Qatari projects win national honours at quality awards

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Grand Mosque Project and Lusail Sports Arena Project.

DOHA: Qatar achieved a major breakthrough when nine of its highest quality projects were named national winners at the MEED Quality Awards for Projects.

National winners in Qatar which boast a consolidated project value exceeding $1.5bn were Al Rayyan Hospitality’s Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara Project (entered by UrbaCon Trading & Contracting) as Leisure & Tourism Project of the Year; Ashghal–Public Works Authority’s Doha South Sewage Treatment Works Phase II Expansion Project (entered by Galfar Al Misnad and Larsen & Toubro) as Power and Water Project of the Year; Private Engineering Office’s Grand Mosque Project (entered by Contraco) as Social Culture & Heritage Project of the Year; Gulf Drilling International’s Warehouse Project as Industrial Project of the Year; Consolidated Contractors Company’s Lusail Sports Arena Project (entered by Astad Project Management) as Sustainable Project of the Year sponsored by Besix; and Dolphin Energy’s Export Gas compression upgrade Project (entered by Al Malki Trading & Contracting) as Small Project of the Year.

Also joining the national winners’ list in Qatar were Qatar Foundation’s Construction of Main Works for Male and Female Student Housing for Qatar Foundation Project (entered by Joannou & Paraskevaides) as Residential Project of the Year; as well as its Headquarters Project as Building Project of the Year.

Meanwhile a collaborative project by the New Doha International Airport Steering Committee Hamad International Airport and Civil Aviation Authority – the Hamad International Airport Passenger Terminal Complex–Retail Food & Beverage Fit-out Construction Project (entered by Parsons) – was named Qatar’s Retail Project of the Year.

This is Qatar’s best performance in the awards with nine projects winning the National Winner accolade compared to five in last year’s edition. They will now compete at the regional level against national winners from Bahrain Kuwait Oman Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for GCC-wide recognition in various categories.

“The projects were evaluated by an esteemed judging panel against criteria that included not only engineering and construction excellence; but also sustainability and innovation” says Richard Thompson Editorial Director at MEED. “They are a testament to the quality of projects being built throughout the Gulf and MEED is honoured to be able to recognise these achievements to highlight their contribution towards the future development of the projects industry in the region.”

The winners of the 2016 MEED Quality Awards for Projects in association with Mashreq will be announced at a ceremony on May 25 2016 that will serve as the culmination of the MEED Construction Leadership Summit a high-level gathering of the Gulf’s construction leaders which seeks to promote open dialogue between stakeholders to explore the strategic direction of the region’s construction industry.The Peninsula