In bankruptcy protection filings linked to “structured exit” from estimated $10B Golden Pass LNG export terminal, contractor airs details of cost squeeze and bad blood, and
Built to maximize daylight with minimal heat gain, the New College of Law at Qatar University features a 20-m x 50-m skylight made of low-E glass, with extensive use of low-E fritted glass on the exterior.
Thirty-eight Filipino workers allege they were trapped in Qatar and forced by contractors or subcontractors to work long hours on soccer event projects managed by the company.
Once the World Cup soccer tournament concludes, decency dictates that someone should put a wrecking ball to Qatar’s Al Bayt and Lusail stadiums, where the opening ceremonies and matches were held.
Set on the waterfront in the heart of Ras Bufontas Free Zone in Doha, Qatar, the trade hub’s Business Innovation Park has a flexible design that suits local startups and large international corporations.
This 4-sq-mile trade hub in Doha, Qatar for local and international business was built to meet strict sustainability guidelines geared for the Middle East climate but faced a multi-year blockade by nearby countries on material imports.
Related Links: Reuters: Qatar building boom proves a challenge for foreign construction firms Construction workers from India and Nepal are believed to make up the largest contingent of migrants in Qatar, building an estimated $150 billion worth of buildings and infrastructure in the ambitious Gulf nation over the next decade.But even as global media and organizations speculate on poor—some say slavery-like—working conditions and other risk factors that they say have spiked fatalities over the past several years, home-country governments are mixed in their responses to the plight of their expatriates.Of the estimated 1.5 million workers in the country, 600,000 come
Related Links: U.S. Engineering Firms Land Big Contracts In Qatar Qatar, CH2M Hill Advance Nations $4-Billion 2022 Soccer World Cup Program Global contractors, especially from China and France, are making the most of Qatar’s prodigious investment in infrastructure development. The emirate, which will host the FIFA World Cup in 2022, is spending $182 billion over the next five years. Major projects on hand include the completion of Hamad International Airport, the New Doha Port project, railway and metro projects and roads.The 26-square-kilometer New Port Project is being built in phases, with the first phase scheduled to for completion in 2016.
