Al-Mohannadi with key officials at the signing ceremony
Msheireb Properties has awarded a QR2.37bn construction contract to a joint venture between Carillion (Qatar) and Qatar Building Company for a key phase of its flagship project, Msheireb Downtown Doha.
The joint venture Carillion Qatar Building Company (CQBC) is to carry out and complete all the substructure and superstructure works of Phase 1B.
The award of the contract represents a major milestone in the QR20bn Msheireb Downtown Doha development.
Phase 1B comprises 15 buildings, including the country’s first Mandarin Oriental Hotel, comprising 158 rooms and 91 service apartments, two office buildings with 52 retail units and 12 residential buildings providing a total of 180 apartments.
Msheireb Properties chief executive Issa M al-Mohannadi said: “With the award of this contract, our ambitious plans … move closer to being fully realised.”
Construction at Msheireb Downtown began in January 2010, with phased construction completion scheduled for 2012 through 2016.
The first phase of Msheireb Downtown Doha is Phase 1A.
This phase consists of Diwan Amiri Quarter (Diwan Annex, Amiri Guard and National Archive), Heritage buildings, and Amenity and Infrastructure (District Cooling Plant, Substations and Service Corridors).
Msheireb Properties will also preserve several existing heritage sites, including houses dating back to the beginning of the last century.
Msheireb Downtown Doha will revive the old commercial heart of the city through a new architectural “language” across a 31-hectare site.