Qatar Diar and Vinci scoop $1bn project
$1bn Qatar second phase road contract awarded
The design and built contract includes 47km of motorways, six viaducts, 17 bridges and underpasses and a 320-metre cut-and-cover tunnel.
Qatar has awarded a second works phase of a new motorway (New Orbital Highway) on the outskirts of Doha to a joint venture comprising lead company QDVC, a 51% Qatari Diar, 49% VINCI Construction Grands Projets subsidiary, and Qatari Bin Omran Trading & Contracting.
The design and built contract includes 47km of motorways, six viaducts, 17 bridges and underpasses and a 320-metre cut-and-cover tunnel.
The motorway section will have a five-lane dual carriageway for light vehicles and two truck lanes in each direction. Work is to commence in May 2014 and is sent to take 36 months to complete.
The new highway, which is nearly 200 km long, will connect the new port of the Qatari capital with Ras Laffan, the gas-producing industrial city in the north of the country. The highway will bypass Doha and relieve current traffic congestion while preparing to accommodate projected road traffic increases.
In a statement, VINCI Construction Grands Projets said that the success in winning the project in Qatar reflects the local roots of its subsidiary QDVC, which has positioned itself in seven years as a major player in the Qatari construction market.
The company is currently working on the southern works package of the Doha metro’s red line, the light rail project in the new city of Lusail and the Sheraton underground car park and landscaped gardens in the heart of the West Bay business district.
