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Saudi issues tender for Riyadh metro
Saudi Arabian authorities have launched a tender process to develop a new metro transit system in the capital Riyadh. In a notice on the Arriyadh Development Authority’s website, “global consortia” were invited to bid to provide infrastructure including rolling stock and telecommunications, as well as tunnelling, civil, mechanical and electrical works.
Alstom signs 50 mln euro Iraq power deal
Alstom is already taking part in Iraq projects such as the Nineveh power plant and the Baghdad metro.
Elevated metro contracts ‘next year’
Qatar Railways Company, which is building a $35bn metro and railway system in the state, plans to award contracts for the elevated metro sections in the second quarter of next year.
QPM a partner and presenter for upcoming Middle East rail conference
QPM, one of the region’s project management companies and the first Qatari firm in the field, has announced its support of – and participation in – the upcoming 3rd Annual Middle East Rail Opportunities conference.
Tunnelling: Contractors see increase in work
Rail schemes are the main reason for the surge in regional tunnelling activity, but water and road projects are also keeping firms busy.
Second Kuwait Metro, Rail Conference kicks off
Under the patronage of Minister of Communications Salem Al-Utheina the Second Kuwait Metro and Rail Conference and Exhibition kicked off here yesterday, with large participation from rail, transport companies and experts from the four corners of the globe.
Board accepts resignation of Metro official
Attrition in Delhi Metro has been a worry and the former MD, E Sreedharan, often talked about this. Senior and middle level employees work with the best technology in the world, adding value to their CVs, and move on. DMRC has lost engineers at all levels to DLF Metro, Mumbai Metro and Dubai Metro besides others. In fact, its former director (projects), CBK Rao, had quit to join DLF Metro.
Qatar’s infrastructure challenges sparks debate
The challenges of Qatar’s whopping $100bn infrastructure programme was the subject of debate at Construction Week’s Building Towards 2022 conference in Doha on Tuesday.
