Project Detail |
Scope | The scope of work includes construction of new Doha port located in Economic Zone 3, Al Wakra, and will be linked to the mainland by an 8.5 km long trestle bridge. The port will cover an area of 20 square kilometres. The scope also includes construction of five general cargo terminals and berths, four container terminals and berths, a roll-on/roll-off (Ro/Ro) berth, an administration and customs complex as well as a berthing area for tugs and pilot boats.
Schedule | Nine consortiums submitted bids for the first major contraction contract. The contract will have excavation works, building 8 kilometres of quay wall and a 5km-long rubble breakwater.
Remark | The first phase of the project will give the port a capacity of 2 million 20-foot equivalent units per year 2014. |