Railway Cosntruction to begin in May
DOHA: Construction for the state-of-the-art integrated railway network project of Qatar will start in May, an official of Qatar Railways Company
(QRC) has said.
Eng. Geoff Mee, QRC Chief Business Development Director, yesterday told members of Qatar Society of Engineers that an industry awareness event will be held in May to launch the ambitious project which has a projected budget of QR130bn.
“Representatives of world’s railways’ best consultancy, advisory, construction and operations companies will attend presentations to explain the scale of the projects, timelines and procurement strategies to deliver the project,” said Eng Mee addressing over a hundred in attendance at a seminar titled ‘Turning an Integrated Transport Vision for Qatar into Reality’.
The recently formed Qatar Railways Development Company, a 51/49 joint venture between Qatari Diar, represented by QRC and DB International, will be the sole entity responsible for developing and integrating Qatar’s visionary railway network, encompassing a range of transport modes such as metro systems, long distance passenger travel, and freight transport.
QRDC will also connect Qatar’s network to neighbouring countries via the Bahrain-Qatar causeway, to create the region’s first fully integrated railway system. Initial studies of the ambitious project and the preliminary design for the integrated railway network have already been completed.
Procurement process for the project will start in June and construction will kick off in 2012. “The entire project will be completed by 2026 but the network needed for the World Cup 2022 will be finished by 2020,” said Eng Mee.
He underscored the importance of raising awareness among the public of the benefits of the integrated railway network which will see the emergence of a new industry. “An integrated railway is vital as Qatar transforms into a world-class economy by 2030 sustaining its own development and providing high standard of living for all. It is also needed as it seeks comprehensive urban development plan that adopts sustainable policy.”
The Peninsula
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Clearly Mr Mee hasnt been in the country long.
but i read in the news that they will cancel this project because it is too much costly
Qatari Diar, represented by QRC and DB International, will be the sole entity responsible for developing and integrating Qatar’s visionary railway network, encompassing a range of transport modes such as metro systems, long distance passenger travel, and freight transport.
Who are the Main contractors , sub-contractors ?
Did they finalise the consultants ?