(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Habtoor Leighton Group (HLG), one of the leading diversified contractors in Mena, said it has been awarded a QR2.2bn ($608m) contract by the Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) to build the world's largest reinforced concrete reservoirs in the country.
A subsidiary of global contractor Leighton Holdings, HLG said the reservoirs will have a capacity of 100 million gallons each.
As per the contract, HLG will responsible for the construction, testing and commissioning of five reservoirs as well as the pumping stations, said a statement from the company.
Besides the UAE group will take care of the pipework and the mechanical, electrical, civil, structural, architectural and external work for the 100-acre primary reservoir and pumping station (PRPS) facility at Rawdat Rashed area in Qatar, business portal "Trade Arabia" reported.
The project, the seventh one awarded to HLG by Kahramaa, is set to start this month and is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2018.
Commenting on the win, HLG CEO and Managing Director Jose A Lopez-Monis said: "Qatar is a very important market for us. We have had a local office in Doha since 2005, and during this time we have been involved in a number of projects perfectly aligned with our expertise and experience."
The HLG was behind the construction of the $800m Al Shaqab Equestrian Academy in Qatar, a project for the Qatar Foundation.
The facility includes standard competition facilities and facilities for the Royals, an equine breeding facility, an equine hospital, an Olympic-standard indoor arena with an adjoining outdoor arena and a members' clubhouse and stables for the members' horses.
The state-of-the-art stables include separate facilities for different categories of Arabian horses such as breeding and show horses, endurance horses, dressage horses and show jumping horses.
Additional construction works included the refurbishment of historic structures around the worksite, staff accommodation, entertainment facilities, a museum and associated infrastructure works.
It houses over 320 Arabian horses involved in all areas of equestrian events and breeding.
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