The Public Works Authority (Ashghal), represented by the Road Projects Department (RPD), has honoured winners and outstanding performers in the “Best Innovative Solution” and “Construction Engineers Cup” initiatives.
Both initiatives were launched to encourage the department’s team of engineers, employees, contractors and supervising consultants to implement the best practices and improve project performance.
Roads Projects Department manager Engineer Saoud al-Tamimi congratulated the winners and praised their efforts that contributed to the success of both initiatives which covered all the RPD’s projects and several engineering fields such as safety, quality, lean construction, among others.
Winners in the Best Innovative Solution Initiative are:
* Companies and Projects Category
First – Al Ghanim Company for Trading and Contracting and Parsons International, jointly working in the Roads and Infrastructure Project in Al Kharaitiyat and Izghawa – Package 3, for submitting the Dewatering Control System Proposal.
Second – The China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), working on the Roads and Infrastructure Project in Al Kheesa North and East – Package 2, for the Aconex Document Management System.
Third – The CRCC – Roads and Infrastructure Project in Al Kheesa North and East – Package 2, for submitting an initiative to recycle food waste into compost.
* Individual Category – Engineer Najah Chmeit, senior project manager in the RPD’s Western Areas Section for his project “Automation of Site Inspection Requests”.
* Construction Engineers Cup Initiative winners:
First – Roads and Infrastructure Project in Al Ebb and Leabaib (Package 2), carried out by Qatar Building Company, under the supervision of KEO International Consultants.
Second – Roads and Infrastructure Project in Al Egda, Al Heedan and Al Khor (Package 1), carried out by Al Darwish Engineering, under the supervision of CDM Smith Company.
Third – Road and Infrastructure Project in Al Kheesa North and East (Package 2), implemented by the CRCC, under the supervision of WSP International.