two of labor accommodation 

is expected to cost QR1.76 million. 

The project of developing 

Al Wakrah beach in its three 

phases costs QR5 million. The 

establishment of Al Wakrah 

cemetery is expected to cost 

around QR10.80 million and it 

is under construction. 

In some cases, new projects 

negatively affect some facilities: 

did the construction of 

internal roads affect the availability 

of parking spaces for 

residents? 

The Public Works Authority 

(Ashghal) coordinated with the 

Al Wakrah Municipality to transfer 

sidewalks existing in the design 

of narrow internal roads to 

parking spaces because streets 

are narrow and it is not possible 

MunicipaLity FocuS 

to establish exclusive parking 

spaces unlike in broad streets 

that have car parking areas in 

their designs. 

There are some new areas in 

Al Wakrah which have witnessed 

growth in population, but their 

roads remain unpaved. Are 

there plans to pave these roads? 

The Public Works Authority also 

coordinated with the municipality 

on several road construction 

projects in new areas in Al 

Wakrah. It has executed road 

projects in 12 locations at Al 

Wakrah with a length of 40 kilometers. 

As for streets located 

in the area south of Al Wakrah’s 

new hospital, work is on for 

the establishment of roads of 

about 50 kilometers. 

It is expected that after the 

completion of these two projects, 

more than 95% of Al 

Wakrah roads would have been 

paved. 

What about main roads and 

building permits? 

This year, streets will be paved 

in different areas in Al Wakrah 

city and Al Wukair with a cost 

of 34.90 million. The development 

of north and south roads 

of Al Wakrah at Zone 1 and 

Zone 4 costs 280 million. 

The project of connecting houses 

to sanitation in different 

areas in Al Wakrah costs 5 million 

while extending the sewage 

system to house connections in 

different areas costs 26 million. 

Between 2009 and 2011, Al 

Wakrah Municipality issued 

2284 building permits, 701 

permits for total maintenance, 

716 permits for construction 

completion and 57 demolition 

permits.

MunicipaLity FocuS 

New 

park 

opens 

The Department of Parks 

and Landscaping at the 

Ministry of Municipality 

and Urban Planning 

has opened a new park at Al 

Wakrah with an area of 2,200 

square meters. The park, built 

at a cost of QR8 million, includes 

recreational equipment 

and a small playground for football. 

It also has drinking water 

fountains as well as toilets. This 

is the third park to be located in 

a residential neighborhood in Al 

Wakrah city. The other two are 

South Wakrah Park and Al-Jow 

Park, both established over the 

past four years. 

The Department of Parks and 

Landscaping is keen to increase 

green areas and to provide 

elements of entertainment 

and recreation through the establishment 

of parks in all parts 

of the country. 

The department has been working 

on neighborhood park projects 

for years now. 

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Municipality 


has announced that the number 

of public parks projects executed 

or under implementation 

until the end of the first quarter 

of 2012 will reach up to 38, valued 

at about QR331 million. 

Khalid Al-Sindi, Project Manag- 

er of Public Parks Department 

of the Ministry of Municipality 

and Urban Planning, explained 

that these projects were distributed 

among all municipalities. 

There are 13 projects in Doha 

municipality areas, 10 parks in 

Al Rayyan municipality, two projects 

in Al Wakrah municipality, 

three at Umm Salal, five at Al 

Da’ayen, two at Al Khor and Al 

Dukhira each and three more at 

the Al Shamal area. 

Al-Sindi pointed out the department 

planned to implement 

30 projects during 2012 in the 

state. He stressed that all these 

projects came “as the embodiment 

of the plans of expanding 

green areas within cities 

by planting streets and raising 

individual share of them in the 

range of 20 to 25 square meters 

as a perfect standard”. 

He explained that the task of 

Public Parks Department was 

to implement these projects 

and maintain them for a period 

of 400 days after execution and 

until delivery to the municipality 

concerned, which subsequently 

carries out these duties. 

He also noted that the department 

had undertaken the task 

of increasing the number of 

seasonal plants and flowers 

throughout its various nurseries, 

providing them to municipalities, 

institutions and organizations 

in the state. 

In addition, it introduces and 

adapts new plants that suit Qatar’s 

environment. 

He stressed that the future projects 

of the Public Parks Department 

would apply the “highest 

and finest international and 

Gulf standards”. 

He pointed out that the department 

had taken over amendments 

and developments of 

chapter 28 of Qatar Construction 

Specifications Guide which 

handles agriculture and irrigation. 

He said that this guide 

would be released soon. 


FutuRe Road pRojectS expected to be eStabLiShed in the peRiod (2011-2012) 

Project 

Paving of various 

roads in Wakra and 

Wukair 

Development of roads 

at the north and south 

of Wakra city, areas 

1 and 4 

Sanitation connections 

to residential buildings 

in various areas of 

Wakra city 

Sewage system and 

sanitation connections 

to residential buildings 

in various areas of 

Wakra city 

Estimated value in 

Qatari Riyal 

Project 

duration 

Owner 

Supervising 

authority 

34,900,000,00 18 months Municipality Ashghal 


5000,000,00 24 months Municipality Ashghal 


FutuRe pRojectS expected to be eStabLiShed in the peRiod (2012-2013) 

Project Estimated value in 

Qatari Riyal 

Beautification of 

Aurouba street 

Interlook paving at 

various locations of 

Wakra, third stage 

Beautification of main 

Wukair street, second 

stage 

Beautification of some 

roundabouts in Wakra 

city 

Renovation of three 

parks in Wakra city 

Design and construction 

of a public park 

in Wukair (government 

coupon number 

91036574) 

Design and construction 

of a public park 

in Wakra (government 

coupon number 

90060268) 

Development of Wakra 

beach, fourth stage/ 

children playground 

Project 

duration 

Owner Supervising 

authority 

700,000,00 9 months Municipality Gardens 

department 

100,000,00 6 months Municipality Gardens 

department 

6,650,000,00 9 months Municipality Gardens 

department 


department 


department 


department 


department 

Status 

Under construction 




Status 

Tender stage 


Contract 

signed 

Tender stage 

Contract 

signed 

Design stage 

Design stage 

2,000,000,00 4 months Municipality Ashghal Contract 

signed 

9

10 

Belhasa Projects (BHP), the 

Middle East’s largest specialist 

company in swimming pool 

construction and maintenance, 

is the key sponsor of QPS 2012, 

an international exhibition for 

pool and spa in Qatar. 

The exhibition, which will be 

held from October 7 to 9 this 

year at Doha International Exhibition 

Centre, is expected 

to draw leading players from 

the hospitality, spa, leisure 

and beauty industry as well as 

high-net-worth individuals looking 

for the latest designs and 

technology in swimming pools, 

water features and luxury spas. 

Waleed Wahba, CEO of Heights 

Exhibitions and Conferences, 

expressed pleasure over “working 

with Belhasa Projects (BHP) 

as the main unique sponsor of 

QPS 2012 – Qatar International 

Exhibition for Pool & SPA”. 

Belhasa is one of the most important 

companies in its field 

operating in the State of Qatar. 

Co-operation between Belhasa 

Projects and Heights Exhibitions 

and Conferences will result 

in a series of activities in 

QPS 2012. These activities will 

be organized for the first time 

in Qatar aiming to attract more 

than 40,000 visitors to QPS 

2012. 

Individuals, hotels, beauty centers, 

complexes, towers, aqua 

parks, consultants, engineering 

offices and companies operating 

in swimming pool design 

and manufacturing will gather 

SITES 

ConstruCtion 

Belhasa Projects key 

sponsor of QPS 

Known for its reputation 

as electronicsproblems 

solvers, Microserve 

has over 15 

years of proven track records 

in marines, the navy, and the 

armed forces and with the oil 

and gas industry. 

Part of the ABK Group, Microserve 

is a leader in data 

recovery, electronics supply, 

maintenance and repairs. It 

has now expanded its business 

to supply and install IP CCTV security 

systems, Access control, 

IP-based products and related 

service. 

ABK group has an extensive 

range of activities, including IT, 

3D max visualization, trading, 

training, telecommunication, 

software and web development 

divisions. Some of these activities 

are under the ABK group 

directly and some are provided 

through joint ventures. 

Established in 1995, Microserve 

started as an electronic 

maintenance repairs, supply 

services and Data Recovery 

under one roof to showcase an 

extensive range of equipment, 

machineries and accessories. 

“Despite the financial crisis in 

Europe, we have found a huge 

interest to participate in QPS 

2012 as it has been considered 

one of the most important 

projects for companies seeking 

to start doing business in the 

State of Qatar,” said Wahba. 

“We launched our international 

media campaign in October 

2011 when began promoting 

QPS 2012 and the Qatari market 

in places like Spain, the UK, 

Poland. We will proceed to Italy, 

Company. 

“We have been leaders in this 

field for the last 10 years. Because 

of our ability to provide 

solutions we have 250 clients 

who all rely on us for their data 

recovery”, Jamal Khanfer, ABK 

group CEO, said. 

He pointed out that Microserve 

has more data recovery rate 

than any other local company 

and it competes with some international 

service providers as 

well. 

Microserve has huge technical 

capability and the group is focused 

on taking advantage of 

this capability to expand more 

on the IP security camera services. 

“IP surveillance in particular is 

an important issue for Qatar, 

it is a growing market. It is the 

largest within the Mena region 

as far as I am aware. The 2022 

World Cup puts more demand 

on CCTV, IP surveillance requirements 

and we are focused 

on positioning ourselves to take 

advantage of this opportunity, 

Russia and Morocco ending 

with Abu Dhabi and Dubai, attending 

all exhibitions in fields 

of swimming pools and spa.” 

QPS 2012 is targeting to attract 

all companies operating in the 

field of pool & spa in Qatar, the 

Middle East and other countries. 

Wahba said: “We would like to 

thank all our sponsors of QPS 

2012, starting with our main 

sponsor, Belhasa Projects; our 

official hotel, Ritz Carlton Hotel; 

and Vision for Advertisement 

and Euro Pool Spa News Magazine 

as media partners .” 

but we are also focused on 

training and technology transfer,” 

Khanfer said. 

Through his expertise in serving 

the local market for the last 10 

years, Khanfer feels there is a 

lack of proper standards for the 

industry. “We hope to participate 

in building the standards 

for the CCTV industry in this 

country,” he said. 

Microserve has partnered over 

the last few months with some 

important companies, including 

providers of CCTV services, 

manufacturers and others and 

is working closely with them to 

develop a program which provides 

education to clients and 

users. 

The company is also looking to 

focus on consultants. “Having 

investigated available technology 

in the market today, the conclusion 

is that we don’t have the 

latest technology in the market 

in Qatar. Well-thought specifications 

are very important and 

this is an investment we have 

decided to make,” he said. 

Since its establishment 13 

years ago, Qatar Intercare Technical 

Services Company has 

gained an enviable reputation 

for the quality of its cleaning 

and maintenance products, 

washroom and kitchen hygiene 

systems, floor restoration services, 

window film application 

and entrance matting systems. 

With its diversified product portfolio 

and the goal of improving 

cleaning and hygiene standards 

in Qatar, Qatar Intercare has 

collaborated with renowned European 

manufacturers and continuously 

working towards offering 

innovative hygiene solutions 

for its customers. 

Qatar Intercare, through its exclusive 

partnership with Geggus 

EMS, Germany, is setting 

the benchmark for high-quality 

recessed aluminum profile entrance 

mating systems. Geggus 

EMS mats are designed for a 

wide variety of application to 

compliment interior and exterior 

styling of buildings. 

Why entrance matting system? 

Foot-borne dirt and moisture 

has an abrasive effect on sensitive 

finishes like marble, granite, 

porcelain floors, timber and 

laminates. Furthermore, moisture 

from visitor traffic compromises 

safety standards as slippery 

surfaces increase slip and 

fall incidents. 

Foot-borne dirt increases wear 

and tear on carpets and other 

type of floorings and impressions 

created by a carefully 

designed 

entrance 

are compromised. 

An efficient 

entrance 

matting system 

needs to 

address the 

above concerns 

by removing 

dirt, 

moisture, grit 

introduced 

by visitor’s 

feet, before it is carried inside 

a building. 

Geggus EMS is the right choice 

to address the above concerns. 

It has been developed not only 

as an effective dirt barrier by 

removing dirt, grit and moisture 

before it has a chance to effect 

interior floors finishes, but also 

to compliment well-designed 

entranceways, both outside 

and inside a doorway. 

Geggus EMS has been constructed 

in such a way that it 

can be easily cleaned and damaged 

sections replaced. 

Geggus EMS also gives a wide 

range of colors, designs and 

finishes to compliment today’s 

finest buildings and can be offered 

in virtually any shape to 

precisely suit entranceways. 

Cleaning and maintenance 

Like any other floor covering 

subject to heavy use, Geggus 

EMS entrance matting system 

benefits from regular cleaning. 

Foot-borne dirt falls into the re- 

LocaL 

Qatar Intercare leading the way 

in entrance matting systems 

cessed well where the matting 

is placed and the amount of dirt 

collected dictates the frequency 

of cleaning. In most cases, the 

mats have to be cleaned once 

a week. 

It is important to ensure that 

dirt does not become logged 

under the aluminum sections 

as this would stop the mat from 

lying flat in the well. Under normal 

circumstances that mat 

can be cleaned using a vacuum 

cleaner; however, in areas of 

particular heavy usage it is recommended 

that the matting 

receive a regular cleaning using 

a high-pressure water machine. 

Over the last couple of years, 

Qatar Intercare has successfully 

completed the delivery and 

installation of Geggus EMS for 

customers such as QNB, Hamad 

Medical Corporation, Al 

Ahli Bank, Standard Chartered 

Bank, W-Hotel, Grand Hayat, 

Hilton Hotel, Waqood Petrol Stations, 

Kempinski Hotel, Hyatt 

Plaza Mall and Mercedes Benz. 

Microserve ready to tap Qatar opportunities 

The company plans to hold 

seminars and to provide tools 

for the relevant parties to understand 

the technology and 

build their own requirements 

and specifications, while playing 

its role as a prominent provider 

of this service. 

Responding to a question regarding 

the co-ordination with 

governmental bodies Khanfer 

said: “Obviously governmental 

bodies have a role to play. We 

hope to have dialogue with the 

Ministry of Interior to help improve 

standards. As any regulatory 

body, they have their standards 

and we would like to work 

with them to cover any areas 

that have not been covered, 

bringing the latest technologies 

available to help the regulatory 

body to update the specifications.” 

Microserve is looking to 

serve many sectors, including 

the construction industry in Qatar. 

“With all the planned and 

ongoing projects in infrastructure, 

towers, the metro system, 

and other projects, security is 

going to be a challenge,” Khanfer 

said. “It will need robust 

technology and industrial hardware 

to cope with the rail transport 

environment. This may 

need some new standards and 

products to be introduced to 

the ministries concerned, consultants 

and contractors. These 

are things that are not readily 

available and they have to 

be sourced to make sure their 

availability,” he pointed out. 

So far Microserve has worked 

on small projects as well as 

with some ministries and government 

buildings. Nevertheless 

Khanfer is confident that 

the company has a role to play 

in big projects as well. “We 

understand our products, we 

have the technical capabilities 

and we only talk what we can 

deliver. We have committed 

ourselves totally to building our 

technical abilities. Credibility 

is our top priority so when we 

provide a solution we know it 

is robust and we understand it 

and it will be satisfactory to the 

Jamal Khanfer 

CEO of ABK Company 

customer.” 

When it comes to cost concerns, 

Khanfer stressed that “with security, 

you protect assets and 

lives”. He said: “There are some 

areas where you can get away 

with compromises but when it 

comes to security how far you 

want to go? You don’t compromise 

when it comes to lives.” 

Microserve provides training to 

its customers, whether locally, 

regionally and internationally. 

The company is a partner and 

distributor for many renowned 

international companies and 

top brands.

Construction News

12 

SITES 

ConstruCtion 

QFIS discusses architecture, urbanism in 

Islamic societies 

QFIS looked at ways to study the future of Islamic architecture and urban development in Gulf countries 

The Centre for Islamic 

Architecture and Urban 

Planning of Qatar 

Faculty of Islamic Studies 

(QFIS), a member of Qatar 

Foundation, organized its first 

international symposium on 

“Shaping the Future of Architecture 

and Urbanism in Islamic 

Societies” recently. 

QFIS looked at ways to study 

the future of Islamic architecture 

and urban development in 

Gulf countries. 

“We are trying to deliver a different 

view than engineering 

colleges to our students by putting 

architecture in its Islamic 

perspective and its physical effect 

on the society,” Remah Y 

Gharib, assistant professor at 

QFIS, said. 

The aim of the symposium 

was to expand the horizon for 

students and stretch out their 

imagination by gathering presenters 

from international and 

local universities and research 

institutions. The symposium followed 

a nine-day lecture series. 

“All of the presenters are big 

professors but with different 

views, some lean towards modern 

architecture, some not,” 

Gharib said. 

But Why not offer this degree in 

engineering college? 

Gahrib explained: “As any other 

Islamic country in the region, 

Qatar is suffering from the effects 

of globalization. This has 

resulted in a loss of identity, 

which is not good for our societies 

and we need to face it. We 

need to understand the effect 

of religion on our values and 

our physical environment. This 

is why it is very important to 

study the Islamic architecture 

from an Islamic dimension, 

without forgetting that we are in 

an architectural field.” 

He pointed out that Orientalists 

used to view traditional Islamic 

cities as randomly built, which 

is not true. “The architecture 

of such cities was following a 

specific rule and this rule was 

based on privacy, local customs 

and traditions, and various Islamic 

values that shaped such 

cities.” 

He said: “If the fast and vast 

development taking place in Islamic 

cities is not controlled, we 

will start seeing modern buildings 

with glass facades that are 

just following the global trend 

without paying attention to our 

values.” 

He added that another reason 

for establishing the center was 

the deterioration occurring in 

our cities. 

“Are governments responsible 

for that by focusing on high end 

real estate developments? Did 

we think of ways to work on the 

people’s various level of strata, 

putting into account the type of 

real estate needed for other levels? 

To answer such questions, 

we need to teach architecture 

from the perspective of the Islamic 

society. We need to study 

the basics so that we can learn 

how developing the city according 

to these principal will work 

for us and benefit us,” he said. 

Dr Hatem el Karanshawy, dean 

of Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, 

opened the conference by 

explaining the faculty’s goals 

and dedication to conduct Islamic-grounded 

research in the 

field through the newly-established 

research center and the 

master’s degree program. 

He presented the essential 

need to develop the ideas of 

planners and architectures in 

the Islamic world and specifically 

in Doha and explain to them 

how we could face the challenges 

of globalization using the Islamic 

values in architecture. 

Professor Attilio Petruccioli, 

dean of architecture at the 

Polytechnic University for Bari 

in Italy, discussed the aspects 

of continuity versus fragmentation 

within the contemporary 

Muslim urban fabric and how 

urban environments might be 

sustained in the near future. 

He focused on architecture in 

North African countries and 

southern Europe. He discussed 

how cities were established, especially 

from the perspective of 

landscape architecture. 

He referred to societies that 

had started on top of the mountains 

then went down to the valleys 

and how this had affected 

the architecture of the houses 

in these societies. 

“The geographic features of 

these places were steep so 

houses were built on different 

levels. That’s why we find courtyard 

houses of these times and 

places distorted somehow according 

to landscape,” Gharib 

explained in an interview with 

QCS. 

Professor Nasser Rabbat, the 

Aga Khan professor at Massachusetts 

Institute of Technology, 

discussed the beginning 

of Islamic architecture and the 

different means of defining the 

character of Islamic architecture. 

He talked about Cairo during 

the Mamluks era and how they 

wanted to make a shift from 

what had been the norm during 

The Ayyubid dynasty. This shift 

was not restricted to the architecture 

style but also affected 

the urban distribution inside 

the city. 

According to Gharib, Cairo was 

known by the Qasabah Street, 

which was the main street in 

the capital, until Salah ad-Din 

Al Aioubi built the citadel during 

the Ayyubid dynasty. 

The Mamlukis then made a new 

small street from Bab Zuweila; 

the medieval gate in Cairo, to 

the citadel and made it more 

important than Qasabah street 

because this was the Sultan’s 

walkway. They managed to do 

so by establishing all the significant 

buildings on the sides of 

this street. 

They also tried to push the minarets 

and domes to the fringe of 

the street so they could appear 

from the gates of the palace. 

Later on, people who wanted to 

woo the Sultan would build the 

most important buildings on 

that street. 

The lecture showed how this 

political situation affected the 

city’s urbanization and how 

even the personal opinions of 

the rulers had its impact on its 

architecture. 

Then he discussed the modern 

metropolis of Cairo and what 

happened to Cairo regarding 

expansion and population increase, 

and how this affected 

the city’s urban development. 

He referred to the deterioration 

of historic places and the 

increase of random districts in 

the fringes around Cairo due 

to rural immigration to the city, 

making Cairo very compacted 

and one of the busiest cities of 

the world. On the other hand, Dr 

Mohamed Al Assad focused on 

Belad Al Sham from Palestine 

to Syria. He covered the history 

briefly and focused more on 

modern architecture. 

He showed how the efforts of 

new and young architectures to 

develop a new style for cities of 

this region without going back 

to any reference resulted in 

new architectural styles. Some 

of which were successful, some 

were not. 

Prof Ashraf M Salama, head 

of the Department of Architecture 


at Qatar University, seized the 

audience’s attention with a 

tricky question: “Are we trying 

to promote global architecture 

in Doha or is Doha trying to promote 

global architecture and 

turn into a global city?” 

Dr Salama pointed out that 

while we were trying to understand 

what was going on in the 

city of Doha, we need not forget 

that during the Mamlouks era 

they tried to force their architecture 

on their predecessors 

in order to show off and be the 

capital of the region. 

So Cairo witnessed a very active 

period for the architecture. 

“This is like what is going on 

now. So are we trying to stand 

in its way? Isn’t this the normal 

trend?” he asked. 

Gharib presented the solid relationship 

between revitalization 

of historic quarters and the 

policies driving emerging and 

developing projects in the case 

of Cairo, taking into account the 

deterioration that had occurred 

during 30 years of false legal 

approach to the way of development. 

“In 1980 Cairo was declared 

by the Unesco as a historical 

city. Since that date and 

up until now historical Cairo has 

been in deterioration, simply 

because the laws and policies 

are not in accordance with international 

standards regarding 

preserving of the architectural 

environment and historical 

cities.”In Egypt’s case, he said 

that the specialized committees 

in the house of parliament 

prepared the law and then got 

the approval of the authorities 

concerned, but there was no 

connection between the law 

and the Unesco guidelines for 

preserving historical Cairo. 

“The local policies focused on 

the “status quo” in these areas; 

while the Unesco guidelines 

spoke about how to revive 

these areas and reuse these 

historical buildings, because 

buildings will never evolve unless 

we use them.” 

Gharib compared two cases; 

the case of the restoration of 

Al Moez Street by the Supreme 

Council of Antiquities and the 

Al Darb Al Ahmar project which 

was handled by the Agha Khan 

Foundation. The latter worked 

according to its own legal guidelines 

and involved the society in 

the area which led to a sense 

of loyalty to the place from its 

residents and created civil organizations 

inside that society, 

which are all Islamic values. 

On the other side, the Al Moez 

Street project was handled by 

the Supreme Council of Antiqui- 

aRt & deSign 

ties, which followed the law by 

the book and only did a face-lifting 

to the street without paying 

any attention to the residents 

and the society in the area. It 

actually affected the residents 

in the street negatively by closing 

the street and thus killing its 

spirit leading to an economical 

and social decline. 

Prominent Saudi architect 

professor Sami Angawi, who 

worked on projects in Makkah 

and Medina extensively, attended 

both the symposium and the 

lecture series. He favors a new 

idea called Al Mizan (Meaning 

the scale). 

Al Mizan is an approach to 

achieve equilibrium in all aspects 

of the built environment 

whereby we subject everything 

to continuous evaluation to see 

which is heavier and thus more 

useful for our societies. Angawi 

referred to the vast architectural 

change that took place 

in Makkah and the demolishing 

of old houses, focusing on 

high buildings which led to the 

“dwarfing” of Al Haram Al Makki. 

The conference concluded 

by Prof Abdel Wahid al Wakil, 

head of the Center of Islamic 

Architecture and Urban Planning 

of QFIS, reminding the audience 

of the need to preserve 

the Islamic architecture and 

stop promoting modernism because 

the former is an expression 

of our values and local 

materials. He advised against 

running after monumentalism 

in architecture and focusing 

on iconic buildings, rather than 

looking at what we need in our 

societies.

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160 firms attend Power-Gen and 

WaterWorld Middle East event 

More than 160 companies 

from 23 

different countries 

took part in the 

Power-Gen and WaterWorld 

Middle East 2012 conference 

and exhibition held in Doha in 

February. The event brought 

together more than 120 international 

experts and speakers. 

Regional and international perspectives 

about topical power 

and water issues and opportunities 

for future growth and 

development were presented 

at the conference along with 

innovative solutions using pioneering 

technology to overcome 

the financial, resource and environmental 

challenges facing today’s 

power and water industry. 

Engineer Yousef Ahmed Janahi, 

Manager of Corporate Planning 

and Business Development for 

Qatar General Electricity and 

Water Corporation (Kahramaa), 

spoke on the corporation’s 

plans. 

He highlighted the most important 

projects for upgrading customer 

services, electricity networks 

and for the development 

of water systems. 

Janahi announced that Kahramaa 

intended to implement a 

package of strategic projects. 

During the next five years 2012- 

2016, several projects would be 

executed aiming to rationalize 

consumption, improve services, 

develop an integrated safety 

system and strengthen production 

capacities, which witnessed 

a record surge in 2011. 

Janahi pointed out that the 

corporation was keen to direct 

all sectors to work on ensuring 

consistency with the goals 

of Qatar National Vision 2030. 

The adoption of the slogan, 

“The consistency of Kahramaa 

strategy and its five-year plan 

with the national development 

strategy of the State of Qatar 

2011/ 2016”, underlined the 

commitment. 

He pointed out that Kahramaa 

had developed necessary 

plans and undertaken studies 

to implement several projects 

to meet any water crises that 

might face the country. 

He noted that Kahramaa always 

bore in mind the interest 

of users as it offered several 

projects to improve and upgrade 

customer services. 

Kahramaa, it may be noted in 

the connection, held an annual 

planning forum in December 

2011 under the patronage of 

HE Dr Mohammed Bin Saleh Al 

Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry. 

Water Networks Affairs 

Director, Eng Ali Saif Al-Malki 

chaired the meeting as representative 

of Kahramaa President 

Eng Essa Hilal Al-Kuwari. 

Jinahi revealed during the conference 

that the initial indicators 

had showed that Kahramaa 

required about QR16.2 

billion for the current main projects. 

Talking about the operational 

expenses, he said that it 

was estimated at QR1.3 billion. 

Regarding future projects, Kah- 

ramaa had announced earlier 

its determination to implement 

a package of strategic projects. 

• First, during the 2012-2016 

Five-Year Plan, Kahramaa is 

expected to implement several 

projects aimed at rationalizing 

the consumption. 

There are also projects that 

enhance services and develop 

an integrated safety system 

strengthening the capacity of 

production which witnessed 

a record increase in 2011 as 

shown by the following information: 

* At Mesaieed Station “A”, electrical 

production reached its 

maximum which amounts to 

2,400 megawatts in 2011. 

* Ras Abu Funtas “A” Station 

was able to produce a designed 

capacity of 45 million gallons of 

water per day during the year. 

* Ras Laffan “C” Station produced 

2,730 megawatts in the 

year 2011 in addition to 63 million 

water gallons per day representing 

its designed capacity. 

• Second, in the field of developing 

main electricity networks, 

the pace of construction and 

modernization continues. Consequently, 

the ongoing 10th 

stage, with its first and second 

phases, has been awarded. 

This stage forms an essential 

addition and a quantum leap in 

electricity transmission network 

in the State of Qatar with its 

main stations as well as overhead 

and ground transmission 

lines. 

• Third, in the field of water networks 

development, ambitious 

development plans have been 

put in place. These plans will 

result in adding water tanks, 

which have a total capacity of 

more than 1,600 million gallons, 

and associated water 

transmission and distribution 

networks. 

• Fourth, in order to achieve 

strategic water security in the 

state, Kahramaa has set plans 

to study and implement the 

construction of water storage 

tanks leading to ensure the 

supply of water for up to seven 

days under any exigent circumstances. 

In addition, in collaboration 

with the Ministry of Environment, 

Qatar Petroleum and the 

Program of Qatar for Food Security, 

Kahramaa plans to study 

the feasibility of feeding underground 

pool by injecting sweet 

water to ensure the continuity 

of securing water stock that 

meets the demand for as long 

as 90 days so as to face any water 

crises under any unforeseen 

circumstances that might face 

the state. 

• Fifth, in order to provide better 

services for customers, Kahramaa 

has developed plans to 

introduce several projects that 

improve electricity and water 

services, including the establishment 

of an emergency communications 

center and the 

project of reading meters remotely. 

The satisfaction of customers 

remains a strategic goal 

of the corporation. 

• Sixth, in the field of information 

technology, the corporation 

continues to apply latest technologies 

in all fields so as to 

improve customer service and 

support the efficiency of the 

corporation’s services. 

• Seventh, Kahramaa has longterm 

plans to develop power 

generation and desalination 

capacity and it has identified 

the most appropriate electricity 

production technologies and 

the provision of drinking water 

over the coming years. The 

plans have taken into account 

the efficiency of production as 

well as environmental impact 

and economic aspects. Renewable 

energy, particularly solar 

energy, is of great concern as 

it means reducing dependence 

on gas. 

Regarding nuclear energy, it 

has been and will continue to 

be important as a main source 

of clean energy in the future. 

A contract concerned with 

consultancy services is under 

implementation in order to 

determine the feasibility of establishing 

hydroelectric nuclear 

power plants in the state. This is 

accompanied with the effective 

contribution of the corporation 

in regional and international cooperation 

using this technology 

for peaceful purposes under 

the umbrella of the Ministry of 

Environment. 

• Eighth, energy trading studies 

with neighboring countries 

and technical cooperation 

with friendly nations witness a 

strong boost. The corporation 

was encouraged to trade energy 

by launching and operating a 

Gulf network of electricity connection. 

• Ninth, in the area of manpower, 

the corporation’s priorities 

will remain as ever: Qatarization 

of jobs and appointing 

competencies in vacant posts. 

• Tenth, concern on environmental 

aspects as well as the 

safety and health of employees 

and citizens is considered within 

the four strategic goals of the 

corporation. These goals have 

received significant interest 

that was reflected in a growing 

product quality and a decline in 

the number and seriousness of 

workplace accidents. The measurement 

of success in achieving 

these goals and others 

occurs through performance indicators 

by comparing them to 

levels achieved in similar global 

institutions. 

The corporation has made 

great strides through its active 

participation in presiding over 

the Committee on Benchmarking 

for Arab Gulf Countries. 

Nuclear energy 

During the Power-Gen and WaterWorld 

Middle East 2012 

Conference and Exhibition, 

Janahi stated that the use of 

nuclear energy was under study 

but no clear decision had been 

made in this regard so far. 

He indicated that the establishment 

of nuclear power sta- 

tions required direct coordination 

with the Gulf Cooperation 

Council (GCC) and the Ministry 

of environment. He added that 

Kahramaa would continue with 

the construction and expansion 

of water networks as well as 

building pumping stations and 

giant reservoirs. 

He explained that the corporation 

was executing initial designs 

for some water network 

projects and their tenders 

would be issued soon, noting 

that expansion and development 

projects of transmission 

networks had been assigned to 

international companies. 

Desalination 

Mahmoud Abu Madi, Head of 

Internal planning, outlined the 

efficiency of the desalinated 

water operations system in the 

Qatari Electricity and Water Corporation. 

He mentioned that 


The corporation is keen to direct all sectors to work on ensuring consistency with the goals of Qatar National Vision 2030 

The conference in progress 

the corporation had activated 

new systems in water and power 

plants. 

He reviewed the company’s efforts 

in its quest to secure water 

needs. 

During the conference, discussions 

about innovative solutions 

using modern technology 

were introduced aiming to overcome 

financial difficulties and 

environmental challenges as 

well as limited resources and 

other challenges facing the energy 

and water industry. 

During conference sessions, 

which lasted for two days, 14 

technical and strategic seminars 

took taken place. Panel 

discussions centered on six 

themes. Discussions covered 

technical and strategic issues 

as well as updates and developments 

facing energy and water 

industries in addition to drain- 

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age water. 

Experts from all over the world 

attended these sessions. The 

conference discussed important 

issues such as “techniques 

used to improve flexibility in operating 

processes and the development 

of renewable energy 

technologies” and “ techniques 

used in the field of environment 

and post- crises trends in the 

field of finance”. 

Another issue reviewed at the 

conference was investment outlook 

in the markets of energy 

producing countries. 

The conference area at Qatar 

National Convention Centre 

had increased by 15% from the 

previous year. Also, turnout rate 

had gone up by about 50% than 

last year. This was an indicator 

of the growing popularity of the 

conference.

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Eversheds 

to 

advise 

Kahramaa 

The Doha office of international 

law firm Eversheds has 

been appointed to advise 

Qatar General Electricity and 

Water Company (Kahramaa) 

in relation to its strategies for 

the improvement and expansion 

of electricity and water 

supply in Qatar. 

Tasked with meeting Qatar’s 

growing demand for electricity 

and water, Kahramaa is not 

only authorized by the Qatari 

government to establish and 

operate processing facilities, 

but to license and regulate 

them as well. 

The corporation introduced 

the model of purchasing power 

and water produced by independent 

suppliers, and this 

model is currently at the heart 

of its water and power supply 

strategies. 

Eversheds is the sole legal advisor 

appointed to advise the 

company on implementing 

and developing Kahramaa’s 

current strategies for additional 

and improved capacity for 

power and water to meet the 

demands of growth through 

sustainable practice. 

The firm will be working in consortium 

with consulting engineering 

company Energoprojekt 

ENTEL and professional 

services firm PWC. 

Doha-based Suzannah Newboult 

will lead the Eversheds 

team from Qatar, with additional 

support from Tim Armsby, 

Partner in Eversheds’ Abu 

Dhabi projects team. 

Suzannah said: “Qatar is in a 

period of rapid growth which 

has generated a need for the 

expansion and improvement 

of utilities in line with ever increasing 

standards for quality 

and environmental sustainability. 

“We look forward to 

working with Kahramaa, and 

its other consultants, to provide 

the vital infrastructure 

need to support the country’s 

growth. 

Eversheds has a great track 

record of working with Qatari 

organisations on complex 

projects such as this. 

“Together with Energoprojekt- 

Entel and PWC, we will take 

a solutions-led approach to 

the challenges that the Qatar 

region and its utilities sector 

pose.” 

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The “historic strides” made within Qatar’s MEP 

sector will be recognized with the launch of a 

series of new awards in Doha soon. 

The awards ceremony will be held alongside 

the second Annual MEP Summit in Doha on May 7. 

MEP services, in recent times, have evolved from a 

conventional one to an integrated service delivery 

pattern that encompasses areas ranging from designing, 

procuring, supplying, installing, integrating, 

testing and commissioning. 

According to a report, compiled by Building Technologies 

Practices, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar will 

have a combined share of around 89% of the overall 

MEP market in the GCC. 

Qatar’s World Cup vision of sustainability and efficiency 

of all buildings has spurred on the formation of 

the Qatar Sustainability Assessment System (QSAS). 

This has led to all projects undergoing a green building 

plan where by sustainability and cost-effective designs 

are the top priority for developers. 

With most of the MEP products and materials being 

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Awards ‘to recognize strides in MEP sector’ 

Qatar Steel has signed a sale and recycling slag contract 

with Slag Aggregate Producer in Doha. 

The agreement is “in culmination of the persistent 

efforts to protect the environment and recycle the 

industrial waste, resulting from steel manufacturing, 

for better reuse and reinvestment, and within the 

framework of consolidating and strengthening the 

co-operation ties between Qatar Steel and the private 

sector,” a Qatar Steel press release said. 

The sale contract was signed by Ali Bin Hassan Al Murakhi, 

Director and General Manager of Qatar Steel, 

and Sheikh Khaled Bin Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani, 

Managing Director of SAP. Senior officials of both 

sides attended the signing ceremony. 

“As per this contract, Qatar Steel shall sell to SAP one 

million ton of slag as steel wastes,” the release said. 

“SAP will process, recover the scrap and return it to 

Qatar Steel to re-use it in their industry. The ensuing 

aggregate will be utilized in the constructions and 

infrastructure works. SAP will be processing about 

100,000 ton of slag a month.” 

Al Murakhi expressed his delight over co-operation 

with SAP, saying the recycling and processing of slag 

has many environment advantages such as minimizing 

the solid wastes of slag produced in steel industry. 

It also has economic advantages like reducing the 

cost of safe disposal, minimizing the space occupied 

by slag and improving space management at the 

plant. 

Ashghal (Public Works Authority) has received the 

Qatar Projects Leadership Award in the field of infrastructure 

by the MEED organization which holds 

global events in the area of infrastructure projects. 

MEED exchanges experiences and best practices 

among international firms through the communication 

of distinctive leaders across the conferences 

and especially the ones established in the State of 

Qatar. Qatar has succeeded in attracting the attention 

of leaders from business and economic world 

because of the country’s developmental trends and 

its economic successes. 

Ashghal President Nasser Ali Al Mawlawi received the 

Qatar Projects Leadership Award. The award ceremony 

was held at Grand Hyatt Hotel in February. 

A group of national and international business leaders, 

who attended the event, expressed their “deep 

imported, the focus on prompt delivery of materials to 

ensure projects are on time is of utmost importance. 

“With both developers and contractors wanting to 

strive to be the best in the market, the industry is engaging 

in huge, iconic, sophisticated and sustainable 

projects with a vast focus on adopting best practices, 

latest technologies and low maintenance solutions,” 

said Liesel Papke, conference director at IQPC Middle 

East, the company behind this event. 

“This provides everyone involved with this industry in 

Qatar with the perfect opportunity to not just strive for 

the most innovative designs, technologies and solutions 

in MEP, but also get recognised and rewarded 

at an international forum that this summit provides.” 

“At the MEP Qatar Awards 2012 Gala Dinner we will 

celebrate the historic strides made within the country’s 

MEP sector through integrated master plans, 

iconic designs and solutions that have propelled 

Doha onto the world map”, Papke added. 

Award categories 

Companies are invited to nominate people, projects 

Sheikh Khaled said the agreement would be useful 

for the environment in general, through processing 

and recycling the industrial solid wastes, including 

the slag. “It will fulfill the interests of both sides,” he 

said. 

He added that this project aimed at processing the 

slag and making aggregates and steel scrap. 

The aggregates 

can be used 

as raw materials 

in different 

constructions 

applications 

and uses. Such 

a method is 

used in Europe, 

America 

and some Arab 

countries.Qatar 

Steel now owns 

a steel plant in 

Jebel Ali in the 

UAE, producing 

reinforcement 

bars and wire 

rod. It has also 

some investments 

in Saudi 

Arabia and Bah- 

appreciation over the role of Public Works Authority 

in the fields of planning, implementation 

and management of infrastructure projects”. 

Al Mawlawi said that Ashghal’s slogan, “Qatar 

deserve the best”, was an indicator of the corporate 

professional conduct of its officials and 

employees and that the ambition of every individual 

played the lead role in developing the 

nation to the fullest. 

He added that the slogan also indicated that 

the people of this state deserved the best and 

Ashghal was prepared for its provision and it 

shall be achieved through the quality of work, 

devotion to the nation and technological uplift 

in work culture, placing the community’s requirements 

and needs as its top priority. 

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and initiatives, which they are most proud of across a 

total of seven categories: 

• Qatar’s Most Innovative Project of the Year 

• Qatar Overall Project of the Year 

• Most Sustainable Vision Award of the Year 

• Outstanding MEP Engineer of the Year 

• Project Manager of the Year, Qatar 

• MEP Contractor of the Year 

• MEP Consultancy of the Year 

Entries will be judged by an experienced jury of industry 

gurus that make the MEP Qatar Awards 2012 

independent, credible and highly coveted. 

Papke also invited companies from Qatar and neighboring 

countries to get closely involved with the participants 

by attending the awards ceremony and gala 

dinner. The second Annual MEP Summit & Awards 

Qatar is held in association with Gulf Organisation for 

Research & development (GORD) and the awards are 

sponsored by ETA STAR Engineering & Contracting, 

Qatar. The event is endorsed by ASHRAE Qatar Oryx 

Chapter. 

Qatar Steel signs slag recycling deal 

Qatar Steel and Slag Aggregate Producer producers at the agreement signing ceremony. 

Ashghal wins Leadership Award 

rain and looks forward to having more investments in 

other countries in the future. Qatar Steel, located in 

Mesaieed Industrial City, about 45 kilometers south 

of Doha, has gained an outstanding reputation in 

local and world markets because of its high quality 

products and distinguished customer service. 

Ashghal President Nasser Ali Al Mawlawi

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Fresh water has become a very 

valued resource. At many locations 

around the world, industrial 

and commercial expansion 

is limited by the availability of 

fresh water. 

Only in a limited number of 

areas, for example the north 

coast of the United States 

where about 20% of the world’s 

fresh water resides, in the Great 

Lakes, is there a relatively consistent 

recharge of the water 

resources experienced. 

Industrial expansion is typically 

focused around lakes or rivers 

that now have limited amounts 

of water for industrial or commercial 

expansion. 

In the Middle East and the Gulf 

region this is not an option as 

there are limited freshwater 

resources. This shortage has 

generated a discussion about 

alternative cooling systems 

which have limits related to air 

temperature, capital and operating 

cost. 

An alternative to air or freshwater 

cooling is seawater cooling. 

One environmental concern 

sometimes raised about seawater 

cooling is that it becomes a 

thermal pollutant. While this is 

probably true for once-through 

cooling systems, by using an 

open recirculation cooling system, 

you change the heat sink 

from the ocean to the atmosphere. 

Open recirculation cooling towers 

discharge the heat and pure 

evaporative water to the atmo- 

IQPC, a global provider of 

conferences and events, 

has launched the World Stadium 

Awards to recognize 

innovations and developments 

in sporting venue design. 

The awards function will be held 

in Doha on June 4 at Doha’s 

Sheraton Hotel, as part of the 

World Stadium Congress from 

June 3 to 7. 

“The World Stadium Awards 

will recognize the outstanding 

achievements by leaders in the 

industry who have contributed 

to the latest innovations in design, 

have paved new ways for 

venue functionality and technical 

ability and have stunned 

the world with integrated masterplans 

and iconic sporting 

venues that have become a 

destination in their own right,” 

IQPC said.“With six critical categories 

open for nominations, 

now is the time for leaders of 

this industry to put their names 

on the map and nominate their 

current and recent projects,” it 

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Advantages galore 

sphere. It could be said that 

this evaporative water can add 

to the recharge of the ground 

water, even if only by a small 

amount. 

There are many contentious issues 

associated with the choice 

of saline cooling tower makeup 

water, including effects on tower 

thermal performance and on 

the choice of materials of construction, 

both of which may affect 

the cost of the tower. 

In addition, operating and 

maintenance problems may 

arise and environmental problems 

may result, especially due 

to the high levels of salinity of 

the drift. Drift refers to water 

droplets that are carried out 

of the cooling tower with the 

exhaust air and have the same 

concentration of impurities as 

the water entering the tower. 

Industries need cooling systems 

to deal with the heat energy 

rejected during production 

and operation in the industrial 

environment. 

Seawater cooling systems are 

being seen as a more efficient 

way of using the dwindling 

freshwater resources internationally, 

particularly the Middle 

East where the shortage is 

endemic. However, seawater 

cooling towers are highly specialised 

structures and have 

specific infrastructure requirements: 

*Seawater intake structure 

*Pumping station 

*Piping or canal 

added. 

The World Stadium Awards 

presents awards in the following 

areas that recognize professionals 

and projects that have 

made outstanding achievements 

in the stadium design 

and delivery industry: 

• The best integrated stadium 

masterplan 

• Engineering excellence in stadium 

development 

• Most sustainable stadium design 

concept 

• The most innovative use of 

technology in stadium design 

• The world’s most iconic and 

culturally significant stadium 

• The best multifunctional stadium 

design 

The Awards program is now 

open for entries, with the initial 

submission deadline set for 

March 18. Further information 

on the awards program and application 

process can be found 

on www.worldstadiumcongress. 

com 

Global judges represented in- 

*Industry offtake structures 

*Outfall structure: enabling 

the return of the used (heated) 

water back to the sea without 

harming the marine life and/or 

balance of the water. 

There are a number of types 

of sea water cooling, including 

a once-through system, natural 

draft, mechanical draft and 

evaporative condense which is 

a circular type of water cooling. 

The advantages of a circular 

type of water cooling is that one 

can use the natural draught 

type during winter. There are, of 

course, disadvantages to using 

sea water cooling: 

*There is no financial incentive 

for developers and district cooling 

providers. 

*Special chillers and tubing 

is needed which is 45% more 

costly that the regular chillers 

as it is not manufactured much 

and has to be and to order. 

*High initial infrastructure cost. 

*The temperature variations do 

impact on marine life but they 

can be handled so that there is 

not a negative effect on marine 

life. 

*Local authorities regulation 

*Currently only used only for 

shopping centers 

*Geographic location limitations 

*Maintaining the delivery system 

*Managing the sea discharge 

The growing demand for limited 

freshwater supplies has created 

pressure to reduce water 

clude: 

• Ahmed Al Jolo, Chairman, Qatar 

Society of Engineers 

•Eugene Van Vuuren, Former 

Technical Advisor, FIFA 2010 

South Africa World Cup 

•Thierry Paret, President, AIA – 

Middle East Chapter 

•Kate Bidwell, AFC Match Commissioner, 

Asian Football Confederation 

and Match Manager 

(Venue Manager), Rugby World 

Cup 2011 New Zealand 

In a recent interview, Head 

Judge for the awards, Eugene 

Van Vuuren, former Technical 

Advisor for the FIFA 2010 South 

Africa World Cup, offered this 

piece of advice for companies 

looking to nominate their stadium 

projects for one of the 

awards: “The winning submission 

will not necessarily be 

about the largest stadium and 

linked to a mega event but 

could be about a challenging 

site and stadium development 

on a smaller scale. It will be of 

value to know why it is special 

use by thermal power plants, a 

major source of electricity. 

A modern, highly efficient gasfired 

power plant with cooling 

towers may use as much water 

as a community of 12,000 peo- 

and maybe unique for the 

circumstances.” 

To nominate a professional 

or project, find 

out more about nomination 

criteria or to join the 

World Stadium Congress 

– Hosted in Qatar, please 

visit www.worldstadiumcongress.com 

or contact: 

Eleanor Head, Marketing 

Manager, IQPC Middle 

East, email Eleanor. 

head@iqpc.com or call; 

+971 444 64251. 

IQPC provides business 

executives around the 

world with tailored practical 

conferences, large 

scale events, topical 

seminars and in-house 

training programs, keeping 

them up-to-date with 

industry trends, technological 

developments and 

the regulatory landscape. 

It produces more than 

1,700 events annually around 

the world. Founded in 1973, 

ple. Most of this water is used 

in the cooling system to capture 

waste heat and then routed to 

the cooling towers where the 

waste heat is dissipated to the 

air. This cooling process does 

IQPC now has offices in major 

cities across six continents 

including: Bengaluru, Berlin, 

not require high-quality water, 

and in fact, water supplies with 

high salinity levels that are unsuitable 

for agricultural or municipal 

use without extensive 

treatment, may be used. 

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Dubai, London, New York, Sao 

Paulo, Singapore, Sydney and 

Toronto.

conStRuction 

At the recent Middle East Tunneling 

Conference, hosted by 

MEED in Doha, Dr Helmut Lang 

shared his experience with regards 

to TBMs (tunnel boring 

machines). Dr Lang is the advisor 

to the Chair of the Board of 

Herrenknecht AG. 

The conference brought together 

a range of experts from 

the construction industry to discuss 

the latest projects on offer 

in Qatar and the Middle East. 

Panel discussions, held after 

lectures, addressed concerns 

from the floor around logistics, 

transportation, availability of 

machinery and whether there 

was, indeed, enough time to 

complete the infrastructure program 

that had been set by the 

Qatar government. 

The conference shared the firsthand 

experiences of the participants 

and discussed the latest 

developments on rail, road and 

utilities tunneling projects in 

the Middle East, particularly 

Qatar. 

Saad Mohamad Khodr, Senior 

Transportation Engineer, 

Transportation and Infrastructure 

Planning Department in 

the Ministry for Municipal and 

Urban Planning (MMUP), updated 

the conference about a 

$200-million sewerage tunnel 

project in Qatar and the cut and 

cover tunnels planned for the 

Doha Expressway. 

An in-depth case study was delivered 

on the Gotthard Base 

Tunnel, between Switzerland 

and Italy, that is expected to 

open in 2016. With a route 

length of 57km and a total of 

151.84km of tunnels, shafts 

and passages, it is the world’s 

longest rail tunnel. 

Also at the conference, the 

Dubai Metro Authority (RTA) 

shared lessons learned from 

its experience in designing and 

constructing the Middle East’s 

first mega tunneling project. 

Saad Al Muhannadi, CEO of 

QRail, gave participants an 

overview of the 15-year plan for 

the construction of Qatar Metro’s 

complex tunnel design and 

implementation plans as part 

of the $35 billion integrated rail 

project: 119km in length, four 

lines and 100 stations. 

Dr Lang spoke about a number 

of projects that Herrenknecht 

AG had undertaken and looked 

at how they developed the 

world’s firsts on a number of 

occasions. Herrenknecht holds 

the world record for building the 

longest tunnel and also the tunnel 

with the largest diameter, 

19.25m in circumference. 

They built a TBM (tunnel bor- 

ing machine) that can dig a 

tunnel with a circumference of 

19.25m for the construction 

of the Orlovski Tunnel in Russia. 

The circumference of the 

largest tunnel to date has been 

16.43m for the Shanghai Yangtze 

Underwater Tunnel. 

A TBM, also known as a “mole”, 

is a machine used to excavate 

tunnels with a circular cross 

section through a variety of soil 

and rock strata. 

They can bore through anything 

from hard rock to sand. Tunnel 

diameters can range from a 

meter (done with micro-TBMs) 

to just over 16 meters to date 

(the Orlovski Tunnel in Russia 

will measure 19.25 m but is not 

yet completed). 

Tunnels of less than a meter 

or so in diameter are typically 

done using trenchless construction 

methods or horizontal 

directional drilling rather than 

TBMs. 

Tunnel boring machines are 

used as an alternative to drilling 

and blasting (D&B) methods 

in rock and conventional “hand 

mining” in soil. 

TBMs have the advantages of 

limiting the disturbance to the 

surrounding ground and producing 

a smooth tunnel wall. 

This significantly reduces the 

cost of lining the tunnel, and 

makes them suitable to use in 

heavily urbanized areas. The 

major disadvantage is the upfront 

cost. 

TBMs are expensive to construct 

and can be difficult to 

transport. However, as modern 

tunnels become longer, the 

cost of tunnel boring machines 

versus drill and blast is actually 

less -- this is because tunneling 

with TBMs is much more efficient 

and results in a shorter 

project. 

The largest diameter TBM, at 

19.25 m, has been built by Herrenknecht 

AG for a recent project, 

Orlovski Tunnel, in St Petersburg, 

Russia. The machine 

was built to bore through soft 

ground including sand and clay. 

The largest diameter hard rock 

TBM, at 14.4 m, has been 

manufactured by The Robbins 

Company for Canada’s Niagara 

Tunnel Project. 

The machine was used to bore 

a hydroelectric tunnel beneath 

Niagara Falls; the machine has 

been named “Big Becky” in reference 

to the Sir Adam Beck 

hydroelectric dams to which it 

is tunneling to provide an additional 

hydroelectric tunnel. 

Orlovski Tunnel is designed as 

a road tunnel of about one kilometer 

under the Neva River 

linking Piskarevski Avenue and 

Smolnaya Embankment in St 

Petersburg. The tunnel will be 

operated as a toll facility. 

The overall two-way capacity 

of the Orlovski Tunnel is to be 

60,000 vehicles per day. Construction 

of the Orlovski Tunnel 

forms part of the solution 

for the transport problem of St 

Petersburg. Implementation 

would promote the development 

of the city as a major international 

transport hub. 

The decision to develop the Orlovski 

Tunnel was driven by the 

following factors: 

*The current congestion of the 

transport network in the city 

center and the gravity zone of 

the Orlovski Tunnel 

* Absence of a permanent 

transport link between right- 

and left-bank districts of St Petersburg 

in the city center 

* Exhausted capacity of the existing 

Neva bridges and the traffic 

increase expected throughout 

the city. 

Moreover, the construction of 

the Orlovski Tunnel would help 

address an issue of a federal 

significance – to increase the 

capacity of VBW (Volgo-Baltic 

Waterway). It will allow the draw 

bridges over the Neva River to 

be open for one hour longer 

thus increasing the total ship 

traffic. 

In accordance with the decree 

of the Russian government, the 

Orlovski Tunnel project will be 

implemented using a privatepublic 

partnership scheme 

(PPP). 

Including the backup, the Herrenknecht 

Mixshield will be 

82 meters long. On its own, 

the tunneling shield will weigh 

around 3,800 tons and deliver 

8,400 kW drive power to the 

cutting wheel. The leap in diameter 

to 19.25 m will enable the 

machine to excavate 600 cubic 

meters of soil hourly. 

The excavation area is more 

than 50% larger than that for 

the largest TBM currently in 

operation in the world (see the 

list of record holders below). A 

Mixshield is the quickest and 

safest solution for driving the 

around 1km long tunnel bore 

under the Neva in the face of 

the high groundwater pressure. 

An extremely ambitious timetable 

has been set for implementation 

of the project. Tunneling 

is set to begin in St Petersburg 

in the spring of 2013, with the 

tunnel due to be taken into operation 

in 2016. 


Doha conference takes a close look at tunnel projects 

The conference discussed the latest developments on rail, road and utilities tunneling projects in the Middle East, particularly 

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The Orlovski Tunnel is a pioneering 

German-Russian project, 

setting new engineering 

and constructional standards. 

In his presentation at the Middle 

East tunneling conference, 

Dr Lang highlighted projects 

like the Al Jubail project, the 

Shangai Yangtze underwater 

tunnel and the Sedrun Western 

Tube. The Shanghai Yangtze 

underwater tunnel is 16.43m 

in diameter and the Sedrun 

Western Tube in Switzerland, 

finished on 23 March 2011, is 

the longest tunnel in the world. 

With regards to their presence 

in the Middle East, Dr Lang said 

that they are currently involved 

in placing EBP (Earth Pressure 

Balance) shields for a sewerage 

project in Abu Dhabi which has 

up to 5km long sections starting 

in the industrial area and 

ending in Mafraq. 

This will take the main sewer 

to a sewer plant outside of Abu 

Dhabi; it is being built with re- 

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inforced steel. Their other projects 

in the United Arab Emirates 

are the service tunnels for 

the Palms Jumeirah; in Saudi 

Arabia it is sewer systems in 

Jeddah and pipelines in Jubail, 

including a 3,048m-long (pipeline 

crossing) to be used as an 

oil pipeline. 

Herrenknecht world record 

TBMs: 

1995 Adler Tunnel, Switzerland; 

Single Shield TBM; 12,535 mm 

1997 Elbe Tunnel, Germany; 

Mixshield; 14,200 mm 

2001 Lefortovo Tunnel, Russia; 


2004 Silver Forest Tunnel, Russia; 


2005 M30, Spain; EPB Shield; 

15,200 mm 

2006 Shanghai Changjiang 

Under River Tunnel, China; 2 x 


2010 Sparvo, Italy; EPB Shield; 

15,550 mm 

2011 Orlovskij Tunnel, Russia; 

Mixshield; 19,250 mm

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Plastic production started in 

the 1940s but it is still not 

known exactly how long plastic 

takes to decompose. There are 

estimates of 1,000+ years. This 

is why plastic products pose a 

huge threat to our environment. 

Take plastic bags, for instance. 

Assuming you use an average 

of five plastic bags a week in a 

place with a population of 1.2 

million. That means the entire 

population would use over 300 

million plastic bags a year. Qatar 

has a population of around 

1.6 million and only a negligible 

amount of plastic products are 

recycled. 

Japan is leading the world in 

plastic recycling with a rate of 

77% for 2010 - which is about 

twice that of the UK and well 

above the 20% figure for the 

USA, according to a report by 

the Plastic Waste Management 

Institute. 

The plastics recycling rate in 

Japan has increased from the 

level of 73% in 2006 and 39% 

in 1996. Since 1997, the Japanese 

government has passed 

a series of laws to address the 

disposal and treatment of plastic 

waste in response to popular 

demands and a shortage of 

landfill space, near metropolitan 

areas in particular. 

According to the Japan Plastic 

Waste Management Institute, 

the country was responsible for 

the material recycling of 2.1 mil- 

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QCPC committed to reduce its environmental impact 

QCPC’s mission is to propose it as a valid partner for the development of “green and environmental friendly products” 

lion tonnes of plastic waste in 

2006 while 4.8 million tonnes 

underwent thermal recycling. 

Japan recycled 72% of its PET 

bottles in 2010 compared to 

48% in Europe and 29% in the 

US. 

QCPC (Qatar Composite Products 

Company) is trying to recycle 

plastics and it has developed 

a number of techniques 

that are designed to reduce 

waste to near zero. 

Enrico Balugani, Technical 

Manager at the Qatar Plastic 

Products Company (QPPC), 

made a presentation at the 

maiden conference of SWIG to 

share the company’s production 

techniques. 

A JV between QPPC (80%) 

and Plasticwood (20%), QCPC 

manufactures composite products 

with wooden fibres and 

plastic materials, “...to face 

the ongoing growth demands 

of the markets that are looking 

for products able to satisfy the 

technological and aesthetical 

needs by respecting environmental 

issues, thanks also to 

the use of materials coming 

from recycled sources”, said 

Balugini. 

All the raw materials utilized 

in the process are first-choice 

grade to maintain relevant 

quality standard, in line with 

customers’ expectations. The 

same level of quality will be 

considered when recycled plas- 

tic materials are used. 

Vision and mission 

QCPC’s aim is to be on the market 

as a concrete alternative 

source for traditional existing 

materials through the production 

of a wide range of compounds 

based on customer 

needs, assuring innovation and 

high quality standards. 

The goal is to develop a final 

product with different characteristics 

compared to plastics 

using the same equipment for 

thermoplastic applications (extrusion 

and injection molding). 

According to Balugini, QCPC’s 

mission is to propose it as a valid 

partner for the development 

of “green and environmental 

friendly products”, supporting 

its customers on technical, performance 

and competitiveness 

factors. QCPC’s ambition is to 

become a reliable reality on the 

market for customers. 

Compounding process 

The production process consists 

of two different steps: 

1) Compounding Process: to 

obtain the thermoplastic pellets 

(WPC: Wood and plastic 

composite) essential for the extrusion 

process. 

Machines needed for this process 

are: 

a) a compounder: to mix the 

necessary raw materials. 

b) an extruder: to produce the 

WPC in pellets shape. 

Raw materials needed are: 

a) Virgin or recycled plastic materials 

b) Inert vegetable fibres (wood 

flour) from wooden waste 

c) Mineral fillers and additives 

2) Extrusion Process 

To obtain the final product, the 

necessary machine for this process 

is: 

a) an extruder: to convert the 

WPC pellets in the final products. 

The thermoplastic composite 

pellets (WPC) are heated 

and melted by the extrusion 

line. 

After the extrusion, a closed 

water circuit cools the extruded 

profile, giving to the product 

its final shape and mechanical 

properties 

Eng Saad Al Mohannadi, CEO of 

Qatar Railway Company “Rail” 

said that the railway project in Qatar 

is a development of an entire 

sector in the state as it includes 

introduction of new legislations, 

laws, procedures, regulations and 

specifications. There will also be 

accompanying industries that 

needs human resources, rehabilitation 

and training, noting that 

all these things exist in the company’s 

plans to develop the sector. 

Al Mohannadi was speaking at 

the opening of the “Materials and 

Logistics for the Rail Project” conference 

organized by “Rail” last 

month. The conference included 

a presentation to investors and 

the local private sector companies 

on the materials and logistics required 

for the first phase of the 

metro project, as well as to clarify 

the needs of the railway project 

in Qatar. Al Mohannadi said that 

“There are instructions directly 

from His Excellency Sheikh Hamad 

bin Jassem bin Jabor Al 

Thani Prime Minister and Foreign 

Minister, Chairman of the steering 

committee of the construction of 

railway networks of the country, 

on the need to provide all information 

to the private sector and local 

investors”. To activate this role, Al 

Mohannadi said that starting from 

March, Rail will hold weekly meetings 

every Tuesday from 1 pm to 4 

pm to respond to inquiries by the 

Qatari private sector, provided that 

prior coordination of the meeting 

takes place through the e-mail 

dedicated to the private sector. 

He also urged local companies to 

enter into partnerships with in- 

Environmental Impact 

QCPC`s main commitment is 

to reduce its environmental 

impact through three main aspects: 

• Raw material: Only polymers 

with renewable and/or regenerated 

properties are used for the 

compound production that is 

100% recyclable; 

• Production: all the production 

waste can be re-used for creating 

new compound; 

• Recycling: all the products 

can be recycled at any time; 

• Preserving the forest growth. 

No tree is felled. All the wood 

flour used during production 

comes from furniture produc- 

ternational companies. He said 

that local companies have an 

experience of existing systems 

and local projects, logistics, etc, 

while foreign companies have an 

experience in the establishment 

of railways, and thus there could 

be integration between Qatari 

and foreign companies, which 

gives more power to companies 

implementing the project. The 

Chief Executive Officer of “Rail” 

said that the conditions for qualifying 

international companies to 

the metro project include the existence 

of practical experience in 

Qatar. He encourages the participation 

of local companies that are 

active partners in global alliances, 

stressing that this requires an effort 

from local companies to develop 

its services and performance. 

On the other hand, Eng Ghanem, 

Ibrahim, Director of Technical Affairs 

at the “Rail” explained that 

the first phase consists of 123 

kilometers of railways, including 

55 kilometers under the ground, 

which is equivalent to 50% of the 

overall network, and 64 kilometers 

overhead distance, along with 

35 stations that will be operational 

in the year 2021. He continued, 

saying that there will be a coalition 

with a group of companies to 

do the work and site preparation 

and the remittances of roads, besides 

exploration and drilling to 

a depth of two meters. Speaking 

about the engineering side of the 

project Ibrahim said “It consists 

of two parts, the first includes the 

construction of tunnels and stations 

and the second includes architecture 

operations. He pointed 

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tion waste duly selected and 

analyzed. 

Vegetable fibre used for production 

is as follows: 

• Apple peel 

• Stalk and skin of grapes 

• Rice husk 

• Pellets made of rice husk 

• Silver fir 

• Silver fir and PE 

The main applications for the 

WPC is roofing and flooring like: 

gazebo, terrace/deck, footbridge 

floor, catwalk/overpass, 

public jetty, beach area pathway, 

and the flooring area for 

swimming pools. Local applications 

include projects in The 

Pearl Qatar (Terrace/balcony 

deck flooring). 

Big opportunities for private 

sector in Railway project 

out that there are currently 30 

qualified alliances. A meeting will 

be held with them to choose the 

alliance that will be responsible 

for the works. As for logistics, he 

said that they will send invitations 

to participate in tenders in the 

second quarter of this year and 

will allow companies and alliances 

to submit their offers. Companies 

will then be given two months to 

submit its offers. The messages of 

approval will be sent in the fourth 

quarter of this year. A period of 72 

months will be allowed for design 

and construction. He noted that 

the goal is to begin the first phase 

of operation during the last quarter 

of the year 2018. Mr. Daniel 

Leikil, head of the technical committee 

of the “Rail” delivered a 

presentation on the materials and 

logistic services needed for the 

project. He pointed out that the 

project needs a precast concrete 

factory, besides facilities for separating 

liquids from solids, and facilities 

for building concrete bodies 

that the railways will be put on.He 

explained that the project needs 

more than 5 million cubic meters 

of cement on a rate of 7 thousand 

cubic meters a day. It also needs 

10 million cubic meters of mixing 

material on a rate of 8 thousand 

tons per day. He pointed out the 

local sand would not be appropriate 

so the company will look for 

imported sand. Moreover, the project 

will need about 900 thousand 

tons of iron and steel, indicating 

that most of these materials will 

be processed in different facilities 

in Qatar and transported through 

trucks to marine vessels.

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More European construction firms head to Qatar 

Faced with a worsening debt 

crisis and the real prospect of 

a recession at home, several 

major European companies 

seeking new investment opportunities 

attended the annual 

Qatar Projects 2012 conference 

which took place in Doha 

last month. 

More than $106 billion of major 

projects will be awarded 

between now and 2022 in Qatar, 

with significant investment 

in oil and gas, heavy industry, 

electricity generation and water 

desalination, social infrastructure 

and transportation links, 

figures from MEED’s 2011/12 

Qatar Projects show. 

Infrastructure spending will 

dominate the next five years 

with around $65 billion due to 

be invested in a series of new 

transportation schemes including 

the new $11 billion Doha 

International Airport, the $6 

billion Doha Port project and a 

$25 billion metro and railway. 

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“More European architecture 

and construction firms are expected 

to head to Qatar as it 

invests heavily in building a 

world-class infrastructure system 

both for the FIFA World 

Cup finals in 2022 and for Qatar 

Vision 2030,” said Edmund 

O’Sullivan, Chairman, MEED 

Events. Despite an expected 

slowdown this year, the outlook 

for the economy of Qatar, 

the world’s largest exporter of 

liquefied natural gas, remains 

positive with GDP growth projected 

at 6%, according to International 

Monetary Fund (IMF) 

forecasts. British engineering 

firm Atkins is the latest European 

company to be awarded 

a project in Qatar after it won 

a $107 million contract earlier 

this year to set up a Central 

Planning Office for infrastructure 

and transport contracts, 

its second major contract win 

there in recent months. 

On the opening day of the con- 

ference, Qatar 2022 Supreme 

Committee Secretary General 

Hassan Al Thawadi commented 

that one of the main sustainable 

and economic benefits 

from the World Cup would be 

a more-than three-fold surge 

in Qatar’s tourism. Al-Thawadi 

added that the World Cup 

would contribute 10% growth to 

the value of the region’s hospitality 

and tourism sectors and 

said the event’s committee had 

studied the success models of 

previous global sporting events, 

specifically the 1992 Barcelona 

Olympics and the 2010 FIFA 

World Cup in South Africa. 

Al-Thawadi said the aim of the 

2022 World Cup was to bring 

sustainable social and economic 

benefit to the Middle East region 

as a whole. In a reference 

to the unrest that has affected 

the region, Al Thawadi pointed 

to the diversification of regional 

economies and job creations 

with considerable benefits for 

small-to-medium sized enterprises 

(SMEs). 

Referring to the World Cup in 

South Africa, Al Thawadi said: 

“This was very noticeable when 

Ghana was the only African 

team to qualify for the knockout 

rounds. South Africans of 

all colors and creeds united 

with the entire African nation 

and gave their full backing to 

the Ghanaian team. The World 

Cup was Africa presenting a 

unified face to the world.” During 

a speech addressing delegates 

at the second day of the 

conference, Qatar Central Bank 

Governor, HE Abdulla Bin Saoud 

Al Thani, delivered a vote of 

confidence in Qatar’s ability to 

finance more than $100 billion 

worth of projects to be completed, 

to realize its 2030 vision. 

At the end of 2011, total assets 

of the country’s commercial 

banks grew by 22.3% to $190.6 

billion in 2011 from 2010 while 

customer deposits increased by 

more than 18.5% to $100 billion, 

he said. Meanwhile credit 

facilities to customers rose by 

28.2% to $103.5 billion. 

Qatar’s financial performance 

was all the more impressive given 

fears of contagion from the 

eurozone debt crisis and slow 

growth in the United States and 

other developed markets. 

“Economies of many of the developed 

nations stagnated, suffering 

from a series of shocks 

due to the situation in the eurozone 

and reduced credit ratings 

for a number of major countries,” 

commented HE Abdulla 

Bin Saoud. The strength of 

Qatar’s banking sector underscores 

the Gulf state’s ability to 

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finance major planned projects 

given its financial sector performance 

and its projected GDP 

growth of 6% in 2012. 

Abdulla Bin Saoud Al Thani 

was speaking on the second 

day of the Qatar Projects 2012 

conference which began with a 

dedicated Sports Business Forum 

focusing on strategies and 

opportunities for developing 

the Gulf region’s fast growing 

sports business sector. 

More than 450 local and international 

delegates attended 

this year’s event, more proof if 

it were needed that the international 

business community 

recognizes Qatar’s huge project 

plans over the coming 18 years.

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Residential rental rates in Qatar 

were broadly stable across all 

locations in the fourth quarter 

of last year while the number of 

transactions and enquiries increased 

as demand picked up, 

leading property consultancy 

Asteco said in its latest report. 

With the exception of some 

marginal rises, rents are likely 

to remain unchanged in 2012 

but demand is expected to continue 

rising. While supply is set 

to outstrip demand, the supply/ 

demand gap will decrease towards 

the end of this year. 

“The performance of Qatar’s 

property sector is likely to be 

similar to 2011, with sales prices 

and rental rates remaining 

relatively flat,” said Jed Wolfe, 

Managing Director, Asteco Qatar. 

“Bearing in mind 2011 was the 

third consecutive year of the 

global downturn experienced 

by the GCC markets, the Qatar 

real estate market performed 

relatively well, with pricing generally 

stabilizing across all sectors,” 

added Wolfe. 

Rental rates for a two-bedroom 

apartment in Al Sadd and the 

Pearl-Qatar were on average 

QR6,250 and QR13,000 per 

month respectively in the fourth 

quarter. 

There was a small decline in 

rents in the prime area of the 

West Bay, but this was due 

largely to a small number of 

transactions rather than 

a market trend, while 

rents for compound villas 

rose slightly, with high 

quality luxury villas best 

performers. 

Rents for good quality 

villas ranged between 

QR23,000 and 

QAR40,000 per month. 

Demand for prime villas 

that are maintained to 

high international standards 

marginally outstripped 

supply and this 

looks set to continue. Demand 

in Qatar is generally 

expected to be focused 

on prime locations such 

as the West Bay and may 

minimize the effect of in- 

creased supply. 

There was a distinct increase in 

apartment sales transactions 

in the Pearl-Qatar over the last 

three months of 2011, indicating 

the return of investor confidence. 

Transactions largely 

occurred in the secondary market 

by investors looking for distressed 

sales. 

“With prices having stabilized 

for the fourth consecutive 

quarter, there is now strong 

evidence to suggest that prices 

have finally bottomed out and 

will not decline further,” said 

Wolfe. 

Enquiry levels from both Qataris 

and expatriates for freehold 

apartments were distinctively 


Qatar property market ‘broadly stable with rising demand’ 

2011 Summary / 2012 Outlook 

• Asteco’s research indicated 

a stabilisation in both the 

residential and commercial 

leasing markets during 2011. 

Rental rates in both sectors 

have experienced only minor 

fluctuations during the year. 

• Although demand was 

effectively outstripped by 

supply, a steady increase in 

demand was witnessed quarter-on-quarter, 

being sufficiently 

high to prevent further 

declines in rental rates. 

• One-bedroom apartments 

in prime locations proved 

most popular within the residential 

leasing market, whilst 

prime luxury villas of high 

quality performed the best 

during the year. Demand for 

Qatar to spend QR45 billion on 

improving and building roads 

The latest installment of the 

GCC infrastructure series by 

the Kuwait Financial Centre 

(Markaz) estimates that the 

total value of ongoing road projects 

in the GCC at QR65 billion 

at the end of June 2011, of 

which Qatar has a 22% share 

valued at QR14.3 billion. 

The estimated value of GCC 

projects announced for the 

period between 2011-2015 

amounts to QR211 billion. The 

GCC has historically focused its 

transportation investments in 

building roadways, thus ensuring 

the delivery of high-quality 

road networks across most of 

the region. Almost 100% of the 

roads in the GCC are paved; 

compared to the average in other 

emerging countries, which is 

below 75%. For the next fiveyear 

period, Qatar will overtake 

the UAE in terms of planned 

investments. Qatar, which has 

7,790km of road and traffic 

density of 78 motor vehicles 

per kilometer of road, will be 

investing approximately QR45 

billion on improving and building 

road networks. 

According to a report published 

by the Urban Planning Council 

under the Public Works Authority 

(PWA), QR70 billion will 

be spent over the next eight 

years to create a flawless road 

system, drainage and other required 

facilities to push the economic 

growth of Qatar. 

Over half of this budget, approximately 

QR45 billion has 

been allocated to improving 

and creating roads. Project No 

17 in Al Wakrah and Wukair 

according to Qatar’s Transport 

Master Plan appears to be the 

most significant road project 

which will link Al Wakrah with 

Doha through a 24-km metallic 

road with an estimated budget 

of QR1 billion. Other prominent 

road projects include the 

Doha Expressway, located in 

the south of Doha, which links 

southern and western parts 

of Doha plus New Doha International 

Airport, Al Wakra and 

Mesaieed. 

Designing and planning safer 

road networks to accommodate 

future population growth will 

be discussed by Yassin Ibrahim 

Askar, Manager of the Expressway 

Department at Qatar Public 

Works Authority, Ashghal at the 

2nd Annual Road Planning, Design 

and Construction Middle 

East at the Oryx Rotana in Doha 

from March 11 to 14. In addition, 

for the first time Ademola 

Illori, road safety expert from 

Qatar’s Traffic Department, will 

be present to explore efficient 

methods to improve road safety 

practices. Senior representatives 

from key transport and 

road authorities and organisations 

throughout the Middle 

East, including Bahrain’s Ministry 

of Works, Ministry of Public 

Works & Housing in Jordan, 

UAE Ministry of Public Works, 

Department of Transport, Abu 

Dhabi, Roads and Transport 

Authority, Dubai, Mowasalat, 

QU Wireless Innovations Center 

(QUWIC), Qatar Society of 

Engineers, International Road 

Federation, International Road 

Transport Union, United Nations 

PPP-Readiness Task Force and 

Texas A&M University at Qatar 

will discuss about delivering 

world class road infrastructure. 

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higher than during the third 

quarter of last year which may 

result in a more positive sales 

market in 2012. 

Overall performance of the 

property market may improve 

this year depending on whether 

contracts for rail network, stadia 

and associated construction 

projects are awarded. 

Delivering world-class road infrastructure 

Interactive workshops: 11 & 14 March 2012 

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• Discover the latest road project opportunities, both in the design and 

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Works Bahrain 

• Tayseer Al-Kayed, Secretary-General Assistant Technical Affairs, 

Ministry of Public Works & Housing, Jordan 

• Eng. Ahmed Al Yammahi, Head of Road Construction, Ministry of 

Public Works, UAE 

• Hessa Almalek, Director of Road Department, Ministry of Public 

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• Jerry Jackson, Technical Director, United Development Company 

• Dr. Shetha Alzubaidi, Development Director, Tameer Holdings 

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• Robert Makondo, Technical Training Director, Mowasalat 

• Sheldon Cowie, Mass Transit Planning Manager, Mowasalat 

• Dr. Fethi Filali, Senior R&D Expert - ITS Technology Lead, QU 

Wireless Innovations Center (QUWIC) 

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The fourth quarter witnessed 

the final lettings in Tornado 

Tower and Al Fardan Commercial 

Tower, two of the most prestigious 

office towers in the West 

Bay. However, the commercial 

office market continues to be 

oversupplied with several new 

developments approaching 

completion. 

good quality, prime villas that airport. 

crease in demand. 

cates that major contracts 

are maintained to high inter- • Overall, the residential • Overall, supply is set to out- surrounding the large infranational 

standards marginally sales market was relatively strip demand, but the supply/ structure projects associated 

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tenant enquiries were from in- part of the fourth quarter. locations, such as prime West relation to population growth 

ternational companies seek- • Bearing in mind 2011 was Bay, may have a more nega- and these major infrastrucing 

100 to 600 square metres the third consecutive year of tive impact on rental levels. ture projects will be the main 

of space. 

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• Generally, tenants were not enced by the GCC markets, to be focussed on these loca- • Finalising the Rail Network 

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where fit-out costs were rela- across all sectors. 

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Ashghal expanding sewage treatment network 

The North Doha network project serves the city’s northern areas which include Gharafa, Umm Salal, Sumaysimah and Lusail 

Ashghal (Public Works 

Authority) is to execute 

a project for extending 

the sewage treatment 

pipelines in Al Khor, connecting 

it to the network of northern 

Doha. 

The project forms part of an 

Ashghal plan to secure highquality 

treated water for irrigation 

in farms and for watering 

parks and green areas in 

schools and shopping malls. 

Al Khor is also witnessing the 

implementation of a project 

for a main sewage treatment 

plant to serve the city and its 

suburbs. It will serve around 

36,000 people. 

Among the other projects being 

implemented by the Authority 

is a main pumping line 

of 1,200mm for the disposal 

of treated sewage water from 

western Doha plant to Al Rakhiya 

farms. The project has been 

awarded to Al Jaber Engineering 

with a value of QR136,189,467. 

The project of establishing the 

main pumping line, which exists 

at the side of Salwa International 

Road, aims to double 

pumping of 800mm to be ramified 

from western Doha station. 

The pumping line is made of 

glass reinforced polyester for 

1,200mm and extends to a distance 

of 30km. 

The pumping line links the 

existing sewerage section of 

300mm diameter at the sand 

removal plant affiliated to the 

Qatar Industrial Products Company. 

It is composed of the type 

of HDPE for 300mm diameter 

with a length of approximately 

10 meters. 

The link to the sand washing 

plant affiliated to the Qatar National 

Cement Company is established 

to pump lines made 

of glass reinforced polyester of 

1200mm and 500mm in diameter 

and stretching for 720m. 

A link to the tanks at Al Rakhiya 

farms is being established with 

main pumping lines made up 

of glass reinforced polyester 

(GRP) of 1,200mm. Its diameter 

extends with a length of 

almost 10meters. 

The North Doha network project 

serves the city’s northern areas 

which include Gharafa, Umm 

Salal, Sumaysimah and Lusail 

for the treatment of sewerage 

water including sewerage area 

number 25 of 60,000 cubic 

meters per day as an estimated 

capacity for the first phase. 

Upon completion of this project, 

these areas as well as North 

Road and sea route will be supplied 

with irrigation water. This 

project is considered one of the 

strategic and vital projects to 

the country’s infrastructure and 

its development. 

The project includes operation 

and maintenance of the plant 

for 10 years. 

The Asset-Affairs sector im- 

plements the management 

of sewerage operation and 

maintenance at the Authority, 

including sewerage operation 

and maintenance project 

of the two plants at Al Nuaija 

and the Industrial Area wastewater 

treatment at a total cost 

of QR261,070,029. The duration 

of project implementation 

is seven years, ending in mid- 

2016. 

The project of operation and 

maintenance of sewerage 

plants at Al Nuaija and the 

Industrial Area aims to treat 

wastewater. 

The project’s contractor is Veolia 

Water and the project management 

team, which consists 

of engineers from the department 

of wastewater treatment 

plants, is to supervise the implementation 

in co-ordination 

with the Hyder Consulting company. 

The project contractor is to 

provide labor required from experts 

and engineers to technicians 

for the two plants in order 

to carry out daily operation and 

maintenance and prepare periodic 

maintenance programs as 

well as providing spare parts, 

chemicals and others. 

The contractor also prepares 

required treatment and operation 

programs in order to access 

high quality treated water 

according to global environmental 

standards. 

Moreover, the contractor will 

be responsible for the security 

and safety of the two plants and 

their existing equipment. 

The Sailiyah plant expansion 

project, located west of Doha, 

is intended to serve the increasing 

population of Doha’s western 

regions and its suburbs. 

The expansion will serve nearly 

500,000 people by 2020. As 

soon as the expansion work is 

completed, the plant will produce 

high quality treated water 

with the best international standards, 

for use in agriculture. 

The project includes operation 

and maintenance of the 

plant for 10 years in addition 

to the establishment of drainage 

plant for surface water 

and groundwater. This project 

covers most of central and 

southern Doha, including the 

areas of Al Murra, Al-Aziziyah, 

Al Manasir and Abu Hammour. 

It aims to compile and divertrainwater 

and groundwater 

from areas mentioned above in 

the pumping station number 5 

which will pump an additional 

amount of approximately 6,000 

liters per second of rainwater 

and groundwater into the sea. 

The water treatment network 

for Salwa Highway road aims 

to serve Salwa Road and Tariq 

ibn Ziyad camp with a length of 

12km, with cancellation of the 

two pumping plants SB2, SB1 

and rehabilitation of pumping 

plants SB4 and SB3. 

Al Sailliya treatment plant will 

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be deactivated with the transfer 

of its sewage to the pumping 

station number 5 .The Authority 

continues its plans to use water 

of drainage lakes located in 

outer cities. The authority works 

to create three new treatment 

plants at Alkraana, Al Khor and 

Umm Berka as well as expanding 

and increasing absorption 

of 30 pumping stations of 167 

total stations distributed over 

areas of the State. 

One of the most important projects 

of sewerage network is at 

the Ain Khalid area and it will 

be implemented this year. 

The Authority establishes drainage 

network especially for Al- 

Nasiriyah, Al- Khaisah, Uzgawa, 

Duhail, Umm Salal, Mesaimeer, 

Abu Hamour and the Industrial 

Area. Wastewater treatment is 

a significant area for the Sewerage 

Affairs Department as 

it has direct impact on public 

health and environment. Wastewater 

is being collected from 

several sources. Water used for 

domestic and commercial purposes 

is one of the most important 

sources. It contains many 

impurities, suspended, organic 

and decomposed substances, 

which must be treated in order 

to avoid their negative effect on 

public health and environment.

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Hill International, Eversheds 

and CEDR (Centre for Dispute 

Resolution – United Kingdom) 

hosted a morning seminar at 

the Qatar International Court 

and Dispute Resolution Centre 

in Doha on January 12. 

The seminar follows on from 

the mediation forum co-hosted 

by Hill International and Eversheds 

in Doha last year – and 

which Qatar Construction Sites 

reported on in November 2011 

(issue 53). 

Presentations were made by 

Wayne Clark, Director of Dispute 

Management at Hill International, 

Suzannah Newboult, 

Construction Disputes Lawyer 

at Eversheds and Graham 

Massie, Director at CEDR – 

made short presentations before 

the meeting was opened to 

the participants. 

Dispute resolution 

When sensible procedures like 

dispute adjudication boards or 

mediation are written into construction 

contracts, disputes 

can be managed effectively 

– they can even be avoided, 

stressed Wayne Clark in his 

presentation. 

In his opinion, Clark stated: 

“Dispute boards particularly 

dispute resolution (or review) 

boards, is (sic) the only dispute 

resolution process that I am 

aware of that actively encourages 

the avoidance of disputes 

in construction projects. Dispute 

boards differ from other 

forms of dispute resolution 

procedures in that they are established 

at the beginning of 

a project and engage with the 

parties before disputes even 

arise.” 

He added that if a company 

chooses to adopt the path of 

appointing a dispute board then 

members can and will visit the 

project site on a regular basis. 

These visits can be key to the 

avoidance of disputes because 

they provide direct interaction 

between the dispute board 

members and the parties. 

This interaction gives the parties 

the chance to air their grievances 

and in doing so, potential 

disputes can be identified at an 

early stage. Having identified 

such difficulties (potential disputes), 

the dispute board members 

can help prevent these 

differences developing into fullblown 

disputes. 

There is a link between dispute 

boards and mediation. Some 

mediation techniques are ideally 

suited to dispute boards, in 

particular in respect of avoiding 

disputes. Mediation techniques 

that could (and I believe should) 

be used by dispute boards include: 

*Encourage parties to communicate 

with each other, particularly 

listening 

*Help parties understand how 

the other side views the issues 

(understanding does not have 

to mean agreeing) 

*Prioritize the issues – identify 

areas of potential agreement – 

narrow down differences 

*Encourage parties to focus 

on and attack the problem, not 

the people. Parties must avoid 

blaming each other – this only 

creates barriers against finding 

solutions 

*Reality test. Encourage the 

parties to ask themselves how 

realistic their position really is 

*Understand the alternatives 

to not reaching agreement – alternatives 

such as arbitration, 

litigation, cost of management 

downtime, legal costs and cost 

of damaged relationships. 

If such techniques are applied 

by dispute board members at 

an early stage, disputes can be 

avoided. 

Mediation is another dispute 

resolution process that can 

help early and amicable resolution 

of disputes and a selling 

point of mediation is that it is a 

voluntary process. However a 

problem I have found with voluntary 

mediation is convincing 

some parties to mediate. 

Many see no point in calling on 

a mediator when they believe 

they are perfectly capable of 

resolving their own problems. 

When the parties have locked 

horns, when the relationships 

have deteriorated (or broken 

down), persuading parties to 

participate in the mediation 

process is not a very realistic 

prospect. 

Writing mediation into construction 

contracts as a pre-requisite 

to referring disputes to arbitration 

or to the courts does have 

merit and can work. Once the 

parties are sitting at the mediation 

table, there is a very 

good chance they will realize 

the benefits of resolving their 

differences. They will begin to 

understand the alternatives 

to not reaching agreement, alternatives 

such as arbitration, 

courts, legal cost, the cost of 

management downtime and 

the cost of damaged relationships. 

The success of any enterprise, 

in particular construction projects, 

relies on people, on sound 

relationships. When sensible 

dispute resolution procedures 

are in place, when procedures 

such as mediation or dispute 

boards are written into our contracts, 

disputes can be managed 

and more importantly – 

relationships can be preserved. 

I am encouraged to hear that 

some Client Bodies in Qatar 

have recognized the benefits 

of conflict-free construction 

projects and are considering 

amending their contracts to 


Stress on sensible dispute resolution procedures 

Writing mediation into construction contracts as a pre-requisite to referring disputes to arbitration or to the courts does have merit 

and can work 

include more sensible dispute 

resolution provisions in their 

contracts. 

Suzannah Newboult of Eversheds 

discussed certain legal 

issues relating to mediation 

and mediation agreements, 

including the enforcement of 

mediation agreements in the 

Qatari Courts. Suzannah Newboult, 

a specialist Construction 

and Engineering Lawyer with 

Eversheds LLP, addressed the 

forum on the legal aspects of 

mediation. 

Noting that the majority of construction 

contracts in Qatar are 

governed either by Qatari Law 

or by the law of England and 

Wales, Suzannah Newboult explained 

how these laws are relevant 

to the mediation process. 

She talked about the importance 

of the Mediation Agreement, 

the law surrounding confidentiality 

and ensuring that 

parties are able to negotiate 

freely in a mediation without 

the worry that what they say 

might later be used against 

them in court or arbitration if 

the dispute fails to settle (sic). 

Picking up on a key message 

from Wayne Clark, that construction 

contracts should contain 

a clause making it compulsory 

to mediate disputes before 

going to court, Suzannah Newboult 

explained how the courts 

and arbitration tribunals would 

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treat such a clause. 

Addressing the biggest concern 

of the businesses in Qatar, Suzannah 

Newboult said that Settlement 

Agreements entered 

into following mediation would 

be enforced in Qatar. 

She drew the session to a close 

by thanking the delegates for 

their participation and declaring 

that the panel is convinced 

that there is a role for mediation 

in construction in Qatar but 

cautioned that it will require a 

change in mindset and finally 

urged those present to continue 

the dialogue and keep 

participating in discussions like 

these. 

Suzannah Newboult said that 

she and Wayne Clark were committed 

to driving forward the 

initiative for all construction 

contracts in Qatar to contain 

mediation or Dispute Board 

provisions. 

Other speakers 

Graham Massie of CEDR discussed 

the concept of mediation 

and informed the meeting 

of the measures being taken 

by CEDR and the QICDR Centre 

regarding education and training 

in Qatar. He observed that 

Qatar seemed to be taking positive 

steps to promote mediation 

through the QFC Court. A sixday 

mediation accreditation 

course was held in Doha during 

January 2012.

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ConstruCtion 

The Pearl Qatar sets an example in waste 

management practice 

Good waste management practices improve the quality of life, promote public health and prevent water and soil 

contamination 

At the official launch of the 

Solid Waste Interest Group, Abdulrahman 

Khalil Jawhari, Vice 

President, Special Projects at 

The Pearl-Qatar, spoke about 

the state-of-the-art technology 

used on the island to dispose of 

solid-waste safely and shared 

with the audience the recycling 

initiatives undertaken by The 

Pearl-Qatar. 

The Pearl Qatar is an island 

with a community that has the 

same requirements as a city. 

One of the challenges faced 

by The Pearl, which they have 

addressed, was managing its 

waste. 

Waste is a very important component 

of managing the environment. 

Jawhari said that their approach 

to waste management 

was to collect and dispose of 

trash efficiently as well as make 

sure that bad smells and flies 

and other pests were not present. 

The system did away with 

noisy garbage trucks and litter 

and windblown waste. 

He commented that the way 

waste was handled had never 

really changed whereas other 

utilities had; like electricity, 

sewer lines, communication 

lines and water supply. He argued 

that if these utilities could 

be hidden underground, then 

so could the waste management 

system. 

Congested roads, litter and 

windblown waste is not an image 

we expect to see on the 

Island. The Pearl-Qatar requires 

something that is: 

*efficient 

*clean 

* innovative 

* environmentally-conscious 

This is why they installed Envac 

Waste Disposal System. The 

system was invented in Sweden 

in the late 1950’s during a 

The Qatar Green Building 

Council (QGBC) 

launched the Solid 

Waste Interest Group 

(SWIG) in November last year. 

QCS examines here each of the 

pilot initiatives that have been 

presented. 

Mohamed Jaber, Head of the 

Education Committee, QGBC, 

introduced the QGBC Solid 

Waste Interest Group and 

showed some examples of poor 

solid waste management in 

Qatar and then three cases of 

good practice, being initiated by 

Shell GTL, QPPC and the Pearl 

Qatar. 

The official ceremony of the 

interest group was ushered in 

with presentations on local success 

stories in the solid waste 

management frontier. 

Dr Sarah Clarke, Coordinator at 

QGBC-SWIG, emceed the event. 

Dr Alexander Jovcic, Waste 

Management Coordinator, Qa- 

meeting to discuss a new central 

dust vacuum system in a 

hospital. 

The question was asked: “If 

we can vacuum the dust from 

every corner of the hospital in 

one single system, why can’t 

we do the same thing with the 

waste?” 

In 1961, Envac installed the 

first vacuum solid waste disposal 

system in the world. The 

system installed in a hospital 

in Sweden is still in operation 

today with many original parts 

from the early 1960s. 

Four years later the first vacuum 

system for household waste 

was implemented in a new residential 

district. This system is 

also still in operation today. 

When the control system senses 

it is time to empty the bins, 

fans are started which build up 

a vacuum in the pipe system. 

A supply air valve is opened in 

order to allow transport air to 

enter the pipe system. Then the 

storage valves beneath the bins 

are opened one by one. 

The waste bags fall down into 

the horizontal pipe system and 

are sucked away to the waste 

collection stations. Waste at 

the collection station is sucked 

through a cyclone, where it is 

separated from the transport 

air. 

It then falls into a compressor 

where it is compacted and 

pushed in to a sealed container. 

The transport air is released 

via a flue after having passed 

through dust, cleaning filters 

and silencers. The containers 

store up to nine tonnes of waste 

before they are sent to a wasteto-energy 

plant. 

Once your waste is placed in 

the chute that is the last you will 

see of it. The installation of the 

Envac system started in 2008 

and is ongoing. 

tar Shell GTL Plant, spoke about 

initiatives on the subject at the 

facility in Ras Laffan Industrial 

City, Enrico Balugani, Technical 

Manager, Qatar Plastic Products 

Company, shared plastic 

production techniques designed 

to reduce waste to near 

zero and Abdulrahman Khalil 

Jawhari, Vice President, Special 

Projects at The Pearl-Qatar, 

described the state-of-the-art 

technology used on the island 

to dispose of solid-waste safely 

and recycling initiatives. 

Ambitious goals 

Qatar creates over 7,000 

tonnes of solid waste each day. 

Approximately 30% of it is of 

domestic origin and 70% from 

commercial, construction and 

industry. 

Most of this waste comes directly 

or indirectly from the built 

environment and ends up in 

landfill. 

Qatar first National Develop- 

The pipes are made of carbon 

steel and are 50cm in diameter. 

There are over 50 kilometers of 

underground piping and there 

are almost 400 disposal points 

that can take the waste away at 

speeds of up to 70kph. 

On average about 80 tonnes 

of waste are currently removed 

per month. It is designed for 

130 tonnes/day when the 

Island is fully occupied. The 

waste is taken to the Mesaieed 

waste-to-energy plant. 

Benefits 

• No impact caused by traditional 

waste collection vehicles 

• Reduced carbon dioxide 

emissions as less waste vehicles 

are required 

• No large waste collection vehicles 

blocking streets 

• Reduced vehicle traffic to the 

waste processing plants as the 

containers are completely filled 

with compacted waste 

• Improve urban, living and 

working environment as there 

are no full and overflowing 

waste bins (even during holiday 

times) 

• Better hygiene 

• Less noise 

• No windblown waste 

• Save space inside the buildings 

• The initial outlay is more expensive 

than for traditional 

ment Strategy (NDS) 2011- 

2016 contains ambitious goals 

to reduce waste, placing emphasis 

on new facilities, policies, 

research and education. 

SWIG’s aims 

QGBC-SWIG aims to contribute 

to Qatar NDS 2011-2016 goals 

by: 

• focusing its activities on all 

forms of solid waste (except 

sewage) in the built environment 

from design and construction 

through buildings in use to 

demolition and disposal 

• bringing together local experts 

and stakeholders in a program 

of national dialogue, research, 

education and action to 

ensure efficient, effective and 

sustainable solutions to solid 

waste management 

• raising awareness about issues 

of solid waste in the built 

environment to help companies 

and individuals eliminate or 

minimize solid waste genera- 

waste collection however the 

running and maintenance costs 

are considerably lower. 

However, not all waste can go 

in the Envac chute. Examples of 

items that have to be disposed 

of separately: 

• Bulky waste: This must be 

collected separately and recycled 

where possible 

• Hazardous waste: This must 

be collected separately 

• Recyclable waste: It is an approved 

policy on the Island to 

recycle wherever possible. This 

applies to all staff and retailers. 

Items on the recycle list are: 

-Paper & cardboard 

- Plastic 

- Used cooking oil and used engine 

oil 

- Old mobile phones 

- E-waste 

More than 250 recycle bins for 

employees have been installed. 

Recyclable waste is stored 

for collection in specially-built 

storage units and is identified 

through a color coding system. 

Color-coded degradable bin 

bags are used to make sorting 

easier, in line with the Unesco 

colour coding system: 

• Blue for paper 

• Yellow for plastic 

In addition to that, it is compulsory 

for all staff to attend recycling 

initiative training. Jawhari 

tion and handle unavoidable 

solid waste in an environmentally 

conscious manner 

Opportunity 

QGBC participated in the first 

dog walk and beach clean-up 

of an approximate area of 1/2 

square kilometers. It gave the 

QGBC a chance to start collecting 

data of various waste 

streams. 

The waste collected was segregated 

to determine whether 

any of it could be recycled to 

minimize the amount going to 

landfill sites. Facts and figures 

were collected and shared with 

the municipality and other relevant 

parties. Dr Sarah Clarke 

developed a data sheet from 

her frequent visits to the same 

area south of Al Wakrah. 

Conclusion 

• Industrial waste and building/ 

construction waste is ending up 

in the sea and is being washed 

up on beaches around Qatar. Is 

said the management team 

had demonstrated its support 

by being the first to attend training. 

The Pearl Qatar plans to increase 

recycling waste streams, 

adding glass and aluminium to 

them. They will also be introducing 

further waste-minimizing 

initiatives. 

Degradable bags 

The UDC waste management 

policy strictly bans the free give 

away of plastic bags on The 

Pearl-Qatar. Retailers must either 

give out paper bags or sell 

degradable alternatives. 

All bin bags used by UDC and 

TPQ staff are degradable. Of 

course, the question then is: 

Why ban the plastic bag? 

The answer is simple. Besides 

having been done in a number 

of countries around the world, 

it is estimated that 96% of all 

plastic ever produced is still 

around today. Plastic production 

started in the 1940s. It 

is not known exactly how long 

plastic takes to decompose, if 

it ever does - nobody has lived 

long enough to experience it. 

Plastic bags also cause a huge 

litter problem, it pollutes the 

environment at all stages of its 

lifespan, endangering both animals 

on land and in the sea. 

It is estimated that plastic bags 

it dumped on the beach to start 

with or is it from other countries 

around the Gulf? 

• Fishing nets are abandoned 

or lost at sea and end up tangled 

in the mangroves 

• The majority, if not all, of 

the domestic waste is being 

dumped by the inhabitants of 

Qatar whilst they visit, relax 

and enjoy camping or day visits 

to the beach areas. However, 

some of the bottles may come 

from further afield on the tide. 

• Car and truck tyres, waste oil, 

12 volt battery and household 

batteries are being dumped in 

the beach area 

• The entire 

waste is all 

sent to landfills 

because of the 

lack of suitable 

disposal facilities 

that could 

segregate and 

recycle trash. 

enviRonMent 

kill a million sea creatures each 

year. The UN Environment Program 

estimates that there are 

46,000 pieces of plastic litter 

floating in every square mile 

of ocean. Not a nice legacy to 

leave our future generations. 

Conclusion 

Jawhari ended off by saying 

that The Pearl Qatar was committed 

to good waste management 

practices and implementation 

of strict policies and 

procedures. 

He said that they could see that 

multiple public health, safety 

and environmental benefits 

accrued from effective waste 

management practices, which 

concurrently reduced greenhouse 

gas emissions. 

Good waste management practices 

improve the quality of 

life, promote public health and 

prevent water and soil contamination. 

It conserves natural 

resources and provides renewable 

energy benefits. The Pearl 

Qatar will proactively continue 

working on the implementation 

of new ideas, products and 

policies. As there are plans for 

many similar projects in Qatar, 

including Al Waab City and Lusail 

City, The Pearl Qatar is a 

good example of how waste 

could be managed and scarce 

resources protected. 

Towards better solid waste management 

How SWIG works 

• Twenty active members representing 

a broad spectrum of 

disciplines and sectors 

• All QGBC members are eligible 

to volunteer with SWIG. 

Non-QGBC members are invited 

to collaborate in ongoing projects 

and to offer suggestions 

for future projects 

• Projects include a recycling 

and waste management mapping 

exercise, a feasibility study 

into a materials exchange, an 

art initiative to use waste as a 

creative medium and instituting 

a responsible contractor award.

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Companies Eligible 

to Tender: 

•(1) Qatari Companies 

Only 

•(2) Joint Venture 

(JV) Companies, 

which includes a 

Qatari Company 

having a minimum 

of 51%, share 

holding of the JV 

•(3) Non-Qatari 

Companies 

•(4) All Companies 

* All financial values 

are in Qatari Riyal 

The first FIFA World Cup 

to be held in the Middle 

East is one step closer 

to reality as the Qatar 

2022 Supreme Committee appointed 

CH2M HILL, a global 

full-service consulting, program 

management, design, construction, 

and operations firm, to 

ensure the successful delivery 

of the world’s biggest sporting 

event. 

Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee 

has direct responsibility for 

building competition venues 

which includes the proposed 

stadiums and training sites 

while maintaining a co-ordination 

role for non-competition 

venues required by FIFA, in addition 

to major infrastructure 

works such as the New Doha 

International Airport and the 

proposed nationwide metro 

network. 

The Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee 

was established to ensure 

the successful delivery 

of a historic FIFA World Cup in 

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alignment with national plans 

and with a lasting impact on the 

country and the world. 

The multi-phased, rigorous procurement 

process took over 

six months to complete. After 

a pre-qualification process, six 

multi-national firms were invited 

to submit bids. 

Multiple global and local consultants 

and legal firms assisted 

the Qatar 2022 Supreme 

Committee to ensure a fully 

transparent and well managed 

procurement process. 

Commenting on the appointment, 

Qatar 2022 Supreme 

Committee Secretary General 

Hassan Al Thawadi said: “The 

appointment process for this 

contract began immediately after 

winning the bid in December 

2010. We were cognizant of 

the importance of ensuring that 

the correct foundations were 

put in place at the start of our 

journey toward 2022. 

“We studied all the proposals 

with the utmost care in order 

1,140,000 2,500.00 

to ensure that we selected 

the right partner. While the 

proposals we received from 

those companies that made 

the shortlist were impressive, 

it was important to us that the 

appointed company met the 

set criteria we had in mind, in 

addition to complimenting and 

understanding the vision of our 

committee.” 

He said that CH2M HILL would 

be the “ideal partner.” 

“Our work with CH2M HILL in 

planning delivering a successful 

World Cup will require cooperation 

with and assistance 

from local stakeholders and 

partners, from both public and 

private sectors,” Al Thawadi 

added. “The road ahead will be 

challenging. Today’s appointment 

is a key initial milestone 

on our journey.” 

CH2M HILL’s role will continue 

for two years after the tournament 

to ensure implementation 

of the Qatar 2022 Supreme 

Committee’s legacy commit- 

ments. 

CH2M HILL has been ranked 

Number One in the world for 

both Program Management 

and Environmental Management 

for eight years running 

by Engineering News Record 

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leader providing full-service, 

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Furthermore, CH2M HILL 

provides program management 

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nuclear and industrial 

sectors. 

The firm has had a major role 

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Games, Masdar City Development, 

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Program, UK Crossrail and the 

Mumbai Airport Expansion. 

CH2M HILL has also worked 


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Affairs 

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Sewer Network in Al Khore 

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in Al Khore 

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Affairs 

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Management 

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Infrastructure 

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3/6/12 1 

3/6/12 1+2 

Construction of PS 70 Area Sewerage 

–Phase 4 

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Yard for QPMC (Doha Port) 

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on six Olympic Games and one 

Commonwealth Games over 

the last 15 years. 

The 30,000-employee CH2M 

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of which 200 are based in Qatar. 

Mobilization of the key and 

core program management 

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“We are proud to contribute our 

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landmark 2022 FIFA World Cup 

in Qatar,” said Lee McIntire, 

CH2M HILL’s Chairman and 


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12/19/2011 1 

Pre & Post Contract Professional 

Consultancy Services for Service Centre 

Building at Bufsaillah, Umm Salal 

80,000 750 

Professional Consultancy Services for : 100,000 750 

Maintenance, Provision and Installation of 

Directional and Street Name Signs, 

Maintenance, Provision and Installation of Directional 

and Street Name Signs, 

87,500 1,000.00 

87,500 1,000.00 

Building 

Affairs 

Building 

Affairs 

Assets 

Management 

Affairs 


Affairs 


Affairs 

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2/7/12 1+2 

2/7/12 1 

2/21/12 1 

1/31/12 1+2+3 

1/24/12 1 

Authorized 

2/12/12 4 

1/22/12 4 

3/11/12 1 

3/11/12 1 

Chief Executive Officer. 

“Our team brings a proven track 

record that will assist the Qatar 

2022 Supreme Committee 

in delivering world-class facilities 

in a sustainable manner,” 

he said. Qatar 2022 Supreme 

Committee Technical Director 

Yasir Al Jamal said: “We are 

delighted to enter into this partnership 

with CH2M HILL. Over 

the next six months we will be 

working together to develop our 

road map, which will provide us 

with delivery timelines for the 

projects that will occupy us in 

the coming 10 years.”

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March & April 2012 

SITES 

ConstruCtion 

2ND ANNUAL ROAD PLANNING DESIGN 

AND CONSTRUCTION MIDDLE EAST 

Organizer: IQPC Middle East 

Event Date (s): 11 – 14 March 2012 

Venue: Oryx Rotana Hotel 

Location: Doha, Qatar 

Tel: +971 4 364 2975 

Fax: +971 4 363 1938 

Email: enquiry@iqpc.ae 

Website: http://www.roadinfrastructureme.com 

ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING QATAR 

Organizer: IQPC Middle East 

Event Date (s): 25 - 26 March 2012 



Tel: +971 4 364 2975 

Fax: +971 4 363 1938 


Website: http://www.architecturallightingqatar.com 

DOHA INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DE- 

FENCE EXHIBITION & CONFERENCE ( 

DIMDEX 2012 ) 

Organizer: Qatar MICE Development Institute 

- QMDI 


Venue: Qatar National Convention Centre 


Tel: +974 4454 8000 

Fax: +974 4454 6521 

Email: info@dimdex.com 

exhibitionS & eventS 

CALENDAR 

OF EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS 

QITCOM 2012 

The 2nd Annual Edition of the Information 

and Communication Technology 

Organizer: ICT Qatar 

Event Date (s): 05 – 07 March 2012 

Venue: Qatar National Convention Center 


Tel: +974 4499 5333 

Fax: +974 4493 5913 

Email: manager@qitcom.com.qa 

Website: www.qitcom.com.qa 

QATAR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY INVESTORS 

SUMMIT 

Organizer: Naseba 

Event Date (s): 02 - 03 April 2012 

Venue: Grand Hyatt Hotel 


Tel: +971 4455 7963 

Fax: +971 4367 2764 

Email: register@qaeis.com 

Website: http://www.qaeis.com/ 

PROJECT QATAR 2012 

The 9th International Construction Technology 

and Building Materials Exhibition 

Organizer: IFP Qatar Ltd. 

Event Date (s): 30 April - 03 May 2012 

Venue: Doha Exhibition Center 


Tel: + 974 4432 5693 

Fax: + 974 4432 2891 

Email: info@ifpqatar.com 

Website: http://www.projectqatar.com/ 

INFRASTRUCTURE & PROPERTY DEVELOP- 

MENT SUMMIT MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 

2012 

Organizer: Marcus Evans 

Event Date (s): 07 - 08 May 2012 

Venue: Four Seasons Hotel 


Tel: + 357 22849308 

Fax: + 971 4 335 3526 

Website: www.ipdsummit.com 

TOTAL SAFETY FORUM 


Event Date (s): 22 - 24 April 2012 

Venue: Millenium Hotel 


Tel: + 603 2723 6757 

Fax: + 603.2723.6699 

Email: CatherineF@marcusevanskl.com 

3RD AGRITE 2012 

The Third Qatar International Agricultural 

Exhibition 2012 

Organizer: Naseba Communications 


Venue: Doha Exhibition Center 


Tel: + 974 4441 7784 / +974 4415 3343 

Fax: +974 4443 0866 

Email: info@seqliaex.com 

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FAÇADE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING 

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Organizer: : IQPC Middle East 

Event Date (s): 27 - 28 February 2012 



Tel: +971 4 364 2975 

Fax: +971 4 363 1938 


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PARTNERS 

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CONSULTING ENGINEERING 

GROUP 

Consultant 

Project Title Client Main Contractor 


Value Range 

(QR) Million Project Status Type of Project 

Twin Towers M/s. Commercial Development M/s. Arabtec 500-750 Piling & Shoring Hotel and Office Buildings 

Audit Bureau Towers M/s. Al Attiya Group Trading Co. Not Appointed 400-600 Tender Stage Offices / Residential Towers 

Al Waab Mall M/s. Qatar Industrial Services Man Enterprize, Qatar 300-400 Under Construction Mall 

Mesiemer Q-Tel Not Appointed 250-350 Tender Stage Technical 

Manarat Lusail Mr. Mohamed Abdel Ghani Al Mansouri Not Appointed 200-300 Under Design Shopping Mall & Office Tower 

Al Hodaifi Tower II Ghanem Al Hodaifi Not Appointed 600-800 Detail Stage Office Building 

Al Sadd Development Complex Barwa Midmac 1.3-1.5 bn Under Construction Commercial, Residencial & 5 Star Hotel 

Five Residential Towers at Viva Bahriya at 

the Pearl (project management) 

Qatar Islamic Bank 

AFQCO / REDCO 

Al Mana 

1.2-1.4 bn Under Construction Residential Towers 

Business Park & Hotel Facilities Trans Orient Redco 600-700 Under Construction Hotel Apartment 

Marsa Malaz Hotel - Enabling Works Alfardan Properties Co. NSCC 600-700 Under Construction Hotel 

Gulf Mall at Gharrafa Business Trading Company IDC 400-500 Under Construction Shopping Mall 

Al Khor Complex (project management) Qatar Islamic Bank CRC - Dorra Group 300-400 Under Construction Mixed Use Development 

Office Building at Salwa Road Ghanem Holding Ramco 100-200 Under Construction Office Building 

Qatar Sidra Village Project 

Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Development 

QSC 

Sinohydro Group 

Limited 

Awarded Residential 

Al Baker Executive Towers Ahmed Abed El Aziz Al Baker Construction and Reconstruction Co. 675 Under Construction Office Building 

Residential Tower at Pearl Qatar Capital Investment 

Al Nasr Showroom 

Panasonic Showroom & Residential Building 

Extension of Cold Store 

Shiekh Abdullah Bin Naser Al 

Thani 

Shiekh Abdullah Bin Naser Al 

Thani 

Qatar National for Import & 

Export 

Qatari Arabian 

Construction Co. 

Construction and 

Reconstruction Co. 

Construction and Reconstruction 

Co. 

300 Maintenance Period Residential Tower 

85 Under Construction Commercial 

205 Under Construction Commercial / Residential 

Al Doha Construction 120 Under Construction Industrial 

Al Sadd Hotel Tricon International Atlantic Contracting Co. 150 Under Construction Hotels 

Al Meera 2 Malls At Jeryan Nejaima & 

Muraikh 

Al Meera Mall at Nuiajja Al Hilal Al Meera Consumers Good 

Hotel (3B+G+M+14) at Al Ghanim Al 

Qadim 

Al Meera Consumers Good Not Appointed 3.5 Million Under Design Mall 

Shk / Jabr Bin Ali Bin Jabr Al 

Thani 

Al Khayareen Group 

Trading & Contracting 

47 Under Construction Mall 

Not Appointed 156 Under Design Hotel 

Head Quarter of Family Consulting Center Family Consulting Center Not Appointed 100 Under Design Public Building 

Al Khor Complex Al Khor & Al Dhakhira Co. Dorra Contracting 350 Under Construction Complex Project 

La Mirage Hotel (2B+G+M+11) 

5 Hotel Towers adjacent to City Center 

Marriott Rensance, Marriott Courtyard, 

Shangri La, Rotana & Merweb 

Shk / Abdulaziz Ahmed Abdullah 

Al Thani 

Al Rayyan Holding Company Al Habtour 3.5 Billion 

MID Contracting 100 Under Construction Hotel 

Marriott Rensance & 

Marriott Courtyard 

in handing over and 

the other 3 Hotels are 

under construction 

Shemoukh Mixed-Use Twin Tower, Al Saad Real Estate Services Group SEG 800 Construction Stage Mixed Use Towers 

Al Jasrah Twin Tower Lusail Al Shereef Enterprises Dorra Contracting 350 Construction Stage Mixed Use Towers 

Qatar Radio and Television Complex PWA 

Tag Engineering & 

Contracting 

NOTE: Whilst we take pride in keeping our Consultants Database with the most up-to-date information, please note that the above information is provided by the Consultants mentioned in the list; therefore QCS in not responsible for any incorrect data. 

Hotels 

120 Under Construction Media Complex 

Al Baraha Tower Lusail Al Shereef Enterprises Dorra Contracting 200 Construction Stage Mixed Use Tower 

Ain Khaled Development Qatar Navigation N/A 300 

Developed Design 

Stage 

Sonesta 5 Star Hotel Al Madaen Real Estate A'yaan Ash'sharq 120 Construction Stage Hotel 

6 Federation Requirements (Shooting, 

Golf, Racing, Tennis and Equestrian) 

Mixed Use 

Qatar Olympic Committee N/A N/A Design Stage Sports Amenities 

Muntanzah Residential Building Developers Al Safwa 13 Under Construction Residential Building 

Um Ghulena Residential Building Al Awqaf Not Appointed 28 Under Design Residential Building 

Al Hilal Hotel Apartment Developers Not Appointed 9 Under Design Hotel Apartment 

Floral International Developers Al Soor 11 Under Construction Water Factory 

M.E.S Indian School Phase VI M.E.S. Indian School Phase VI Indian School n/a Under Construction School 

Al Sallam Suites Baytak Real Estate Ayan Al Sharqu 13 Under Construction Hotel Apartment 

Construction of Graveyard at Mesamieer PWA Promer Qatar 80 Under Construction Roads & Supporting Facilities 

Construction of Al Khor Park PWA BOOM 210 Under Construction Landscaping & Supporting Facilities 

Construction of Head Quarters Bldg. for 

Ministry of Interior 

MOI WCT n/a Under Construction Administration and Office Building 

MIC Business & Recreation Complex ALAQARIA Arcon 169 Under Construction Mixed Use 

Logistic City Qatar Navigation Not Appointed 900-1200 Design Stage Industrial 

Residential & Office Building Mr. Abdul Jaleel Abdul Ghani Al Bandary 100-150 Under Construction Residential & Office Building 

Construction of VIP Mansion at Pearl Qatar PEO Contraco n/a Under Construction Presidential Mansion 

Al Emadi Twin Towers IBA GROUP Not Appointed 400 Design Stage Commercial / Offices Towers 

City Tower Mr. Saeed Ben Zayed El-Khayareen Al-Huda 200-250 Under Construction Office Building 

Fahd Suite - Apartment Hotel FBA GROUP Not Appointed 200 Detail Stage Shopping Mall & Office Tower 

IBA Hotel IBA GROUP Not Appointed 200 Under Construction Hotel 

Al Attiya Compound Tameer Real Estate Al Seal Trading 160 Under Construction Residential Building 

Flight Simulator Qatar Airways Redco 40 Million On Going Special or Laboratory 

El Doha Tower 

Mr. Mohamed Ben Zayed El- 

Khayareen 

Al Meera Hazm Al Markhiya Mall Al Meera Not Appointed n/a 

Al-Huda 100-120 Completed Office Building 

from concept to preparation 

of tender documents included 

interior design 

Supervision of Breeding Farm near Zubara Village Equestrian Club Not Appointed n/a On Going Farm 

QNB Dukhan Branch QNB Not Appointed 15 Million Under Construction Bank 

Qatar Driving School QDS Not Appointed 600 Design Stage Driving Academy 

Qatar Foundation for Combatting Human 

Trafficking 

QFCHT Not Appointed 20 Million Design Stage Office Building 

New Doha International Airport NDIA CCC 200 Under Construction Public Building 

Mall 

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ConstruCtion 

QataR pRojectS databaSe - buiLding pRojectS FocuS 

Project Title Client Consultant Main Contractor 

Note : The above information is the sole property of Ventures Middle East LLC and cannot be published without the expressed permission of Ventures Middle East LLC, Abu Dhabi, UAE 

Value / Value Range 

(US$. Mn) Project Status Type of Project 

Azzurra Residence in Al Kharaej District Al Madar Real Estate Company/QDREIC German Group for Engineering Studies Not appointed 31 - 100 project under design Residential Buildings 

Commercial Development at Al Mirqab Shk. Hamad Bin Jaisim Bin Jabor Al Thani Arab Engineering Bureau Terna GEK Group 101 - 250 project under construction Shopping Centre 

Smash Tennis Academy Qatar Olympic Committee Qatari Engineer & Associates (QEA) Not appointed 16 - 30 award awaited for main contract Sports Facilities 

Residential Town in Viva Bahariya - VB09 United Development Co. Meinhardt United Construction Est. 31 - 100 project under construction Residential Buildings 

Al Baraha Tower in the Marina District Al Shareef Enterprises ? QDREIC Ehaf Consulting & Engineers Construction & Reconstruction Company 30 project under construction Commercial Buildings 

Ablan Residential Development Qatar Awqaf Authority Syna Engineering Hassanesco for Trading & Contracting 15 project under construction Residential Building 

Barwa City - Phase 1 - Amenities Buildings Barwa Real Estate Company Cansult Maunsell Shapoorji Pallonji 186 project under construction Mixed Use 

Doha Festival City - IKEA Showroom Bawabat Al Shamal DP Architects QACC / Amana Contracting & Steel Building 31 -100 project under construction Shopping Centre 

Barwa City - Phase 1 Barwa Real Estate Company Cansult Mounsell Bilfinger Berger 1,343 project under construction Mixed Use 

Ain Khalid Development Qatar Navigation (Milaha) Ehaf Consulting & Engineers Not appointed 31 - 100 projece under design Mixed Use 

Residential Development at Al Sadd Sheikh Falah Bin Jassim Bin Jabor Al Thani Arab Engineering Bureau Al Majal Trading and Construction Co. 31 - 100 project under construction Residential Development 

Qatar Finance House Headquarters Building at Energy City Qatar Finance House / Energy City Focus Design Partners Not appointed 16 - 30 project under design Commercial Buildings 

Ali Fetais Office Tower at Lusail Dr. Ali Fetais M. Z. & Partners Man Enterprises 31 -100 project under construction Commercial Buildings 

Five Primary Healthcare Centres Public Works Authority Dar Al Handasah Not appointed 31 - 100 project under design Hospital 

Student Housing Facility in Education City 

Qatar Foundation for Education Science & Community 

Development Burns & McDonnell J& P Overseas 101 -250 project under construction Residential Building 

Hotel Building at Old Salata Area Mr. Mubarak Zayed Mohamed Al Muthawa Consulting Engineering Group Not appointed 15 - 30 award awaited for the main contract Hotel 

Dukhan Housing Project - Phase 9 Qatar Real Estate Investment Company / QP SMEC International Not appointed 31 - 100 award awaited for the main contract Residential Development 

Al Meera Mall at Rayyan Al Meera Consumer Goods Company United Consultant Not appointed 2.5 - 15 project under design Shopping Centre 

Barwa Financial District Barwa Real Estate Company KEO International Midmac Contracting/Bouygues/Al Jaber Engg. 1,300 project under construction Mixed Use 

Al Khor Complex Al Khor & Al Zakhera Company for Projects / HMC United Consultant Construction & Reconstruction Company 94 project under construction Mixed Use 

Four Hospitals at Hamad Medical City - Fitout Package 

Hamad Medical Corporation/ Public Works 

Authority Fedcon Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co 534 project under construction Hospital 

The Regent Doha Ghanem Al Thani Holding KEO International Ramco Trading & Contracting 101 - 250 project under construction Hotel 

Residential Tower in the Al Kharaej District Qatar Real Estate Investment Co. / QDREIC Consulting Engineering Group Not appointed 31 -100 project under design Residential Building 

Muntaza Complex Buzwair Real Estate M. Z. & Partners Not appointed 31 - 100 award awaited for main contract Mixed Use 

Centro Hotel Al Malki Real Estate L. W. Design / Arab Engineeing Bureau Not appointed 31 - 100 project under design Hotel 

pRoject FocuS 

Birla Public School in Abu Hamour Birla Public School Doha Design Centre Imperial Trading & Contracting Co. 18 project under construction Educational Facilities 

Showroom in Al Nasr Street Sheikh Abdulla Bin Naser James Cubitt & Partners Construction & Reconstruction Company 2.5 - 15 project under construction Commercial Buildings 

Al Khor Park Refurbishment Public Works Authority Qatar Design Consortium Boom General Contracting 57 project under construction Recreational Facilities 

Shmoukh Twin Towers in C - Ring Road Real Estate Services Group Ehaf Consulting & Engineers SEG Qatar 200 project under construction Commercial Buildings 

Al Baker Twin Towers in West Bay Mr. Ahmed Abdul Aziz Al Baker James Cubitt & Partners Construction & Reconstruction Company 121 project under construction Commercial Buildings 

Commercial Building at Energy City - F9 & F10 United Real Estate Company / Energy City Salem Al Marzouk & Sabah Abi Hanna Not appointed 31 -100 project under design Commercial Buildings 

Mixed Use Development in Marina District Diyar Al Kuwait KEO International, Kuwait Not appointed 800 project under design Mixed Use 

New Qatar National Museum Qatar Museum Authority / QP Jean Nouvel, France Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co 434 project under construction Recreational Facilities 

Residential Town in Viva Bahriya - VB02 Shk. Ahmed Bin Nasser Bin Faleh Al Thani/ UDC Meinhardt SEG Qatar 31 - 100 project under construction Residential Building 

Al Khor Development - Pack 5A Qatar Real Estate Investment Company Arab Engineering Bureau Domopan Qatar 35 project under construction Residential Development 

Commercial Development at Energy City Qatar Qatar Real Estate Investment Co;/Energy City M. Z. & Partners Not appointed 101 - 250 project under design Commercial Buildings 

Mall at Abu Hamour Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Dara Engineering Consultant Al Seal Trading & Contracting 250 -500 project under construction Shopping Centre 

Commerical & Office Building at Lusail Mr. Abdul Rahman Hamdad Al Attia Consulting Engineering Group Not appointed 31 - 100 project under design Commercial Buildings 

Al Jassimiya Tower Shk. Jassim Bin Khalifa EGEC Commodore Qatar Construction 100 project under construction Commercial Buildings 

Business & Recreational Complex at MIC Qatar Real Estate Investment Company Consulting Engineering Group Not appointed 16 - 30 award awaited for main contract Recreational Facilities 

Mesaieed Housing Development - Phase 2 QP / Qatat Real Estate Investment Arab Engineering Bureau Not appointed 2,000 project under design Residential Development 

IBQ Tower in West Bay International Bank of Qatar WSP Cantor Sein UK Aktor / Redco International 134 project under construction Commercial Buildings 

Ghanim Residential Apartments Ghanem Al Thani Holding KEO International Ramco Trading & Contracting 31 - 100 project under construction Residential Buildings 

Al Mana Studio Mr. Mohammed Hamad Al Mana Architectural Consulting Group (ACG) United Construction Est. 16 - 30 project under construction Residential Building 

Corporate Building for Energy City Qatar Energy City ABS Not appointed 101 - 250 award awaited for the main contract Commercial Buildings 

Al Wakra Mall Ezdan Real Estate Dara Engineering Consultant Ezdan for Contracting 31 - 100 project under construction Shopping Centre 

IIB Tower in Dafna Qatar International Islamic Bank Dara Engineering Consultant HBK Contracting 82 project under construction Commercial Buildings 

Sherborne School in Doha Sherborne Qatar Atkins Not appointed 31 - 100 project under design Educational Facilities

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FOR ELECTROMECHANICAL WORK 

Eng. Ahmed Fatouh Kandil 

Chairman 


Tel: +974 4416 3330 

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Mob: +974 6617 3087 

Email : ame.qatar@gmail.com / info@RingQatar.com 

Specialized in Diamond Cutting & Coring 

- Diamond core drilling from 

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- Diamond Concrete Cutting 

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SOSCO W.L.L. 

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IN ASSOCIATION WITH ISO 9000 - 2008 CERTIFIED & 

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Hot Rolled Steel plates, High tensile & boiler plates, Cold rolled sheets, 

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SOSCO W.L.L.,P.O.Box: 23633,Doha Qatar, www.soscoqatar.com 

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EL KHARASANAH COMPANY FOR 

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General Manager 

Tel : +974 4460 3732 

Fax : +974 4460 3732 

Mob: +974 5553 9826 / +974 5551 5823 

P.O. Box 40246, Doha, Qatar

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Issue No. (55) February 2012, Doha - Qatar 

POWER-GEN Middle East and WaterWorld Middle East 

2012 attracts large global audience 

The 10th annual POWER- 

GEN Middle East and inaugural 

WaterWorld Middle 

East conference and exhibition 

achieved a 30 per cent 

increase in attendance attracting 

nearly 3,000 leading 

government and industry 

professionals and executives 

from 65 countries around 

the world. 

Held from 6-8 February at 

the new Qatar National Convention 

Centre, the event 

was inaugurated by the Minister 

for Energy and Industry, 

H.E. Dr Mohammed bin 

Saleh al Sada and supported 

by KAHRAMAA as partner 

and Qatar Electricity and Water 

Company. 

This year marked the launch 

of WaterWorld Middle East 

as a separate branded, colocated 

conference and exhibition 

in response to the 

continued growth and development 

in the water and 

wastewater sector. This follows 

continued interest in 

water and wastewater after 

a “Water Track” element was 

first introduced to the conference 

programme in 2008. 

With no fresh natural water 

supplies, GCC countries 

are expected to invest more 

than $100 billion in their water 

sector up to 2016 with 

improved desalination technologies 

including solar and 

new ways of filtering out salt 

as well as increased treated 

wastewater measures. 

WaterWorld Middle East 

Conference Director, Tom 

Freyberg, said, “The event 

was a great success with a 

top-notch conference programme 

that featured some 

of the world’s most expert 

speakers from the industry 

and a dual exhibition that 

showcased exciting new 

products and designs from 

leading players and we look 

forward to returning to Qatar 

with another action-packed 

programme in February 

2013.” 

Qatar’s economy is the second 

fastest growing economy 

in the world per capita offering 

the international community 

a variety of world-class 

and pioneering products and 

services. The strength of the 

economy and surge in energy 

and water market projects 

and developments over the 

next decade in line with the 

2022 World Cup, made Qatar 

the ideal choice to celebrate 

the 10th annual POWER-GEN 

Middle East and 1st annual 

WaterWorld Middle East conference 

and exhibition as 

well as the chance to take 

advantage of Qatar National 

Convention Centre’s state-ofthe-art 

facilities. 

Under the theme “Changing 

POWER and Water Solutions 

in Challenging Times”, 

the main focus of this year’s 

event was plant modernization 

and optimization, emerging 

trends and technologies, 

and new enterprises and 

partnerships. POWER-GEN 

Middle East 2012 Conference 

Director, Nigel Blackaby 

said, “With the acceleration 

in the privatization of the 

energy sector in the Middle 

East, POWER-GEN Middle 

East proved a great success 

in opening avenues for establishing 

new business opportunities 

with a particular 

focus on improving efficiency 

and flexibility with renewables 

and gas turbine advancements 

as well as securing 

finance and investment 

as private and public sectors 

look to join forces for future 

project developments.” 

Led by over 100 eminent 

international speakers from 

23 countries, the conference 

covered many issues from 

market structure and market 

trends to strategic planning 

to the latest technologies 

and operational challenges 

in the form of 27 strategic 

and technical topics spanning 

over 14 sessions. 

The most popular Water- 

World Middle East sessions 

included MENA Spotlights, 

Desalination Future Trends 

and Biosolids technologies 

whilst for POWER-GEN Middle 

East, Country Spotlights, 

Emerging Trends in the IPP 

Market, Technologies for Operational 

Flexibility and Gas 

Turbines in the 50 Hz Market 

attracted particular interest. 

Running alongside the con- 

ference was the exhibition 

with many top names in the 

power and water sector represented. 

On display, visitors 

and delegates were able to 

see and discuss first hand 

the latest cutting-edge equipment 

and technology serving 

the power and water industries 

from 135 local, regional 

and international companies. 

The organisers for the 

event, PennWell Corporation, 

have confirmed plans are 

well under way for the return 

of POWER-GEN Middle East 

and WaterWorld Middle East 

to Doha from 4-6 February 

2013 at Qatar National Convention 

Centre. 

Analyzes business data and level of customer satisfaction and loyalty 

Recommends strategies based on customers’ demands and indentifies 

performance framework 

Monitors progress against benchmarks and metrics in quality of 

products and services, planning, and delivery in coordination with KCIC 

Divisions, QA-QC, and R&D Departments. 

Evaluates and modifies current systems in liaise with KCIC Corporate 

Governance Department. 

Ensures smooth sales transactions from enquiry to quotation submittal 

and follow up in liaise with KCIC Sales Department. 

Arranges for internal and external training on communication and customer 

service (for new joiners and whenever needed) in coordination with 

KCIC HR Department 

Issues booklets, manuals, and other publications to raise awareness of 

KCIC products, services, and policies in coordination with KCIC 

Marketing Department 

Builds and maintains the professional relationship between KCIC and KCIC 

Customers 

Is customers key contact for feedback, suggestion, and follow up. 

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