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Engineering & Construction in QatarRonan Clifford
Senior Highways Design Manager
Atkins
Contents
Introduction� Experience in Qatar
� Company Background
Overview� Relevant Development Programmes
� Key Clients and Agencies
� Current Infrastructure Commitments
� Future Anticipated Spend
Contents
Business in Qatar� Understanding the Difference
� Preparation is Key
� Consider Risks as well as Opportunities
What will set Irish Businesses apart?
Irish in Qatar
More Information
Introduction
My Background� Chartered Engineer with Engineers Ireland
� Atkins Ireland for 3 years before move to Qatar
� 2 years in Qatar
� Project Manager on number of different schemes for
range of clients
� Expecting to be busy for next 10 years +
Atkins in Qatar
• Office in Doha for over 10 years
• January 2011 – 60 staff
• January 2013 – 450 staff
• Infrastructure, Rail, Buildings, Project
Management
• Consultancy of the Year 2012
Local Roads and Drainage
• General Engineering Consultancy Services
Contract 2
• Responsible for local roads and drainage for
Doha West – 7,320 Ha
• Estimated construction costs QAR20Bn (30
Projects)
• All 5 areas estimated QAR100Bn (200 Projects)
Doha West Extents
Central Planning Office
• Established by Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning (MMUP)
• Focus is to deliver 2030 National Vision for Qatar
• Working with Government Agencies and developers to integrate and plan sustainable world class development
• Keep Doha Moving
Why Qatar
Why Qatar
• Vision for Qatar will see an unprecedented
programme of investment
• World Cup 2022 a significant milestone
• Qatar is looking beyond 2022 to a longer term vision
for the country
Development Programmes
• Qatar National Development Strategy 2011-2016
(www.qsdp.gov.qa)
• Expressway Programme 2017
• World Cup Programme 2022
• Qatar National Vision 2030
Key Agencies
• Ashghal (PWA) – Public Works Authority
• MMUP – Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning
• PEO – Private Engineering Office
• Qatar Rail – Railway Procurement Agency
• Qatari Diar – Development Agency
• Kahramaa – State Water and Electricity Company
Key Agencies
• Qatar Foundation – Foundation for Education,
Science and Community Development
• Hamad Medical Corporation
• Qatar Petroleum – National Oil and Gas Company
• Qatar Ports Management Co
• Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee
• Qatar Tourism
Current Commitments
Infrastructure $80bn
Oil and Gas $75bn
Real Estate $55bn
Chem/Power/Water $11bn
Other (Schools, mosques) $29bn
Total $250bn
Source: Zawya
Breakdown of Infra
LR&D $8bn
Expressways $20bn
Rail and Research $35bn
Airport $12bn
Ports $5bn
Total $80bn
Source: Zawya
Future Opportunities
• Budgets for 2013-14, 14-15 and 15-16 in April
• Official Estimates for Infra at $55bn revised to $150bn with establishment of Mega Infrastructure Investment Company (Source The Peninsula)
• 30 road projects including 240 intersections and interchanges to be completed by 2017
• 85,000 hotel rooms ($65BN) required by 2022
Doha Expressway Programme
Future Opportunities
• Qatar Bahrain Causeway
• Doha Bay Crossing
• 700km of track for metro LRT and long distance
freight and passenger rail
• Qatar Rail 20 year estimate $38bn spend on 200
projects (8m tonnes of steel)
• 500 infrastructure projects in the pipeline
Doha Bay Crossing
Future Opportunities
• Second Terminal at Hamad International Airport for 2022
• Airport City 30-year masterplan 10km2
• Very well placed in terms of lower break even oil prices to
absorb significant falls without impacting economy but
prolonged Euro Crisis may have impact on
liquidity...however, time may restrict all the above
programmes
What Qatar Wants
• ASHGHAL: QATAR DESERVES THE BEST
• World Class delivery – Right first time
• Heavy emphasis on Health & Safety, Quality
• Innovation – BIM, Sustainability
• Relevant Experience
Business in Qatar
Understand the Difference
• It is a different way of thinking
• Influenced by religion and culture
Significant Pace of Change in recent Years
• Trust and commitment are critical
Be prepared to drink a lot of tea
Show commitment – must spend time on the ground
Business in Qatar
• Most decision makers are locals – you must adapt to
them, not the other way around
• Contract terms reflect chief concerns
• Understand the Decision Making Process
• Sponsor/Business Partners
Tendering
• Open Tender
• Prequalification
• Framework
• Design and Build
Tendering
• Generic Responses to be avoided
• High Quality Conforming CVs essential
� Chartership becoming increasingly important
• Make it easy to score you fairly
• Post Tender Presentations and Negotiations a norm
Tendering
• Tender Bond is a normal requirement
• Insurance Requirements are high
• Company registration in Qatar, or Declaration to
Commit
• Experience essential – world class required, gulf or
Qatar experience usually sought
Challenging Environment
• Contracts based on standard government forms
which reflect local issues
• Payment
• Approvals - Many stakeholders
• Shari’ah law – no interest on late payments
Project Challenges
• Risk of Market overheating – inflation expected
• Material supply
• Logistical challenges for keeping the country
moving
• Contract conditions including local terms
• Challenge getting staff visas and right sort
• Know the market
Indicative Material Requirements
Project Challenges
• Variations
• Environment
• Multiple interfaces
• Stakeholders
• Changing Specifications
• Be prepared to be flexible....
Ceremonial Road Start October 2011
Ceremonial Road Mid October 2011
Ceremonial Road November 2011
Ceremonial Road – Original Vision
What will set Irish Businesses apart?
• Adaptability – used to a range of contract forms and
types
• Engrained knowledge of Health and Safety, TM and
Quality Assurance
• Specialist works
• Innovation and leadership
Irish presence in Qatar
• Expanding Irish Community (1000+ and rising)
• Presence across a range of industries
• Qatar Irish Society
� www.qataririshsociety.com
• Irish Qatari Business Council
� www.iqbc.com
Upcoming Conferences
Recommended Reading & References
www.Gulfbusiness.com – Qatar Finds Vast Building
Plans Need More Than Money
Links Group – How easy is it to do business in the Gulf
www.Constructionweekly.com
www.zawya.com
Conclusion
Significant Opportunities across range of Programmes
Qatar Deserves the Best
Market Challenges and Risk
Business is done differently in Qatar
Needs careful and patient preparation
FinallyL
To end on the words of one of our great Irish Writers:
FAIL TO PREPARE, PREPARE TO FAIL
Roy Keane, Saipan, 2002
THANK YOU - SHUKRAN