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QPMC and Belgian firm in dealto develop gabbro quarries, jettyQatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Belgian engineering consultant, port and logistical operator Rent-A-Port to set up mining operations in the Khatmat Malaha area in Oman and initiate works on limestone and gabbro quarries in addition to a one-kilometer long jetty to quarry and transport over three million tons of gabbro and marketable primary materials every year by barges to Qatar. QPMC has acquired two licenses to set up mining operations in Khatmat Malaha. This comes as part of QPMC’s plans to create a strategic stockpile of aggregates for the country and to operate a jetty in the Lusail area, a Gabbro berth terminal in Mesaieed Port, which will have an unloading capacity of 34 million tonnes a year by 2016, and a floating jetty and stockpile in Ras Laffan through which 7.5 million tonnes of gabbro will be imported per annum.In addition to developing gabbro quarries outside of Qatar, mainly in Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE and Khatmat Malaha in Oman, and the sea logistic supply chain, QPMC also produces washed sand and is constructing a cement silo at the gabbro berths to store and discharge over two million tonnes of imported cement annually to meet any increased demand.

Salini Impregilo wins €300 million infrastructure contract in Shamal Second success for the Italian group in Qatar after the award of the Al Khor Sport complex. Salini Impregilo wins a contract for the construction of primary urban infrastructures in Sha-mal, a residential area with great expansion possibilities that is situated at approximately 100 km from the capital, Doha, in the extreme northern area of Qatar. The Project is worth €300 million. It 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 works, which have to be completed within a 30 month time span, have been awarded to Salini Impregilo by the Public Works Authority of Ashghal. “Salini Impregilo won a contract for the implementation of Package 01, which covers approximately 25% 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.,” according to company’s official announcement. 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 cen-ter 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 des-ert 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..The Group, present in 50 Countries worldwide, reasserts, once more, its great commercial strength in terms of the acquisition of new contracts. Salini Impregilo, with this new 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.

Consultancy helps businesses to improve output andincrease employee moraleAverroes Business Advisory and Services is an international business advisory firm, well-established and specializing in business planning, research and development, project management, integrated management quality, health, safety and environment process, im-provement and re-organization. “As a consultancy, we help clients grow and excel in their respective fields,” says a company spokesman. “Together we aim to build effective organi-zations, innovate, reduce costs, manage risk and regulation and help manage human re-source as well,” he says. “The motive of our approach will always be to support in designing and executing lasting beneficial changes. We focus on improving the technical know-how and expertise of key managers and personnel. “We have worked with professionals in the manufacturing, construction, real estate, engineering, hospitality and oil & gas industries. “Our training instructors are experts in their field and understand that sometimes a different approach is needed to analyze and learn; as not everybody learns the same way. We focus on the areas that require our expertise and we reach out with varied training methods which are flexible and specialized; including hands-on training for better understanding. “The ultimate aim is to improve production, lower turnover and increase employee morale. As an International business advisory firm, Averroes can help you to add value to your proj-ects and office management. Using a technique called ARVI (audit and random visit inspec-tion) report, we can reduce or eliminate waste activities, increase productivity and eliminate unnecessary risk that companies and projects usually incur.The ARVI includes:• Inspection: applicable to corporates, private and non-private organizations to help iden-

tify the maturity level of the system implementation and standards fulfilment, through their operational and non-operational procedures of implementations such as Quality, Occupational health and safety of environmental aspects.

• A random visit inspection is applicable to construction sites and management offices, overseeing all processes, system procedures and operational procedures which in turn would help top-management in their commitments and involvement with their system.

• Determination of the effectiveness of engagement of preventative and corrective ac-tion is the sole purpose of ARVI that is in line with International Standards.

• Eliminate: Possible deficiencies and identify any possible hazardous impact and safety aspect in order to apply the proper mitigation on project work-force and property that is involved with the process of project execution.

• Report: Helping you to ensure risk free projects and advising you on the possibility of exposure to ensure project safe delivery.

There are also various ancillary benefits attached to generating ARVI Reports including: Project Control, Project Quality Control, Risk Mitigation, Health & Safety Alert, Environment Alert, Project improvement, Quality Sustainability, Prioritize preventive & Corrective action as a tool of control, Project manager Confidence and Customer & Client Satisfaction.

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HBK Contracting buys 30Hitachi excavators from ASC HBK Contracting Company has acquired 30 Hitachi Zaxis ZX330-5G-LC excavators from Ara-bian Supply Center (ASC) in a move indicative of the growing role ASC plays in the Qatari construction market. The purchase comes as ASC celebrates one year as the official Hitachi construction machinery dealer in Qatar. “The investment by HBK shows the trust that the Qa-tar market and reputable companies such as HBK have in Arabian Supply Center and in the range of products we offer, such as Hitachi Construction Machinery, which we greatly value,” said ASC CEO Hisham Hadid. “ASC’s successes are made possible through the continuous development of our facilities and by delivering the best value through engaged, knowledge-able and experienced staff,” Hadid added. Arabian Supply Center, a member of Al Jaber Group, was established in 2008 and has consistently worked to provide Qatar’s construction industry with the highest quality machinery, generators, pumps, breakers, lubricants, tires, batteries and spare parts. HBK Contracting is a leading Qatari company involved in construc-tion and in the maintenance of contracting services for public/industrial buildings, hospitals, high rises, transmission, pumping stations, roads, bridges, infrastructure projects and gen-eral civil engineering works. Hitachi Zaxis excavators, “empowered by comprehensive evolu-tion”, feature industry-leading hydraulic technologies and unbeatable performance.“These high-quality machines offer impressive fuel economy, swift front movements andeasy operation as well as Hitachi’s world-renowned durability and efficient engines,” an ASC official said.

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at Qatar University. He fo-cuses on researches within the domain of theory, criti-cism and creativity in archi-tecture, urbanism and plan-ning.You like to look at cit-ies as a narrative. When you look at Doha, what is the story you see?I think what’s interesting about Doha is that there are different chapters in this narrative. One chapter would definitely be the tra-ditional architecture. The architecture that belongs to the context and the heri-tage of the country here. Then there is also a very interesting chapter which is related to the idea of de-livering the message that Doha is a modern city and also a global city. And you see this in the skylines of the city and in areas like

West Bay, for instance.But what I am more excited about is the third chapter; it is related to how Doha is also claiming in a very inter-esting way that it is a cre-ative and knowledge city. Therefore you look at ex-cellent museums scattered around the city and also ed-ucational buildings, univer-sities and research centers. So I see the complexity of those three chapters play-ing together and creating a highly interesting image of contemporary Qatar.It seems that many of the old neighborhoods are being demolished or changed completely for the sake of this new im-age. Do you think there is more renovation than there should be? How do you see this?I think that in the process

Doha: the city as a narrative

Today, 54% of the world’s population lives in urban areas, according to a re-

cent United Nations report. It expects this proportion to increase to 66% by 2050. Doha is no exception to the urban shift.From the 1950s to 1970, Doha’s population grew from around just 14,000 inhabitants to more than 83,000. The population grew from 89,000 inhabit-ants in 1970 to more than 434,000 in 1997.Today, most of Qatar’s population is concentrated in the capital Doha. Such rapid population surge has had its effect on the story of the city as unveiled to Construction Sites by Dr Ali Al Raouf.Dr Al Raouf is a professor of architecture and urbanism

Nejada, it’s a radically dif-ferent approach, because it’s not about demolishing any more. It’s about revi-talizing the old areas and therefore, if you grew up in Al Asmakh or Nejada, you still have an opportunity to walk on the streets and remember, this is my old school, this is my old karak shop or whatever, as op-posed to Mesheireb where it was a total destruction of this collective memory.So, I totally agree that we need to be careful in the future that the value of the collective memory is funda-mentally important for the vitality of the city.The way the city is de-veloping now looks like segregated zones. How do you see this and how it’s affecting the soci-ety?

I think that’s absolutely right. This would end up with what we call a segre-gated society, a segregated community, no interaction, no vitality between differ-ent parts of the population. But when you look at the new Qatar National Master Plan, it’s geared more to the concept of urban cen-ters and how these urban centers are connected and use of the public transpor-tation and the metro for creating those kind of con-nections.So I think in the coming years, the idea of creating zones for specific nationali-ties or specific kind of work, it’s not going to fly. What will be more applicable in the future vision of Qatar is the idea of connectivity as opposed to segregation or isolation.

of modernization we get a lot of mistakes. Part of these mistakes was look-ing at the old areas, not necessarily the traditional areas, just old areas, as a sort of places that we have to demolish, as places we have to take away from our memory.I think this is absolutely wrong. Such places are a manifestation of a specific date and a specific era in the history of Qatar and Doha. Look at a project like Msheireb, for instance. It’s a wonderful and a very ex-citing project, but they had to demolish the whole area for this project to be. But they have also been able to learn an excellent lesson from that.When you look at how they are dealing now with an area called Al Asmakh in

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Whilst the words ‘without preju-dice’ are often used in Qatar, care must be exercised during settlement negotiations here. This is because, along with many other Middle Eastern ju-risdictions, Qatar law does not recognise the concept of ‘with-out prejudice’. In theory, there-fore, anything said during set-tlement discussions, whether

or not said ‘without prejudice’, can be referred to in proceed-ings (potentially as evidence of the admission of a party’s posi-tion). This danger is particularly acute in circumstances where a party recognises that it is partly to blame for the other party’s losses, but refuses to accept entire responsibility. If the cul-pable party were to make an of-fer in respect of the proportion of the other’s losses for which it is responsible, either before or during formal proceedings, that admission can be referred to the court or arbitration tribu-nal in Qatar, even if the state-ment or discussions were made or held on a ‘without prejudice’ basis and were a genuine at-tempt to settle the dispute.Indeed, we have seen, both in arbitrations and in court pro-ceedings, instances where ‘without prejudice’ communica-tions (including settlement of-fers), which were made before the appointment of lawyers, are drawn to the attention of the tribunal or judge in an at-tempt to demonstrate the other party’s recognition of the weak-nesses of its own case.That said, even though the con-cept of ‘without prejudice’ may not technically be recognised in Qatar, common law qualified (e.g. from the UK or Australia) arbitrators presiding over in-ternational arbitrations which are subject to Qatar law maybe unconvinced about ‘without prejudice’ statements being adduced as evidence before them. This may provide some comfort, but should not be re-

‘Without prejudice’ in Qatar – protecting settlement offerslied upon on its own.Protecting settlement dis-cussions in QatarGiven the Qatar law position, ‘without prejudice’ protection for settlement statements, par-ties who are genuinely attempt-ing to reach a settlement will typically do so on an extremely cautious basis. This would usu-ally include restricting all such communications to oral or, bet-ter, face to face discussions. The absence of a paper-trail reduces the risk that evidence of a party’s concessions will be used against it if the settlement negotiations fail, although it does not prevent the other par-ty referring to these oral discus-sions. Further undertakings in writing as to discussions being ‘without prejudice’ from par-ties or legal representatives, may go some way to assist to evince the intention of the type of such discussions. If parties are seeking a greater degree of security from sub-sequent disclosure for their settlement discussions, we of-ten advise that a confidentiality agreement be entered into by both parties prior to the com-mencement of settlement dis-cussions. Such agreements are usually contracts which would allow a party to seek monetary damages and/or an injunction against the other if it reveals the content of the settlement discussions. How-ever, it is not always possible to persuade the other party to en-ter into a confidentiality agree-ment; particularly if that other party believes that it has the stronger case.

In arbitration proceedings, the costs of the arbitration can be used tactically as part of an of-fer. In these situations, settle-ment figures can be proposed (including reasonable legal fees) at a point in time. Then, if the offer is not accepted by the other party, but that party is not awarded more than the amount of the offer, the exis-tence of the settlement offer can be brought to the attention of the arbitral tribunal when it comes to decide on the alloca-tion of the costs (usually from the date of the relevant offer) between the parties. Note, however, that these tactical of-fers are not used in local court proceedings, as only nominal costs are generally awarded to the successful party by the Qatari courts. We will address this in a further and separate article. Negotiations in QatarIn conclusion, considerable care must be taken before any admission or concession is made in the hope of facilitating an early settlement, in order to prevent it being used against the party making it. Similarly, the liberal use of the words ‘without prejudice’ does not necessarily protect an admis-sion or concession from future disclosure in Qatar, albeit that the principle can, in some situ-ations, be used to considerable effect.That said, tactical settlement offers can sometimes be used advantageously in arbitral pro-ceedings to bring pressure on the other side the settle at a sum lower than claimed.

As a final note of caution, ‘with-out prejudice’ or tactical offers which are translated into Arabic must be very carefully checked to ensure that the meaning of the offer, as well as the cost consequences conveyed, are accurately and faithfully repli-cated in the translation.Should you have any ques-tions in connection with this article or the legal issues it covers, please contact Alexander Whyatt at Clyde & Co LLP, [email protected] or Laura Warren, at Clyde & Co LLP, ` [email protected].

Without doubt, the concept of ‘without prejudice’ is an essen-tial tool for individuals involved in disputes, negotiations and settlements. However, the ef-fect of the words is sometimes misunderstood. The words “without prejudice” are often used as if they confer an all-powerful cloak to cover any-thing done or said under their protection, keeping all such words or actions from the eyes of a court or tribunal. We often see them liberally applied to correspondence, documents and minutes, in the assumption that the resulting document will be protected from disclosure in the event of a subsequent dis-pute. What is ‘without preju-dice’?‘Without prejudice’ refers to the status which some courts and arbitral bodies attach to written or verbal statements made by a party to a dispute in a genuine attempt to settle that dispute. If recognised, this ‘without prejudice’ status will mean that the statement will not be admissible as evidence against the party who made it.The principle is enshrined in law in some jurisdictions such as the UK, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand, and is given effect to by many international arbitration bodies. The main reason for this is one of pub-lic policy: parties should seek to settle their differences in-formally through negotiation without the fear that any com-promise to their position could be used against them.‘Without prejudice’ in Qatar

Laura Warren is a partner of the International Law firm, Clyde & Co LLP, in Doha. Laura has a wide ranging contentious and non con-tentious construction practice in-volving projects in Qatar as well as in the UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Libya, Egypt and TunisiaLaura is Co-ordinator for the Soci-ety of Construction Law (Gulf) in Qatar.

Laura WarrenAlexander is an associate in Clyde & Co’s construction team in Doha, and is a solicitor of the Court of England and Wales. He is experi-enced with the legal and commer-cial issues affecting construction professionals, having practiced in Qatar, Dubai and London, as well as within the legal team of an in-ternational contractor.Alexander regularly acts for build-ing contractors, professional con-sultants and property developers, although he is also experienced at assisting institutional investors with construction issues and sup-porting corporate transactions. He frequently advises on the draft-ing and interpretation of project documentation and local legisla-tion, and has acted for clients in mediations, court proceedings and arbitrations.

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Advanced integrated security solutions fuelMideast’s $3-billion physical security marketThe ongoing shift in de-

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Middle East is fuelling the region’s fast-growing physi-cal security market, as global manufacturers prepare to launch their latest integrated security technologies at Inter-sec 2016. Growing at double the global rate, the Middle East’s physi-cal security market – which was valued at US$3 billion in 2014 – is estimated to grow 25 per cent annually over the next six years to reach US$11 billion in 2020, according to analysts Frost & Sullivan. Physical security comprises a range of security hardware in-cluding access control, video surveillance, intrusion detec-tion, perimeter protection, door alarms, as well as the management software and system integration, designing and consulting.The integration of new tech-nologies in video surveil-lance, such as cloud-based storage solutions and video analytics, will be under the spotlight when the 18th edi-tion of Intersec opens from 17-19 January 2016 at the Dubai International Conven-

is based on the distribution market, which takes around 70 per cent of our revenue, while the enterprise level project market is where we see the most growth,” said Xu. “By the end of 2015, we aim to be the number one CCTV supplier by revenue in the Middle East and North Africa region, with a project-ed annual growth rate of 50 per cent over the next three years.”Intersec is the world’s leading trade fair for security, safety, and fire protection, focusing on the six core sections of Commercial Security; Infor-mation Security; Fire & Res-cue; Safety & Health; Home-land Security & Policing; and

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Strong demand for high qual-ity office space will drive the GCC’s construction market to top $125 billion in 2016, ac-cording to industry experts.Large corporations and small- and medium-sized enter-prises are expanding and up-grading offices, as the GCC’s construction sector is set to reach $126 billion in 2016, a 38% growth over 2013, ac-cording to Alpen Capital. In Qatar, the population reached 2.37 million in May 2015, which translates into a rise of 9% per year. The office supply is set to increase due to steady job growth in non-hydrocarbon sectors including finance, ho-tels, restaurants, trade and transport. According to Colliers Interna-tional Projects, cumulative demand is set to rise to 3.4m sq meters by 2019, while DTZ projects that average office rental rates will continue to increase from present levels of around QR250 per sq me-ter. With increases demand for office space and rental rates, most companies are adopting the design solutions to opti-mize office space adopting a

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Global Art, we won very im-portant and prestigious proj-ects, like Qatar Central Bank, Hamad Medical Corporation: Sheikha Nout Building, Al Khor Hospital and many others. “We are sure that, thanks to our partner capa-bility, knowledge and exper-tise in the construction sec-tor and interiors, we will have a great future and opportuni-ties in this fantastic market.” Monica Babini, C.E.O.

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within the Group MOBILPREF SpA which was founded in 1982 as an industry for the production of components for the furniture industry.The experience gained over decades, led the company to develop around the core business brands for differ-ent fields of furniture; from office furniture to contract furniture. In 2008, the brand “about office” is launched, strengthened by a highly pro-fessional, agile and strong structure, able to cope with the new demands of the market in office furniture sector. “about office” dis-

tributes office furniture with sophisticated design, made of resistant and ecological materials in controlled pro-cesses and carried out by skilled workers. Our goal is to provide products of excellent workmanship through inter-national partners worldwide.“Global Art” is a well-estab-lished business and spe-cialist in the interior design, Contracting and Project Management sector and is our exclusive partner for the fast developing Qatar mar-ket place. The cooperation between ”Global Art” and “about office” created an in-ternational and multi-cultural team of professionals, ready to satisfy any need from the early stage of project analy-sis and feasibility studies to the final and complete fit out operations. Products entirely designed and made in Italy delivered with highest qual-ity standards through local specialists that guarantee punctual on site assistance.

HNI Is the second largest manufacture of office furni-ture in the world with an an-nual turnover of $2.4billion. They are in the market under several brands: namely; All-steel, HBF, Gunlocke, Paoli, HBF and Maxon, giving us a wide product range cover-ing several vertical markets from Commercial Office and Healthcare through to Hospi-tality.During the 18 months that HNI and Global Art have been partners, they com-pleted several large projects for companies that included HMC, MOI and Qatar Foun-

dation. “We are proud to be associated with Global Art and feel their professional-ism and expertise serves the Qatar market well. “ “Discovering new workplace solutions starts with learn-ing about your challenges and your needs today, and in the future. Because of this unique approach to office furniture design, we are re-warded with customer loyalty and trust. If you ask our cus-tomers, they’ll tell you,” em-phasized Patrick Taylor, HNI Regional Manager – EMEA. “Our goal isn’t simply to de-sign the next new office sys-tem. It’s to find a better way to work. It’s not about cre-ating a beautiful chair. It’s about making you comfort-able so you’re free to reach your full potential. And it’s not just about building an efficient workstation. It’s about helping you imagine ways to do even more, more ef-ficiently. “

“To serve is to win… Quality is not something we wish to achieve. It is something we continuously pursue by con-stantly questioning and ask-ing more of our products, ourselves, and our services.” To give our clients the best of the World’s Artistic Furniture and Designs, backed by a team of professional design-ers with extensive research and training.At Global Art we provide the following products and services to our cli-ents:• Home Furniture Supply

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developments in the real estate and housing market, increases consumer and con-tractors demands from the interior design industry. “Customizing one’s space is a timeless trend for people

looking to individualize their home and office environment to reflect their personality and lifestyle. Even if some prefer to have a furnished op-tion when buying or renting, they still expect to invest in

quality furniture and designs. These interiors brands have the advantage of marketing their products and services through gulfInteriors’ dedi-cated b2b and b2c showcase “adds Mr Abdulrahman.

Gulf Interiors Exhibition, a dedicated show, is set to runthrough from April 26 to 28 next year at the Bahrain In-ternational Exhibition Centre (BIEC). Gulf Interiors 2016 carries the strategic spon-sorship of Kuwaiti Manager Building Materials and Equip-ment, a subsidiary of KuwaitiManager Holding Company (KMC) and Hempel Paints (global leading suppliers for quality paints).“Gulf Interiors is a platform for architects, interior design-ers, importers and dealers to network and market their products,” said Jubran Abdul-rahman, Managing Director of HCE.“The show experiences the unique advantage from other exhibitions in the region be-cause it takes place along with two other major exhibi-tions – Gulf Property Show and gulf BID, the only inte-grated B2B and B2C plat-forms for the construction, interior and property sectors in the Northern Gulf,” Mr Ab-dulrahman added. Gulf Interiors 2015 hosted a range of designs and prod-ucts manufactured from

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possible angle. From new architectural trends, expansion in sport fa-cilities and project updates, to health and safety initia-tives and profiles of everyday workers, we have fulfilled our commitment of providing a 360-degree view of Qatar’s construction sector from our very first issue.Qatar now faces new chal-lenges and obstacles, with just over 80 months to go un-til the World Cup 2022 kick-off. The Construction Sites magazine was started a little over eight years ago, at a time when national pride was at a height, having just success-fully hosted the 2006 Asian Games. Perhaps the greatest con-tribution that the construc-tion sector will make will be unheralded: regulation and standardization. When Con-struction Sites started out,

one of the first articles we carried was about quality con-trol in the construction sector (Issue no 4: November 2007). Those are concerns which are largely irrelevant as the de-bate is more nuanced. It is no longer the absence of quality but rather the standard of the quality. This has had a great impact on both safety and standards in the construction sector.In fact, the Public Works Au-thority, Ashghal, has taken this to heart and it has re-branded itself with the slo-gan that, “Qatar deserves the best”.As the country’s construc-tion sector grew by leaps and bounds so did the team at the Construction Sites mag-azine. A few of the original staff members are still with the magazine. Some diehards even left only to return a few years later, albeit in different

Chronicling Qatar’s development journeyFrom green building codes to sustainability strategies to real estate news, Qatar Construction Sites has been there to report, discuss and chronicle the infrastructure and development journey that the State of Qatar has been going through. The Asian Games of 2006 heralded a bright but un-charted future for Qatar. It was but a sign of things to come, as they say. But little did the world know that the tiny sandy peninsula that jutted out into the Ara-bian Gulf was going to be a leading light at the forefront of sustainable strategies, building innovations, wealth creation, megaprojects and an iconic landscape where there was none before.The first issue of Construction Sites has set the tone for our unique approach of covering the building sector from every

erage of the sector, reporting and highlighting key issues and debates.The Qatar National Vision 2030, launched in October of 2008, by the then Heir Ap-parent HH Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, has set am-bitious goals for the state.In 2010, Qatar won the right to host the FIFA 2022 Foot-ball World Cup, attracting increased global attention to the state. This year, a FIFA

judge cleared Qatar of corrup-tion allegations in its winning World Cup bid and cleared the state to stage the sport’s showpiece tournament in 2022. Since then, several distinc-tive developments marked the progress in the country’s construction sector. The long-awaited opening of the massive Hamad Interna-tional Airport (HIA) was a wa-tershed moment for the state

positions. The mainstay of the magazine has ultimately been its staff, and the senior management team, without whom, we would not have reached the 100th issue. The magazine has undergone a few facelifts and you will be seeing a new masthead in the 101st issue. Most im-portantly, although we saw employees come and go, the magazine maintained its core values of comprehensive cov-

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500,000m /day is the initial capacity of the new Doha South advanced sewage treatment works

Zoomlion 101meter carbon Fibre Truck mounted concrete pump is born

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May 2009

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for Barwa

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Qatar Access 2007 guide is part of the country’s e�orts to

provide handicapped persons with options to

simplify their movement in various buildings and public

spaces

Minister inaugurates Karwa City

Mowasalat’s massive, purpose built QR 400

million Karwa Housing City, capable of

accommodating about 10,000, was formally

dedicated to the country by the Minister of Municipal A�airs and

Urban Planning

March 2011

Groundbreaking design for Qatar's world cup stadiums

December 2010

QF sets gold standard in improving worker’s welfare

QF signed the Migrant Workers Welfare Charter which

highlights some fundamental principles

for the treatment of workers.

October 2012

The year the tallest concrete pump arrived in Qatar

January 2013

Local Green building industry seizes opportunity at COP18

Sustainable building movement catches

pace

January 2013

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Ready to mix with QCS 2010

QCS 2010 issued for application by all consultants and

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government sectors of the construction

industry

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buildings and infrastructure

development was introduced

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aims of the transport infra-structure plan are realized. A metro network of four lines, that will connect destinations in the Greater Doha Area and the coastal city of Al Khor, will transform Doha from a “city of cars” to a modern and sus-tainable urban environment, representing an effective vi-sion of modernization and preserving traditional archi-tectural expression (Issue 89: December 2014).No discussion on construc-tion in the Middle East will be complete without at least a passing reference to the new ships in the Gulf desert, shopping malls. According to Qatar’s Ministry of Develop-ment, Planning and Statis-tics, the country’s economy is expected to expand 7.7% in 2015 with little impact from falling oil prices on the coun-try’s finances. The number of mega projects coming up in Qatar is astounding and retail projects form a huge chunk of them.Qatar Foundation has been a leader regarding the condi-tions of construction labor. It has been acknowledged in a recent report released by the Engineers Against Poverty (EAP). In common with other countries in the Gulf, Qatar is

dependent on migrant work-ers from all over the world. It is hoped that the processes that are put in place will form a solid framework for the sec-tor as it moves forward (Issue 79: February 2014).The nature and size of new projects mean that Qatar has to turn to Building Informa-tion Modeling or BIM as it is more commonly known, to fa-

(with a capacity to accommo-date 50 million passengers a year). Another megaproject is Lu-sail City; one of the most iconic planned cities, where the opening match for the FIFA 2022 will be played. The central concept of the city, as underpinned by the Master Plan, is described as “walk-ability”; essential services in each block or neighborhood will always be within a five-minute walking radius.Of course, imitating world architecture is not really all that Doha is about. The Qatar skyline has, at times, been criticized for being big on imitation but short on innova-tion. The designs of Ibrahim Mohamed Jaidah, CEO and principal architect at Arab En-gineering Bureau (AEB), can-not be accused of not being innovative, however. His de-signs are distinctive and have a particular DNA. Jaidah’s interpretation of the Arab vernacular architectural style has created iconic build-ings that are helping turn Doha into a city characterized by a unique architectural am-bience.Mammoth SUVs hogging the roads in Doha may be a thing of the past after 2019, if the

is that we are racing ahead so fast, and not everyone is on board, prepped and on the same page,” Holland points out. “BIM is not just a technology,” says his colleague Han Shi, the co-founder, DBUG, and Head of Emerging Technolo-gies at KEO (February 2015). Construction, seen as the most promising non-hydrocar-

bon industry in Qatar, is pro-jected to continue to perform strongly if supply chains are well managed and inflation is contained. The Construction Sites magazine will be here to cover every new project, every headline and all the new technology that you have space for; just as we have been doing for the last 100 issues!

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The Public Works Authority or ‘Ashghal’ has grown by leaps and bounds over the last eight years. A few years ago it was seen as a behemoth organization that was inefficient. Ashghal has changed that perception and has since 2004 been working on de-livering on the ambitious in-frastructure programme set out in Qatar’s Vision 2030. Ashghal is responsible for the planning, design, pro-curement, construction, de-livery, and asset manage-ment of all infrastructure projects and buildings in Qatar. It is tasked with de-livering projects valued at QR 100 bullion. Perhaps the greatest con-tribution that Ashghal will make to the construction sector will largely go un-heralded: regulation and standardization. One of the first articles we carried was about quality control in the construction sector (Issue no 4: November 2007). Those are concerns which are largely irrelevant as the debate is more nuanced. It is no longer the absence of quality but rather the stan-dard of the quality. This has had a great impact on both safety and standards in the construction sector.In fact, the Public Works Authority, Ashghal, has taken this to heart and it has rebranded itself with the slogan that, “Qatar de-serves the best”.

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Concerns have been raised about the quality of construction work in Qatar despite the massive boom being witnessed by the building sector in the state. Some residents complain that cracks and sewage problems started appearing in their buildings just one year after they were constructed.The use of low-quality materials and ignoring industry standards to meet deadlines and cash in from the boom by some contractors have been blamed for the situation.Leaders Qatar General Manager Ahmed Fahmy explains: “The Qatari market is still cost-orientated more than quality-orientated. The Qatari client doesn’t ask how good is the product you are pricing or why is it so cheap or so expensive. (But) this situation is changing slowly, it is not as bad as it was four years ago, there have of late been some positive developments.” Eversendai Engineering Qatar General Manager Narish

Nathan agrees that quality is sometimes overlooked to reduce costs. “Anyone can quote a price but who has the capacity to do the job and deliver it in time is what matters,” he says. “Not many people have the idea that steel is the better way to go. For example, if we use steel structures in a 50-storey building we could finish it eight months earlier than if it was a total concrete building. Steel is slightly more expensive, but if you think that you have eight months of rentals, you can get the extra investment back. Unfortunately the construction industry is not yet aware of the benefits of steel structures,” Nathan adds.Residents of a housing compound in the Markhiya area complain that they face sewage and electricity problems on a regular basis in their newly-built luxury villas. A resident in a near-by compound says that cracks have started appearing in his villa, just two years after it was

built. Aqar for Real Estate Development and Investment General Manager Ahmed Al Arouqi says that “the accelerated growth in the construction sector has tempted everybody to invest in real estate. This has resulted in low-quality buildings that are constructed in a hurry.”Nevertheless, Al Arouqi expects that the trend will be towards improving the building quality and the real estate services.“When the demand is equal to the supply, people will start thinking of providing high-quality buildings and better real estate services to attract customers,” he said. Ian Neil, Project Manager of Al Habtoor Engineering, Qatar branch, thinks that quality should not be an issue, providing you have good quality control procedures and also third parties to carry out inspections on projects. “I know clients are trying to build within a budget and when the

budget is tight, people submit alternative materials, which is fine, but that shouldn’t affect quality”, he says. “The smaller companies probably haven’t developed quality control procedures, but certainly all the major projects are handled by well-established companies that have their own quality control procedures. Their works are always supervised by consultants who will not allow any defects”. Nasser Ahmed Al Meer, board member, Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry, points out that any project that is done quickly will have defects.“I can’t say that the contracting sector is suffering from people who are not qualified. The contacting sector is tempting. This doesn’t mean that the new companies are not good, but may be their staff is not qualified,” he said. Al Meer thinks that today there is no chance of having buildings of low quality. He explains that

defects may occur in finishing but the main building structure is always good. “The strength of the structure is the most important thing and anything else can be solved over time,” he adds.According to Al Meer, “during the preparations for the 2006 Doha Asian Games, some buildings were built quickly to meet the deadline, which resulted in some minor defects but the overall quality was good”. Arab Engineering Bureau General Manager Ibrahim Al Jaidah, however, thinks that the standard of building has increased in general. “We have buildings with better standards than what we had 10 years ago. With their income going higher, people seem to be more aware and the city seems more open. On a smaller scale, with people who are building private houses and so on, there is still a lot of risk because the prices are very high so they can’t afford to go to a decent

contractor. Several of them go to average ones who could not be experienced enough. The result is that a lot of people are going to suffer,” he says. On the other hand Al Jaidah points out that clients are not as simple as they used to be. “Most of the people who are building houses nowadays are qualified people. They know what to demand. Overall the quality of construction has improved a lot,” he admits.Arab Engineering Bureau senior architect Ossama El Far thinks that the building quality depends on the consultant and the client. “If the client knows what he wants, with the help of the consultant, he can ensure the quality of the building even if the contractor is not up to the job. Sometimes I have to change the contractor and this leads to delays, but at the end I can ensure the quality of the building. In general, choosing a big contractor is an insurance to complete the work with the required quality”, he said.

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Infrastructure and Mega-projectsThe year following the 2006 Asian Games in Qatar wit-nessed dramatic changes in the country’s real estate sec-tor and paved the way for a construction boom for years to come. During those happy times, we didn’t forget our role in informing the sector of the challenges and risks posed by such change. Thus we had an analytical report in our fourth issue about quality concerns over rushed work. The years that followed were even more exiting with projects like the New Doha Port, Hamad International Airport and the Expressway program. We continued to track this progress up to the successful World Cup bid in 2010, when the construc-tion sector was waiting with bated breath for a surge in building activity.We provided comprehen-sive coverage of all major announcements and tenders followed by project updates of these massive develop-ments, including the Lusail City project, Energy City, the new Doha Rail and Msheireb Downtown.The year 2011 witnessed another interesting devel-opment; the green mosque initiative. A world first and a joint initiative between Ashghal and the Ministry of Awqaf, the project is aimed at making all mosques green, literally and figura-tively. It wants to revolutionize the way mosques are used to minimize wastage of re-sources. It is envisaged that

all the water in the facility will be recycled as it is mainly of the grey variety.

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Groundbreaking design for Qatar’s World Cup stadiums the Lusail City, being developed as a satellite town across 37 square kilometers on the sea front, plays a central role in Qatar’s projects to bring the World Cup to the Middle East for the first time

Immense joy swept the country after the announce-ment that Qatar had been chosen as the host for

World Cup 2022. Russia and Qatar were chosen by Fifa’s ex-ecutive committee to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups respectively, with England’s bid falling at the first hurdle after

only receiving two votes from a possible 22.Bringing the FIFA world cup to the Middle East for the first time, Qatar promises to show-case the best traditions of the world’s greatest sporting event, while presenting astonishing innovations aimed at further propelling football’s worldwide growth.For the Qatar 2022 bid, three existing stadiums will be ex-panded and nine new stadiums will be built with capacities reaching from about 45,000 seats for the group matches to more than 85,000 seats for the finals. All stadiums will be equipped with an ultramodern eco-friendly cooling technology. In order to meet the post-tour-nament demand of Qatar Stars League, most of the stadiums will have a modular upper tier which could be demounted af-ter the World Cup.E-Architect magazine noted that Qatar’s hosting concept is extremely compact as all stadi-

ums are within one hour drive from the FIFA World Cup 2022 headquarters, allowing fans to attend more than one a game a day.Five stadiums will harness solar power to provide a cool environment for players and fans. When games do not take place, the solar installations

at these stadiums will transfer energy onto the power grid. Dur-ing matches, the stadiums will draw energy from the grid. This is the basis for the stadiums’ carbon-neutrality. The upper tier of each of the five stadiums will be removed after the tournament. They will then be donated to develop-ing countries that lack sports infrastructure. During the FIFA World Cup the capacity of each stadium will be able to accom-modate between 40,000 and 50,000 fans. When the tour-nament ends, the lower tiers of the stadium will remain in Qatar, able to accommodate between 20,000 and 25,000 fans, suitable for local football, while the upper tiers will be sent to developing nations. Qatar sees sending the stadi-ums to developing nations as an integral part of its bid, as it will allow for the further devel-opment of football on the global stage. Along with the stadiums, Qatar plans to make the cooling

technologies it has developed available to other countries in hot climates, so that they too can host major sporting events. Details of some of the stadiums are given below:Al-Gharaffa StadiumThe existing 21,175-capacity Al-Gharaffa stadium will be ex-panded to 44,740 seats, using

modular elements forming an upper tier. The facade will be made up of ribbons represent-ing the nations that qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and will symbolize football and the mutual friendship, tolerance and respect that the tourna-ment represents. The stadium will be downscaled to its exist-ing capacity after the tourna-ment ends. Al-Khor StadiumAl-Khor is a new 45,330-capac-ity stadium with a stunning sea-shell motif and a flexible roof. The permanent lower tier seats 25,500 and the modular upper tier 19,830. The stadium offers spectators a spectacular view of the Arabian Gulf from their seats and will be located in a sports and recreation zone.Al-Rayyan StadiumThe existing Al-Rayyan Sta-dium with a seating capacity of 21,282 will be expanded to 44,740 seats, using modular elements to form an upper tier. The stadium is designed with a special “media facade” mem-brane that acts as a screen for projecting news, updates and current matches. The stadium will be downsized to its current capacity after the World Cup tournaments.Al-Shamal StadiumThe new Al-Shamal Stadium has a capacity of 45,120 with a permanent lower tier of 25,500 seats and a modular upper tier of 19,620 seats. The sta-dium’s shape is derived from the “dhow” fishing boat of the Arabian Gulf. Spectators will ar-rive from the Doha Expressway

and by water taxis, the Bahrain-Qatar Friendship Bridge and the new metro.Al-Wakrah StadiumThe new 45,120 capacity Al-Wakrah stadium will be located in a sports complex that will consist of an aquatic centre, spa, sports facilities and a mall. It will be a bustling centre 365 days a year and is adjacent to the future routing of the Doha Expressway.Um Salal StadiumUm Salal Stadium’s design con-cept is inspired by the Barazan Castle architecture. Upon its completion the stadium will be able to accommodate 45,000 fans.Rayyan StadiumThe stadium now has a seat-ing capacity of 220,000. This will be increased further now that the FIFA has chosen Qa-tar as the host nation of 2022 World Cup. The bid committee will make changes to the sta-dium in order to accommodate 45,000 audience members. It will include a giant screen to air commercials as well as match-es. In a unique initiative, the stadium walls themselves will be turned into giant screens.Qatar University StadiumThis will be built soon to pro-vide a venue for sport events hosted by the university. It will have a capacity of up to 45,000

seats during the World Cup, while the usual capacity of the stadium will be cut back to 25,000 seats in regular days. The stadium design is inspired by Islamic architecture to be in harmony with the university’s various buildings. The stadium will also benefit from the novel cooling technique to be applied in other stadiums.The Port StadiumThe Port Stadium will be built in the old Doha Port area on the Corniche. The port is expected

to relocate to Al Wakra soon. The stadium, accommodating up to 45,000 people, will be de-signed like an islet surrounded by water. The architecture of the stadium references its loca-tion by creating a shape remi-niscent of a marine animal. After the World Cup, it will be

turned into an entertainment area with cafes, restaurants and walking areas. It will be ac-cessible by water taxi.The Sports City StadiumWith a capacity of 45,000 seats, this stadium will resem-ble an Arabic tent. It will be built in Al-Thumama district and will include a shopping mall and administrative offices, besides fields for other sports as well.The Education City Stadium The stadium will be located in the middle of a green oasis. It

will have a normal capacity of 25,500 seats which will go up to 45,000 during the world Cup. It includes training facilities and a swimming complex to serve students of Education City, but it will be dedicated to the World Cup in case Qatar wins the bid.

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Over the last decade the concrete industry has grown exponentially. Commenting on the buoyancy in the sector, Mar-tyn Hinds, General Manager of Rabban Readymix, noted that it has been an extremely competitive market for the last few years. “In recent months we have seen the start of the government’s investment in infrastructure really starting to take off. Qatar Rail has awarded its Metro projects and these packages of work have formed part of a considerable increase in demand for ready mixed concrete.” (Issue 98: September 2015)Sustainability, quality, high standards, advanced technologies are no longer “buzz words” but necessary tools to be competitive in a demanding construction market. The concrete industry often perceived as environmentally insensitive, has undergone a makeover in Qatar, largely thanks to local contractors, decision makers and professionals. “We are aiming to create a new, environmentally friendly image of the concrete industry, changing it from grey to green; we strive to overcome this negative image and set new standards in Qatar’s concrete industry with rapid advancement of technologies coupled with our commitments for sustainable development,” says Assad Nasser, General Manager of Falcon Ready Mix (Issue 72, July 2013). The concrete industry in Qatar has set quality standard which is rigorously determined by the latest QCS2014, provid-ing technical guidance with the purpose to establish a minimum acceptable quality standard in materials and work-manship. “QCS2014 is mandatory for all government and private sectors,” announced Dr. Mohammed bin Saif Al Kuwari, Assistant Undersecretary for Laboratories and Specifications at the Ministry of Environment. “It is essential to get rid of the common paradox in considering concrete as a commodity. This starts at the level of the readymix producers themselves,” says Rabih Fakih, Managing Director of Grey Matters. Continue reading special-ized articles written by the world’s leading concrete professionals about concrete readymix in our regular “Knowcrete” column, in partnership with Grey Matters Consultancy.


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Since the sixties, many types of cold mixing plants have been de-veloped that are easily

mobile and also suitable both for newly manufactured asphalt and recycled asphalt. Modern cold mixing plants have the same precision as plants for hot manufactured asphalt, even if the control systems are less extensive. In cold manufac-ture, the granulate and aggre-gate are not heated but have the same temperature as the surroundings during mixing. The binder temperature is ap-proximately 50-60°C. Although continuous mixing processes dominate, batch-mixing plants are also used. Normally, this type of plant can produce 100-150 tonnes of as-phalt an hour. A common feature of the plants is a high degree of mobility and short commissioning time af-ter being moved (a matter of a few hours). Consequently, the technique is suitable for small-scale operation; at the same time as close a location to the construction site or temporary storage area can reduce trans-port needs. In cold plant recycling, the new binder consists of bitumen emulsion. In most cases, water is added and in some cases 10-20% aggregate. Different variants of the mixing procedure have been devel-

oped in order for the asphalt to be as homogeneous as possi-ble and for the particles to have a good degree of coating. It is important that the amount of new binder, water and aggre-gate be determined through an appropriate mix design so that the asphalt has both a suitable composition and good material qualities. Cold recycling of asphalt is not a new technology and is being used in many places around the world.Double Barrel Green System In an interview with QCS, Selim Beji, Director of Sales, Middle East and Africa for Astec, spoke about recycled asphalt pave-ment or RAP. Beji pointed to the Double Bar-rel Green System that they have developed. The technology and the machinery, used during the process, make it both quick and green as it uses much less energy and can run higher per-centages of recycle mix with standard grade asphalt than traditional machines. The Astec Double Barrel Green System saves energy and elimi-nates smoke and emissions without compromising mix qual-ity by using water to produce a foamed warm mix asphalt. Other features of the process are that there is no smoke and no smell as the light oils in liq-uid asphalt never reach boiling point.

The machinery can run high percentages of recycle with standard grade of asphalt and there is longer pavement life due to less oxidation of mix and more uniformity of compaction. Fuel consumption is reduced and production increased due to 50° F lower temperature. There is also improved work-ability because foamed liquid asphalt coating has lower vis-cosity and the longer pavement life is due to less oxidation and more uniformity in compaction. Around 14% less fuel is used in the virgin aggregate drying process; at the same time there is a 14% increase in overall pro-duction. Finally, the foaming action helps the liquid asphalt coat the aggregate at a temperature that normally is in the range of 230-270° F versus traditional temperatures of 300 – 340°F.Mobile plantsAstec has developed mobile plants that are currently in use in countries like Vietnam, Chi-na, Australia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. When construc-tion is in hard-to-reach places, the advantage of a mobile sys-tem is that it can be up and run-ning within 24 hours. The cur-rent rate of mobility is three to four days. Astec has 700 to 800 plants worldwide and it is the market leader in the United States as it now has between 70-80% of

the asphalt manufacturing mar-ket share.Design integrityAccording to the Swedish Na-tional Road and Transport Research Institute, a total of about 1 million tonnes of old pavement material is recycled each year in Sweden. Various techniques are used (cold, semi-hot and hot) of which cold plant recycling has become the most common method for flex-ible pavements on roads with low traffic volumes. In cold recycling, up to 100% of the asphalt can be recovered, but for a good result it is impor-tant to crush and screen the old asphalt first. A new test pro-cedure for this type of mix has therefore been developed and is included in the new directives for cold recycling produced by the National Swedish Road Ad-ministration. The procedure comprises tests and specifications covering the following areas: • sampling and evaluation of old asphalt material • composition of the granulate (reclaimed asphalt pavement, RAP) • guidelines for choosing a new binder and mixing water and mineral aggregate • preparation and conditioning of test specimens • mix design and quality as-surance by testing mechanical properties and durability of re-

cycled mix.Unresolved issuesWhile cold asphalt pavement recycling technologies are well established, there is still a need for additional performance information, particularly with regard to creep (rutting resis-tance), fatigue endurance, and durability. In addition, there is a need to assess whether RAP can be used in wearing surface cold mixes. Further investigation is also needed to evaluate the ability of cold recycled plant mixes to perform on higher traf-fic volume roadways. There is a need for more cor-relation of field and laboratory measurements to refine guide-lines for laboratory prediction of field performance, including, for instance, laboratory curing pro-cedures that best simulate field conditions. Some specific issues that re-quire resolution include: • further information on the variability of RAP, especially from blended stockpiles; • a consensus regarding mix design and testing procedures for plant recycled cold mix and CIPR asphalt mixtures; • the suitability of CIPR for use with surface treatments and/or rubberized paving materials; • a more accurate determina-tion of the structural layer co-efficient for plant recycled cold mix and CIPR asphalt mixtures;

and • an environmental evalua-tion of any potentially harmful impacts from cold mix plant recycling and/or cold in-place recycling.According to Beji, RAP can suc-cessfully be used on airport runways. In fact the use of re-cycled asphalt in manufactur-ing increases the life span of the material 16 times, he says.The average life expectancy of the RAP is seven years and it has a high resistance to what is known as “fatigue”. By us-ing just 30% or recycled RAP, the cost of manufacturing as-phalt can be decreased by 25% which makes it very attractive, says Beji. Traditionally most manufactur-ing plants use the single barrel system to manufacture asphalt. Beji, however, points out that the Double Barrel Green Sys-tem contributes to a more com-fortable, safe environment for workers, eliminates the need for fume systems on facilities and pavers and extends re-sources by using more recycled items, reducing the production cost.

The greening of asphaltthe astec Double Barrel Green system saves energy and eliminates smoke and emissions without compromising mix quality

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BIMThe Qatar Rail award in 2014, of their BIM services contract to Autodesk, has come along with the construction indus-try’s need to stick to one standard. “Adopting modern BIM technology in public infrastructure projects will help reduce conflicts and changes in plans, improve project quality and ensure better predictability of project outcomes,” says Louay Dahmash, Head, Autodesk Middle East. Contractors have now surpassed architects as the fastest growing adopters of BIM, according to the McGraw Hill Construction Smart Market Report. Over the next two years, contractors expect the percentage of their work that involves BIM to increase by 50% on average, according to the McGraw Hill Report cover-ing construction in major global markets (Issue 96: July 2015). However, the adoption of new technology comes with its own set of challenges and in a rapidly-growing sector like construction, it can be especially harrowing. “The biggest issue in technology is that there are not enough people who understand how much effort is involved in changing a busi-ness process,” according to Holland, BIM Manager at KEO International Consultants. But what does it mean to change the business process? “Technology is merely a tool that can and should be used to complete your work and technology is now a business driver. Rather than just assisting your work, it has become the reason for your work,” asserted Holland. “An example of this is the Internet of Things and how we interact on a daily basis with the Internet. This might very well be the precursor of artificial intelligence,” he predicted. “The biggest challenge in the Middle East is that we are racing ahead so fast, and not everyone is on board, prepped and on the same page,” warned Holland. “BIM is not just a tech-nology,” said Han Shi, the Head of Emerging Technologies at KEO International Consultants in Qatar (February 2015).


of Facilities Management, Qa-tar Foundation; Dawlat Elmo-salmi, Senior Architect and BIM Co-ordinator at Engineering Consultants Group (ECG); and Amr M Metwally, Head of the Architecture Division PMC from the Hamad Medical Corpora-tion.The speakers updated the con-ference on the recent trends in BIM, explaining how this software and technology was facilitating construction in the region.The number of mega projects coming up in Qatar is astound-ing. It seems that the very face of Qatar will change over the next decade as work on the country’s various mega projects is completed, while still further advancements will be made as the vision for 2030 is realized. The nature and size of the projects mean that Qatar has to turn to Building Information Modeling to facilitate its build-ing ambitious schedule.From Doha’s Metro System to numerous sporting stadiums, BIM will enable project teams of architects, engineers, build-ing and infrastructure owners and construction firms to use 3D digital models to collaborate and support building projects throughout their lifecycle - from design and documentation to building and field support -, ensuring that projects are de-livered to the required specifi-cations on schedule and within budget.The Future BIM Implementa-tion conference welcomed 215 delegates over two days and

delivered a series of case-study presentations, discussions and speakers sharing their varied experiences on BIM implemen-tation. The program focused on dem-onstrating the value of BIM in construction and infrastructure projects and addressed the growing use of BIM manage-ment and BIM technologies in the region.For most of attendants of the conference, BIM implementa-tion on construction projects wasn’t a new topic; most of them have already worked with BIM at some stages of their projects and have already ap-preciated its undoubted value. ViCon’s BIM Implementation Manager Robert Grys spoke on “Understanding a BIM imple-mentation plan - the learning process”. The gathering re-ceived valuable insight into un-derstanding the challenges of the BIM setup on a project and furthermore some practical guidance and tangible tips for preparing a BIM implementa-tion plan, according to ViCon’s Five-Component methodology.Marcus Rowsell, ViCon’s Senior Project Manager on Qatar’s Lu-sail City Development project, was invited to showcase the Lusail City’s BIM implementa-tion. This ambitious enterprise is one of the most impressive projects in the region. He provided a brief insight into six years of ViCon’s BIM ap-proach and demonstrated live the digital payment approval process as part of the applied BIM procedures on Lusail.

For the past few years, the company has been involved in several large-scale projects in Qatar: the Lusail City Develop-ment, Barwa Commercial Ave-nue, Metro Green Line and Red Line South and Doha Express-ways among them.BIM has proven to be a very powerful design tool. BIM im-plementing firms are now inves-tigating possibilities to expand the use of BIM to cover more aspects of project.Sherif M Ahmed, Project Control Manager at EGIS Rail, and Has-san Eman, PhD candidate from the University of Bolton, shared with the audience valuable re-search on “Barriers to BIM im-plementation in Qatar”, based on the first survey conducted in the state among construction professionals.The assessment is achieved through the survey which iden-tified 17 different factors as impacting BIM implementation in Qatar. Though there is poten-tially much work needed to en-sure appropriate people skills are in place to take advantage of BIM capabilities, stressed Ahmed. The survey questionnaire was published online to profession-als in the construction industry in Qatar and participants were stakeholders in the construc-tion industry covering clients, contractors, as well as consul-tants, explained Ahmed. The survey identified the follow-ing to be main hurdles to the BIM implementation in Qatar: availability of skilled profes-sionals, knowledge about BIM, disruption to current process/resistance to change, absence of contractual requirement for BIM implementation, ROI (Re-turn on Investment) of using BIM not being clearly defined.The survey showed that lack of qualified resources and proper knowledge of BIM are main bar-riers to its implementation in Qatar. Moreover, the analysis showed a significant difference in how different construction stake-holders perceive the barriers to BIM implementation. The recommendations for fur-ther researches would be to in-crease the sample size to con-firm the findings. According to Ahmed, the bene-fits of such research are crucial for BIM implementation and

he advised to conduct surveys to cover the entire GCC region since the nature of regional countries is the same. In addition, an in-depth study to understand the differences of views between construction parties is a potential research area that will assist in identify-ing root causes. Finally, more studies should fo-cus on removing these barriers to exploit the benefits of using BIM.The Future BIM Implementa-tion conference represented a valuable opportunity to bring to-

gether regional experts and in-terested parties from all areas of the industry and to inform the construction industry of its application in Qatar. The immense interest and growing number of attendees of such events have shown that the demand for BIM services in the region is steadily growing. Construction Sites keeps its focus on BIM implementation in Qatar and follows events re-lated to it to keep the industry professionals up-to-date on BIM advancement in the country.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a process that has an enormous impact on the con-struction and infrastructure in-dustry. The technology is revolutioniz-ing the construction and facili-ties management and moving the industry into the digital age with the maximum degree of automation, according to speakers at the Future BIM Im-plementation conference, held in Doha as a part of the Project Qatar construction event.In recent years, a number of high-profile success stories in Qatar and the Middle East have meant that BIM is increasingly being viewed as a critical factor in the design, planning and con-struction stages of today’s com-plex and ambitious architecture projects. It can have a very positive effect on the lifecycle of a building. The Future BIM Implementation conference gathered local and international leaders involved in architecture, design, con-struction, engineering, consult-ing, building and infrastructure sectors in Qatar and the GCC. The conference’s notable speakers included Robert Grys, BIM Implementation Manager, HochtiefViCon Qatar; Mohamad Kaseem, Associate Professor in Engineering Project Manage-ment, Teesside University; Scott Lambert, Regional Head of Con-struction and Infrastructure, Al Tamimi & Company; Niels Falk, Vice President, VDC, MTH; Im-ran Mohammad, BIM Manager at Arab Engineering Bureau; Ahmed Al Naggar, Acting Head

Building Information Modelingin Qatar, today and beyond…The nature and size of new projects mean that Qatar has to turn to Building Information Modeling to facilitate its ambitious building schedule

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Worker conditions in Qatar have been a bone of contention between international labour and human rights or-ganizations and the Qatari government: the latter acknowledging the gaps that exist within the regulatory frame-work and the former demanding that all workers, construction ones in particular, be given their full complement of rights immediately as per the International Labor Organization (ILO) standard. The discussion is ongoing. Qatar Foundation (QF) has been a key establishment in leading the way regarding the conditions of construc-tion labor. It was been acknowledged in a recent report released by the Engineers Against Poverty (EAP), a UK-based agency working in the areas of engineering and international development, that all public-sector clients should benchmark their labor practices against those of QF. EAP’s report “Improving employment standards in construction in Qatar”, focusing on some of the issues critical to improving the situation of the labor sector in the construction industry, was launched in Doha on January 15, 2014. The report is based on in-depth interviews with 10 principal contractors working in Qatar and with five rep-resentatives of consultants responsible for managing major projects on behalf of the Qatar government’s main clients. In common with other countries in the Gulf, Qatar is dependent on mi-grant workers from all over the world. Most of the expa-triate labor forces come from Asia with a few from other countries in Europe and the Americas. In October 2012, QF signed the Migrant Workers Welfare Charter which highlights some fundamental principles for the treatment of work-ers. QF’s “Man-datory Standards of Migrant Work-ers’ Welfare - for contractors and subcontractors”, published in April 2013, have set out requirements that must be met by contractors and subcontractors when executing construction works for it (Issue 79: February 2014).

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A Portable Architecture for Qatar an integral design feature would be the ability of the labor camp to expand and contract depending on the demand for workers

For some expatriates coming to Qatar, one of the choices they have to make is how they would like to live and where. This could be in an apartment, a villa or in a gated community. If they wish and depending on how much they are prepared to spend, they can choose an apartment with facilities like swimming pools, gymnasiums, coffee shops, children’s play-grounds and even a cleaning service. Most expatriates with children prefer to live near schools while some opt for a place near the sea and others outside the city. There is a choice of furnished, unfurnished, semi-furnished houses, with or without white goods. There is also the choice of air conditioning on offer, ranging from wall units to split units or centralized.But a large number of laborers among the expatriates have very few or none of these choic-es.Sustainable Qatar, an organiza-tion that promotes environmen-tal awareness, recently invited Roman Turzcyn, Director of Center for Research in Design at the Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar (VCUQ), to share his ideas with its mem-bers through his presentation, “A Portable Architecture for Qa-tar: Improving Migrant Worker’s Conditions by Design”. The talk was given at the Tas-meem 2011 Design confer-ence. Turzcyn is steering a student-driven project spon-sored by the Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) and endorsed by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser. This project arose out of Tas-meem 2009 at a workshop where students suggested that one of the ways to improve the living conditions of migrant workers in Qatar was to use easily-assembled shipping con-tainers which could be easily re-furbished and dismantled and moved to new locations based on the need of the building contractor or of the project. HH Sheikha Moza was at the Tas-meem 2009 and subsequently made funds available for the project. However, by the time Turzcyn joined VCUQ, the project had not started. Shipping container studies had been done and a contract had been signed to refurbish the containers for the proposed usage as a temporary site housing for migrant labor-ers.

Turzcyn is an architect with more than 36 years of profes-sional architectural experience within built environment proj-ects in Canada. He has been in Qatar since 2003. Before join-ing VCUQ he was the Design Manager at Turner International Middle East between July 2006 and August 2009 and prior to that he was the Design Manag-er at Cansult Middle East from 2003 to 2006. When Turzcyn joined VCUQ and was briefed about the project he was convinced that this was not the ideal solution. The client was contacted about the con-cerns but there was permission to change the brief. But Turzcyn was still convinced that a ship-ping container was not the ideal solution for the design problem that they were faced with. He saw the project as an oppor-tunity for new design thinking. The framework for the proof of concept was: Vision, how the concept evolved, establish-ing the design criteria, design development, innovation and entrepreneurship and the way forward.According to Turzcyn, around Doha one can easily see the poor living conditions of some of the residents and the vision of this project was to tackle this problem. He was, however, aware that housing was only a small part of the solution and part of his intention was to “twist the design mandate around to accommodate this”. Turzcyn further explained that central to the proof of concept was the feasibility of converting ISO shipping containers for use as houses for migrant workers. The innovation in the technol-ogy would be to design high-performance envelopes with phase-change materials.One of the key questions for the team was, of course, the mar-ket: Who would buy these con-tainers? Why would they buy them and do the resources ex-ist for the idea? Drivers behind the proof of concept formed an-other important aspect that the team needed to identify. The group was certain that one had to improve the worker’s living conditions through design. But what were the drivers for the stakeholders? And who were these stakeholders? The design team identified three primary stakeholders: the State of Qatar, the migrant laborers and the contractors. Looking at each stakeholder they further identified the

unique drivers. Qatar still needs and wants cheap labor but they would also like to im-prove their human rights record with re-gards to the condition and treatment of eco-nomic migrants. The team found that the contractors want-ed cheap labor but it also had to be easily available: the labor-ers would need to be located close to their place of work and the logistics involved in their upkeep would need to be simple. The migrant laborers, on their part, were driven by the need for a regular income, quality of life and easy access to leisure activities.Currently, according to the re-search done by the team, mi-grant worker housing usually existed off the city grid and so they had no access to basic util-ities like water, electricity and sewerage. It was usually locat-ed on the perimeter of the city and far away from their place of work. This usually involved a very early rising time and a late return home with the knock-on effect of little sleep and no time to pursue any leisure activities. Some of the other conditions that they had to tolerate, as identified by the design team, were lack of hygienic food prep-aration facilities, overcrowding and lack of personal and com-munal space. The team con-cluded that the impetus driving the project could not be about technology but about ways to improve the quality of life for the migrant workers; technol-ogy would then follow. At various points in the presen-tation, Turzcyn reminded the attendees that he still thought that the shipping containers were not the right design solu-tion. He added that it was by no means a new idea either as it had been done in many forms all over the world.The community planning guide-lines that the group was using included criteria like the inclu-sion of personal space, semi-private space, semi-public space and communal space. The design hoped to create individual space and shared space as well as a sense of ownership and degrees of pri-vacy. The plan was for single

migrant workers not families but the design could easily be tweaked to include family units if necessary. An integral design feature would be the ability of the labor camp to expand and contract depending on the demand for workers. Turzcyn also suggest-ed that the design for the hous-ing units could either be single storey or high density if one had less space to work with. Once the design for the hous-ing units had been detailed, the design for the modular furni-ture would follow. The furniture system is envisioned as being stackable. The beds, for exam-ple, would be one meter above the ground to create space for storage beneath it. It would also be a single bunk to create some individual space possibly with a dedicated overhead light source and a curtain that could be pulled around it or opened. A ventilation strategy was in-cluded in the design devel-opment that would ensure the circulation of cool and fresh air within the hous-ing unit. The housing units could be developed to ac-commodate six people, 20, 32, 80 or 160. The labor compound would include public streets, de-pending on its size, meet-ing places, courtyards, balconies, backyards and gardens. The cost per per-son to house someone in a labor camp of this nature is QR45, while the space used per person for the design is 4m per person per bed-room, excluding public and

communal spaces.The value proposition for the project was that it was a highly portable architectural solution that could be translated into many other situations. A prime example would be as temporary housing in disaster relief situa-tions with some modification. There has been initial interest from the Gaza Disaster Relief and the International Federa-tion of Red Crescent and Red Cross societies, whose motto for post disaster reconstruction is, “Build back better, sustain-able communities”.There were a number of ques-tions from the audience. There was full agreement that it was a much needed initiative and if it could be made attractive to the main stakeholders, i.e. the State of Qatar and the big building contractors, it would definitely take off. There was also concern among the audience about enforce-

ment of standards, the intro-duction of a national policy regarding migrant labor and the regulations to support it. The VCUQ team addressed this point in their proof of concept and was in agreement that the policy issues would go a long way to ensure the implementa-tion of the idea.The VCUQ team is working to-wards finishing a prototype by June/July 2011. It will be situ-ated next to the Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC), near Education City. The team hopes building contractors and other players in the construction In-dustry would partner with them to develop the idea further. Turzcyn ended the presentation by saying that perhaps it was not a new idea but the team members felt they had used a new approach. They saw it as the coming together of a team of experts to bring a new way of looking at things.

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Sustainability and green building design codesWe tracked the progress of the Qa-tar Green Building Council (QGBC) from its inception in the QGBC villa in 2010 to today, as it stands on the cusp of greatness, driving forward the green building codes necessary to ensure that the sec-tor remains sustain-able. Over the years, we partnered with grassroots organi-zations like Sustain-able Qatar, Qatar Green leaders and Friends of the Envi-ronment, discussing sustainability, green concrete, zero car-bon emissions, Qatar Construction Standards (QCS), worker accom-modation and the Doha COP 18.An emerging area in Qatar is “Green” law. The Environ-mental Impact As-sessment (EIA) is

now mandatory and is required prior to the start of a project. Construction Sites has been covering buildings standards since its inception in 2007.In 2009, we presciently covered the forum that held the initial discussions on prospects of formulating advanced building standards for the GCC construction sector. We also agreed with the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA) that an architectural manual for the disabled was needed, definitely a milestone of note.Participants at a SCFA seminar said that accessibility leg-islation should be part of the building code and should relate to the Qatar Construction Specification code 2002 (QCS 2002).

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Bids to be invited for Rowais harbour work

A step in the right direction

The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in Qatar is all set to introduce an electronic processing system for companies’ contracts in a new initiative to improve its services and make them user-friendly.Applications for bringing workers to the country will also be available online soon, helping companies to download and print the required forms or to fill in directly from the Ministry’s website.In another move towards expanding e-governance, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture says that it is to start a scheme that will provide companies, business owners and personnel with a variety of electronic services. Companies, through the new scheme, will be able to get many permits related to the construction work and follow the progress of the procedures online as well. These steps, coming at time when the building industry in the country is going through an unprecedented boom, will ease a lot of cumbersome procedures for getting various official papers. Business leaders have expressed their concerns about the time-consuming measures required to get building permits and other papers, holding up their work. It is vital to streamline official procedures to create the right climate for any industry to flourish. If too many official papers and permits are needed to start a venture, the industry naturally loses its drive and enthusiasm and a nation’s growth will be restricted. That is why these new initiatives by Qatar’s ministries are welcome.This is a start though. The industry is facing several other problems associated with the boom, like shortages in building materials and of qualified labour, leading to delays in projects. The government now needs to study ways to resolve them too.

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Arts & Design

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Arts & Design

The Qatar government is working on establishing more parks and gardens in residential areas to increase the green spaces in Qatar.

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) is the body assigned with implementing the government’s plan to increase the planted areas in the country. Projects worth QR60 million have been implemented by Ashghal so far to expand green spaces.

The most prominent of these projects is Rayyan Garden, located between the New Ryyan street and the Old Rayyan street. Established with a total cost of QR36.8 million, the garden’s total area is 137,992 sq m.

The grass in the garden covers

The greening of Qatar

An increasing number of developers, architects and clients in the Gulf are discovering that “green projects” can have significant economic benefits as well as environmental advantages.

an area of 11,875 sq m. The Rayyan Garden project includes roads leading to parking places that covers an area of 14,996 sq m. The garden is surrounded by a metal wall of height 1.6m. A circuit for bicycles surrounds the garden and covers an area of 4100 sq.m.

Besides Ashghal, there is another body working on increasing green areas in Qatar. Qatar Green Centre was established according to the Ministerial Decree No 62 for the year 2005. The Centre is under the direct supervision of His Excellency the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture.

“Green Qatar Center concentrates on offering advises and consultations to

citizens and residents of the country in the areas of planting and maintaining gardens. It offers consultation for designing gardens and irrigation systems in schools and private houses,” Abdullah Mohamed Al Kuwari, the Director of Green Qatar Center, told Qatar Construction Sites in an interview.

“It organises competitions to encourage people to take care of their gardens. It also prepares publications and lectures to educate the public about the main means of protecting gardens and home agriculture,” Al Kuwari said.

He added that the Centre coordinates its efforts with the agricultural departments in the Ministry of and the public gardens section in the

municipalities to achieve a greener Qatar.

Green Qatar Centre tries to involve the youth and children of the country in its efforts to make Qatar “greener and cleaner”, through organising drawing competitions and lectures for school children.

The building industry is also concerned with green ideas concepts. An increasing number of developers, architects and clients in the Gulf are discovering that “green projects” can have significant economic benefits as well as environmental advantages.

An increasing number of developers, architects and clients in the Gulf are discovering that “green projects” can have significant economic benefits

as well as environmental advantages.

One of Qatar’s impressive efforts for a greener life is the Energy City project.

The Energy City Qatar is designed to benefit from reduced operational costs, reduced capital and installation costs, lower maintenance and labour costs, in addition to reduced water costs.

The development of Doha from a quiet and simple place to a vibrant and crowded city increases the importance of having more green spaces for residents’ health and well-being. Green areas are the lung of any city. They provide safe places for children to play and for families to meet. They offer calm amid the city bustle.

SITESQATARCONSTRUCTION20 Interview

QUESTION: What is sustainable design?ANSWER: That’s a very broad subject. In the context of buildings, however, sustainable design is concerned with two primary areas. The first is thereduction of carbon dioxide and other environmental pollutants that contribute to either global warming or cause depletion of the ozone layer or scarce natural resources. The second is directed toward conserving fossil fuel reserves which, as we know, are not limitless. Both areas are closely related. Sustainable design covers every thing from city planning, transport infrastructure, urban and building design and indeed the materials and appliances within buildings themselves. True sustainable design looks at the whole life cycle of buildings and their impact on natural resources.Life cycle costing should be taken into account at the design stage; for instance, aluminum costs four times in production energy cost as steel, therefore the proportion of different materials in construction has to be considered. To address this, calculate properly when looking at the life cycle costing of a building. You need to look at how much it costs to produce the material components of a building in the first place, howmuch it costs to transport it to site, how well designed the building is in relation to its context, its energy usage over its life time and ultimately how much it costs to demolish it at the end of the day. The potential for recycling materials, the existing building stock and the resources such as water is enormous. Almost anything has the potential to be recycled or reused.

Q: What are the main principles of sustainable design?A: In sustainable design, there are two main issues for architects and engineers to consider; the first is energy-efficient design which looksat alternative technologies like

wind and solar power to reduce our dependence on fossil reserves and the second is to specify and use materials that do not contain contaminants or that are energy intensive in production.

Q: Could you give us examples for the application of sustainable design in other parts of the world?A: In London, for instance, they have the London Plan; this dictates residential development densities to ensure that you have the correct number of people inhabiting in each part of the city and this corresponds to the level of transport and infrastructure that is in place. This is aimed at encouraging pedestrian movement and reducing reliance on the car. Efficient rail and undergroundnetworks are part of this coordinated strategy.When planning and designing buildings in London you have to demonstrate that 10% of the energy usage of the building is from renewable energy sources.

Q: How expensive is using sustainable design compared to that of conventional design methods and have you faced problems in convincing clients in Qatar with these new methods?A: I am aware that this is potentially an issue. However there are other ways to look at sustainable design rather than just from a financial pointof view. There is of course the carbon dioxide argument, which is a very powerful one. The other issue is human comfort. As we increasingly cut ourselves off from the environment and air-condition our buildings, we are actually detaching ourselves from the natural relationship with our environment developed over a long period of time. You only need to look around Doha to see how many large air-conditioned curtain walled towers are now being built and this raises many questions

about our approach towards environmental and sustainable design. Q: Do I understand that you are against all towers going up in Doha recently, especially the glass ones?A: I wouldn’t say I am against them, but it strikes me that many of them are not properly considered in their context. I think a bit more effort into the sustainable and ecological technologies and techniques available today would be worth looking at.

Q: Do you think that the huge number of international consultants flocking to theregion had a negative effect on the traditional architecture?A: Much of what we are seeing at the moment has to do with corporate imagery and the desire to make a mark on the skyline and there are very dramatic and very stylish designs. I think, from a sustainable and ecological point of view however, that there are big opportunities that are being missed. In many ways, these towers are symbols of corporate power as opposed to an architecture that is really developed from the regional culture of Qatar. In the long term this may not be sustainable.

Q: How can sustainable design be implemented in hot countries like Qatar?A: Qatar has a very particular climate. You have a combination of extremely high temperatures with quite a wide temperature swing during the year. You also have extended periods when humidity levels are incredibly high. Qatar is very unusual because it is a combination of those and that means it is very difficult topinpoint one specific traditionalbuilding type or traditional approach which you might get in other countries. In northern Europe, buildings tend to be designed with high levels of insulation and are designed to reduce heat loss through

convection or radiation. In Indonesia the climate is very humid and warm and buildings tend to be light-weight, often on stilts to provide increased levels of ventilation.The challenge for Qatar is to respond in a way that provides appropriate protection from the sun but that also allows access to, and enjoyment of external space when conditions permit. GHD would also argue that this should be done in an environmentally-responsible manner. In Qatar, there is great potential is photovoltaic electricity production. The electricity coming from the sun can be used to provide electrical power for cooling systems, for example.We have to look at having the correct shading and the correct scale of development too. In older parts of Doha, buildings were built close together which assisted in this.

Q: So, what does it mean to do sustainable design in Qatar?A: There is a lot of discussion at GHD’s office in Qatar at themoment about what it means to do sustainable design in Qatar and in this part of the world. The first thing you would lookat in terms of architecture is climatic response of buildings and adapting your building properly to the environment. Those are the basic things to do with construction, orientation, having rooms in the right place and decreasing air conditioning loads. In Qatar, there is also a great potential for photovoltaic electricity production. The electricity coming from the sun can be used to provide power for cooling systems for example.I am very impressed of what is being done in Doha in terms of irrigation systems for landscaping. It’s really wonderful to see that. So there are already some impressive things happening here. But you have a very unusual situation where you are developing faster than most areas of the world have ever developed historically.

Q: What are the negative effects you fear this construction boom to have on the environment in Qatar on the long run?A: There has to be a correct balance between the volume of traffic, public transportfacilities and pedestrian routes so that people can walk to their destinations when the season allows. We should really be looking to reduce reliance on the cars as much as possible.In cities that have developed very quickly, for instance Beijing in China or Dubai, this

is already causing problems.The other environmental issue of course would be to ask; how is this going to look and are these places genuinely created for people?

Q: What are the latest sustainable systems used in other parts of the world that have extreme weather conditions?A: If you look around the world, there are clever systems people are coming up with in countries where they have other types of extreme environment. In many parts of Europe an integrated approach is taken to building and transport integration and to waste management to maximise on recycling. This requires intervention at government level; for instance in the UK, we have the BREEAM system for appraising a proposed building’s environmental performance, in Dubai we have the LEED certificationsystem. In Europe and the US also, there are very clever systems that use solar power to heat water or to generate electricity. The problem for systems relying on photovoltaic or wind power is storage. They currently require integration with the national grid to offload electricity when it isnot required. In Germany they have now developed a battery capable of storing electricity, and this is coming onto the market soon. This will allow electricity generated during the day to be used for lighting at night.

Q: What are the main principals of sustainable design that GHD is implementing here in Qatar?A: Because GHD is a multi-

disciplinary (establishment), we have got the opportunity to integrate or at least suggest methods by which sustainable design can be introduced at the level of the master plan, transport infrastructure and building design as demonstrated in our project at the Cultural Village currently under design.The basics are providing the correct master plan, having the building orientated correctly, and optimising the correct size of window openings. This takes you back to regional architecture and why buildings look the way they do. So we are really looking to try and discover something that is genuinely regional but in a modern way.We are looking at how we can reduce air-condition loads, and about how we might use less energy intensive materials in terms of the production.

Q: Do you think small integrated cities can be an environment-friendly solution to the traffic and reliance oncars?A: Yes, indeed, if considered properly. The whole balance between living, working, communication and transit systems is important. The image and physical dimensions of cities and towns are a reflection of the culture thatbuilds them. In that sense, architecture reflects anddoesn’t lead to social changes; however, it should facilitate the needs of a society and provide spaces and structures that will nurture social, cultural and financial growth. So yes, Ithink that integrated cities are a worthwhile and necessary goal.

Why sustainable design mattersSustainable design is a growing trend within the fields of architecture,landscape architecture, engineering and industrial design.Sustainable design, also referred to as “green design”, “eco-design”, or “design for environment”, is the art of designing physical objects to comply with the principles of economic, social, and ecological sustainability. It ranges from designing small objects for everyday use, through to designing buildings, cities, and the earth’s physical surface.The aim of sustainable design is to produce places, products and services in a way that reduces use of non-renewable resources, minimises environmental impact, and relates people with the natural environment.GHD, a leading company in architecture, engineering, infrastructure and environment, is committed to supporting global efforts to preserve the environment and thus increasing the quality of life for people in general. Martin C Hay, manager of architecture department, GHD Qatar, is one of the company’s active staff who is concerned about the way we react with our environment. In this interview he explores the meaning of sustainable design and the effect of the current construction boom on the Qatari environment.

Martin C Hay

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The real estate market is one of the most active sectors in Qatar, after oil and gas. It is a burgeoning market, particularly after the 2008 global recession. Once the Qatar market regained its confidence after the 2008 crash, many projects that had been put on hold were re-vived, which contributed to the smoothing out of the bal-looning resi-dential rental prices and reducing the pressure on the retail and office seg-ment. The Qatari government’s allocation of $130 billion in 2013, to finance infra-structure and related real estate proj-ects over the next six years is expected to keep the property sec-tor robust. With the de-mand con-tinuing to sur-pass supply, Qatar’s real estate mar-ket outlook is extremely positive, ac-cording to construction professionals.The hotel in-dustry will re-ceive further stimulus from the tourism master plan being devel-oped by QTA to promote the state as one of the tourist hotspots in the GCC region.

Real Estate

SITESQATARCONSTRUCTION2 Local News

Buildinga new Qatar

Qatar is rated as one of the fastest growing economies of the world, and the future of the country, as seen by Barwa, is even more promising. Barwa Real Estate Company, established on November 13, 2005, sees itself as a major player in Qatar’s march to further progress and prosperity.Barwa has a strategic interest in mega real estate developments and projects and innovative socio-economic solutions that will serve the needs of all segments on the community in Qatar. Its activities include conducting all types of real estate business, from selling, buying, managing, operating, and building to renovating properties. In an interview with Qatar Construction Sites, the Chief

Officer of Special Projects atBarwa, Engineer Mohamed Bin Ali Al-Hedfa, explains Barwa mission.

QUESTION: What is Barwa’s strategy to participate in the growth of the country of Qatar?ANSWER: Barwa is a shareholding company; the state owns 45% stake in it and the public hold the remaining 55% of the shares. The participation of the company in the growth of the country is huge, whether on the domestic or on the international level. On the domestic level, we have many projects. Some of them don’t aim at making quick revenues, but aim at serving society. For instance, we have Barwa’s Housing Programme, in which the company has decided to build around 2,000 residential units with reasonable rents that common people can afford. At the same time, the units will enjoy the standards of highest quality.We also have the Barwa Commercial Street project. This is around 8km in length. On the sides of the street, showrooms will be built, besides shops, offices andresidential buildings. Another

of our scheme is Barwa City; in its first phase around 6,000residential units will be built. This is how Barwa participates in the development of Qatar.

Q: How much of the domestic demand for residential units is expected to be fulfilled byBarwa’s projects?A: Barwa is just part of the picture and it cannot meet the entire demand of the domestic market, but it participates in this as much as it can. In the next phase we expect the demand for properties to remain higher than the supply.

Q: Does Barwa have a plan to participate in schemes to solve the rent crisis in Qatar? A: We certainly have. As I explained earlier, Barwa’s housing programme that will be implemented in two locations, one in the west of Doha and the other in the south, is one such example. Each of them consists of 1,000 residential units. We are trying to make these units available as fast as possible and affordable as much as possible.

Q: Is there a strategy by the company to implement projects outside Doha to ease the pressure on the capital?A: We have the Barwa Al Khor project aiming to develop an area ranging between 6 million to 8 million square meters. An integrated city will be built in Al Khor. It is near Ras Laffan and there is a need for a new city to cater to this area. This is one of our projects outside Doha. Besides, we have the Barwa Al Baraha project, in the south of the Industrial Area. It will include car showrooms, a station for trucks and workers’ residential units. This project will respond to the demand of a different section of society.

Q: Will Barwa Al Baraha provide various civic facilities that the current

industrial areas in the country lack, like clinics, restaurants, etc?A: As a rule, all of Barwa’s real estate projects are integrated projects. So in Barwa Al Baraha, there will be restaurants and a clinic. It will be a small city with all needs provided.

Q: What is the importance of environmental aspects in Barwa’s strategy?A: All of Barwa’s projects are approved by the Supreme Council for Environment and Natural Reserves. Barwa has also developed some environmental projects, like Hasad Barwa, that aims at making use of the excess water from the sewage system in a large farm of livestock cattle.

Q: For the name of the company, you chose an old Qatari word, used to denote a “bond or contract”. Does this reflecta keenness to preserve the country’s heritage?A: Well, some of Barwa’s projects have a traditional style, where we preserve the architectural heritage while others adopt a modern architectural style.

Q: Please give some details about the project Barwa is developing in the Sadd area.

A: Al Sadd is one of the important areas for us. That’s why Barwa thought of having a project there. The project consists of four towers that will be the highest in the Sadd area. The total area of the development is around 200,000 square meters. The towers, constructed on 55,000 square meters, will be connected by a 10,000 square meter shopping mall at the centre of the development. In addition to this, four residential buildings will be developed to include 250 luxury apartments, private clubs, a children’s nursery, an impressive library and elegant visitor’s area.Barwa Al Sadd is an integrated development that provides a no-car zone for families and children to enjoy.

Q: It is noted that these integrated projects are a growing trend nowadays, don’t you think so?A: Maybe true, but Barwa’s projects are friendly to both the environment and the society. If you look at Barwa’s projects in general, you will find that the common factor inmost of them is the presence of green areas and the public entertainment zones.

Q: What is the percentage of domestic projects in Barwa’s overall business?A: There is Barwa International. And Barwa has its domestic projects. I can’t provide you with a specific number butI can say that working in our society is what we care about the most. Domestic projects enjoy the biggest share in our strategy.

Q: What are the innovative investment opportunities that the company is trying to develop to support the parallel industries in the real estate sector? A: There are a lot of ideas in the pipeline but I can’t reveal them now because they are still being studied.

The word ‘Barwa’ is an old Qatari word used to denote a ‘bond or contract’ and the values of trust and reliability that come with it. The word symbolises the company’s strong ties with Qatar’s heritage and its key role in the state’s accelerating economic and social development.

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Steel and AluminiumThe construction industry in Qatar is evolving rapidly with every successive year. Steel and aluminium consumption is on the rise, underpinned by significant investments in the construction sector and mega infrastructure developments. Each building is iconic, each project is a milestone; these sophisticated and architecturally astounding projects require the use of the latest technologies, construction techniques and steady supplies of alternative construction materials, notably aluminium and steel. Steel and aluminium de-mand in Qatar is constant-ly growing due to the mas-sive civil and infrastructure projects across the country and the trend is set to con-tinue.“The projects that have been announced by gov-ernment and private sec-tor and those still in pipe-line support that forecast,” says Murad Taymashkha-nov, Managing Director at Khalifa Steel Industries.“Moreover, as we come closer to 2022 World Cup, more projects are be-ing announced, the market is reviving, construction is ongoing and the progress will be faster, which will definitely lead to higher demand,” says Taymash-khanov.Steel construction is now becoming even faster due to enormous advancement in fabrication and erection techniques over the years. “In the recent past, some very interesting and large projects have been con-structed in Qatar, which are iconic in nature. They have been made possible by using steel as a prima-ry material in their design and construction,” says Shaukat Ali, Head of Structural Engineering, KEO.“Steel structures are becoming preferable to conventional buildings due to its design flexibility, durability and rapid con-struction and delivery time,” points out Ahmad Wadi, General Manager of Al-Wadi Contracting and Steel Work.


19Construction news

New safe alternative to steel reinforcement schöck has drawn up a special “durability concept” together with the German institute for Construction technology and the tech-nical university Munich, which is to be used to determine the characteristic values of the long-term tensile strength of the GFrP reinforcement schöck ComBarA complex series of tests car-ried out by Schöck in co-opera-tion with the TU Munich and the German Institute for Construc-tion Technology (DIBt, Berlin) revealed that the glass fiber re-inforced polymer reinforcement Schöck ComBAR could be used under permanent high tension, providing a safe alternative to steel reinforcement. A “durability concept” had to be specially developed for the exact determination of the long-term tensile strength. This was done on the basis of several ex-isting testing concepts for FRPs (fiber-reinforced polymers). The results formed the basis for the general approval by the Ger-man building authorities (DIBt, Z-1.6-238) for the ComBAR bar with a nominal diameter of 16 millimeters. Schöck is currently the only German company to have obtained a national tech-nical approval for a GFRP (glass fiber reinforced polymer) rein-forcing bar. For decades, concrete has been reinforced with steel. The limitations of this classic type of reinforcement become appar-ent, however, wherever there is a highly corrosive environment, when electro-magnetic fields can cause induction currents in steel rebar, or when low ther-mal conductivity is required. Several years ago, the com-ponent manufacturer Schöck therefore developed a material that can be used as an alterna-tive to steel reinforcement in concrete: the “ComBAR” rein-forcing bar made of glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP). Composite materials are being used increasingly throughout Europe on account of their ad-vantageous material proper-ties. However, there are no European regulations as of yet for the dimensioning and use of GFRP reinforcement. Usually in Germany a single applica-tion permit is obtained by the responsible engineers for the respective construction project. So far, guidelines for material testing and dimensioning only exist in the USA and Canada. The Canadian Standards As-sociation (CSA), for example, has addressed the dimension-ing of fiber-reinforced concrete structural elements and has published CSA S807-10 as a quality-assurance standard. However, all these guidelines have been devised more for low loads or lower tensions and largely rely on a residual mate-

rial strength concept. They are no longer really applicable to the greatly improved material properties, and are currently being revised. DurabilityFor this reason, Schöck has drawn up a special “durabil-ity concept” together with the German Institute for Construc-tion Technology (DIBt) and the Technical University (TU) Mu-nich, which is to be used to determine the characteristic values of the long-term tensile strength of the GFRP reinforce-ment Schöck ComBAR. “The aim was to investigate the aging process so as to make as precise a statement as pos-sible about the safety and ten-sile strength of the composite material,” explains Dipl-Ing Ben Jütte, Product Manager at Schöck. In addition, material tests in accordance with DIN standards are characterized by testing the materials to their breaking point. “In other words, we needed a testing program that, on the one hand, does justice to these new materials and, on the other, makes the analysis of service life possible – as is the case with reinforcing steel,” Jütte adds. The DIBt thus founded a new expert panel (board) for the certification of ComBAR and confirmed the developed test-ing method. Numerous tests, particularly the durability tests, were carried out by Schöck in its own laboratory. The lab was assessed by experts from the TU Munich and cleared for the certification testing. In addition, external testing of the fatigue behavior took place at the Uni-versity of Karlsruhe, and testing of the fire behavior at the TU Braunschweig. Testing method Basically, the concept has been devised in such a way that the bars are tested until they break. The failure stresses are then extrapolated for a service life of up to 100 years resulting in the so-called time-to-failure line. All the tests were carried out in saturated concrete un-der extreme but realistic condi-tions. Both the mechanical load through constant tensile and bond stresses and the environ-mental conditions correspond to the conditions in concrete in real applications. The modeling uncertainty was thus greatly re-duced.The first test was carried out at

around 90% of the short-term strength of the material. The tensile strength was kept con-stant on the ComBAR bar until it failed. In the subsequent tests, the tension on the bar was re-duced until the lifetime to fail-ure was at least 4,000 hours. The tension applied to a spe-cific diameter bar was plotted as a function of the respective lifetime until failure on a double logarithmic scale for at least eight tests. In accordance with DIN 53768, the long-term time-to-failure line could then be determined through extrapola-tion: the mean value line of the data pairs was determined and the five percent quantile calcu-lated. This time-to-failure line repre-sents the characteristic val-ues of the long-term tensile strength for different areas of application at the respective testing temperature. Interna-tional codes on the design of vessels made of GFRP allow for the extrapolation of this line to a service life of 100 years. According to the test plan, the test series should be performed at 40 degrees Celsius in order to simulate as large a range of potential applications as possi-ble in Europe. The characteris-tic value of the long-term tensile strength of ComBAR is specified as 580 Newton per square milli-meter in Germany. The material safety factor is fixed as 1.3. This results in a design value of the tensile strength of 445 Newton

per square millimeter for Com-BAR. These values are valid for all applications and lifetimes of 100 years.In addition, the application-related durability test was used to prove that the time-to-failure lines for ComBAR bars with di-ameters of 8, 12, 16 and 25 millimeters are identical. This is a great advantage, since it means that not all the bar diameters have to be tested separately. It is sufficient, for example, to test only the largest and smallest ComBAR bar and then every second diameter. The concept guarantees the same overall safety in terms of material durability as for well-known materials, since the age-ing behavior is tested in real life conditions. In addition, a reliable service life forecast can be provided for given tension levels and temperature condi-tions. ConceptFor the first time, the durabil-ity concept allows for the exact measurement of the long-term tensile strength of high-strength reinforcing bars made of fiber-reinforced polymers at failure load level. In addition, exact permitted characteristic values of the long-term tensile strength can be determined for different combinations of environmental conditions and planned period of use. This can be done at a consistent safety level. The concept has, of course, been drawn up application-

related for the Schöck ComBAR bar, but it can also be used to determine the characteristic long-term tensile strength of other fiber-reinforced materi-als – such as reinforcing bars made of aramid, basalt or car-bon fibers. It is also applicable for all resins such as polyester, epoxy or vinylester. In the meantime, the applica-tion-related durability concept has achieved international recognition. In early 2010, it

was accepted by the techni-cal committee of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) for inclusion in the revised quality assurance standard CSA S806-10.The design values of the al-ready certified GFRP reinforcing bars ComBAR are based on this concept. In late 2008, Schöck was granted the first certificate by the German Institute for

Construction Technology (DIBt, Z-1.6-238) for the straight Schöck ComBAR bar with a nominal diameter of 16 milli-meters. By the end of 2010, the certification is to be extended to include 8, 12 and 25 millimeter bars. Approval was granted in 2009 for the ComBAR thermal anchor – a reinforcing anchor with high heat insulating prop-erties for pre-cast concrete sandwich walls – with a bar diameter of twelve millimeters.

So far, Schöck is the only com-pany in Germany to have been granted certificates for such a composite material made of glass fiber reinforced polymer. This makes current construc-tion projects significantly more straightforward, since single application permits are no lon-ger necessary when approved bars are used.

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By Lawrence R Roberts and Peter C Taylor

To explain why sulfate is so important to silicate hydration, a very simpli-fied discussion of cement hydration is needed. Hydration begins as soon as cementitious materials come in contact with water. The cementitious particles partially dissolve and the various components start to react at various rates.In high C3A cements, the C3A begins to react extremely rapidly to form calcium aluminate hydrate if there is insufficient sulfate in solution. This can cause flash set (immediate and permanent stiffening) if it’s not controlled. In low C3A cements, flash set generally doesn’t occur, but rapid hydra-tion of the C4AF is possible, leading to slow silicate hydration. C3A hy-drates in the presence of sulfate to form ettringite at a more controlled rate. This control occurs because the ettringite forms around the C3A grains and limits access of C3A to water, but too much sulfate in solution may precipitate out as gypsum, causing false (temporary) set.The amount of sulfate in solution is dependent not only on the amount of sulfate ion in the cement, but the form in which it occurs. Cement that has been heated in the mill may contain high amounts of relatively fast dissolving plaster (CaSO4·½H2O). Cement manufacturers will normally target a balance of plaster and gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O) suitable for the reactivity of a given clinker type and cement fineness.Reactions between sulfates and aluminates are the basis of most in-compatibility problems because admixtures and supplementary ce-mentitious materials (SCMs) can alter the amount of sulfate needed to control the aluminate reactions. If an SCM that contains additional calcium aluminates (typically high-calcium fly ash) is added to the mixture, the balance between alumi-nates and sulfates can be compromised because there is insufficient sulfate for the C3A in the system, causing the problems discussed ear-lier. Likewise, if an admixture disperses the system (thus exposing extra ce-ment surface to water) or changes the solubility rate of calcium sul-fates, the balance can be altered.The solubility and reactivity of all of the compounds are also strongly in-fluenced by temperature, with higher temperatures generally increasing solubility (except for calcium sulfate) and accelerating reaction rates. These changes can affect the balance of the system and change stiff-ening rates and setting times. Another confounding factor is cement fineness, which also influences the reaction rates.After a dormant period of one to three hours, calcium becomes super-saturated in the pore solution, and the silicates (C3S and later C2S) start to hydrate and form solid compounds resulting in progressive stiff-ening, hardening, and strength development. If there is insufficient calcium in solution because it has been con-sumed in early C3A hydration, silicate hydration will slow or stop, lead-ing to retardation of the concrete or failure to set. It’s possible that a system may experience rapid stiffening in the first few minutes because of uncontrolled aluminate reactions. These reac-tions consume calcium, thereby significantly retarding setting.

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Understanding cement-SCM-admixture interaction issuesSulfate’s role in hydration

portantly shape future plans and strategies.Excellent opportunities for the Drainage, Sewer-age and Stormwater Man-agement Industry • Ashghal’s Local Roads

& Drainage Program is made up of over 200 projects in total, which are scheduled to be ex-ecuted over the next 5-7 years and estimated to be worth around USD 2 bn in total.

• The Inner Doha Re-Sew-erage Implementation Strategy (IDRIS) program is scheduled to run from 2010 to 2019 and in-volves the rehabilitation of existing sewage net-works. The value of the program is estimated to be over QAR 10 bn.

• Qatar has a vision to cre-ate world-class drainage and sewerage infrastruc-ture that will lead to the better management of limited water resources.

• Ashghal (PWA) has an-nounced several specific programs to achieve the goals set out in the Inte-grated Drainage Master Plan.

• The Integrated Drain-age Master Plan has been established to work towards the goals of Qatar’s vision 2030 and the National Devel-opment Strategy 2011-2016.

• Ashghal (PWA) intends to deliver the Local Roads and Drainage Associated Infrastructure within a coordinated framework of outsourced contracts over the next 5 years.

Future Drainage & Storm-water Networks Qatar will feature a large number of speakers from organizations including Public Works Au-thority, Abu Dhabi City Mu-nicipality, Qatar Foundation, MWH Global, Scottish Water International and BuroHap-pold Engineering.

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water Networks Qatar is back for its second edition on 7-8 December 2015 at the Inter-continental Hotel The City, Doha. Supported by the Public Works Authority, Future Drainage & Stormwater Net-works Qatar 2015 is a spe-cialized conference designed to meet the requirements of designing, constructing, refurbishing, operating and maintaining effective sewer-age and drainage networks in Qatar. Bringing together responsi-ble government authorities, project management con-sultants, general engineer-ing consultants, contractors, sub-contractors and materi-als and machinery suppliers, this conference will provide an excellent opportunity to exchange knowledge, share best practice and most im-

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• Abdulla Shamsan Al-Sada Senior Electrical Engineer, Drainage Networks Operations & Maintenance, Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’

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• Alistair Dyer C4b Service Lead, Scottish Water International

• Rajesh Kumar C4b Operations Consultant, MWH Global

• Khalid Yahia S A AlJaberi Head of Workshops, Drainage Networks Operations & Maintenance, Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’

• Vipunkumar Vijayakumar Senior Risk Engineer, Drainage Network Operations & Maintenance, Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’

• Dr. Ghazi Elsayed Abdelkerim Ibrahim Elsherif, Environmental Expert, Quality Safety & Environment Dept., Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’

• Eng. Mohsen Al Braiki Head of Stormwater Systems Operation and Maintenance, Abu Dhabi City Municipality

• Dr. Amr El- Agroudy Advisory – Stormwater Drainage, Abu Dhabi City Municipality

• Peter Fraser Project Manager, MWH Global

• Dr. Babak Bozorgy Principal Civil/Water Engineer, MWH Global

• Eng. Brian Holden Project Director, BuroHappold Engineering

• Alan Travers Partner, Water, Buro Happold Enagineering

• Dr. Saad Y. Jasim Acting Research Director, Principal Investigator, Water Desalination & Reuse, Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute (QEERI) Qatar Foundation

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ASHGHAL TENDERS AND AWARDED TENDERS

Tender No. Type Tender Title Participants Issuing Date Closing Date Category

PWA/GTC/135/14-15 GTC

Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) for 22nd February Street

(AA/ ROM/2015/090/C1/G)

Qatari Companies Only - Joint Venture 21-Oct-15 8-Dec-15 Roads


Emergency Reinstatement of Roads – Contract 2/2015

(AA/ROM/2015/040/C2/G)Qatari Companies Only 21-Oct-15 8-Dec-15 Roads


Emergency Reinstatement of Roads – Contract 1/2015

(AA/ROM/2015/041/C1/G)Qatari Companies Only 14-Oct-15 24-Nov-15 Roads

PWA/ITC/066/14-15 ITC

Pre Contract Professional Consultancy Services for Interceptor Sewer Extension to IDRIS in Qatar

South – C829 (IA/ 14-15/D/014/I)

Consultancy and Specialized Services 21-Oct-15 22-Nov-15 Consultancy

PWA/ITC/055/14-15 ITCProcurement of Bridge Management System (BMS)

and Training (AA-R/14-15/OM/042/P1/I)

Qatari Companies Only 19-Aug-15 22-Nov-15 Roads

MRPSC/051 /14-15 MRPSC

Post Contract Professional Consultancy Services for National Centre for Cancer and Research - Enabling

Works (BA/14-15/S/103/ST)

Consultancy and Specialized Services 7-Oct-15 16-Nov-15 Building

PWA/MRP-SC/042/14-15 MRPSC

National Center For Cancer Care and Research - Enabling Works

(BA/14-15/C/095/ST)

Qatari Companies Only - Joint Venture - Non Qatari Compa-

nies8-Jul-15 16-Nov-15 Building


Doha & Rayyan Sewerage Scheme, Miscellaneous House Connections in Doha & Rayyan On -Call

Contract no. 05/2015 (IA/D-HC/14-15/C/101/I)

Qatari Companies Only 21-Oct-15 15-Nov-15 Drainage


Pre Contract Professional Consultancy Services for Interceptor Sewer –Extension to IDRIS at Various

Location in Doha South-C824 (IA/14-15/D/021/I)

Consultancy and Specialized Services 14-Oct-15 15-Nov-15 Consultancy

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PWA/STC/062/14-15 STC

Pre Contract Professional Consultancy Design Ser-vices For Feasibility Study For Diversion Of Flows

From PS 44 To PS 32 (IA/14-15/D/008/S)

Consultancy and Specialized Services 14-Oct-15 12-Nov-15 Drainage

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Pre Contract Professional Consultancy Design Ser-vices for Sheehaniya Strategic Sewer & Forwarding

Pumping Station (IA/14-15/D/011/G)

Consultancy and Specialized Services 19-Aug-15 10-Nov-15 Consultancy

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Construction of Masjids and Imam Houses at Vari-ous Locations Package - F2

(BA/ 14-15/C/056/G )Qatari Companies Only 14-Oct-15 10-Nov-15 Building

Companies Eligible to Tender: (1) Qatari Companies 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) Not Applicable * All financial values are in QAR

General conditions of tenders- Full Documents for the Tender

can be obtained from Contracts Department (CD) against a Non–refundable fee paid to PWA Ac-count No. (0013-001813-052), Qatar National Bank together with a copy of the Company Registra-tion and a Company Authorization letter.

- Project document may be exam-ined at Al-Faisal Tower(1), Ground Floor, Al Corniche before purchas-ing from PWA.

- Each Tender must be accompa-nied by a Tender Bond, either in the form of a “Certified Check” or a “Tender Bond’’ issued by a Bank acceptable to the PWA” in the amount mentioned above valid for (120 days). Any Tender received without the proper guarantee will not be considered.

- The Tender shall be submitted in two separate sealed envelopes (technical and financial offer) and both envelopes must be enclosed in a third sealed envelope which shall bear the tender number, subject and closing date.

- All Tenders shall be submitted in original and one copy or they will not be acceptance.Tenders shall be delivered at or sent to arrive not later than 1.00pm local Doha time on the closing date and deposited in the relevant Tender Box of concerned Tenders Committee’s

Chairman at PWA.- The successful Tenderer shall provide a Performance Bond in amount of ten (10%) percent of the Contract Price endorsed by an approved local bank in Qatar.- For further queries about any of the tenders, please communicate in writing to the Contracts Department by Fax.: (+974) 44950777

TENDERS Please note that any information mentioned on this table are as per the listed companies’ tender advertisements, without any responsibility of the magazine.

Tender Number Type Subject Entity Close Date Value Envelopes System

Tender Fees (QRs)

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The Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage 15/11/2015 30000 Q.R TWO ENVELOPES 150

511 /2015-2016 Central Tenders Providing guard services and security building The ministry buildings thereto for a period of three calendar years Ministry of Social Affairs 16/11/2015 490000 Q.R TWO ENVELOPES 300

512 /2015-2016 Central Tenders Businessman guarded mosque of Imam Muhammad bin Abdul Wahab & Peripherals area Al Khuwair

Ministry of Endowment & Islamic Affairs 23/11/2015 200000 Q.R TWO ENVELOPES 300

513 /2015-2016 Central Tenders Works of cleanings number one hundred and seven Mosque State of mosques Group 6

Ministry of Endowment & Islamic Affairs 30/11/2015 400000 Q.R TWO ENVELOPES 300

tenders conditions: - You can get a copy of the documents of this tender / tenders of the Central Tenders Committee during official hours, against payment of the tender documents witch you can

retrieve it.- Must be accompanied with the tender a letter of guarantee bank / certified check from a bank operating in the State of Qatar, as indicated above for a period of temporary

deposit on 120.- the offer must be valid for a period of ninety days from the date of the opening of envelopes.- Will be the last date for submission of tenders is twelve o’clock on the morning of the closure, and will not pay attention to any tender received after the deadline. - Tenders deposited in the box of the Central Tenders Committee, located in Muntazah - Rawabi Street, to be inside the stamped and sealed envelopes and addressed to the

Chairman of the Tenders Committee competent (central / local) showing the number, type of the tender and the subject.- The Central Tenders Committee invites bidders or their representatives to attend the opening of the envelopes and read the price on the day following the date of the closure

during the office hours. - To obtain tender / tenders documents highlight above must be to mentioned authorization letter from the company / institution.- For inquiries, please contact Tel: 44378192 /225 /143 /149. - For more information about the Central Tenders Committee ,tenders and auctions are being posed by the Committee You can visit the site on the Internet www.ctc.gov.qa

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2015-2016 The 5th Qatar BIM User DayOrganizer: Qatar University, HOCHTIEF ViCon and Teesside University Event Date: 5 NovVenue: Qatar University, The Ibn Khaldoon HallLocation: Doha, QatarEmail: [email protected]: www.bimuserday.com

Facilities Innovation Forum Qatar Organizer: TMC Conference & Exhibitions Manage-ment Event date(s): 8 – 10 NovVenue: Oryx Rotana Location: Doha, QatarTel: +971 4 276 5409Email: [email protected] Website: www.fminnovationqatar.com

7th Annual Middle East District Cooling SummitOrganizer: Fleming GulfEvent date (s): 10 – 11 NovLocation: Doha, Qatar Tel: +91 9164989507Email: [email protected] Website: http://energy.fleminggulf.com/district-cooling-qatar

8th Annual Bridges and Highways QatarOrganizer: IQPC Middle EastEvent date (s): 9 – 11 NovVenue: InterContinental DohaLocation: Doha, Qatar Tel: +971 4 364 2975Fax: +971 4 363 1938Email: [email protected]: www.bridgesme.com

Sports Infrastructure Qatar ExpoOrganizer: Pavilion Exhibitions and ConferencesEvent date (s): 15 – 18 Nov Venue: Qatar National Convention Centre

Location: Doha, QatarTel: +974 4411 8688Fax: +974 4411 6866Email: [email protected]: www.sie.qa/en

5th Civil Defence & ExhibitionOrganizer: Al Sharq Media ManagementEvent date (s): 23 – 26 NovVenue: Doha Exhibition and Convention CentreLocation: Doha, QatarWebsite: http://civil-defence-exhibition.com

International Concrete Sustainability Con-ferenceOrganizer: Grey Matters ConsultancyEvent date (s): 24 – 25 NovVenue: Bustan RotanaLocation: Dubai, UAEEmail: [email protected]: http://www.concretesustainabilityconfer-ence.org/dubai2015/index.html

5th Annual Plant Shutdown & Turnaround ForumOrganizer: Fleming GulfEvent date (s): 24 – 26 NovLocation: Doha, Qatar Tel: + 971 4609 1570Email: [email protected] Website: http://energy.fleminggulf.com/plant-shut-down-and-turnaround-forum

The Big 5 DubaiOrganizer: dmg EventsEvent date (s): 23 – 26 NovVenue: Dubai World Trade CentreLocation: Dubai, UAETel: +971 4 438 0355Fax: +971 4 438 0356Email: [email protected]: http://www.thebig5.ae

15th Gulf Industrialists’ Conference: Foreign Direct Investments and their Impact on Gulf Industries Organizer: The Public Authority for Industry (PAI) in the State of Kuwait and the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) Event date (s): 25 – 26 Nov Venue: TBCLocation: Kuwait Tel: +974 4485 8816/717/727Fax: +974 4485 1723Email: [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected]: www.incge.com

Future Drainage Networks QatarOrganizer: Advanced Conferences & Meetings (ACM) Event date (s): 7 – 8 Dec Venue: TBCLocation: Doha, Qatar Tel: +971 4 361 4001Fax: +971 4 361 4554Email: [email protected]: www.futuredrainagenetworksqatar.com

Made In China 2015Organizer: Qatar ChamberEvent date (s): 14 – 16 Dec Venue: Doha Exhibition and Convention CentreLocation: Doha, QatarWebsite: http://en.chinafairqatar.com/

Intersec 2016Organizer: Messe Frankfurt Middle East GmbHEvent date (s): 17 – 19 Jan 2016Venue: Halls 1 – 7, Sheikh Saeed Halls 1 – 3 and Saeed Arena Hall at Dubai International Con-vention & Exhibition CentreLocation: Dubai, UAETel: +971 4 38 94 550Fax: +971 4 35 85 511Email: [email protected] Website: www.intersecexpo.com

8th Annual Façade Design & Engineering Middle East SummitOrganizer: IQPC Middle EastEvent Date (s): 21 – 23 Feb 2016Venue: TBALocation: Doha, QatarTel: +971 4364 2975Email: [email protected]: http://bit.ly/1RyFPSG

Project Qatar 2016Organizer: IFP Qatar LLCEvent date (s): 9 – 12 May 2016 Venue: Doha Exhibition & Convention Centre (DECC)Location: Doha, Qatar Tel: +974 44329900Fax: +974 44432891Email: [email protected]: http://www.projectqatar.com/

Heavy Max 2016Organizer: IFP Qatar LLCEvent date (s): 9 – 12 May 2016Venue: Doha Exhibition & Convention Centre (DECC)Location: Doha, Qatar Tel: +974 44329900Fax: +974 44432891Email: [email protected]: http://www.heavymaxqatar.com/

Qatar StoneTech 2016Organizer: IFP Qatar LLCEvent date (s): 9 – 12 May 2016Venue: Doha Exhibition & Convention Centre (DECC)Location: Doha, Qatar Tel: +974 44329900Fax: +974 44432891Email: [email protected]: http://www.qatarstone-tech.com/

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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

CBQ Boulevard CBQ HBK N/A Under Construction Commercial, Bank, Office Plaza

Five Residential Towers at Viva Bahriya at the Pear (project management) Qatar Islamic Bank AFQCO & REDCO - Al Mana 1.2-1.4 bn Under Construction Residential Towers

Doha Festival City (Package 3250,3100 and 7500 Basrec GCC/ALEC JV N/A Under Construction Retail Mall

Commercial Tower on Plot Com/49 Al Sedian Company Yousuf Al Mahmoud Al Balagh Trading & Contracting Co. W.L.L. N/A Under Construction Office Building - Tower

Office Tower (3B+G+22 Floors) Plot Com-50 at Lusail Marina Qatar Trading Agency Redco - Al Mana N/A Under Construction Office Building

Marsa Malaz Hotel at the Pear Qatar (Main Works) Alfardan Properties Co. CDC N/A Under Construction Hotel

Qatar Sidra Village Project Mazaya Qatar Real Extate Develop-ment QSC Sinohydro Group Limited N/A Under Construction Residential

CBQ Towers at VB20 & VB21 CBQ Power Line Engineering - Qatar W.L.L. N/A Under Construction Residential Towers

Al Rabban Suites Hotel Apartments (3B+G+M+50Floors) Al Sarh Real Estate WLL CRC N/A Under Construction Residential

Office Buildings (3B+G+22) at Lusail Marina District Sh. Hamad Bin Faisal Al Thani REDCO – Al Mana N/A Under Construction Office Building

Holiday Inn at Business Park He Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Al-Thani Man Enterprises Qatar, WLL N/A Under Construction Hotel

Al Baker Executive Towers Ahmed Abed El Aziz Al Baker Construction and Reconstruc-tion Co. 675 Under Construction Office Building

Al Nour Tower Private Investor Orientals Enterprises N/A Under Construction Residential

Al Nasr Showroom Shiekh Abdullah Bin Naser Al Thani Construction and Reconstruc-tion Co. 85 Under Construction Commercial

Police Training Institute MOI Hassanesco Co. N/A Under Construction Mixed Use

Panasonic Showroom & Residential Shk/Abdullah Bin Nasser Al Thani Construction and Reconstruc-tion Co. 205 Under Construction Commercial / Residential

Al Sadd Hotel Tricon International Atlantic Contracting Co. 150 Under Construction Hotels

Al Hodaifi Group HQ Al Hodaifi Group Not appointed 30-40 Million Design stage Office Building

Al Eida Villa El Eida Not appointed 5-10 Million Design stage Villa

Blusail Furnished Apartment at Lusail (3B+G+10) H.E SH Abdulla Bin Mohamed Al Thani Not appointed N/A Under Design Residential Building

Doha Education Centre Doha Education Centre Not appointed 30-50 Million Design stage Education

Step 1 International Academy Step 1 International Academy Not appointed 20-40 Million Design stage School

Mix 11 Hotel Tower at Lusail City Real Estate Services Group N/A 600 Million Design Stage Hotel

Al Jassasiyah White Beach Palace UrbaCon Trading & Contracting (UCC) N/A 400 Million Design Stage Mixed-Use

Marina Com 05 Tower at Lusail City Private Engineering Office / Mashour Real Estate Group N/A 315 Million Construction Stage Office / Commercial

Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry Building Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry N/A 270 Million Design Stage Office

Com 02 - Barwa Bank Headquarters at Lusail City Barwa / Hilson Moran N/A 250 Million Design Stage Office

National Cyber Security Center Ministry of Interior / Al Ali International N/A 180 Million Design Stage Office

Police College Academy MOI Not Appointed N/A Design Stage Educational Complex

Health Care Centers (Pacakge 4 & 5) PWA ITC/UCE 600 Under Construction Medical Centers

Construction of Head Quarters Bldg. for Ministry of Interior MOI WCT N/A Under Construction Administrative and Office Building

MIC Business & Recreation Complex Alaqaria Arcon 169 Under Construction Mixed Use

Logistic City Qatar Navigation Not Appointed N/A Design Stage Warehouses

Headquarter of General Directorate of Borders, Passports & Travel Document Department Ministry of Interior Not Appointed N/A Design Stage Administrative and Office Bldg.

Construction of 56 Nos. New Schools (Stage 9B) PWA Al Huda/Al Sraiya/JTC 500 Under Construction Educational Building

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 Aween Fit out Alaween B5 N/A under construction fit out

5 Star Hotel Mr.Ali Abdulla Q A Al Emadi Not Appointed 108 Million DC-2 Stage Hotel

Qatar National Bank Branches QNB Not Appointed 20 Million under construction Bank

Qatar Driving School Almal Holding Not Appointed 120 Million Permit Stage Driving Academy

Gulf Pearl Office Building Gulf Pearls Company Gulf Pearl 40 Million Design Stage Residential Building

Office Building in Energy City Mr. Abdulla Abdul Rehman Abdulla Haidar Not Appointed 38 Million DC-1 Stage Corporate Offices

A Jazeera Finance Headquarter-Fut out Al Jazeera Finance Living Interior 9 Million Under Construction fit out

Consultancy Services for Additional Floors Fit-out at Al Bida Tower Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy Not Appointed Not Applicable Tender Stage fit out

ACES(Arab Center for Engineering Studies) ACES RAMCO Engineering 22 Million Tender Stage Industrial Building

C6 - LUSAIL REGENCY REAL ESTATE NA 165,540,000.00 DESIGN STAGE MIXED USE BUILDING

MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT INDS. AREA MR. IBRAHIM AL ASMAKH NA 135,000,000.00 ON - GOING COMMERCIAL

C5 - LUSAIL RABBAN GROUP NA 126,319,000.00 DESIGN STAGE MIXED USE BUILDING

MIXED USE BUILDING (2B+G+8F)-C5 MR. IBRAHIM AL ASMAKH NA 114,080,000.00 ON - GOING COMMERCIAL

C4 - LUSAIL REGENCY REAL ESTATE NA 108,070,000.00 DESIGN STAGE HOTEL APARTMENTS

FV7 - MULTI PURPOSE HALL/ART CENTRE REGENCY REAL ESTATE NA 67,500,000.00 DESIGN STAGE COMMERCIAL

AL AHLI CLUB SH. AHMAD BIN HAMAD AL THANI NA 54,000,000.00 SERVICE DESIGN COMMERCIAL

FV9 AL ASMAKH HEAD OFFICE IN SUSAIL REGENCY REAL ESTATE NA 38,000,000.00 DESIGN STAGE OFFICE BUILDING

FOXHILLS - A30 FURSAN REAL STATE NA 32,627,000.00 DESIGN STAGE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

FOXHILLS - D49 REGENCY REAL ESTATE NA 29,299,000.00 DESIGN STAGE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING



FOXHILLS - A13 REGENCY REAL ESTATE NA 24,918,000.00 DESIGN STAGE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING


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