Further contracts let for Doha metro

Louis Berger Egis Rail Joint Venture has been commissioned by Qatar Railways Company to provide project management consultancy services for all elevated and at-grade sections of the Doha Metro project. The contract is valued at US$79m (£51m). "We are honoured to play a key role in bringing Qatar Railways Company's vision to build one of the world’s most impressive, extensive and modern metro programs to life," said James Stamatis, president for Louis Berger’s international operations. 

A five-member consortium of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Corporation, Hitachi, Kinki Sharyo and Thales has received a letter of conditional acceptance for the Doha Metro for systems work. The newly accepted package calls for turnkey construction of a fully automated driverless metro system. Included are 75 sets of three-car trains, platform screen doors, tracks, a railway yard, and systems for signalling, power distribution, telecommunications and tunnel ventilation. The package is also expected to include maximum 20-year maintenance services for the metro system after its completion.

Qatar Rail is the owner and manager of Qatar’s rail network and responsible for the design, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the entire rail network and systems. The Doha Metro will run through the city of Doha and will consist of four lines in two phases – Red, Green, Gold and Blue – covering a total distance of 241km with 106 stations, of which 123km will be constructed underground. Work is being carried out by multiple joint ventures.

The section being managed by Berger and Egis covers the Red Line North, Red Line South and Green Line, which have a combined length of approximately 16km. These sections will provide a passageway to the FIFA-compliant stadiums that are being developed for the upcoming Qatar World Cup in 2022. The JV had already been commissioned in August 2012 to provide project management consulting services on underground sections, including the Gold line and major stations. In 2013, the JV also was commissioned to provide independent certification engineer services, which covered early enabling works along with utility diversions.

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