Expression of interest requested for Doha Metro
Date
July 31, 2011
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Last month, Ghanim Hassan Ali Al Ibrahim, group director for projects at Qatar Railways Co., said that bid of the metro of Doha would be launched in the next "one to two" months.
On Saturday, Eng. Saad Ahmed Al Muhannadi, Chief Executive Officer of the Qatar Railways Company announced the launch of the project:
"This invitation is a major opportunity for local contracting companies to join in consortia with large international contractors to design and build six urgent construction packages that include 22 km of underground tunnels (and) 15 underground stations in the first stage,"
Qatar Railways is inviting local and international players:
Qatar Railways Company (QRail) extended an invitation to local, regional and international companies to submit an 'expression of interest' to participate in the design and construction of infrastructure and civil works in the Qatar Integrated Railways Project (QIRP) Doha MetroThe announcement follows a couple of industry events that took place May and July and attracted more than 700 representatives from leading companies.
Qatar winning the bid to host the FIFA 2022 World Cup will spur the country's infrastructure projects market development, estimated over US$ 100 billion.
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