Private Engineering Office (PEO), a government agency, has chosen a joint venture partnering FCC Construcción with Petroserv Ltd to tackle phase II of the Barzán development work in Al Wajba, 15 kilometres from Qatar's capital. The contract is worth close to 39 million euros and stipulates a 20-month completion period.

The job site lies close to the Doha-Dukhan highway. It involves the demolition of existing buildings and paved surfaces, stripping-out of old services, earthworks, asphalt agglomerate laying, resumption of interrupted services, lighting systems, high- and low-voltage power distribution networks and water pipes.

The contract also includes 16 electrical substations of five types differentiated by floor area (from 160 to 400 m2). All the buildings are one storey only, with a flat roof and concrete structure, surrounded by stuccoed cinderblock walls.

FCC in the Middle East

FCC is no stranger in the Middle East. It recently opened new offices in Qatar's capital, Doha. With this contract, FCC has boosted its presence in the zone, where it has done some major projects, such as the Dubai Cricket Stadium and the Borouge industrial plant in Abu Dhabi, through its Austrian subsidiary, ALPINE.