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government
is gearing up
continuously
towards tendering unparal-
leled projects worth hun-
dreds of billions of dollars
in the construction sector
and infrastructure, Interna-
tional Fairs and Promotions
(IFP) Qatar announces
the launching of the ninth
edition of Project Qatar, the
International Trade Fair for
Construction, Building and
Environment Technology.
This yearly highly successful
show in Qatar and the region
will be held at Doha Exhibi-
tion Center between April 30
and May 3.
Participation from 50 coun-
tries
Following a fair that sur-
passed all expectations in
2011, with important growth
rates on all levels, Project
Qatar was ranked number
two in the list of specialized
construction fairs in the en-
tire Middle East.
This led to an unprecedent-
ed participation in this years
edition, with 2,000 local and
international companies
from 50 countries participat-
ing, two months before its
launch. This overwhelming
participation is expected to
increase in the remaining
time left before the launch of
the event due to companies
anticipation for a success-
ful business opportunity in
the country hosting the FIFA
World Cup 2022. It is ex-
pected to bring huge invest-
ment and business to the
country in all different sec-
tors, mainly in the booming
construction sector whose
growth does not seem to be
slowing down.
23 national pavilions
Project Qatars previous edi-
tions proved to be successful
to an extent that it became a
destination of choice for all
international companies that
seek to establish business in
Qatar. The importance of the
exhibition is refected in the
step taken by some national
chambers of commerce to
fnancially support and bear
the expenditures connected
to the participation of com-
panies from their countries.
As a matter of fact, interna-
tional participation in Project
Qatar 2012 beats all expec-
tations, as the number of
offcial national pavilions
reached already 23 to date.
Some countries are taking
part for the frst time, like Ire-
land, Taiwan, Sweden, Lux-
embourg and Malaysia. The
fair will also be supported by
more than 20 international
commercial agencies from
Europe and Asia.
The large participation ne-
cessitated an expansion in
the exhibition space, that
reached 60,000 square me-
ters, compared to 52,000
square meters last year, an
increase of more than 15%.
Two concurrent events
In an effort to meet the con-
struction market needs in
Qatar and the region from
one hand, and maximize the
high-tech aspect of the event
in a way that benefts all ex-
hibitors and attracts elite
specialized visitors, from the
other hand, two concurrent
events will take place at Proj-
ect Qatar 2012.
The International Stone and
Stone Technology Fair will
showcase cutting-edge prod-
ucts and equipment needed
in the construction market,
namely marble fnished
products, granite, natural
stones as well as a variety of
other stone blocks and fn-
ished products.
In parallel, Heavy Max 2012
will cover the technology of
heavy machinery, plants,
including tractors, loaders
and lifting appliances and
conveyors. The international
fair for heavy machinery is
an ideal platform to meet
the needs of huge commer-
cial and industrial projects,
as well as infrastructure and
housing projects in construc-
tion machinery.
With a booming construction
market continuously sup-
ported by the government in
the State of Qatar, and with
unrivalled organisational ca-
pacities at Project Qatar, ex-
hibitors participating in the
fair seem to be benefting
from a promising opportunity
in the world of business and
development projects.
Project Qatar in its ninth edition
Brings technology and development to the construction sector in Qatar and the region
More than 2,000 companies participating with 23 offcial national pavilions
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Performance Bonds
However, if, as is often the
case an unconditional bond is
required a fxed expiry date pro-
vides some measure of protec-
tion against the common peril
of a perpetual bond. Bonds
that are stated to expire on
the issuance of a defects liabil-
ity certifcate or the like expose
contractors to the risk of an en-
during exposure and additional
cost that is best avoided.
For further information on this
topic or construction/engineer-
ing legal problems, please con-
tact Laura Warren at laura.war-
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M
ost parties to con-
struction contracts
and now more
commonly consul-
tancy agreements, are famil-
iar with performance bonds
but few will know that these
evolved from legal agreements
that have been used since be-
fore Roman times. Those same
principles that were applied by
the Romans still exist today.
A performance bond in the con-
struction industry is a fnancial
tool most commonly used by
employers to provide security
for satisfactory completion of
a project. Issued by a bank
rather than the contractor or
consultant itself, the employer
relies on the fnancial standing
of the bank to guarantee that
compensation will be readily
available for any monetary loss
up to the amount of the perfor-
mance bond. In return the bank
receives a fee from the party at
whose request and in whose
name the bond is issued.
In some parts of the world simi-
lar forms of security are also
available from the insurance
industry, though these prod-
ucts differ in some key respects
from the bank bonds that are
invariably required by employ-
ers in Qatar. Specifcally, the
products offered by insurers are
more akin to a surety or guaran-
tee and, therefore, subject to a
signifcant number of hurdles to
a successful claim under them.
Nevertheless, insurance prod-
ucts are widely acceptable else-
where and provide a valuable
form of security for employers
in lieu of bank bonds.
Performance bonds can either
be conditional ie certain con-
ditions are required to be ful-
flled before a claim or demand
can be made under the bond or,
more commonly in Qatar, un-
conditional or on-demand.
The grounds under which a
demand can be made under
the bond are set out in the in
the bond itself, though in many
cases a construction contract
or consultancy agreement will
also require that notice is given
by the benefciary prior to a de-
mand. Conditions range from a
simple requirement that the de-
mand is signed by a director of
the employer to the more oner-
ous requirement for evidence
of default such as a court judg-
ment or arbitration award.
In the case of an unconditional
bond, a written demand, up to
the sum of the performance
bond, will be suffcient. Such
unconditional bonds usually ex-
plicitly require the guarantor, ie
the bank, to pay to the employ-
er the sum of the performance
bond, despite any objection or
contest to the same by the con-
tractor/consultant.
In Qatar, the value of the per-
formance bond for private and
public contracts is usually 10%
of the contract price. In respect
of government contracts, Law
No. 26 of 2005 (the Tenders
Law amended in 2008 and
2010) sets out provisions for
the procurement of a tender (or
temporary) bond and a perfor-
mance (or fnal) bond.
Article 36 of the Tenders Law
states that a tender bond is
required to accompany any ten-
der. Pursuant to Article 37, such
tender bond will be returned to
unsuccessful tenderers and
where a tender is accepted, will
be replaced by a performance
bond.
Article 38 of the Tenders Law
states:
The conditions of the tender
called for shall determine the
value of the performance bond
in an mount equal to at least
10% of the price of the con-
tract. Such amount shall be
deposited under an acceptable
bank guarantee letter from a lo-
cal bank without any restriction
or condition and shall be fully
payable and irrevocable.
The performance bond shall
be fully held until a contract
is completely executed includ-
ing the warranty period in ac-
cordance with the conditions
of tender. Then the bond shall
be returned to the relevant
party without the need for any
request by such party within a
period of no more than 7 days
after the execution of the con-
tract is fnally completed.
Whilst the Tenders Law does
not apply to private contracts
(nor those with Qatar Petroleum
or the Armed Forces/Police),
similarly valued bonds seemed
to have evolved by way of cus-
tom. A demand under a perfor-
mance bond can wreak havoc
with a partys cashfow and
fnancial standing. Depend-
ing on the type of fnancing
arrangements used to secure
the bond a demand when met,
results in the sum under the
performance bond being con-
verted to a loan on terms that
are generally disadvantageous.
Moreover, the credit facility can
be adversely affected making it
diffcult for a party to obtain ad-
ditional bonds that are needed
to bid for new work or to fnance
existing projects.
A demand can also adversely
affect a partys standing in the
market and has usually has the
affect of driving the parties into
a formal dispute process. For
these reasons, demands under
performance bonds are often
considered a last resort.
There are however various ways
in which a Contractor can seek
to protect itself:
1. Employers Indemnity
In some contracts, employers
are obliged to indemnify the
contractor where it is deter-
mined (at a later stage by a
court or arbitration panel) that
a wrongful demand has been
made under a performance
bond.
An example of this type of
clause can be found at clause
4.2 of the FIDIC Conditions of
Contract for Plant and Design
Build and the Conditions of
Contract for Construction (First
Edition 1999). Clause 4.2
states:
The Employer shall indemnify
and hold the contractor harm-
less against and from all dam-
ages, losses and expenses
(including legal fees and ex-
penses) resulting from a claim
under the performance security
to the extent to which the Em-
ployer was not entitled to make
the claim.
Whilst this may act as a deter-
rent to an employer wishing to
make a demand under a perfor-
mance bond, less sophisticated
contracts often do not contain
such a clause and where a FID-
IC 1999 standard form, is pro-
vided at tender by an employer,
this provision is often deleted.
2. Notice
Sometimes the performance
bond or contract may contain a
notice provision where the em-
ployer is required to give notice
to the contractor that it intends
to make a demand under a per-
formance bond. This gives the
contractor the opportunity to
attempt to remedy its default or
failing this, to alert the bank in
an effort to limit the damage or
consequences to the banking
relationship.
3. Legal Action
Where there is no notice pro-
vision in a contract, as above,
the time between a demand
under a performance bond by
an employer and payment by
the guarantor bank is often
only a matter of a few days.
Often, the only way for the con-
tractor to attempt to stop the
payment by the Bank to the
employer is by way of injunctive
proceedings through the local
courts. In Qatar, this would
involve an urgent (known as
Summary) application to the
local courts for injunctive pro-
ceedings to be issued on the
Bank to stop such payment. In
this case, the contractor may
be required to give an under-
taking in damages (that is a
payment into court) to cover
costs if at a later stage the
court determines that the em-
ployer did have valid grounds
to make the demand under the
performance bond.
4. Expiry
The best protection for a con-
tractor is not to have a perfor-
mance bond at all or failing this
to make the bond conditional.
Laura Warren
Laura Warren is a Legal Director of the International Law frm, 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.
R
ephouse has an-
nounced that Coastal
is the exclusive dis-
tributor for its innova-
tive rubber fooring products
with immediate effect.
Coastal has served the Qatar
market for many years, provid-
ing superior service and sup-
port in the building and con-
struction industry.
As a turnkey distributor, Coastal
handles everything from the
construction of sub-foors to fn-
ished surfaces and is poised to
introduce Rephouse products
throughout Qatar.
At Coastal, we pride ourselves
on our inside and outside sup-
port with the focus always on
customer service, said Junu
Kurian, General Manager,
Coastal Trading & Engineering.
Through our extensive distri-
bution capabilities and well-
trained technicians, Coastal will
be pursuing new opportunities
to supply & install the quality,
versatility and advanced tech-
nology of the Rephouse product
line, he said.
The appointment as distribu-
tor into the hands of the Coast-
al Product Team will enable
Rephouse to explore continued
success within the Middle East
Region, where resilient foor-
ing products are always in high
demand, says Michael Brink-
ers, Managing Director of Rep-
house.
Rephouse is eager to meet
this challenge and we are look-
ing forward to servicing our cus-
tomers through Coastal, Brink-
ers added.
Rephouse is a leading manu-
facturer of commercial, sports
and recreational fooring sys-
tems. With its state-of-the-art
production technology, ISO
9001:2008 certifcation and
more than 25 years of hands
on experience in both produc-
tion and installation all over the
world, Rephouse can ensure a
premium quality sports & rec-
reational fooring product tailor
made for almost any kind of ap-
plication.
Rubber fooring products are
particularly useful in areas
where safety is an issue like
playgrounds, sports halls,
around swimming pools, etc,
due to its anti-slippery proper-
ties and its ability to absorb
shocks. Rubber is also a very
durable material and an envi-
ronmentally -friendly one. All
Rephouse products can be
fully recycled and dont gen-
erate toxic substances at the
end of its life cycle. Hundreds
of thousands of square meters
of Rephouse fooring products
have been supplied worldwide
and the company aims to be
amongst the top fve players of
sports fooring in this region.
Rephouse and Coastal in
exclusive distribution deal
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HE the Minister of Finance and Economy Yousef Hus-
sain Kamal has stressed Qatars commitment to the
long-term development of the GCC reinsurance and
captive insurance industry and to its emergence as a
key part of the global marketplace.
Kamal was speaking at the MultaQa Qatar 2012 con-
ference, a leading international insurance industry
event, which was held at the Ritz-Carlton Doha from
March 11 to 13. The conference attracted more than
400 senior global and regional insurance and risk
management professionals and industry stakehold-
ers from around the world.
Organized by the Qatar Financial Centre Authority
(QFC Authority) and Global Reinsurance, the 2012
conference focused on global and regional insur-
ance and reinsurance market trends in the context
of economic and political developments in the Middle
East region and the state and prospects of the world
economy.
The MultaQa 2012 program offered more than 12
speeches, presentations, panel discussions and case
study clinics. Topics included the Middle Easts role in
Lloyds of Londons international expansion strategy,
the outlook for the global reinsurance industry, the
part played by the QFC Authority in the development
of Qatars and wider regions insurance industry, stra-
tegic issues affecting the GCC insurance and reinsur-
ance markets, the international economic outlook
and the increasing Boardroom relevance of insurance
regulation. Kamal gave the keynote address. Del-
egates who made keynote speeches included: Jose
Ribeiro, Director, International Markets, Lloyds of
London; Emmanuel Clarke, President and CEO, Part-
nerRe Global; Abdulrahman Ahmad Al Shaibi, Board
Member and Managing Director, QFC Authority; and
Dr Robert P Hartwig, President, Insurance Informa-
tion Institute. Among other contributors were senior
representatives of Qatari companies, Geoffrey Brom-
ley, President AonBenfeld International; Dr Thomas
Huang, Director General, Insurance Bureau, Financial
Supervisory Commission, Taiwan; Ellen Bennett, Ed-
itor-in-Chief, Global Reinsurance& Insurance Times;
and Sivam Subramaniam, Editor-in-Chief, Asia Insur-
ance Review and Middle East Insurance Review.
Delegates and the media had the opportunity to go
on organized visits to the Msheireb Enrichment Cen-
ter and Qatari Diar to get a better understanding of
Qatars past and future. The Msheireb Enrichment
Center is a landmark destination created by Msheireb
Properties as an educational portal to showcase Qa-
tars glorious past and soaring ambitions for the fu-
ture.
At Qatari Diar, delegates attended a presentation of
the Qatar Rail project, which highlights the countrys
economic and social goals.
In his keynote address, HE Kamal described Qatars
progress towards realizing its National Vision 2030
under the wise guidance of the HH the Emir Sheikh
Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani. Reaffrming the govern-
ments full support of the QFC Authoritys fnancial
center development strategy, Kamal said: Qatar is
committed to the long-term development of the GCC
reinsurance and captive insurance industry and to its
emergence as a key part of the global marketplace.
This event, I believe, plays an important role in fa-
cilitating that development. Shashank Srivastava,
Acting CEO, the QFC Authority, said: This confer-
ence brought to the fore the increasing importance
of the insurance and reinsurance sector to the GCC
regions economic development. Looking abroad, the
GCC region is also destined to play a bigger role in the
expansion strategies of global insurance and reinsur-
ance companies. It offers vibrant economies, deep
pools of capital, strengthening links with Emerging
Asia and other rapidly growing economies and excep-
tionally favorable demographics. The QFC Authority
has been privileged to participate in the success of
the conference.
Establishing
industry
benchmarks
for world-class
stadiums
Todays sports facilities are relied upon to host more
and varied events. Qatar, after winning the bid to host
the FIFA 2022 World Cup, plans to set the benchmark
for stadium development.
The iconic nature of a stadium is usually defned by
its design and sometimes by its key feature. The chal-
lenge for stadium owners and designers is to deliver
the comfort and entertainment of home, combined
with the excitement of the live atmosphere.
The conference, Building World Class Stadiums, to be
held in Doha on May 14-15, will address topics on the
latest design concepts, comfort level, techniques and
materials used for building a stadium of tomorrow.
The event intends to turn the attention of worlds real
estate and construction industry to the new design,
trends, safety and security of world-class stadiums.
The high-level conference will gather top-level deci-
sion-makers from sports industry, governing bodies
of sports associations and stadium developers to
share their experiences as well as strategies.
It aims to convene more than 100 participants under
one roof to network with expert speakers, exhibitors
and leading real estate company representatives.
Dan Meis, Senior Principal at FAIA Populous, will
address the conference on the key feature of build-
ing a stadium. To be considered truly world-class,a
stadium must employ the very latest technology, fan
comfort and safety in a structure so fexible in use,
and iconic in presence, that one can imagine it stand-
ing and useful for hundreds of years, not unlike the
Coliseum of Rome.
The lineup of speakers includes senior representa-
tives from Federation of International Football Asso-
ciation, British Olympic Association (FIFA), Disability
Matters, Populous, The Sports Business CIC, Qatar
National Bank, Burnley Football Club, talkSPORT,
Place Dynamix, Olympic Board of London 2012 and
German Football Association.
The conference will serve as a platform to bring to-
gether international, regional and local investors,
architects and designers, real estate developers, gov-
ernmental authorities and senior executives involved
in the design and construction of 21st century sta-
dium development from Qatar and internationally.
Top industry executives and offcials will head to the
annual Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC)
2012, which takes place in Dubai on April 28-30 at
Madinat Jumeirah, to discuss investment opportuni-
ties in a region where governments are ploughing bil-
lions of dollars into tourism infrastructure.
Flush with cash from multi-billion dollar sales of gas,
Qatar has embarked on an aggressive infrastructure
spending program as it prepares to host the 2022
World Cup, and for life beyond.
The direct contribution of travel and tourism to Qa-
tars GDP is expected to reach $1.1 billion in 2012,
compared to $800 million in 2009, according to the
World Travel and Tourism Council.
The economic conditions are excellent. We see Qa-
tar as a crucial addition to our GCC portfolio and look
forward to seeing our core brand Radisson Blu make
its entry into the market in 2012. The country has
certainly become a key hotel investment destina-
tion, commented Kurt Ritter, President and CEO, the
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group.
Over the next fve years Qatar will invest around $65
billion in new transportation schemes. These include
the new U$11 billion Doha International Airport, the
$6 billion Doha port project and a $25 billion metro
and railway.
Qatar is investing $20 billion alone into tourism infra-
structure for its World Cup preparations, according to
the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA), with most of this
investment going into building new hotels.
The state plans to have 30,000 hotel rooms by 2013,
up from 15,500 late last year, and aims to add 5,000
new hotel rooms each year up until 2022, bringing
the total number of hotel rooms to 75,000, according
to QTA.
The conference, held under the patronage of Sheikh
Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President Dubai
Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman Dubai Airports and
Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline &
Group, is being organized by MEED Events in part-
nership with Bench Events. Its three-day program will
explore the outlook for hotel investment in the Middle
Easts changing landscape.
As well as focusing on the Middle Easts investment
landscape after the Arab Spring, AHIC will hold a ses-
sion that looks at the issues facing Egypt, while key
industry fgures will address the challenges of devel-
oping and operating in the holy cities of Makkah and
Medina in Saudi Arabia.
There will also be a separate dedicated session ex-
ploring investment opportunities outside the Middle
East.
Qatari Diar Real Estate Invest-
ment Company (Qatari Diar),
an international leader in sus-
tainable development and
investment, has confrmed
its appointment of thirteen in-
ternational law frms to Qatari
Diars six legal panels.
The six legal panels cover the
following practice areas: hotels,
construction, fnance, corpo-
rate, UK projects and interna-
tional.
Commenting on the panel ap-
pointments, Qatari Diar Group
CEO Eng. Mohammed bin Ali
Al Hedfa said, I am delighted
that we have appointed these
thirteen international frms to
support Qatari Diars global
presence across our six pan-
els. Qatari Diar was impressed
by the high quality of the pro-
posals received from the frms
which participated.
Having prior knowledge and
experience of Qatar and the
GCC as well as the sectors and
other regions we work in were
essential in the selection of
frms and is crucial to Qatari
Diars vision of making a posi-
tive impact and improving the
quality of lives in the communi-
ties we are serving, added Al
Hedfa. 46 frms were long-list-
ed and invited to tender the
largest ever tender by the com-
pany - and frms were request-
ed to submit their proposals in
January 2012, with short-listed
frms invited to present in Lon-
don and Doha in late February.
No one frm has been appoint-
ed to more than 3 panels with
appointments starting 1st April
2012 for three years.
Qatari Diar recently marked its
sixth anniversary and has over
49 projects under development
or planning in 29 countries
across the Americas, Europe,
Asia and the Middle East with
a combined value of more than
US$35 Billion.
Conference focuses on insurance and reinsurance
market trends
Tourism set to contribute $1.1 billion to Qatars GDP
Qatari Diar
appoints
13 global
law frms
to legal
panels
Kurt Ritter: President and CEO, the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group.
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Seminar held on
new port project
The Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry has hosted an information seminar de-
signed to showcase the new port project and specifcally to present the opportunities
available to local companies.
Abdul Aziz Al Nuaimi, head of the new port steering committee, said during the seminar
that the QR27 billion worth port project will be one of the biggest and most important of
its kind in the region.
The committee unveiled a new section on its electronic page www.npp.com.qa, that in-
cludes all the details needed by the private sector regarding awarded projects, current
and future tenders.
The Qatar Petrochemical Com-
pany (Qapco) has awarded two
engineering, procurement and
construction contracts worth
more than QR600 million to in-
tegrated engineering and con-
struction frm CTCI Corporation
of Taiwan.
Phase one of the two-phase
project aims to meet the inter-
national standards of safety
and environment by modifying,
revamping and changing some
technical equipment at Qap-
cos main ethylene production
facility in Mesaieed Industrial
City. It involves installing new
furnaces and an ethylene stor-
age tank.
Qatars frst commercial and
recreational township for work-
ers is nearing completion in the
eastern part of the Industrial
Area with easy access to Doha
city, a local Arabic daily has re-
ported.
Planned on an extensive scale,
the township will consist of
more than 385 commercial
shops, four cinema halls, an
open air theatre and a cricket
stadium.
The designs of the buildings
The Philippines School Doha
has signed an agreement with
the Al Mana Design Consul-
tants International for the de-
signing of its planned school
building in Dohas Mesaimeer
area.
The tender for construction of
the school, which will be built
over 14,000sq m, will be ready
The Ministry of Interior (MoI)
has signed a contract with Al-
Aali International Company to
construct the Al Thumama Civil
Defence Centre.
The Logistics Department di-
rector Brigadier Abdul Azeez
al-Ansari said during the sign-
ing ceremony that the building
of Al Thumama Civil Defence
The contracts awarded to CTCI
are worth QR604 million, with
the option of an additional
QR176 million, raising the total
investment cost of Phase 1 to
QR780 million.
Phase two of the project is still
under study by Qapco. Esti-
mated to cost QR2 billion as of
frst quarter of 2013, the sec-
ond phase aims to increase the
overall production to reach be-
tween 950,000 and 1,000,000
metric tonnes of ethylene. This
phase will be declared for ten-
dering after the approval of the
Qapco board of directors.
and structures refect tradi-
tional Qatari architecture. The
main objective of the project
is to make it a self-contained
township to meet the commer-
cial and recreational needs of
the labourers who are no more
allowed to live in family residen-
tial areas in Doha city and the
outskirts.
It has a well-planned network
of roads and inner streets be-
sides several parking areas for
vehicles, the daily added.
within next nine months after
the design is completed.
The building, comprising a
basement, ground and two
foors with a total of 150 class-
rooms, will be a semi-modern
structure and very distinctly dif-
ferent from some of the existing
schools in the country.
Centre on E-Ring Road is part of
MoI strategy under which secu-
rity and service buildings will be
built at various locations in the
country. The total cost of the
project will be QR17.1 million
and it will be constructed on a
total area of 10,000sq m.
Qatars first labourers
township in final phase
Philippines School in deal
for designing its building
Thumama Civil Defence
Centre contract deal
Dewan Architects and Engi-
neers has been awarded the
consultancy contract to de-
sign and supervise the con-
struction of the Doha Pre-
mier Inn Hotel at Education
City, Doha. The four-storey,
200-key, three-star hotel,
is set to open in 2013 at a
strategic location within the
Education City master devel-
opment.
According to Mohamed Al
Assam, founder, Chairman
and Managing Director of
Dewan, the hotels design of-
fers a carefully selected mix
of facilities to cater to the
business and leisure trav-
eler market, which is cap-
tured in a contemporary lin-
ear architectural form, and
which responds perfectly to
the context as envisaged by
both the master-planners of
Education City and Premier
Inn Hotels.
Al Assam said: The project
is more than just an inspired
architectural expression of
a comfortable and friendly
hotel environment; it is a
practical approach towards
providing high standard
services to guests through
a careful selection of self-
sustained venues within the
hotel.
The project is also Dewans
frst project in Qatar and we
are excited to enter this mar-
ket together with a reputed
client and group that we
have successfully worked
together with on two hotels
in Abu Dhabi; at Abu Dhabi
National Exhibition Centre
and Abu Dhabi International
Airport.
Another feature of the proj-
ect is sustainable design,
says Al Assam. The building
will be designed, detailed
and built with a careful view
of being environmentally-
sensitive and sustainable,
and as per the environmen-
tally-conscious vision of
Premier Inn Hotels as a de-
veloper striving to achieve
sustainable development
across all its projects.
Dewan has already estab-
lished its Doha offces in
partnership with Peninsular
Venture Group, a leading
holding company in Qatar
that has investments in
construction, real-estate,
manufacturing and that rep-
resents a large portfolio of
businesses in various sec-
tors.
Dewan wins
Doha
Premier Inn
consultancy
contract
Qapco awards contracts worth QR600 million
45 Italian firms take part
in Doha business conference
A forum aimed at identifying investment opportunities in Qatar was held in association
with the Italian embassy, Confndustria, Italian Businessmen Association, SIMEST, the
development fnance institution promoting the activities of Italian businesses in Italy and
abroad, ANCE and Italian Construction Builders Association. More than 45 Italian com-
panies from the real estate, infrastructure and construction sectors attended the forum.
The decision to hold the forum had been fnalized after Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassem Al
Thani, president of the Qatari Businessmen Association (QBA), which is the organizer,
met Italian Ambassador Andrea Ferrari.
Local dailies quoted Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassem as saying that this event would allow Qa-
tari companies to beneft from the experience of their Italian counterparts in implement-
ing the development projects in preparation for hosting the 2022 World Cup.
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Fit-out of Barwa
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Qatar is currently in the
spotlight for several indus-
tries worldwide. Off the
back of Qatar winning the
2022 World Cup, the coun-
trys main focus is to devel-
op its construction industry.
As MEP services evolve
into an integrated service
delivery sector, the second
annual MEP Summit and
Awards Qatar will have mar-
ket-relevant topics relating
to design, integration, in-
stallation, testing and com-
missioning. The focus of the
meeting of leading minds in
the industry will remain on
operation and maintenance
for achieving comfortable,
environmentally-friendly
and safer buildings in Qatar
and position the country as
an example for the develop-
ing MEP markets regionally.
The MEP Summit and
Awards Qatar, taking place
in Doha during May 7-8,
will bring together leading
experts to share experience
from working in the MEP
feld locally and internation-
ally.
Interactive panel discus-
sion and presentations
will cover topics such as
MEP design and installa-
tions, adopting sustainable
regulations to improve MEP
delivery, technology to en-
hance the building lifestyle.
Another highlight of the
event will be the frst MEP
Qatar Awards, which will
recognize and reward out-
standing achievements of
individuals and companies
in various categories. Key
topics that will come under
discussion at the confer-
ence include:
Analyzing QSAS and its
role in MEP project deliv-
ery
Improving thermal com-
fort by using alternative
HVAC systems in the Mid-
dle East environment
Optimizing quality assur-
ance process through
commissioning manage-
ment a project tool ap-
proach
Determining the archi-
tects role in addressing
the MEP systems during
the project design phases
The outstanding speaker
lineup includes:
Bill Jolly, Head of MEP,
KEO Consultants
Dr Alex Amato, Chairman
for Research and Innova-
tion, Qatar Green Building
Council
Diaa El Masry, LEED
Design Manager, Qatar
Green Leaders
Safaa Al Zubaidi, Senior
MEP Manager, Energy
City
Saad Al Jibouri, Commis-
sioning Managing Direc-
tor, Qatar Project Man-
agement
Alfred Seeling, Design Di-
rector, Woods Bagot
Georges Ali Georges, MEP
Manager, Commodore
Contracting Company
Dr Esam El Essarg, Re-
search Manager, Qatari
Diar Research Institute
Dr Shetha Al Zubaidi, De-
velopment Director, Ta-
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At the fourth Facade Design and
Engineering Middle East Sum-
mit held in February in Doha,
the main theme was design-
ing functional and sustainable
building envelopes by utilising
smart technologies to deliver
iconic facades. It is the regions
only conference dedicated to
the design and sustainable
construction of cost-effective,
iconic facades.
Facade engineering is often
considered to be the highest
risk of any project. The exterior
envelope of a building acts as
a flter protecting the internal
space from undesirable ele-
ments whilst allowing benefcial
elements in. The facade is vital
to achieve a habitable internal
space.
Minimum performance criteria
are set out with legislations and
codes which all projects in the
Middle East must achieve. Most
of these performance criteria
are now driven by the need to
improve building energy ef-
fciencies and reduce carbon
emissions.
Facade specialists have to be
equipped with the latest tech-
nologies, materials and indus-
try knowledge to ensure contin-
ued project success.
At the recent IQPC conference a
number experts came together
to share their specialised skills
and what they have learnt about
various technological demands
of building envelopes built to
meet the required Middle East
design criteria.
One of the sessions dealt spe-
cifcally with city facades and
how two projects managed the
facade design from conception
to completion.
The frst speaker was Matt Kit-
son, of Hilson Moran, and he
spoke about the consultancy
experience in the design of the
Tameer Towers in Abu Dhabi,
the United Arab Emirates.
Rising global population and
rising energy consumption are
linked and as we know the sup-
ply of energy available is not in-
fnite, said Kitson.
We are continuing to build en-
ergy intensive cities and this
is putting a strain on the citys
ability to produce the amount
of energy necessary to keep
things running smoothly. Most
of our plans focus on looking
at energy conservation and
consumption; we need to start
looking at energy use and reuse
where possible, said Kitson.
Waste
Another area where we need to
change our focus is waste. Qa-
tar is looking at recycling and
ways to use waste to produce
energy. A recent release from
the Ministry of Environment
states it has embarked on a
project to manage the mas-
sive construction and industrial
waste in the country and set up
a recycling plant.
Qatar has one of the high-
est waste generation rates in
the world; with about 20,000
tonnes of construction and
demolition waste alone. It has
also been estimated that each
person in Qatar produces an av-
erage of 5kg of waste daily. Dis-
posal of such a huge amount of
waste poses major environmen-
tal challenges.
Vernacular design
Kitson commented that con-
sultants and architects should
begin to look at introducing a
more vernacular favour to their
designs. Some of the examples
he put forward were projects
where they had involvement; in
Marrakech, Morocco and Shib-
am, Yemen. Both of them were
based on historic designs.
He also commented that when
looking at the Qatar skyline
one could spot some buildings
with a classic architectural style
while others were highly mod-
ern.
Design hierarchy
When designing a building, con-
sultants generally look at the
easier aspects so that the rate
of return on the building can be
maximised and the facade de-
sign is only a secondary consid-
eration.
Healthy buildings
In his presentation on how de-
sign can ensure that buildings
promote general health, Kitson
referred to how it has been
proven that daylight affects pro-
ductivity and that not enough
daylight slows down employee
productivity.
A good supply of daylight keeps
people productive, decreases
incidences of depression, etc.
In other words it affects the
triple bottom line in real ways.
The retail industry has conclud-
ed that more daylight in stores
is directly related to increased
sales. One technique of bring-
ing more sunlight into buildings
is through skylights.
The changing workplace
The workplace has in the last
few decades been transformed
through the introduction of
technology and more recently
smart devices. With the use of
more technology in the work-
place more airconditioning is
needed to get rid of the hot air
generated by computers.
The current generation, the
iGeneration as it is known, has
resulted in an entirely new con-
fguration of workspace. The
social side of living is currently
going through a transition that
blurs the distinction between
employees work life and social
life.
Kitson stated an example of
Google for whom they were
asked to design a high perfor-
mance work environment that
would also stimulate creativ-
ity and allow employees to so-
cialise and interact on a social
level as well; due to the fact
that they probably spent most
of their time at work.
Tameer Towers
Tameer Towers is a major, 980,
000sq/m mixed use devel-
opment. The project encom-
passes a 73-storey commercial
tower, four high-rise residential
apartments blocks and a luxury
hotel. The commercial building
is set to become one of the tall-
est towers in Abu Dhabi, incor-
porating a 50m high prismatic
foyer atrium.
Hilson Moran was responsible
for the building services, in-
cluding the design of the me-
chanical, electrical and environ-
mental engineering services,
intelligent building controls and
integrated building systems,
vertical transportation and
acoustics. The practice is also
providing a LEED assessment
on the scheme.
In his presentation, Kitson
dealt with how to defne fa-
cade specifcation to maximise
the building occupant comfort
and to design in compliance
with Sustainability Codes such
QSAS, Estidama, LEED.
He discussed how important it
was to understand glazing per-
formance for correct position-
ing of the low emissivity coating
and he looked at new glazing
technologies to evaluate if this
will change the market ap-
proach.
Tameer Towers is situated on an
island just off Abu Dhabi. An im-
portant element of the design
was looking at the movement
of the wind and measuring how
to fnd the dead areas and
the channelling areas. These
observations were incorporated
into the engineering design and
also contributed to the wind
tunnel design.
Another consideration was the
ration of solid vs. glass. This
is always an important consid-
eration in hot desert climates.
When looking at cooling loads it
was decided to opt
for a monocle type
design and the fa-
cade was used as
shading from the
sun to reduce the
cooling load on the
building.
The solid/glass ra-
tio is 30/70 and
the solid element
of the facade also
holds up the build-
ing in addition to
keeping the build-
ing cooler, resulting
in higher thermal
comfort levels.
Other consider-
ations were that it
had to be a column
free space and the
reasonably high
solid to glass ratio
contributed to be-
ing able to achieve
this.
Sustainability
Prefabrication: Kit-
son also looked at
the aspects of sus-
tainability in facade design with
particular emphasis on glazing
and prefabricated buildings.
What he called the sequential
construction limit of effciency
has resulted in the develop-
ment of the construction of
multi storey buildings in coun-
tries like China and Australia.
In China a 30-storey building
was erected in 30 days using
prefabricated units. In looking
at prefabrication, there is an in-
novation that can be integrated
and is starting to be widely con-
sidered and that is the introduc-
tion of photovoltaic units on the
roofs of buildings and or park-
ing lots to provide free energy.
A new stadium in Vryburg, Ger-
many, is completely covered in
photovoltaics. Another example
is the Police Academy in Abu
Dhabi.
Electrochromic glass: A break-
through technology in glazing
and cooling technology has
resulted in the development of
spray on solar cells.
Commitment
Consulting engineers Hilson
Moran have taken their involve-
ment in sustainable develop-
ment in the UAE to the next
level by joining the Emirates
Green Building Council (EGBC).
The move is an affrmation of
the companys commitment
to the area and refects Hilson
Morans involvement in key
projects throughout the region,
working in collaboration with
international architects, prop-
erty owners and developers to
design environmentally respon-
sive buildings, through their
applied knowledge of building
physics.
The infuence of sustainability
as a design issue is one that
has been gaining momentum in
the Middle East over the last 18
months to two years. Formed
in 2006, with representatives
drawn from every sector of the
construction industry, the EGBC
has been a driving force for
change, encouraging collabo-
ration and working towards a
green building model.
The EGBC has published a new
UAE-specifc draft building ener-
gy rating system which is based
on the US LEED building sus-
tainability rating system. It is
planned to pilot the LEED Emir-
ates system on 25 new building
projects, pending ratifcation by
the US GBC next year.
Kitson, director of sustainability
for Hilson Moran, commented:
Hilson Moran has always had
strong links to the Gulf region,
having started out here some
30 years ago. Through our
work on tall buildings in the
Middle East and Europe and
our expertise in thermal and en-
vironmental modelling, we have
become increasingly involved
in interpreting and adapting
building energy standards and
technologies used on similar
buildings elsewhere for local
use - including the recently-
announced Shams Abu Dhabi
Tameer Towers development.
An integrated approach on facade design
The exterior envelope of a building acts as a flter protecting the internal space from undesirable
elements whilst allowing benefcial elements in
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the construction of the two Out-
er Breakwaters at both sides of
the Channel. The New Port is
located between Al Wakrah and
Mesaeed, South of Doha.
The contract represents a value
of about 4,500,000,000 QAR.
The works of MEDCO include
the dredging of a 20 km long ac-
cess channel and a Naval Base
basin, the land reclamation with
dredged materials for an area
of approximately 4.5 square km
for the construction of the Na-
val Base, including compaction
and ground improvement, the
construction of rubble mound
outer breakwaters each side of
the channel, the construction of
rock revetment at the perimeter
of the Naval Base, the supply
and installation of navigation
aids and environment mitiga-
tion (re-location of coral, sea
grass, mangrove that would
be affected by the works). The
works includes the dredging of
approximately 45 million m
of mainly hard rock materials.
The project has undergone a
rigorous and thorough environ-
mental assessment and the
strict environmental conditions
resulting from these studies will
have to be strictly adhered to by
all actors on the Project in order
to mitigate to the largest extend
the environmental impacts cre-
ated by the construction of the
Project.
MEDCO will deploy its self-
propelled fag ship Al Jarraf
recently constructed and deliv-
ered in Singapore. In addition,
two self-propelled seagoing
rock cutter suction dredgers
will be deployed to execute this
major assignment.
The works will start in March
2012 and will be completed
early 2016.
MEDCO is a partnership be-
tween the Qatar Holding (Gov-
ernment of Qatar), Qatari
company United Development
Company (UDC), and DEME.
MEDCO wins
dredging
contract
for New Port
Project
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T
he enormous urban
development currently
being witnessed in the
State of Qatar gener-
ally and in Doha particularly
will change the countrys urban
face. It is remarkable that this
urban development does not
overlook the states humani-
tarian and civilization aspects
which are taken into account
when planning or designing de-
velopments.
The Ministry of Municipality
and Urban Planning is keen to
establish and develop pub-
lic parks, playgrounds, parks,
spread greenery and to orga-
nize human welfare schemes.
The Ministry seeks to create
a strong relationship between
population and their home ar-
eas, aiming to strengthen the
spirit of originality and civiliza-
tion everywhere in the country.
Among municipalities, Doha
leads in efforts to beautify and
maintain streets and public
parking lots. The Road Main-
tenance Department at Doha
Municipality has executed three
projects related to public park-
ing lots and roads worth about
QR36.49 million.
These include three contracts
for maintenance of approxi-
mately 300,000 square me-
ters of road works. The work
includes asphalt maintenance
and installation of curbstone
and interlocks, maintenance
of traffc signals and routine
cleaning services of roads.
The value of the frst contract
is QR11.70 million and it cov-
ers from areas 1 through 7 and
from 10 to 28 and 60, namely Al
Jasra, Al Bidda, Mohammed bin
Jassim, Musheireb, Al Najada,
Brahat Al Jufairi, Al Asmakh,
Old Al Ghanim , Al Souq, Wadi
Al Seil east and west, Rumaila,
Freij Abdul Aziz, Doha Jadeed,
Al Riffa, Old Al Hitmi, Assalta,
Al Mirqab, Doha Port, Freej bin
Mahmoud, Mansoura, Freej
bin Derham,Al Najma , Umm
Ghwalina,Al Khalayfat and Ras
Abu Aboudand Al Dafna.
The value of the second con-
tract is QR12.99 million and it
includes the areas from 30 to
37 and from region 61 to 69,
namely Al Sadd, Al Nasr, New Al
Mirqab, Al Hilal west and east,
Al Nuaija east and west, old
airport, Al Thumama east and
west, Doha International Airport
and New Khalayfat.
The third contract amounts to a
value of QR11.80 million Riyals
and it includes areas from 38
to 49 as well as 56 and 29 as
these contracts are scheduled
for completion by the end of
this year.
The Ministry of Municipality
and Urban Planning has devel-
oped a strategy for the develop-
ment of maintenance and op-
eration of side roads in various
areas of the state in an effort to
improve the condition of inter-
nal roads and to reduce cracks
and potholes.
Geographic Information System
(GIS) is used in road mainte-
nance as it depends on data
about road conditions which
are scanned through a Person-
al Digital Assistant (PDA). This
device is provided to all munici-
palities with special software
to scan road paving elements
(the layers paving the road) and
non- paving elements (street
lines, guidance signs and light-
ing).
Then, the municipality studies
and analyzes such data in order
to build up maintenance plans
in the short term and long term.
Maintenance contracts for side
roads that are under way de-
pend on a road maintenance
management program in issu-
ing work orders to contractors
in all municipalities (Doha - Al
Wakra - Al Rayyan - Umm Salal
- Daayen - Al Khor - Al Dakhira
- Al Shammal). The project ex-
ecutor is held accountable for
each stage separately and it
is made sure he is not left un-
til the completion of the entire
project.
Many problems had occurred
in the past because of excava-
tions and unfnished work left
behind.
Many streets had suffered from
the problems of rubble and
remnants of work left behind
by companies implementing
projects.
The Technical Affairs Depart-
ment (TAD) is specialized in
supervising areas of Support
Services affliated to the minis-
try and issuing building permits
for the ministry.
TAD coordinates with compe-
tent authorities with regard to
public facilities for necessary
services and road mainte-
nance, sidewalks, light poles
within cities and villages.
TAD coordinates with authori-
ties concerned by regulating
and supervising public parking.
It proposes installation of coun-
ters in public parking as well as
overseeing them.
It studies and reviews applica-
tions for land development and
their conformity with approved
and planned requirements.
It also examines and reviews
applications and transactions
from the urban perspective in
coordination with the compe-
tent department in the ministry.
TAD contributes to the develop-
ment of design requirements
and drafts regulations related
to organizing buildings, issuing
building permits, drilling, main-
tenance and demolition as well
as certifcates of work comple-
tion in addition to issuing per-
mits for advertisements and
billboards.
It participates in land and
property inspections within
the municipal limit by submit-
ting reports to the competent
department. It also carries
out inspections, looks after is-
sued related to sites delivery
and new building permits, ex-
ecutes small construction proj-
ects and is involved in work on
numbering houses and streets,
in coordination with other de-
partments. The Ministry of Mu-
nicipality planted 2,800 trees
and a million fower seedlings
during the current year. In Doha
Municipality, the work of estab-
lishing 13 new parks and play-
ground is progressing. They are
in Umm Lakhba, Nuaija East,
Nuaija West, Al Thumama,
South Khalifa City, Jiryan Nu-
jaima and Al Jubailat. A garden
and a playground are planned
in Unaiza. The maintenance of
parks in Al Hitmi, Al Duhail and
Al Thumama also come under
the municipality program.
The changing face of urban development
The Road Maintenance Department at Doha Municipality has executed three projects related to public parking lots and
roads worth about QR36.49 million
MUNCPALTY FOCUS
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NTERVEW
In its efforts to achieve the
2030 vision, Qatar is witness-
ing an accelerated urban and
industrial expansion. But this
doesnt come without cost.
The construction boom in the
country is having its toll on its
environment. In this interview,
Dr Mazen Hasna, Dean of the
College of Engineering, speaks
about the challenges facing Qa-
tar in its quest for moderniza-
tion and development and the
colleges role in tackling them.
The faculty of engineering re-
cently acquired the ABET Aca-
demic accreditation. What does
this mean for students?
Academic accreditation is a
way of ensuring work quality in
any organization whether edu-
cational or not. In educational
institutions, academic accredi-
tation is a way of making sure
that its programs are in accor-
dance with international educa-
tional standards. In engineering
we are accredited by ABET.
The efforts to achieve accredi-
tation started in the end of the
1990s. At that time we had only
four programs namely mechani-
cal, civil, electrical and chemi-
cal engineering. These were ac-
credited in 2005. At that time
ABET only granted substantial
equivalency to universities out-
side the USA. The accreditation
lasts for only six years after
which it is reviewed. We have
now introduced new programs.
In November 2010 a delegate
form ABET visited the college
and reviewed our new programs
and we were accredited.
The academic accreditation
confrms our trust that our pro-
grams are in accordance with
the best international stan-
dards.
You introduced a new program
recently: the master in environ-
mental engineering. Why?
We have four master programs
and this year we introduced
the environmental engineering
program. Developing the envi-
ronment is one of the four pil-
lars of Qatar 2030 vision. Qatar
is an industrial nation, with a
huge industrial and construc-
tion potential. This urban and
industrial expansion needs to
be accompanied by a good en-
vironmental plan.
As a faculty of engineering
working in Qatar, we reviewed
the 2030 vision and thought
about the role we could play to
make it come true. We found
that such program is a neces-
sary one to develop engineers
environmental knowledge. We
concentrate on the program
on the quality of water, water
purifying, water recycling, water
usage in construction and, to a
lesser extent, on air pollution.
We work in collaboration with
the Ministry of Environment,
where they provide us with the
environmental assessment
studies done by various com-
panies for their projects where
we review such studies and give
them our technical opinion. The
program can qualify engineers
to do such studies which are
compulsory for doing any new
construction or industrial proj-
ects.
We started this year with 10
students. The program runs for
two years and can be done on a
part time basis.
You mentioned the huge con-
struction potential of the coun-
try. How does that affect the
environment?
Qatar is a small country. If we
looked at the international
numbers we fnd that its car-
bon dioxide emissions are one
of the highest in the world per
capita. The environmental ef-
fect of the development and
fast construction pace is trou-
bling. The government is well
aware of this, but the countrys
development is going on at a
fast pace and to be late is bet-
ter than doing nothing. Today,
all institutions are trying to
catch up on that and reduce
the effects that occurred due to
projects in the past and avoid
such effects in the future. An
example is the glass facades of
the towers which require huge
power to cool it resulting in co2
emissions. If from the start
such towers were designed dif-
ferently and took power saving
aspects in its account it would
have been better. The image is
not rosy but the efforts done to
avoid such problems are seri-
ous and we hope they will four-
ish in the future.
How do you evaluate the QSAS
rating system and do you have
any collaboration with its devel-
opers?
The university recently signed
a memorandum of understand-
ing (MoU) with the institution
that developed the QSAS sys-
tem. The MoU indicated that
we teach QSAS to our students.
Also, we are in the process of
constructing a new building for
the college. We have taken into
account that this building is
compatible with QSAS.
I think that QSAS is very im-
portant, because usually we
tend to import international
standards and apply them as
they are, but QSAS has done
customization for the system to
be in accordance with the local
environment.
If QSAS was to be applied in all
new buildings and even some
existing buildings, it will be very
good. I hope the government
would make it compulsory for
all new buildings.
What about the Society of Engi-
neers? Do you have any coordi-
nation with them?
The head of the Society of En-
gineers is a member of the
consulting board of the college
which meets annually to dis-
cuss the new programs in the
college and all its strategic is-
sues. We also give lectures for
the society members.
We have established a student
chapter for the society in the
college as a way to encourage
students to get involved with
the society early on. This year
we plan to provide the society
members with training courses.
We think the society will play a
bigger and more effective role
in the future in developing the
engineering profession in Qatar.
In a recent interview you men-
tioned a plan to prepare Qatari
engineers for 2030 vision;
could you elaborate more on
that plan?
We started this project as a pi-
lot last year where we looked
into our current academic plan
and the Qatar 2030 vision, to
decide whether our academic
plan is enough to graduate an
engineer who can play a role in
achieving the 2030 plan.
This is not an easy process and
we cant do it on our own, we
have to collaborate with the en-
tire industrial sector.
Last year we did this pilot proj-
ect with some companies and
we asked for their vision to-
wards the expected expansion
in their companies till 2030 to
know the skills and specialties
that will be needed in Qatar in
that period and also to fnd out
if they have any advice regard-
ing skills that our graduates
lack now. These are the two
data points we took from them.
So it is still a project in progress.
The college recently signed the
two agreements with Oryx GTL
and Maresk. What are the ob-
jectives of these agreements?
Qatar University (QU) and
Maersk Oil Qatar (MOQ) have
signed an agreement to es-
tablish the Maersk Oil Chair in
Environmental Engineering, a
dedicated faculty chair to sup-
port offshore environmental
studies.
The faculty chair will support
the newly-launched Masters
in Environmental Engineering
at Qatar University College of
Engineering (CENG) for a pe-
riod of three years. The posi-
tion is supported by Maersk Oil
with an annual investment of
QR750,000.
Although primarily focused on
applied research and develop-
ing technologies to effectively
minimize environmental impact
to marine life, the chair will pro-
vide a valuable link between
education and industry.
The Maersk Oil Chair will devel-
op new research and training
programs on industrial waste-
water and water treatment as
well as atmospheric pollution.
The research will be integrated
within undergraduate students
projects, graduate theses and
summer internship/training
programs to foster knowledge-
sharing at all levels.
The chair will also provide spe-
cialized training for Maersk Oil
Qatar personnel to help sup-
port technical decision-making
when encountering environ-
mental challenges within their
operations in the Al Shaheen
feld, Qatars largest offshore
oil feld.
Qatar University (QU) and ORYX
GTL have also signed an agree-
ment to establish an academic
chair in the Department of Me-
chanical and Industrial Engi-
neering (MIE) in the College of
Engineering.
The purpose of the agreement
is to support qualifed Qatari
students towards graduation
and future employment with
ORYX GTL. This cooperation is
in line with the commitment of
both organizations to the Qa-
tarization strategy and towards
the achievement of Qatar Na-
tional Vision 2030.
Under the agreement, which
will be for an initial period of
three years, the chair will pro-
vide opportunities for research
and consultation to both par-
ties within the framework of
collaboration in the feld of gas
operations and production. He/
she will develop and implement
programs of research and con-
sultancy, establish workshops,
provide technical advice in en-
gineering education, and super-
vise summer training activities.
He/she will also conduct other
scientifc activities commen-
surate with the needs of ORYX
GTL.
Additionally, the academic po-
sition which is funded by ORYX
GTL, will focus on the develop-
ment of QU programs in the
feld of mechanical engineering
through support of the organi-
zations theoretical studies in
tandem with practical applica-
tion at ORYX GTL sites. Through
summer training and work-
shops, students will be provid-
ed with the opportunity to de-
velop their practical skills and
perspectives to facilitate their
engagement in the workplace
and foster knowledge-sharing
at all levels.
Through this position, QU will
support ORYX GTL in the devel-
opment of infrastructure and
scientifc research in the feld
of oil and gas which is one of
the top priorities of scientifc re-
search in Qatar.
What is the facultys position
regarding research?
In the past three years we have
managed to attract $80 million
to fnance scientifc research
in engineering. We conduct
research in the cooling of con-
crete mixes.
We give high importance to civil
and architecture engineering
because of the urban develop-
ment the country is witness-
ing and also because they are
the only programs in Qatar. We
have to provide the workforce
with competitive professionals.
Environmental efforts in Qatar headed in the right direction
QSAS is very important, because usually we tend to import international standards and apply them as they are, but
QSAS has done customization for the system to be in accordance with the local environment
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A
t a recent district cool-
ing summit held in
Doha, Hisham Hajjaj
of Stanley Consultants,
delivered a presentation on the
use of sea water in the cooling
of industrial towers. Why do we
use seawater cooling towers,
Hajjaj asked. Experience, ac-
cording to him, has shown that
they are:
durable
easily maintained
conserve energy
environmentally-friendly
Cost-effective alternative
(AED 6 cubic litre)
Uses freshwater effciently or
not all especially when there is
a scarcity of water resources
Case study 1: Jubail Industrial
City
Jubail Industrial City, a planned
city, has a sea water cooling
(SWC) system, easily the sec-
ond largest in the world. Sea
water intake comprises an
intake channel and pump sta-
tion and is facilitated through a
system of three canal segments
with three components: supply,
supply/return and return.
There are inverted systems
between the canal segments
for the industrial off-take struc-
tures and lateral pipes.
There is a buffer zone before
dumping into the sea so that
the outfall does not endanger
marine life.
Hajjaj concluded by saying that
in his opinion sea water cooling
was defnitely the way forward.
He did add that there were still
questions and concerns about
the discharge from the SWC
plant as it is 10 degrees high-
er than the sea temperature,
which is still too high. The rec-
ommended difference is 2 or 3
degrees higher.
Case Study 2: A concrete tower
in Thailand
In a paper, entitled, Perfor-
mance, Cost, and Environmen-
tal Effects of Saltwater Cool-
ing Towers (2008), John S
Maulbetsch and and Michael
N DiFilippo discuss a concrete
tower in Thailand and energy
plant in the Gulf of Mexico as
examples.
Southeast Asia has vast coast-
lines where industrial and com-
mercial ventures have access
to sea water.
Padaeng Industries in Ma Ta
Put, Thailand, is a zinc refnery
that produces pigments and
other specialty products.
Padaeng Industries has a
12-year-old, three-cell, forced-
draft tower with a hot water
temperature (HWT) of 96.8F
(36C); a cold water tempera-
ture (CWT) of 87.8F (31C); a
wet bulb temperature (WBT) of
82.4F (28C); and a 46,230
gal/min (10,500 m3/hr) water
recirculation rate.
Fluctuations in cold water tem-
perature signifcantly affect
production, yet they have been
very satisfed with the system
design. They operate the tower
at 1.2 cycles of concentration
and use screens and flters to
keep suspended solids low. In
addition, they use a low dos-
age biocide to control biological
activity.Following an accidental
fre some time ago, Padaeng
replaced the flm fll in one cell
with a low fouling, vertically
offset fll. The company also
replaced the OEM drift elimina-
tors with high-effciency, cellu-
lar, three-pass drift eliminators.
Both the fll and drift elimina-
tors are made of rigid PVC,
meeting Cooling Technology In-
stitutes PVC material standard
(CTI STD-136; see table 1).
The drift eliminators have a
low drift rate, and it can be ex-
pected that any contribution of
salt in the environment from
the cooling tower will be signif-
cantly lower than the naturally
occurring salt in the air.
The plant has been ISO 9001
and 14001 certifed, plus an
outside environmental man-
agement frm is contracted to
sample and track air and par-
ticulate emissions.
Because of the low total sus-
pended solids (less than
50ppm) in the makeup and
good biological control of the
recirculating water, flm fll foul-
ing is minimized, keeping the
towers thermal performance at
design values.
Padaeng Industries cooling
tower is a concrete structure,
and care was taken to ensure
high-quality concrete work to
withstand the salt water.
However, the fan shrouds, rail-
ings, ladders and fasteners
were made of painted or galva-
nized carbon steel, and these
components have seen signif-
cant corrosion.
The forced-draft design is some-
what unusual for a feld-erected
tower and the addition of a roof
over the fan intakes indicates a
shortcoming in its design. The
roof was added to prevent the
air intake fans from drawing in
the hot exhaust air and reduc-
ing unit effciency.
Cooling tower drift and salt con-
tamination in the environment
are considerations when oper-
ating open recirculating cooling
towers with sea-water makeup.
Small droplets of the circula-
tion water can leave the tower
as drift.
Depending on the size of the
droplet and the wind condi-
tions, the range of dispersion
can be less than a hundred
meters to many kilometers. It
is recommended that the dis-
tribution system be designed
for low-pressure spray nozzles,
which will reduce the quantity
of small droplets impinging on
the drift eliminators.
Because all drift eliminators
have a fractional effciency limit
(the droplet size where the drift
eliminator is less than 100% ef-
fcient), more entrained droplets
are captured by high-effciency
drift eliminators. Limiting drift
to match or be less than coastal
sea air salt content yields a drift
rate of 0.001 to 0.0005% of the
circulation water fow rate.
Some water treatment chemi-
cals can affect drift rate by
reducing the surface tension
of the water, which should be
taken into consideration when
designing the water treatment
program.
Pending changes to CTIs drift
eliminator test code will limit
surface tension to no less than
63 dynes/cm. When used to ex-
cess, some dispersants can re-
duce surface tension by a factor
of two or more, producing drop-
let diameters much smaller for
the same nozzle pressure.
There has been no observed
increase in water surface ten-
sion when adding oxidizing bio-
cides such as chlorine, bromine
or ozone. However, other water
treatment chemicals such as
methylene bisthiocyanate can
signifcantly reduce the waters
surface tension and increase
drift rate.
Case Study 3: Counterflow tow-
ers near the Gulf of Mexico
Latin Americas power-produc-
ing giant, Iberdrola of Bilbao,
Spain, has a 2,000-plus MW,
combined-cycle plant in Altami-
ra, Mexico.
Plant 3 and 4 are rated at
1,036 MW and have two 10-cell
induced-draft counterfow cool-
ing towers serving four gas and
two steam turbines.
The plant uses sea water from
the Gulf of Mexico via two 24
intake lines located about one
mile out in the Gulf.
They use screens for trapping
large debris; sodium hypochlo-
rite as the biocide; H2SO4 for
pH control; and water-manage-
ment chemicals from Nalco for
pretreatment. The towers run
from 1.3 to 1.5 cycles of con-
centration and have been in op-
eration for nearly seven years.
Iberdrola Units 3 and 4 operate
effciently, but the power plant
wanted to improve the opera-
tion by reducing the pressure
drop of the existing two layers
of drift eliminators used to en-
sure the lowest drift rates.
The existing drift eliminators
were mounted just above the
spray nozzles, so the OEM rec-
ommended the power plant
use drift eliminators rated at
0.0005% drift loss, mount-
ing them approximately one
meter above the spray nozzle
discharge. This modifcation
reduces pressure drop of the
drift eliminators by 60%, which
increases tower airfow, thereby
providing colder water.
Also, the plant is considering
whether installing replacement
spray nozzles could improve
water distribution.
Managing sea-water issues
Biological control is a typical
concern in all open, recirculat-
ing cooling towers. The bio-
logical activity will create waste
secretions that act as glue for
suspended solids, allowing
them to adhere to the cooling
tower fll and other heat trans-
fer surfaces.
The impact of deposits affects
cooling tower effciency.
It takes only a small amount
of fll fouling to reduce airfow
and create uneven water dis-
tribution, which negatively af-
fects tower performance and
increases cold water tempera-
ture. Selecting the proper fll
design and good water chemis-
try management are critical for
good system operation.
To help accomplish these ob-
jectives, one cooling tower fll
manufacturer adopted an ap-
proach that has been used suc-
cessfully for many years in the
food processing industry, where
biological control agent is incor-
porated into the materials of
construction. In this case, the
biological control agent is incor-
porated with the plastic resin.
The material reduces biological
activity by use of a silver-and-
zinc compound. The compound
does not leach from the plastic,
nor is it harmful to the environ-
ment.
The fll with biological control
agent has been shown to re-
duce fouling and protect the
cooling systems thermal per-
formance.
Typical sea-water mineral con-
tent is quite consistent around
the world at about 3.5 percent
dissolved solids.
However, some variations are
observed due to local con-
ditions such as fresh water
dilutions from rivers or high
evaporation rates in bays. The
variation in total dissolved sol-
ids (TDS) is relatively easy to
manage by modifcation to the
towers cycles of concentration.
However, variations in total sus-
pended solids (TSS) can cause
signifcant fouling problems.
Based on the quality of biologi-
cal control and TSS, the selec-
tion of cooling tower fll can be
made. Because the fll design
plays the largest role in tower
performance, it is suggested
that seawater makeup water be
limited to 20 ppm TSS, which
allows for the use of high per-
formance flm flls like a vertical
offset design.
Typical seawater makeup can
be run at up to 2.5 cycles of
concentration using low fouling
flm fll.
Recommendations
Concentrated sea water, having
high salt concentration, lowers
the waters vapor pressure and
reduces the evaporative cooling
rate by 5 to 8%, depending on
salt concentration.
Therefore, a typical sea-water
cooling tower design will be 5
to 10% larger (plan area and/
or power effects) than a similar
capacity fresh-water system.
The smaller the approach tem-
perature, the greater the de-
mand (size and power) on the
cooling system will be.
Targeted approach tempera-
tures must consider the effect
salt water has on tower perfor-
mance. For instance, if a 5.4F
(3C) approach temperature is
considered practical for fresh
water, a 7.2F (4C) approach
would be acceptable for a salt-
water system.
Materials used should be sta-
ble in sea-water environments.
Consult CTI Standard 136 for
fll and drift eliminators. And,
the structure should be pul-
truded fberglass, treated wood,
concrete or specialty materials
formulated for sea-water appli-
cations.
or cooling towers constructed
of fammable structural materi-
als, a deluge fre protection sys-
tem designed for exposure to
sea water should be used. Tow-
er site selection is the same for
saltwater towers as for fresh-
water towers.
It is suggested that the longitu-
dinal direction (air inlet) be par-
allel to the normal wind direc-
tion and sensitive equipment
be positioned away from the
exhaust air path.
All piping, fasteners, railings
and access stairways should be
constructed of materials suit-
able for sea-water exposure as
well, as the best place for a sea
water cooling plant or tower is
at the waterfront or on an is-
land.
To maximize drift eliminator
effectiveness, they should be
positioned approximately 1 me-
ter above the spray nozzle dis-
charge. Low pressure nozzles
should be used with nozzle
pressures not exceeded 13.8
kPa (2 psig). Drift eliminators
should be rated at 0.0005 per-
cent drift loss and be certifed
by the manufacturers testing.
*References used in the writing
of this article: Maulbetsch, John
S, and Michael N DiFilippo.
2008. Performance, Cost, and
Environmental Effects of Salt-
water Cooling Towers. Califor-
nia Energy Commission, PIER
Energy-Related Environmental,
Research Program.
CEC-500-2008-043 and Rising
Interest in Sea-Water Cooling
by Jim Wallis and Richard Aull,
Brentwood Industries Inc.
The benefts of seawater district cooling
ENVRONMENT
CONSTRUCTON
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Organized by Qatar General
Electricity &Water Corpora-
tion, and the Water Science
and Technology Association,
and the General Secretariat of
the Cooperation Council for the
Arab Gulf States, in coopera-
tion with Interactive Business
Network (IBN) to be held in Doha
on the 22-24 of April 2012 at
the Grand Hyatt Doha Hotel
U
nder the patronage of
H.E. Dr. Mohammed
bin Saleh Al Sada,
Minister of Energy and
Industry, H.E.Eng.Essa bin Hilal
Al Kuwari President of KAHRA-
MAA and the conference, an-
nouncedthe Forthcoming 10th
Gulf Water Conference
The conference is organized
by Qatar General Electricity
&Water Corporation, and the
Water Science and Technology
Association, and the General
Secretariat of the Cooperation
Council for the Arab Gulf States,
in cooperation with Interactive
Business Network (IBN).
The press conference was
headed H.E. Engineer Al Ku-
wari, and attended by Engineer
Ali Saif Al-Malki, Chairman of
the conference organizing com-
mittee and KAHRAMAAs Wa-
ter Networks Director, and Mr.
RaedChehaib, CEO of Interac-
tive Business Network (IBN) in
addition to representatives of
the sponsors & members of the
press from Qatar, GCC, region
and international media.
H.E. Engineer Al Kuwari opened
the conference by welcoming
all those present and stress-
ing on the importance of the
conference not only in terms
of its subject and aims, but
also in terms of its continuity
given that it was frst launched
in 1992 and is being held this
year in its 10th session. He also
highlighted the high level partic-
ipation of ministers from Qatar
and the GCC, experts and aca-
demic members from the Arab
and Islamic world, and interna-
tional organizations for the Unit-
ed Nations including the ES-
CWA, UNDP and UNU. In light
of that, H.E. Al Kuwari outlined
the main topics and issues that
will be discussed at the confer-
ence including the present situ-
ation of planning and managing
sustainable water resources in
the GCC countries; projections
of water requirements in the
region and means of reducing
the expected gap between wa-
ter supplies and demand; the
relation between water avail-
ability and food security; the
role of GCC municipalities in
supplying and managing water
resources; developments in wa-
ter desalination technology and
its economics; new techniques
in waste water treatment and
management; fnancing water
projects, and other topics and
issues.
As the President of the confer-
ence, H.E. Al Kuwari empha-
sized on KAHRAMAAs con-
tinual commitment towards
developing national strategies
to manage water resources. He
called for Qatari Ministries and
institutions, and GCC organiza-
tions involved in water, energy
and food resources, to register
for the conference before 16th
of April on www.gwcdoha2012.
org. Al Kuwari concluded by
thanking the sponsors, press,
organizing company (IBN), and
KAHRAMAA volunteers for their
efforts and dedication to make
this event a success.
Engineer Al Malki talked about
the importance of this confer-
ence to be held in Doha for the
2nd time, complementing the
economic growth in the GCC.
He shared the belief that this
conference will be one of the
most important events in the
region attracting a large num-
ber of delegates including min-
isters and concerned offcials
from Qatar and the GCC, lead-
ers and decision makers.
Al-Malki concluded by thanking
H.E. the Minister of Energy and
Industry, H.E. President of KAH-
RAMAA, respected sponsors,
IBN team and the press.
Concluding the press confer-
ence, Mr. Chehaib expressed
his belief that the 10th Gulf
Water Conference will be one
of the most important events
on the conference agenda in
the region during 2012, and ex-
pected that the conference will
arrive at effective conclusions
and recommendations con-
cerning the development of wa-
ter resources in the GCC coun-
tries and the rationalization of
use of such resources in the
various sectors and activities.
The 10th Gulf Water Confer-
ence is expected to attract large
and high profle level of atten-
dance and participation, includ-
ing ministers and concerned
offcials in the GCC countries,
leaders, experts, academics,
and practitioners in public and
private sectors in the feld of
water power and food security
projects in addition of course
to Arab and international media
organizations and press repre-
sentatives.
CONFERENCES
Under the patronage of H.E. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and
Industry H.E. Al Kuwari Announces the Forthcoming 10th Gulf Water Conference
The city of Doha will be hosting
city leaders, Government offcials,
developers, academicians, urban
service specialists and smart city
development experts this month
at the Arab Future Cities Summit
taking place on April 23rd and
24th in the capital. The objective
of the summit is to share strate-
gies,
insights and best practices to im-
plement a smart and sustainable
future for the cities of tomorrow.
A new study on the growth of
smart cities estimates that in-
vestments in smart cities will in-
crease fvefold over the next fve
years. According to ABI Research,
smart city technologies
will expand across the
board, to more than $39
billion annually by 2016.
The smart city concept
is gaining momentum
in the Middle East with
major smart cities proj-
ects under development
in Qatar, Saudi Arabia
and UAE such as the
Qatar Energy City, Doha
International Airport, U
City, The King Abdullah
Economic City, The King
Abdullah Makkah Con-
struction Project, The
Information Technology
Communications Com-
plex and Masdar City.
The objective of the Arab
Future Cities Summit is
to facilitate an interna-
tional platform to discuss
the ways for the transfer
of knowledge, know how
and to refect on tech-
nological and social in-
novations and transfor-
mations that are arising in cities.
We are proud to bring this initia-
tive to the Middle East under the
theme of Smart Solutions for Sus-
tainable Cities and put a spotlight
on urban development and cities
expansion in the Arab world. said
Brad Hariharan, Project Director,
Expotrade Global, organizer for
the Summit. The summit features
high profle keynotes, international
case studies from cities of Europe
on smart city development, inter-
active discussions, project show-
case, an exclusive lounge and net-
working sessions.
Lighting plays a crucial role in
modern construction, building
and architectural design. Not only
for the energy consumption and
CO2 emission, but also for safety,
security and aesthetic reasons.
Therefore it is really important to
make an educated decision right
at the beginning of a new invest-
ment project. Refecting to this,
GE Lighting developed a complete
portfolio of LED and CMH outdoor
white light solutions. Creating
safe environments, roadways and
public places and illuminate archi-
tectural land without increasing
light pollution. says Phil Marshall,
President & CEO, GE Lighting
EMEA. GE Lighting is the Platinum
Sponsor of the Arab Future Cities
Summit.
Making cities smart-
er and boost their
effciency in daily op-
erations is not going
to be an obvious task.
There seems to be
consensus: the next
big challenge is HOW
TO capture, manage
and extract value in-
formation from mas-
sive data embedded
in the objects around
us, so we can manage
better, use better, and
live better our urban
spaces explained Dr
Irene Compte, Direc-
tor, Urbiotica, from
Barcelona one of the
key sponsors for the
summit.
Major sponsors of the
Summit include GE
Lighting, Qtel, Philips,
GDF Suez, Urbiotica,
Injaz International and
many others.
Arab Future Cities Summit to focus on
smart cities development in the region
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O
nce again KCIC is
honored to be part
of Project Qatar, this
year for the third time
in a row. The last two years KCIC
presented its products and ser-
vices very successfully in the
tent area of the exhibition. For
the last two years the benefts
of our 2-level-KCIC-booth have
been highly enjoyed by both -
our visitors and our KCIC team
at the event. This year we are
looking forward to present KCIC
in a ,new look at a new loca-
tion in the Main Exhibition Hall.
After all initiatives and achieve-
ments KCIC has realized since
last Project Qatar 2011 the
senior management decided
it is time for a major KCIC per-
formance change which is vis-
ible for all our team and our
visitors. With this major change
in our performance KCIC also
wants to highlight its enhanced
strength and capabilities within
the local construction and con-
crete market as well as KCICs
commitment to the fundamen-
tal changes within Qatar for the
next decade, especially in the
construction feld. As a Qatari
Concrete Company we are look-
ing forward to give our contribu-
tion to the upcoming changes
within our home country.
KCIC performance at Project
Qatar 2012 does not only in-
clude a new booth design and
new location in the Main Exhibi-
tion Hall. It means also that our
Managers from Pre-cast, Read-
ymix, Materials, Sales, Market-
ing, Corporate Governance,
and Group Commercial & Con-
tracts Divisions along with KCIC
Stand Crew are already very
excited to welcome our visitors
to discuss and explain latest
initiatives and achievements
of KCIC in terms of our prod-
ucts, services and projects as
well as from our management
and production. KCIC has been
named as a Founding Member
of the Qatar Green Building
Council, it has been certifed
towards ISO 9001:2008 (Qual-
ity Management System), ISO
14001:2004 (Environmental
Management System) and BS
OHSAS 18001:2007 (Occupa-
tion Health and Safety Manage-
ment System) and it has suc-
cessfully implemented a fully
integrated ERP-System in all
its business operations: these
are only some achievements
we would like to celebrate and
discuss with our visitors. At
the same time we would like
to inform you about our new
established Customer Relation-
ship Management Department
and the new services provided
for all our customers, how to
become a subscriber of our
monthly KCIC newsletter provid-
ing technical information and
free-of-charge training sessions
held by KCICs QA/QC Manager
exclusively for KCIC customers
in-house or at any other loca-
tion in Doha. KCIC also would
like to share experiences re-
garding our successfully fn-
ished and current projects, like
for example KCIC built the frst
Cricket Stadium in Precast con-
crete, it signed the frst football
stadium contract in Precast
concrete and manufactured the
longest Hollow Core Slabs of
18m length and 500mm thick-
ness, as well as the acquisition
of new machinery and other
equipment.
Further details about KCICs
Current Caliber in delivering any
Cement Concrete Products and
Services in Qatar, KCICs com-
mitment towards Green Aspect
as a Founding Member of Qatar
Green Building Council, KCICs
latest Achievements, Certifca-
tions, Customer Relationship
Views, Completed Precast Foot-
ball and Cricket Stadiums and
Amphitheatre Projects, etc. can
be discussed at our pavilion.
At this juncture, KCIC have im-
mense pleasure in cordially in-
viting everybody to explore KCIC
at Project Qatar 2012. During
the whole tenure of this exhi-
bition all visitors are most wel-
comed at the KCIC stand inside
(M 65), Main Hall and at the
KCIC stand outside (HM 35),
Heavy Max Area 1.
We as KCICians, look forward
to meet you there!
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As a next generation bank, Al
Khalij Commercial Banks (al khali-
ji) QSC, is committed in supporting
projects that beneft Qatars gen-
erations to come. Thus, an impor-
tant milestone for the bank was
the fnancing of the Barzan Gas
Project, a 10.4 billion US dollar
project that will see 1.4 billion cu-
bic feet per day of gas produced in
2014. The foundation stone was
recently laid down for the project,
with the attendance of the Heir
Apparent, HH Sheikh Tamim bin
Hamad al Thani.
al khalijis involvement came by
through a syndicated loan struc-
ture, whereby the bank teamed up
with other fnancial institutions to
ensure that the project received
the fnancing it required to see
the industrial complex through till
completion.
The Barzan Gas Project will meet
the increased demand for fuel to
power up energy plants and other
industries in the country, said
Robin McCall, Group Chief Execu-
tive Offcer of al khaliji. We are
not only delighted to have our
name associated with one of the
most ambitious project this coun-
try has ever seen, but we are also
proud that our participation will
support the future development of
Qatar.
The Barzan Gas Project is a joint
venture between energy giants
Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil,
and is also the recipient of the
largest direct bank fnancing of any
energy projects in the country. The
project also refects the increasing
role that banks have been playing
in realizing large-scale industrial
projects; something that al khaliji
has been well-prepared for.
Most companies do not have
the cash on hand, by seeking out
banks to fund their projects they
maintain more appropriate capi-
tal structure, explained McCall.
With Qatars economic diversi-
fcation and development in full
swing, in line with the countrys
2030 Vision, we expect to see
more and more companies turn-
ing to banks for their fnancing re-
quirements. When we conceived
our medium-term strategy, we
placed project and infrastructure
fnancing in the Qatar market as a
top priority.
Confdence in a fnancial institu-
tions fnancing capabilities is an
essential prerequisite in meeting
customer requirements. Only
several weeks ago, the Fitch rating
agency gave us a positive rating,
continued McCall. In effect, this
is a stamp of confdence in our
capacity and our long term stabil-
ity, and more so a call to action
that we are able to meet fnancing
requirements of our preferred cli-
ents, no matter how complex. We
expect a large infux of projects in
the foreseeable future, and hon-
estly, we look forward to fnanc-
ing them. In its adherence to its
medium-term and Qatar-centric
strategy, al khalji is on task in pro-
viding creative solutions for specif-
ic project fnancing requirements.
No project is too big or too small;
too complicated or too simple. As
long as the project benefts gener-
ations to come, it is our obligation
to provide the best and most inno-
vating fnancing solutions.
al khaliji is Qatars pioneer next
generation bank offering a full
range of conventional banking
products and services to premium,
business, corporate and interna-
tional customers in Qatar, UAE and
France.
Headquartered in Doha, al khaliji
is one of Qatars leading banks
and a member of the Qatar Ex-
change Index, with QR 27 billion
in total assets and QR 12.1 billion
in customer deposits as of 31 De-
cember 2011.
Al Khaliji France is our subsidiary
in Paris, France with a network
of branches in the UAE covering
Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaima,
and Abu Dhabi. This branch net-
work offers customers and busi-
nesses local, regional and interna-
tional banking services.
At al khaliji we believe that success
lies in the fnancial security and
development of people to enable
them to sustain a prosperous life.
Our products and level of service
refect our belief that to be suc-
cessful, we must meet the needs
of both this generation and future
generations of employees, custom-
ers, investors and business part-
ners. While fnancial objectives are
key to sustaining our prosperity in
any market, at al khaliji we believe
that long-term sustainability is
maintained by balancing our com-
mitments to achieving our results,
with the commitment towards the
development of people and the
preservation of natural resources.
Visit www.alkhaliji.com and www.
alkhaliji.fr to discover the latest
next generation bank news and
information.
Qatars Barzan Gas Project:
A success story in project fnance for al khaliji
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The eighth Annual Project Fi-
nance Forum taking place in
Dubai on May 29 - 30 will bring
together key decision makers
and industry experts from the
Middle East to explore eco-
nomic challenges, political
barriers, predictions and gov-
ernmental policies regarding
project fnance. Because of
the current euro-crisis, project
fnance in the Middle East has
seen a setback with regards to
funding as most of the projects
were backed by major lend-
ers in Europe. With Basel III
implementation on the horizon
and the volatile liquidity situa-
tion, the eighth Annual Project
Finance Forum will look into
cases where the industry has
worked out alternative solu-
tions to keep funding their proj-
ects.
The forum will also delve into
the future challenges for long-
term projects, possibilities
and solutions. Proposed case-
studies on project fnance from
Islamic Finance Institutes in
Qatar include Barzan Gas, Fi-
nancing Challenges for Waste
water Treatment Plants Bah-
rain, Shuweihat 3 Independent
Power Plant Project - Abu Dhabi
and Sartorp Project Sukuk for
Jubail refnery Saudi Arabia.
The forum will also provide key
models and benefcial inputs
to adapt, update and impro-
vise future project fnancing
agendas.
Jonathan Robinson, MD, Head
of Project Finance, HSBC
UAE, will address the Basel III
implementation and its effects
on project fnance. Arab Spring
and the future of PPP in Middle
East will be broadly elaborated
by Atter Ezzat Hannoura, Direc-
tor PPP Central Unit - Ministry
of Finance Egypt. The confer-
ence aims to provide an over-
view on euro-crisis impact on
project fnance in the Middle
East, importance of ECA and
Islamic fnance in the current
economic climate, the emerg-
ing signifcance of project
bonds and debt capital mar-
kets, alternative fnancial aids
and importance of export cred-
it agencies in the given crisis
and many others. With a rich
history of producing high qual-
ity, industry specifc business
events around the world, Flem-
ing Gulf Conferences is one of
the leading names in the busi-
ness intelligence industry. Its
B2B conferences are highly
interactive events with a lim-
ited number of delegates from
specialized industry sectors,
including fnance, energy, ship-
ping, logistics, utilities, real es-
tate, construction and more.
Forum to explore challenges for
long-term projects and solutions
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Arab Consulting Engineers Mo-
harram Bakhoum has recently
signed contracts for several im-
portant projects, according to
its Executive Director, Engineer
Mohamed Al Jebali. A project
to evaluate intersection facili-
ties with Ashghal (Public Works
Authority) is at the forefront of
them.
The agreement encompasses
examination of 15 intersec-
tions, including bridges and tun-
nels in order to evaluate their
condition and identify any de-
fects, offering optimal solutions
to restore their full effciency.
Al Jebali noted that the com-
pany had signed a contract
to oversee Bin Samikh Tower,
which consists of 44 foors
including three basements in-
tended for parking. The tower
is located on an area of 5,000
square meters in Dafna. Work
has already started and is due
for completion in 2013.
The tower includes 317 hotel
rooms and a number of halls
for seminars, lectures and re-
ceptions as well as a spa and
restaurants.
Al Jebali said the company had
also signed a contract for de-
signing a major business center
affliated to Al Meera Company
in the Hazm Al Markhiya area.
The project consists of a shop-
ping mall with two foors and a
basement for car parking. The
ground foor includes a show-
room of consumer goods in ad-
dition to a number of shops of
various sizes.
It also has a service area, in-
cluding many restaurants and
a recreational area for children.
The projects design work is pro-
gressing.
Al Jebali said that preparations
were underway to deliver the
fight simulation building of
Qatar Airways at Doha Interna-
tional Airport.
He added that Arab Consult-
ing Engineers Moharram Bak-
houm was preparing to deliver
the second phase in the Racing
and Equestrian Club develop-
ment project in the Al Rayyan
area. The company, he said,
had carried out renewal and
development work by adding
many structures which raised
the clubs effciency.
He pointed out that the sec-
ond phase of the Racing and
Equestrian Club development
covered nearly 300,000sqm of
the club area, including build-
ings, stables to accommodate
about 402 horses.
The phase includes a veterinary
clinic, a veterinary stable build-
ing, horses swimming building,
horses nutrition building in
addition to a quarantine build-
ing to isolate infected horses.
It also has places for training
horses.
A staff accommodation build-
ing which could house more
than 25 club employees forms
part of the new phase.
Development work goes on at
an administration building for
different club departments, a
warehouse, workshops and a
store to sell horses supplies.
This phase also has an area for
shops and some other distinc-
tive buildings enjoying a high
level of luxury and sophistica-
tion. These are the health club,
a video games hall and the In-
ternet and health club.
There is a recreational-activities
building which includes a four-
dimensional cinema hall, res-
taurants, majlis and separate
reception halls for men and
women. The club has an Emiri
wing with reception lounges.
There is a luxury multi-purpose
hall with two rooms that could
be used to conduct wedding
ceremonies. One of the halls ac-
commodates nearly 700 people
and the other around 400.
The complex has four luxury
apartments which stand sepa-
rated from the rest of the club
having their own entrance and
with a design commensurate
with the quality and luxury of
these buildings.
Al Jebali pointed out that many
buildings had been delivered
after completion and they were
already being occupied by the
club management.
Qatari Architecture Engineer-
ing Corporation has carried
out the implementation of the
work under the supervision of
Arab Consulting Engineers Mo-
harram Bakhoum at a cost of
QR631 million under the lead-
ership of the commission steer-
ing the project - representative
of the owner.
He said the company had re-
cently handed over a number of
villas, funded by Qatar Develop-
ment Bank.
He expected the launch of
several projects in the infra-
structure sector of sanitation,
bridges, tunnels, roads, water
pipelines in the near future. He
pointed out that Arab Consult-
ing Engineers Moharram Bak-
houm had extensive experience
with such projects.
Al Jebali said the Qatar Railway
project would be a quantum
leap for the states transport in-
dustry. He was confdent that it
would contribute signifcantly to
the evolution of Qatars econo-
my and to the states all-round
development. He noted that
Moharram Bakhoum had ca-
pabilities and great potential in
this respect as it had provided
advisory services to Cairo Metro
with its four stages in addition
to partial consultation services
for the Dubai Metro. He noted
that the Doha Metro would
signifcantly contribute in con-
necting various areas of Doha,
reducing the traffc pressure
on roads. He pointed out that
Qatar was witnessing a huge
renaissance in all projects, es-
pecially those related to sports
construction, which would ben-
eft not only Qatar but the entire
Gulf region. He said: These
projects are built according
to international specifcations
which give Qatar the potential
to host any sporting event.
Moharram Bakhoum working on several important projects
Mohamed Al Jebali: Executive Director
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ISO 31000:2009 Risk Management System
ISO 510001:2011 Energy Management System
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ISO/TS 29001:2010 Petroleum, Petrochemical & Natural Gas Industries \
Requirements for product and service supply organizations
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Company Tender No. Tender Subject
Bond
(Qrs)
Fees Closing Date
Qatar general Elec-
tricity and Water Cor-
poration (kahramaa)
GTC/469/2012 Call-Off contract for civil maintenance works of electrical sub-stations 1,000,000 3,000.00
12/4/2012 Be-
fore 12 noon
Qatar Fuel (Woqod) TC/PRJ/24/03/12 Building and Utilities mangement system for Woqod Tower at West Bay 50,000
1.000 non
refundable
2/4/2012
Qatalum QAL-PRD-0202
iNet for Qatalum "Design, develop and integrate an intranet portal with work-
fows systems for Qatalum based on share point 2010"
1.5% of
Bid Price
500.00 (non-
refundable)
12/04/2012Q
Mowasalat
TC-015/MD-
MWS/2012
supply of 4 ton medium duty mobile workshop truck 0 1,000.00 22/04/2012
Mowasalat
TC-017/
SWTV/2012
Build and supply 2 water transport vessels 100,000/= 1,000.00 22/04/2012
Aspire Zone AF/M/AL3001/12 Maintenance of mechanical systems for Aspire Logistics at Aspire Zone-Zone A 300,000 1,500.00 22/04/2012
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REGON
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inks Group, leaders in
company formation in
the Gulf region for 10
years, participated in
two British-led trade promo-
tion events to help strengthen
outbound investment growth in
Qatar and the UAE.
As the UK looks to deepen
economic relationships with
the two countries, Links Group
was called upon to educate
participating British companies
on how best to establish a com-
mercial presence in the region.
The government agency UK
Trade and Investment (UKTI) in-
vited Links Group to participate
in its PartnerME 2012 road
show, a series of informative
round tables held in London,
Cambridge and Manchester
from March 5 to 7. Over 100
high potential companies at-
tended the sessions to seek ex-
pert advice on doing business
in the Middle East.
According to Joe Hepworth,
Commercial Director of Links
Group, the majority of partici-
pating companies at PartnerME
2012 said they planned to ex-
pand to the Middle East within
the next 12 months.
Most of the delegates I met
with were interested in securing
infrastructure or education proj-
ects in the UAE, he said.
There is a strong appetite
amongst these businesses
to establish their commercial
presence in the region within
the next year.
UK frms have substantial expe-
rience working on large-scale
projects with particular exper-
tise in original design, project
management, subcontracting
and project build.
The UK is also widely recog-
nized as a world leader in edu-
cation services. With the UAE
government allocating 20% of
its 2012 Federal Budget to edu-
cation projects, the opportuni-
ties for British companies are
very promising, he added.
As Qatar prepares for mass in-
frastructure development in the
build-up to the 2022 FIFA World
Cup, the Middle East Associa-
tion, the UKs premier business
forum for promoting trade and
relations with the Middle East
and North Africa, together with
UKTI, hosted a delegation of
over 20 UK companies in Doha
last month.
The Qatar: Towards 2022
trade mission was held from
March 4 to 7 to strengthen bi-
lateral ties and investments be-
tween the two countries. Links
Group collaborated with the
British organizations to provide
market insights on how best to
support Qatars development
needs.
Government funding commit-
ments in Qatar are extensive
and include a $20 billion invest-
ment to expand the road sys-
tems over the next fve years,
$13 billion for the building of
the New Doha International
Airport and a stadium con-
struction renovation budget of
approximately $3 billion, said
Wayne Merrick, Links Group
General Manager in Qatar.
This event has given UK com-
panies the opportunity to ex-
plore investment opportunities
in this region and navigate the
issues that come with access-
ing new markets, said Merrick.
Participating delegates, al-
though bullish about invest-
ment prospects in the UAE and
Qatar, remain concerned over
issues including the require-
ment for local partner owner-
ship, the strength of investor
protection, and the general re-
ception of UK companies in the
market.
The Middle East Association, in
conjunction with the British Em-
bassy, UKTI, and Links Group
worked to advise businesses
and answer their concerns
about setting up in the Middle
East.
Links Group noted particular
references to the recent over-
haul of the UAE companies law
and regulations on exports and
imports in Qatar as per Qatar
Investment Law.
UK frms look to Qatar and other Gulf countries
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TENDERS
Large Tenders
Tender No. Tender Subject Bond Fees Dept.
Submis-
sion
Autho-
rized
PWA/GTC/073/11-12
Proposed Development of General Cleaning Project
6,500,000 6,000.00 Building Affairs 4/10/12 1+2
Al Khore Sewerage - Construction of
Sewer Network in Al Khore
4,000,000 4,000
Infrastructure
Affairs
2/7/12 1+2
BA/11-12/C/023/G Construction of Extension of Al Khor 1,750,000 3,000.00
Infrastructure
Affairs
2/7/12 1
PWA/GTC/072/11-12
Package Treatment Plant ( PTP ) Upgrades at Existing
AL Shamal PTP and Al Dhakira PTP Sites
2,300,000 3,500.00
Infrastructure
Affairs
5/8/12 1
( Design - Build Works) Shifting & Upgrading Pumping Station 200,000 1,000.00
Infrastructure
Affairs
2/21/12 1
Construction of PS 70 Area Sewerage
Phase 4
9,000,000 6, 000.00
Infrastructure
Affairs
1/31/12 1+2+3
Medium Tenders
Tender No. Tender Subject Bond Fees Dept. Submission
Autho-
rized
PWA/ITC/035/11-12
Post Contract Professional Consultancy Services
for construction of Scouts Overland Camp for Qatar
Scouts and Guides Association at Al Mazrouaa
170,000 750 Building Affairs 3/25/12 4
BA/11-12/S/036/I Bond Fees Dept. Submission
Autho-
rized
Awarded Of March
Pre & Post Contract Professional
Consultancy Services for Service Centre
Building at Bufsaillah, Umm Salal
80,000 750
Building
Affairs
2/12/12 4
Tender No. Tender Subject Awardes Date Awardes to Value (QRs.) 1/22/12 4
PWA/GTC/034-B/10-11/L
Pre & Post Contract Professional Design, Site Supervi-
sion & QS Consultancy Services for One Treatment
and Rehabilitation Centre for Drug Addicts (BA 10-11
D 027 G)
3/28/11
Stantec +
Burt Hill
& Arabic
Engineer-
ing Bureau
(AEB)
23,778,110
PWA/ITC/013/10-11
Pre-Contract Professional Design and Quantity Survey-
ing Consultancy Services for : Surface and Groundwater
Drainage System for West Muaither Area (CP 765) 3/15/11
ASCO Consult-
ing Engineers
1,450,000
(IA/10-11/D/02/I)
Maintenance, Provision and Installation of
Directional and Street Name Signs,
87,500 1,000.00
Assets Manage-
ment Affairs
3/11/12 1
PWA/GTC/062/10-11
Road Improvement Works in Zone 51 & 52 Phase 2
(IA/10-11/C/116/G)
3/13/11
Abraj Qatar
Eal Estate &
Services
16,962,950
PWA/GTC/058/10-11/L
Post Contract Professional General and Site
supervision and Quantity Surveying Consultancy
Services for: Peripheral Roads to Barwa City (IA/10-
11/S/01/G)
3/13/11
AECOM Middle
East Ltd.
11,711,000 3/11/12 1
PWA/STC/059/10-11
Post Contract Professional General and Site Supervision and QS
Surveying Consultancy Services for Design and Construction of
Traffc Diversion for Wakra-Ras Abu Abboud Road Intersection
(IA/10-11/S/015/S)
3/13/11
AECOM Middle
East Ltd.
1,859,569
PWA/U&EWTC/039/11-12
Operation & Maintenance of Sewerage
Pumping Stations & Package Treatment
Plants & Related Networks
3/7/11
Power Waste
Management &
Transport Co.
290,000.25
PWA/STC/068/10-11
Supply of Spare Parts for 3'', 4'', 6'' & 8'' Pumps for
Mechanical Workshop (AA/DOM/10-11/M/1151/S)
3/7/11
Al Jabor Trad-
ing Company
284,656.50 PWA/GTC/034-A/10-11/L
Pre & Post Contract Professional Design, Site
Supervision & QS Consultancy Services for Five Pri-
mary Health Care Centers (BA 10-11 D 027 G)
3/7/11
Dar Al Handasah &
Perkins & Will
18,400,000
PWA/STC/058/10-11/L
Upgrade of Quantum Scaler i500 Tape
Library (ISTD/10-11/NS/1/S)
3/7/11
Mannai Trad-
ing Co.
309,935
AA/DOM/11-12/M/1487-4.07/I
AA/DOM/11-12/M/1225-02.05/S
PWA/STC/080/10-11/R
Supply of Spare Parts for Deutz and Lister Engines at
Mechanical Workshop
12,000 400
Assets Manage-
ment Affairs
12/19/2011 1
AA/DOM/11-12/M/1150-2.05/S
ASHGHAL TENDERS 2012
Companies Eligible
to Tender:
(1) Qatari Compa-
nies 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 fnancial values
are in Qatari Riyal
FRIJNS
STRUCTURAL STEEL
MIDDLE EAST W.L.L.
Frijns Structural Steel Middle East W.L.L. a division of the Frijns Industrial Group
T + 974 4490 5858 F + 974 4490 5290 PO Box 63721 Doha QATAR
E info@frijnsqatar.com W www. frijnsqatar.com
structural
steelwork
engineering
wall & roof
cladding
turn-key
projects
* highly skilled dutch employees from FIG are constructing a massive ship repair yard at Ras Laffan for the maintenance and repair of tankers
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CALENDAR
EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS OF
EXHBTONS & EVENTS
April & May 2012
STADIUM BUILD MIDDLE EAST
Organizer: MEED Events
Event Date (s): 16 18 April 2012
Venue: Renaissance Doha City Center
Location: Doha, Qatar
Tel: +971 4 3900049
Mobile: +971 55 5819705
Email: sana.ahmed@meed-dubai.com
Website: http://www.stadiumbuild-
middleeast.com
SPE INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION
AND OPERATIONS CONFERENCE AND
EXHIBITION
Organizer: Society of Petroleum Engi-
neers
Event Date (s): 16 18 April 2012
Venue: Qatar National Convention
Centre
Location: Doha, Qatar
Tel: + (1)-(972) 9529393
Fax: + (1)-(972) 9529435
THE 10TH GULF WATER CONFERENCE
2012
Organizer: Interactive Business Net-
work
Event Date (s): 22 24 April 2012
Venue: Grand Hyatt Hotel
Location: Doha, Qatar
Tel: +974 4487 7442 / + 974 4488
1525
Fax: +974 4487 3196
Email: iman.dagher@interactiveb.com
TOTAL SAFETY FORUM
Organizer: Marcus Evans
Event Date (s): 22 24 April 2012
Venue: Millenium Hotel
Location: Doha, Qatar
Tel: +603 2723 6757
Fax: +603 2723 6699
Email: CatherineF@marcusevanskl.
com
ARAB FUTURE CITIES SUMMIT 2012
Organizer: Expotrade Middle East FZ
LLC
Event Date (s): 23 24 April 2012
Venue: Intercontinental Hotel Doha
Location: Doha, Qatar
Tel: +971 4 4542 135
Fax: +971 4 4542 136
Email: brad@expotrade-me.com
Website: www.expotradeglobal.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
Location: Doha, Qatar
Tel: +974 4432 5693
Fax: +974 4432 2891
Email: info@ifpqatar.com
Website: http://www.projectqatar.
com/
2ND ANNUAL MEP SUMMIT AND
AWARDS QATAR 2012
Organizer: IQPC Middle East
Event Date (s): 07 08 May 2012
Venue: Intercontinental Hotel Doha
Location: Doha, Qatar
Tel: +971 4 364 2975
Fax: +971 4 363 1938
Email: enquiry@iqpc.ae
INFRASTRUCTURE & PROPERTY DE-
VELOPMENT SUMMIT MIDDLE EAST &
AFRICA 2012
Organizer: Marcus Evans
Event Date (s): 07 08 May 2012
Venue: Four Seasons Hotel
Location: Doha, Qatar
Tel: +357 22849308
Website: www.ipdsummit.com
BUILDING WORLD CLASS STADIUMS
2012
Organizer: Fleming Gulf Conferences
Event Date (s): 14 15 May 2012
Venue: To be confrmed
Location: Doha, Qatar
Tel: +971 4 609 1570
Fax: + 971 4 6091589
Email: priti.mathur@feminggulf.com
Website: http://feminggulf.com/
cross-industry/building-world-class-
stadiums
CITYSCAPE QATAR
Organizer: IIR Holdings Middle East
Limited
Event Date (s): 23 25 May 2012
Venue: Doha Exhibition Centre
Location: Doha, Qatar
Tel: +971 4 407 2626
Fax: +971 4 335 1891
Email: regina.bauzaite@informa.com
Website: http://cityscapeqatar.com/
2nd MIDDLE EAST SME FORUM 2012
Organizer: Fleming Gulf Conferences
Event Date (s): 28 29 May 2012
Venue: Grand Hyatt Hotel
Location: Doha, Qatar
Tel: +971 4 609 1570
Fax: + 971 4 6091589
Email: mohor.mukherjee@feminggulf.
com
Complete Solutions For
- Fire Detection & Alarm System
- Fire Fighting System
- Safety Security - H V A C
P.O.Box: 7639, Doha-Qatar Tel:+974 44438090, 44449397, info@delta-re.net Fax:+974 44424046 www.delta-re.net,
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PROJECT FOCUS
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.
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
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 n/a Under Construction Residential
Al Baker Executive Towers Ahmed Abed El Aziz Al Baker
Construction and Recon-
struction Co.
675 Under Construction Office Building
Residential Tower at Pearl Qatar Capital Investment
Qatari Arabian Con-
struction Co.
300 Maintenance Period Residential Tower
Al Nasr Showroom Shiekh Abdullah Bin Naser Al Thani
Construction and
Reconstruction Co.
85 Under Construction Commercial
Panasonic Showroom & Residential Building Shiekh Abdullah Bin Naser Al Thani
Construction and Recon-
struction Co.
205 Under Construction Commercial / Residential
Extension of Cold Store Qatar National for Import & Export Al Doha Construction 120 Under Construction Industrial
Al Sadd Hotel Tricon International
Atlantic Contracting
Co.
150 Under Construction Hotels
5 Hotel Towers adjacent to City Center Marriott Rensance,
Marriott Courtyard, Shangri La, Rotana & Merweb
Al Rayyan Holding Company Al Habtour 3.5 Billion
Marriott Rensance & Marriott Courtyard in
handing over and the other 3 Hotels are
under construction
Hotels
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
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
Mixed Use
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)
Qatar Olympic Committee N/A N/A Design Stage Sports Amenities
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-Huda 100-120 Completed Office Building
Al Meera Hazm Al Markhiya Mall Al Meera Not Appointed n/a
from concept to preparation of tender
documents included interior design Mall
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 Traf-
ficking
QFCHT Not Appointed 20 Million Design Stage Office Building
New Doha International Airport NDIA CCC 200 Under Construction Public Building
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Project Title Client Consultant Main Contractor
Value / Value Range
(US$. Mn)
Project Status Type of Project
Sidra Residential Project
Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Development / Qatar
Foundation
Allies & Morrison Sinohydro Corporation 130 project under construction Residential Development
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) HBK Contracting 16 - 30 project under construction 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
Philippines School of Doha Philippines School of Doha Al Mona Design Consultant Not appointed 31 - 100 projece under design Educational Facilities
Ain Khalid Development Qatar Navigation (Milaha) Ehaf Consulting & Engineers Not appointed 31 - 100 projece under design Mixed Use
Doha College New Campus Doha College Justico + Whiles Not appointed 31 - 100 projece under design Educational Facilities
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 Offce 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 & Com-
munity 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 Jeryan Nejaima 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
Hilton Serviced Apartment Building in West Bay Hilton Hotel Corporation Diwan Architects Not appointed 31 - 100 award awaited for main contract Hotel
Centro Hotel Al Malki Real Estate L. W. Design / Arab Engineeing Bureau Not appointed 31 - 100 project under design Hotel
Bin Samikh Tower Tanmiyat Real Estate Company Arab Consulting Engineers Harinsa Qatar 101 - 250 project under construction Hotel
Showroom in Al Nasr Street Sheikh Abdulla Bin Naser James Cubitt & Partners Construction & Reconstruction Company 2.5 - 15 project under construction Commercial Buildings
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Qater Foundation for Education Science & Com-
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It is important to know what
you are building and who for,
says Abdul Aziz Al Emadi, CEO
Hospitality, Msheireb Proper-
ties. Many infrastructure and
property developers in the Mid-
dle East do not build according
to needs, instead go by corpo-
rate strategies.
A speaker at the upcoming
marcus evans Infrastructure
& Property Development MEA
Summit 2012, in Doha, May 7
- 8, Al Emadi shares his views
on hospitality developments,
sustainability and how to over-
come the challenges of fnanc-
ing projects.
How can developers ensure
long-term value and sustainable
growth in hospitality develop-
ments?
Most developers entering the
hotel or hospitality sector come
from real estate background,
but there are big differences
between the two.
A hotel requires a long-term
strategy. Hotel developers must
evaluate the needs of the mar-
ket and the right location for
their buildings. Many build on
land they already own, which
in many cases is right next to
other hotels. They do not think
of developing new areas away
from the big cities.
Qatar is hosting the World Cup
in 2022. How should the prop-
erty development market plan
for it?
With the level of accommoda-
tion, logistics and service han-
dling that will be required for
the number of delegates who
will arrive, it is very important
to plan accordingly. Develop-
ers do not need to exaggerate
or do much more than what is
expected of them.
People attending such world
events come from diverse back-
grounds. Not everyone will be a
VIP.
Financing hospitality projects
has become an issue for the
industry. How can developers
overcome this?
Since the economic crisis in
2008, most European banks
have been asking for a mini-
mum performance guarantee
from a projects operator. As
most developers fnance their
projects through banks, this can
help them get the capital they
need. What would also help is if
developers had a clear strategy
with records on the timeframe
of project commencement and
completion when looking for
fnancing. An international or
commercial brand name back-
ing the project would also make
a difference.
How can the ideal hotel devel-
oper and operator relationship
be achieved?
Many developers think that op-
erators just do the day-to-day
managing of the hotel, but if
they dig deeper, they are actu-
ally the owners as they manage
it with full control. The devel-
oper should have this kind of
relationship with the operator
and make sure that they think
and act on each others behalf.
On the other hand, some own-
ers interfere with operators in
their day-to-day activities. If
they had the knowhow that was
necessary to run the hotel, why
did they hire an operator ?
Is green building an area that
the Middle East is lagging be-
hind in?
Yes. One part of this is related
to the construction and use of
materials.
The second part, where we
need to educate people and
build awareness, is in the oper-
ation of the project and the use
of utilities. Often people do not
pay attention to how much pow-
er or water they use because
their bills are covered.
Hotel developers must evaluate markets needs