DOHA: Italian construction major Salini Impregilo has further reinforced its presence in Qatar by clinching yet another deal. The global construction and civil engineering specialist said a consortium led by the company has won a €300m ($337m) contract from the Qatar Public Works Authority (Ashghal) to build primary urban infrastructure at a residential area in Shamal.
“The (Shamal) project is part of the ‘Framework Contract for Local Roads and Drainage Programme (LR&DP)’. Salini Impregilo, part of the consortium created with Bin Omran of Qatar, won over the three competitor consortiums from the Gulf area, Asia and the United States.”, the company said.
The Italian company’s latest announcement on Qatari deal comes after its last week’s disclosure that it had signed a €770-million ($859m) contract for the construction of the Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor, one of the key venues of 2022 FIFA World Cup.
With winning the Shamal contract, Salini Impregilo has deepened its footprint in Qatar, where it is already working on the €1.7bn Doha Metro project called Red Line North and about 13 Km long through seven new underground stations, and the Abu Hamour hydraulic project.
As per the latest contract, the construction of primary urban infrastructures in Shamal is to be completed within a 30 month time span. Salini Impregilo is responsible for the implementation of Package 01, which covers approximately 25 percent of the area to be developed, and which also includes the roads and infrastructures of the Al Zubara district in the western area, the northern area of the central district of Abu Al-Dholouf and the southern area of Al-Shamal, but also the planning and design of the microtunneling and of the water system for irrigating the green areas. The entire area for residential development measures 1,043 hectares and is connected to Doha through the “North Road”.
Salini Impregilo, in joint venture with Galfar and Cimolai, beat many international competitors to win the €770-million contract for the construction of the Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor.
The project was awarded by the governmental foundation Aspire Zone which is responsible for the development of sports infrastructure in the country. It regards the construction of a stadium which can accommodate 70,000 spectators, with an area of 200 thousand square meters; an auxiliary building for security and administrative part of the system, and the center that will house the electromechanical and distribution.
The stadium, which will be completed by September 2018, will have a unique design: the project is allegedly inspired to the Bayt Al Sha’ar, the black and white tent traditionally used by nomadic people in the territory of Qatar, which is seen as symbol of hospitality for the desert travelers. The design responds to the “Qatari concept” to mark the cultural and historical heritage of the country along with highly innovative technical and engineering aspects.
Salini Impregilo, with its latest contract in Qatar, consolidates its key role for the realization of infrastructures in many emerging markets and in the Middle East, considering their medium to long period economic growth.
