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QATAR
PROJECTS
2014
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Qatar Projects 2014
CONTENTS
3 Qatar projects market overview
8 Map of Qatar
10 Public Works Authority (Ashghal)
12 Qatari Diar
14 Qatar Rail
16 Barwa
18 Qatar Petroleum
22 NDIA Steering Committee
24 RasGas
25 Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation
(Kahramaa)
26 Qatar Foundation
27 New Port Project Steering Committee
29 Contractors
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Sneha Abraham +971 (0)4 433 2807 For Qatar’s project market, the outlook $9.8bn of contracts in 2009 and $11.4bn in
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Art Editor from now to 2020 is extremely strong. 2010, as the international construction down-
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martin.staniszewski@ Although much of this has been attrib- turn slowed progress. But in 2011, awards
Contributors
Bernadette Ballantyne, Nancy el-Khoury, uted to its successful bid to stage the Fifa 2022 jumped to $16bn and remained at this level in
Jeff Florian, Marianne Makdisi, Peter Salisbury
football World Cup, the reality is that the projects 2012 before climbing another 21 per cent in
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Sales Support and Europe Enquiries planned and under way are more about meeting 2013 to $19.4bn.
Monica D’Souza +971 (0)4 390 0698
Monica.dsouza@ the country’s National Vision 2030 than hosting One of the most important pieces of infrastruc-
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Ali Jaber +966 (0)1 479 7692/ the international sporting event. However, the com- ture for the World Cup is the Doha metro project,
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ali.jaber@ bination of these two drivers leads to an active which will transport fans attending the 64
CUSTOMER SERVICES projects market estimated by regional projects matches. Unlike other metro projects, which have
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“Qatar is undertaking a number of meg- seeking to build three lines of its network simulta-
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Tel +44 (0)1858 438 837 aprojects in order to accomplish its National neously in order to ensure that by 2019 it has
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meed@subscription.co.uk Vision 2030,” said Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Turki al- 111km and 37 stations in place, including the
TOP RIGHT GROUP HEAD OFFICE Subaie, managing director of Qatar Rail, speaking Education City station, which will link with the new
The Prow, 1 Wilder Walk,
London W1B 5AP, UK at a press briefing on the progress of the rail national rail line. A further 152km of lines are set
Tel +44 (0)20 7715 6000 projects in mid-December. “Significant invest- to follow with a further 56 stations by 2026, in
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shipping infrastructure, including the construction This project alone was responsible for almost
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BY THE RESPECTIVE ARCHITECTURAL AGENCIES. of the New Doha International airport [now Hamad half of all contract awards made in 2013 as
International], the New Doha Port and several Qatar Rail announced that five major packages
megacities such as Lusail and Msheireb. Addition- worth $8bn had been let. The structure of the
ally, the railway network project, estimated at successful consortiums is indicative of the
All rights reserved © 2014 MEED Media FZ LLC, $35bn, entails plans to extend shipping railways approach being taken by government bodies,
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by 325 kilometres, and to connect Qatar’s rail net- who are by far the most active clients in Qatar.
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Although all of these projects were planned or Qatar Rail made it clear from the start that inter-
under way before the December 2010 announce- national contractors would have to partner with
ment that Qatar would be the first Middle East domestic firms. At the start of the process,
country to host the world’s biggest sporting more than 100 companies attempted to pre-
event, there is no doubt that the World Cup win qualify for the scheme and, by the time the bids
has accelerated development plans. Until the were submitted, 18 consortiums had responded
Fifa announcement, Qatar had only awarded to the tender.
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In addition to the $8bn in rail contracts signed Qatar contract awards plastics. The two major packages for the $6.4bn
last year, the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) project are set to be released early this year.
($bn)
also awarded two more contracts on the Doha Doha is also investing in its power and water net-
3000030
Expressway megaproject, and followed this with works to support future growth. As with its road
a third major award in the first quarter of 2014. 2500025 infrastructure, Qatar has taken a cautious
The schemes, which add up to almost $2bn, are approach to this in the past, which has enabled it
part of the $12.7bn Expressway Programme, 2000020 to enjoy a power capacity surplus with a reserve
which began in late 2010 and is scheduled for margin of about 40 per cent. This means it has
completion in 2017. Consisting of 35 major 1500015 been able to sell electricity through an interconnec-
projects, the programme stems from the Qatar tor to other GCC states. With demand rising at
1000010
Transport Masterplan developed by the Ministry 10-12 per cent a year, however, Kahramaa’s techni-
for Municipality & Urban Planning (MMUP) and is 5000 5 cal director Ahmed al-Naser told MEED in Novem-
designed to support and stimulate growth – ber that the country plans to install a further
again to support the National Vision 2030. 0 0 4 2,000MW of capacity and 110 million gallons a
0 05 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013
In a farsighted move, MMUP has opted to 20 20 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 day (MIGD) of desalinated water production over
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design the road network assuming Qatar will the next five years.
develop all potentially habitable areas, and is From a major projects perspective, this means a
therefore creating a road infrastructure capable of Qatar awards by sector, 2013 new independent water and power project is a pri-
supporting a potential population of 3.8 million by Power 3
ority and is one of the $37bn of schemes currently
Gas 2
2030. Qatar’s current population is about 2 mil- Water 1
in the bidding phase in Qatar. Six developers have
Industrial 3
lion. This also involves upgrading and rebuilding been prequalified for the $3bn plant, known as
the smaller local roads as part of the Local Roads Oil Facility D, which will produce 2,400MW of power
& Drainage Programme (LRDP); a further $413m 8 and 130MIGD of water. An award will be made in
in contracts were awarded on this part of the pro- 2014, with first power online by the end of 2016.
%
gramme in 2013. The LRDP began in 2012 and On the water side, the most important project
involved five major consultants acting as pro- under way in Qatar is the water security mega res-
56
gramme managers for five packages of works con- 27 ervoirs project, which involves delivering enough
taining 204 separate projects. Construction on storage capacity to hold 7 days’ worth of water.
this five-year investment plan is set to peak in Under the scheme, five new reservoirs and pump-
2016 when it is estimated that 167 projects will Transport ing stations will be built at Duhail, Umm Qarn,
be under way. Mesaimeer, south Doha and Muathier, as well as
Construction
Given the scale of the road network investment, further reservoirs at existing stations. The total
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it is not surprising to hear that Ashghal has more project value is QR3.2bn ($884m) and the capac-
than 200 projects in the bidding phase and, from a ity will be 561 million gallons. Contracts for
volume of projects perspective, is the most active 400km of pipelines and five pumping stations to
client in Qatar. However, by value, clients such as
MEED CONFERENCE connect them to the water treatment and supply
Qatar Projects 2014
Qatar Petroleum (QP), Qatar Rail, Qatar General network are currently out to tender, with awards
17-19 March 2014
Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) and expected during the first half of 2014.
Grand Hyatt, Doha
Qatar Petrochemical Company (Qapco) are also Looking ahead to projects likely to begin con-
Qatar’s major investment in capital expenditure
expected to feature heavily in 2014. A total of struction in 2015, Qatar has $15.5bn of
projects offers immense potential, especially for
$37bn of schemes are currently out to tender, the schemes in the prequalification phase and a fur-
those who build, develop and service the trans-
largest of which are two massive petrochemical ther $35bn in design. These include the $12bn
port, real estate, and upstream and downstream
projects that will support the National Vision 2030 Sharq Crossing, which will run across Doha Bay
energy sectors. MEED’s Qatar Projects 2014 is
by diversifying economic growth and maximising linking the cultural district of Katara and West Bay
the number one platform for those serious about
the potential benefits of the country’s gas with the new airport to the south. A final design
winning business in Qatar.
reserves. For the petrochemicals sector, this for the crossing has been a long time coming,
Secure your place in the Qatar projects mar-
means upping its production from 9 million tonnes with earlier designs dismissed by the former emir
ket and stay updated on the big-ticket projects.
a year (t/y) to 23 million t/y by 2020. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, who wanted
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To meet this goal, QP and Qapco have joined something special. The latest iteration, which
more details.
forces to develop a 1.4-million-t/y ethane cracker was announced by Ashghal in December 2013, is
at Ras Laffan. The complex will produce certainly that – with three iconic bridges linked by
850,000 t/y of high-density polyethylene, tract award is scheduled for August 2014, with subsea tunnels creating the appearance of a fly-
430,000 t/y of low-density polyethylene, start-up in 2018. ing fish as the bridges leap out from the water.
760,000 t/y of polypropylene and 83,000 t/y of At the same time, QP is working with the UK/ Prequalification for the design and build con-
butadiene. The project manager for the scheme Dutch Shell Group to develop a second major pet- tracts is set to start at the end of February with
is the US’ Bechtel and four consortiums are rochemicals complex known as the Al-Karaana tendering later in 2014. MEED understands that
understood to have submitted preliminary techni- project. The mixed-feed cracker will use ethane there will be between four and seven packages
cal submissions. Detailed submissions are due and propane to produce 1.1 million t/y of ethylene covering the three bridges, which vary between
in March and commercial bids in April. The con- and 170,000 t/y of propane, along with other 600m and 1.3km, and the tunnel sections.
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ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF QATAR’S PUBLIC SECTOR INSTITUTIONS
The Emir
Supreme Supreme Qatar Central Supreme State Audit Public Supreme Supreme Supreme General Sec-
Council for Council for Bank Council for Bureau Prosecution Education Council for Council of retariat for
Defence Family Affairs Economic Council information Health Development
Affairs and & Communi- Planning
Prime Minister
Qatar cation
Council of Ministers
Investment Technology
Authority
Qatar Statistics General Secretariat Qatar Media
Qatar News Agency
Authority of the Council of Corporation
Ministries
Institute of Adminis- (Minister of State for
trative Development Cabinet Affairs)
Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Foreign Qatar Development
Ministry of Labour Ministry of Interior
Arts & Heritage Affairs Fund
Ministry of Social Ministry of Energy & Ministry of Business Ministry of Economy
Affairs Industry & Trade & Finance
Qatar Gener- General
General General Qatar Qatar
al Electricity Retirement &
Authority for Authority for Financial Financial
& Water Cor- Pension
Tourism Civil Aviation Centre Markets
poration Authority
Ministry of
Ministry of Business Ministry of Economy
Endowments & Ministry of Justice
& Trade & Finance
Islamic Affairs
General Legal & Intellectual
Authority for Judicial Property Public Works Recycle
Minors Studies Protection Authority Centre
Source: National Affairs Centre Centre
Development Strategy
Given all this activity, there will of course be TOP CONTRACTORS BY QATAR AWARDS 2013 BIGGEST CLIENTS BY VALUE OF PROJECTS*
challenges to overcome. Contractors gathering Value* Country of Value
ahead of the Doha metro awards warned the cli- Contractor ($m) origin Client ($m)
ent that availability of materials was the biggest Joannou & Paraskevaides 1,354 Cyprus Qatar Public Works Authority 49,995
concern. Most of these, including raw materials HBK Contracting 1,287.5 Qatar Qatari Diar 47,838
for cement and aggregates, must be imported. Saudi Binladin Group 840 Saudi Arabia Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) 40,200
“The main risk is simply getting the resources Porr Group 840 Austria Barwa Real Estate Company 25,899
into Qatar in the right place at the right time in Galfar al-Misnad 839 Qatar Qatar Petroleum 18,273
the right quantities to do the work,” says the Salini-Impregilo 728 Italy New Doha International airport 17,540
director of a major contractor working on one of SK Engineering & 728 South Korea RasGas 11,400
Construction Qatar General Electricity & Water 9,776
Qatar’s megaprojects. “Is there enough concrete Samsung C&T 700 South Korea Corporation (Kahramaa)
in Qatar to keep everyone running?” OHL 700 Spain Qatar Foundation 8,689
Those familiar with Qatar’s projects market will Qatar Building Company 700 Qatar New Port Project Steering Committee 7,400
remember the boom years of 2006-08, when *=Estimated. Note: Contracts won by joint ventures are split equally.
Source: MEED Projects *=Planned or under way. Source: MEED Projects
ships were at sea for days or even weeks as they
waited to dock with much-needed construction
materials. Aware of the insufficient port capacity, try could rise to 18 per cent between 2016 and As the UAE and Saudi Arabia ramp up their spend-
Qatar has been building the New Doha Port at 2019, adding billions to development costs. ing too, Qatar’s projects market is certainly begin-
Mesaieed. As phase 1 will not be operational However, it also states that there is time for ning to feel the heat as it warms up for the World
until 2016, the inflation risk for construction steps to be taken to mitigate against this. Cup. “The window of opportunity for engineering
materials remains a concern. In December, cost From a professional services perspective, it is companies is now,” says the recruitment director
consultant EC Harris warned that in the worst interesting to note that most of the international of an international consultant. That window will
case scenario, construction inflation in the coun- consultants working in Qatar are hiring into Doha. remain open until at least 2020.
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TURKEY Projects 2014
SYRIA
IRAQ
KUWAIT IRAN
SELECTED QATAR PROJECTS
YPT
Sites and developments
UAE 1 Barwa Financial District/
SAUDI ARABIA OMAN Qatar Petroleum District
2 Lusail City
3 Education City;
UDAN Qatar Science &
ERITREA YEMEN Technology Park
4 Doha Convention Centre
& Tower
5 Hamad International
North Field airport
6 Sharq Crossing
Al-Shamal
skar 7 Barwa City
8 Barwa Village
Bahra
in 9 9 Barzan gas development
Ras Ashairij
N 11 10 Al-Sejeel petrochemicals
complex
Ras Laffan 11 Al-Karaana petrochemicals
complex
10
12 New Doha Port
13 Barwa Commercial Avenue
14 Masaken Musaimeer
15 New Doha Zoo
Doha 16 Baraha Motor City
17 Facility D independent
water and power project
18 Masaken al-Sailiya
Al-Khor
2
Umm
Salal
Dukhan
Doha
Al-Rayyan
15
18
16 Al-Wakrah 4
3 6
1
17
12
Mesaieed New 5
Doha
Port
13
Abu Samrah 7 8
14
Major roads Highway/road upgrades
Land border Sharq Crossing
Planned metro/rail lines World Cup stadium
SAUDI ARABIA
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