A significant aspect of the contracts awarded this year by Ashghal for the construction of school buildings is that each of the 11 contracts has gone to local companies.

While Imperial Trading & Contracting Company (ITCC) has won two bids with a combined worth of approximately QR342mn for the construction of six schools in the Old Airport, Onaiza, Al Wukair, Al Khissa and Al Luqta areas, Tadmur Trading & Contracting has secured two contracts totalling about QR334mn for building schools in Al Waab, Al Aziziya, Umm Ghuwailina, Al Rayyan and Aba al Hayran.

Al Darwish Engineering has won two bids worth QR494mn for the construction of schools in Madinat Khalifa South and North, Onaiza, Lijmiliya, Rawdat Egdaim, Al Mearad, Jeryan Jenaihat, Mebaireek, Hareen, Nuaija and Old Airport.

Lotus Trading & Contracting Company has been awarded contracts worth QR217mn to build schools in Rawdat Al Hamama and Al Thameed, while International Trading & Contracting has won a bid for QR155mn for schools in Al Hilal, Nuaija and Al Thumama.

Al Jaber Trading & Contracting Company has been awarded a contract of QR158mn for three schools in Al Karaana and Mesaieed, while Al Sraiya Trading & Contracting Company’s QR171mn contract will cover the construction of three schools in Rawdat al Rashid and Umm Salal Mohamed.

Bojamhoor Trading will undertake works amounting to QR121mn to build five schools in Al Hilal, Leghwairya and
Al Rayyan.