DOHA – Qatar Railways (Qatar Rail), the company overseeing the construction of the much-anticipated integrated railway network, is pleased to announce the awarding of four 'Design & Build' Contracts for Phase 1 of the Doha Metro Project for a total of approximately QR30 billion. The awarding of these contracts for Phase 1 of the Doha Metro marks a key milestone in the development of Qatar Rail Development Program, with the construction of Phase 1 scheduled to begin later this year, and expected to be completed by 2019. The contracts relate to Phase 1, and comprise the following underground sections: • Red Line North (RLN) • Red Line South (RLS) • Green Line (GRN) • Major Stations (MS) The Red Line North (RLN) project is being awarded to a consortiumled by Impregilo S.P.A,and comprising of S.K. Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd, and Galfar Al Misnad Engineering & Contracting W.L.L. The Red Line South (RLS) projectis being awarded to a consortiumled by QDVC and includes GS Engineering and Construction Corp, and AI-Darwish Engineering W.L.L. The contract for the Green Line (GRN) project is being awarded to a consortium led by PORR Bau GmbH and includes the Saudi Binladin Group Company Ltd.and Hamad Bin Khalid Contracting Co. W.L.L. – SG
