Key Qatar contracts

A Greek and Qatari consortium will carry out road contracts worth US$520 million in Qatar. Meanwhile US company Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) will carry out a contract in Qatar worth $135 million.
February 10, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A Greek and Qatari consortium will carry out road contracts worth US$520 million in Qatar. Meanwhile US company Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) will carry out a contract in Qatar worth $135 million. The deals were awarded by Qatar's Public Works Authority (2559 Ashghal). KBR's key Qatar contract is for design and management of the $11 billion Doha Expressway project. The link will measure 300km long. KBR's contract will evaluate and review the design tendering, construction and construction tendering processes as part of its package. The consortium formed by Greek company 1356 Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) and Qatar company 1358 Teyseer Contracting Company will work on two sections of the Doha Expressway. These are the Dukhan Highway Project section of the Doha Expressway, which is worth around $290 million, and the F-Ring Road package, which is worth around $230 million. Work on these sections will commence in March 2011 and are due for completion in 2013.

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