Barwa to float QR1.5bn tender for Barwa City

A QR1.5bn tender will be floated this month by Qatari developer, Barwa Real Estate to provide amenities for its Barwa City project, Reuters has reported. Khalid al-Nasr, the project's managing director said the contract will include the largest mall and hospital in the country. Phase one of Barwa City, estimated at QR7.3bn, will be completed in June 2011, Nasr said, adding the second phase will be larger than the first, but did not give a value or timeframe for completion.